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From: Joanette Saba-Sturm <>
Subject: Re: GRAHAMS, CLARKS, and WRIGHTS
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 23:13:02 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <00f101c24a3f$fed719e0$3c996090@graham>


From "Commemorative Biographical Record, Carroll, Ohio, containing
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of
Many of the Early Settled Families. J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1891."

James Graham, a worthy representative of the sturdy race who have made
the North of Ireland famous in history, has been a resident for over
forty years of Carroll County, where his industry and frugality have
won him success and independence. He is a native of County Antrim,
born March 11, 1816, to John and Margaret (McGregor) Graham, natives,
respectively, of Ireland and Scotland. The mother had come to Ireland
from Scotland, at the time of the religious persecutions in the latter
country, and took up her residence in County Down, where she met and
was married to John Graham. They were well-to-do farmers, and both
died in County antrim, the parents of eight children (four sons and
four daughters), of whom the subject of this sketch is the sixth in
order of birth.

James Graham was educated in his native land for the ministry, and as a
consequence his school advantages were above the ordinary. He resided
at home, helping his parents on the farm, and when old age came to them
conducted the same until their deaths, the mother dying in 1839, the
father in 1841. Our subject was married August 11, 1841, to Jane
Clark, a native of County Antrim, born in July, 1816, a daughter of
James and Isabella (Hunter) Clark, both natives of Ireland, he of
County Antrim, and she of County Down; they were the parents of ten
children (six sons and four daughters), Mrs. Graham being the seventh
in order of birth. James and Isabella Clark died, the former in 1831,
and the latter in 1841.

After their marriage, our subject and wife commenced farming for their
own account, but in 1847 the potato blight having caused a famine which
brought such terrible distress to Ireland, they decided to emigrate to
America, the land of liberty and plenty. Accordingly in that year they
sold their possessions, and set sail for New York, bringing their three
children, but they were fated yet to meet with misfortune, for hardly
had they left the shores of their native land ere they lost by death
their second child, a daughter of three summers. Then the voyage,
which lasted six weeks, terminated disastrously, for just as they were
nearing New York harbor the vessel was wrecked, and the passengers
escaped with barely their lives and what money they had, their baggage
being lost. Under a heavy load of difficulties the family proceeded to
Cleveland, Ohio, thence, after a short sojourn, to Carroll County, they
being led to come to Ohio through Mrs. Graham having four brothers and
he a sister living in the State. In Fox Twp, Mr. Graham bought a farm,
and here by toil, perseverence and economy they made for themselves a
comfortable home and became prosperous, today owning a considerable
amount of property in Carroll County, Carrollton, and in Ireland. In
the fall of 1889 Mr. Graham and his faithful wife, who has for so many
years shared adversity and prosperity with him, retired to Carrollton,
here to live retired from the arduous labors of farm life. They are
the parents of seven children (five of whom are yet living), viz:
Isabella, now Mrs. John Wright, of Carrollton; Margaret, deceased;
Eliza Jane, at home; John H., a prosperous farmer of Scroggsfield,
Carroll County; Robert G., a farmer in Lee Twp; William J., a pastor of
the United Presbyterian Church at Midway, Penn., and Mary Agnes, who
died at the age of three years and four months. The parents are
members of the United Presbyterian Church, in which they were brought
up in childhood; in politics Mr. Graham is a Prohibitionist. He has
revisited his native land three times, where, as is already stated, he
owns property.
{from pages 803-804)

Robert G. Graham, one of the most prosperous native-born farmers of
Carroll County, was born in Fox Twp, Sep. 08, 1852, a son of James and
Jane (Clark) Graham, former of whom, a native of the north of ireland,
came to Ohio and for some years carried on a farm in Fox Twp, Carroll
County. Our subject's boyhood was passed in working on his father's
farm, and in attending the common schools of his district, which was
supplemented by a course of study at a select school in Scroggsfield,
under the management of James Hunter. Since leaving school he has
devoted his leisure time to making himself conversant iwth social and
religious subjects, as well as the many phases of the question of
political economy, and is recognized as the best-read man in his
section. Mr. Graham was married June 05, 1884, to Alpharetta Cox, who
was born Nov. 07, 1859, a daughter of Isaac and Lydia A. (Pottorf) Cox,
of East Twp, Carroll County, and this union has been blessed with three
Children, viz: Clarke J., born May 05, 1885; Eva J., born Sep. 11,
1887; and Alpharetta, born Sep 30, 1889. After marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Graham settled on the place in Lee Twp, where he now lives, and which
he has largely improved. The buildings are commodius and neat, the
dwelling-house, erected in 1886, being especially so. It is 50x30 feet
in dimensions, two stories high, and finished in maple, cherry and
chestnut, the roof being slated. His farm comprises 160 acres of
well-improved land, where he carries on general farming, and in
addition to this he has 120 acres under cultivation near Amsterdam. He
and his family are consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church
at Scroggsfield, of which they are liberal supporters, and they are
held in high esteem for their social qualities and deeds of
beneficence. In his political preferments Mr. Graham was formerly a
Republican, but for the past six years has voted the Prohibition
ticket, of which party he is a leading and zealous member. He has
always been in the van of the array of representative and progressive
men in his native county, and is well deserving of the respect in which
he is held.
{from page 815}

Checking on some marriages on the LDS website, I found:
Robert Graham to Etta Cox on 05 June 1884 in Carroll County
John Wright to Bell Graham on 13 Sep 1866 in Carroll County


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Peace & Blessings,
Joanette


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