Married to Eliza Cary Smith, d 1869, burial unknown.
Wednesday, 31 Oct 1877 - Charleston News and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) Page: 1
HOW COL GRAHAM WAS KILLED.
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The Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist says Col. Graham's wife, who was a daughter of Rev. Mr. Brooks, was residing at the Brooks farm, not far from Hamburg, and it was his habit to spend nearly every Sunday with her, leaving Columbia on Saturday. In order to save a walk from Augusta, he got off he train at the crossing at the foot of Shultz's Hill. Last Saturday night when the train approached the crossing the whistle was sounded as usual. Col. Graham, as soon as he heard it, jumped from his seat, seized his satchel and started for the back door of the coach. He opened the door, remarking as he did so, "I thought they were going to slack up for me," walked out on the platform and jumped from the end of the latter. When found the next morning his head was crushed in, having struck the iron. He was alive, but altogether unconscious. the unfortunate man was moved to a negro cabin close by, where he died in a few minutes. His watch and money were on his person. The body was conveyed to the Brooks farm, where an inquest was held Sunday by Trial Justice Salter. Col. Graham was about 55 years of age.
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Friday, November 2, 1877 Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) Page: 8
THE VERDICT
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The following is the verdict of the coroner's jury over the body of Colonel Winchester Graham:
We, the jury, find that Winchester Graham came to his death at Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, about 4 o'clock, on the morning of the 28th day of October, 1877, from a fracture of the skull, said fracture being caused by his own act in leaving the train of cars while in motion, on the night of October 27th, 1877, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, said cars being on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, bound from Columbia, South Carolina to Augusta, Georgia, and at the time aforesaid near Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, and th
Wednesday, 31 Oct 1877 - Charleston News and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) Page: 1
HOW COL GRAHAM WAS KILLED.
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The Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist says Col. Graham's wife, who was a daughter of Rev. Mr. Brooks, was residing at the Brooks farm, not far from Hamburg, and it was his habit to spend nearly every Sunday with her, leaving Columbia on Saturday. In order to save a walk from Augusta, he got off he train at the crossing at the foot of Shultz's Hill. Last Saturday night when the train approached the crossing the whistle was sounded as usual. Col. Graham, as soon as he heard it, jumped from his seat, seized his satchel and started for the back door of the coach. He opened the door, remarking as he did so, "I thought they were going to slack up for me," walked out on the platform and jumped from the end of the latter. When found the next morning his head was crushed in, having struck the iron. He was alive, but altogether unconscious. the unfortunate man was moved to a negro cabin close by, where he died in a few minutes. His watch and money were on his person. The body was conveyed to the Brooks farm, where an inquest was held Sunday by Trial Justice Salter. Col. Graham was about 55 years of age.
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Friday, November 2, 1877 Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) Page: 8
THE VERDICT
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The following is the verdict of the coroner's jury over the body of Colonel Winchester Graham:
We, the jury, find that Winchester Graham came to his death at Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, about 4 o'clock, on the morning of the 28th day of October, 1877, from a fracture of the skull, said fracture being caused by his own act in leaving the train of cars while in motion, on the night of October 27th, 1877, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, said cars being on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, bound from Columbia, South Carolina to Augusta, Georgia, and at the time aforesaid near Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, and th
Married to Eliza Cary Smith, d 1869, burial unknown.
Wednesday, 31 Oct 1877 - Charleston News and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) Page: 1
HOW COL GRAHAM WAS KILLED.
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The Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist says Col. Graham's wife, who was a daughter of Rev. Mr. Brooks, was residing at the Brooks farm, not far from Hamburg, and it was his habit to spend nearly every Sunday with her, leaving Columbia on Saturday. In order to save a walk from Augusta, he got off he train at the crossing at the foot of Shultz's Hill. Last Saturday night when the train approached the crossing the whistle was sounded as usual. Col. Graham, as soon as he heard it, jumped from his seat, seized his satchel and started for the back door of the coach. He opened the door, remarking as he did so, "I thought they were going to slack up for me," walked out on the platform and jumped from the end of the latter. When found the next morning his head was crushed in, having struck the iron. He was alive, but altogether unconscious. the unfortunate man was moved to a negro cabin close by, where he died in a few minutes. His watch and money were on his person. The body was conveyed to the Brooks farm, where an inquest was held Sunday by Trial Justice Salter. Col. Graham was about 55 years of age.
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Friday, November 2, 1877 Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) Page: 8
THE VERDICT
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The following is the verdict of the coroner's jury over the body of Colonel Winchester Graham:
We, the jury, find that Winchester Graham came to his death at Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, about 4 o'clock, on the morning of the 28th day of October, 1877, from a fracture of the skull, said fracture being caused by his own act in leaving the train of cars while in motion, on the night of October 27th, 1877, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, said cars being on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, bound from Columbia, South Carolina to Augusta, Georgia, and at the time aforesaid near Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, and th
Wednesday, 31 Oct 1877 - Charleston News and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) Page: 1
HOW COL GRAHAM WAS KILLED.
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The Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist says Col. Graham's wife, who was a daughter of Rev. Mr. Brooks, was residing at the Brooks farm, not far from Hamburg, and it was his habit to spend nearly every Sunday with her, leaving Columbia on Saturday. In order to save a walk from Augusta, he got off he train at the crossing at the foot of Shultz's Hill. Last Saturday night when the train approached the crossing the whistle was sounded as usual. Col. Graham, as soon as he heard it, jumped from his seat, seized his satchel and started for the back door of the coach. He opened the door, remarking as he did so, "I thought they were going to slack up for me," walked out on the platform and jumped from the end of the latter. When found the next morning his head was crushed in, having struck the iron. He was alive, but altogether unconscious. the unfortunate man was moved to a negro cabin close by, where he died in a few minutes. His watch and money were on his person. The body was conveyed to the Brooks farm, where an inquest was held Sunday by Trial Justice Salter. Col. Graham was about 55 years of age.
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Friday, November 2, 1877 Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) Page: 8
THE VERDICT
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The following is the verdict of the coroner's jury over the body of Colonel Winchester Graham:
We, the jury, find that Winchester Graham came to his death at Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, about 4 o'clock, on the morning of the 28th day of October, 1877, from a fracture of the skull, said fracture being caused by his own act in leaving the train of cars while in motion, on the night of October 27th, 1877, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, said cars being on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, bound from Columbia, South Carolina to Augusta, Georgia, and at the time aforesaid near Hamburg, in Aiken County, State of South Carolina, and th
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