Daughter of Henry Lewis Graves and Mary Brown Dickens Graves.

Married to Richard Elam Gordon on December 25, 1839 in Person County, North Carolina.

Richard and Elizabeth were the parents of:
Mary Susan Gordon Coleman
Henry Alexander Gordon(1842-unk)
Ida Frances Gordon

Married to Dr Raney Curry Baynes.

Raney and Elizabeth were the parents of:
Selena Elizabeth Baynes Bumpass
Jessie Pauline Baynes Thompson
Ralph Sidney Baynes
Sarah Jane Baynes Scarboro(1855-unk)
Lillie Idalette Baynes Clegg
Calvin Thornton Baynes
Flora Baynes
James Archibald Baynes
Emma Graves Baynes Stanford
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North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Name: Elizabeth C Graves
Gender: Female
Spouse: Richard E Gordon
Spouse Gender: Male
Bond date: 25 Dec 1839
Bond #: 000107646
ImageNum: 003068
County: Person
Record #: 01 064
Bondsman: John M Norfleet
Witness: Wm Whitefield

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth C Banes
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Person, North Carolina
Gender: Female
Family Number: 946
Household Members:
Name Age
Raing C Banes 30
Elizabeth C Banes 29
Mary S Banes 10
Alexander Banes 8
Ida F Banes 2
Adelia Woodrow 17
Elizabeth Smith 16
Mary Norris 26

U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Elizabeth C Baynes
Post Office Location: Gordonton, Person, North Carolina
Appointment Date: 18 Dec 1855
Volume #: 16
Volume Year Range: 1844-1856

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth Baines
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1822
Gender: Female
Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Person, North Carolina
Post Office: Bushy Fork
Dwelling Number: 612
Family Number: 609
Household Members:
Name Age
R C Baines 39
Elizabeth Baines 38
S C Baines 9
J P Baines 8
R S Baines 6
S J Baines 5
C F Baines 2
Mary Gordon 18
Alexander Gordon 17

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth C Baynes
Age in 1870: 49
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 247
Home in 1870: Bushy Fork, Person, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Roxboro
Occupation: Keeping House
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert C Baynes 50
Elizabeth C Baynes 49
Salina D Baynes 19
Ralph S Baynes 16
Callie J Baynes 15
Silley J Baynes 13
James A Baynes 10
Emma G Baynes 9
Jeff Patterson 17
Margaret Oakley 13
Marshall Foushee 16
John Stanfield 17