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Cornelius W. Graham

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Cornelius W. Graham

Birth
Bolivar, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Death
13 Jan 1885 (aged 33)
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot
Ave 2 Lot 17 N 1/4
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Cornelius W. Graham was born in Bolivar, Virginia, before it became West Virginia. He was the son of an Armorer at the Armory in Harpers Ferry. When the Civil War broke out, the family moved North. They lived in several places in the 1860s-1870s, including Trenton, NJ, Springfield, MA, Providence, RI, and Bridgeport, CT. 1880 found Cornelius W. Graham living with his bride, Harriet L. (maiden name unknown)Graham. She was born in Vermont to parents born in Vermont. They were both working at a cartridge factory. In 1885, Cornelius was the manager of an ice rink. His burial records at Lakeview Cemetery note his ashes buried there. The cemetery director was perplexed by this.

Bridgeport Death Records stated that Cornelius died from uremic poisoning from Typhoid Fever. He was 33 years, three months, and 12 days old at the time of his death. The record also confirmed his parents and stated that he was a mechanic.

Harriet L. Graham remained his widow and remained in Bridgeport through 1906. After this time, she remarried.

This stone is hard to read, and there appears to be a Masonic symbol at the top.
Cornelius W. Graham was born in Bolivar, Virginia, before it became West Virginia. He was the son of an Armorer at the Armory in Harpers Ferry. When the Civil War broke out, the family moved North. They lived in several places in the 1860s-1870s, including Trenton, NJ, Springfield, MA, Providence, RI, and Bridgeport, CT. 1880 found Cornelius W. Graham living with his bride, Harriet L. (maiden name unknown)Graham. She was born in Vermont to parents born in Vermont. They were both working at a cartridge factory. In 1885, Cornelius was the manager of an ice rink. His burial records at Lakeview Cemetery note his ashes buried there. The cemetery director was perplexed by this.

Bridgeport Death Records stated that Cornelius died from uremic poisoning from Typhoid Fever. He was 33 years, three months, and 12 days old at the time of his death. The record also confirmed his parents and stated that he was a mechanic.

Harriet L. Graham remained his widow and remained in Bridgeport through 1906. After this time, she remarried.

This stone is hard to read, and there appears to be a Masonic symbol at the top.

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C. W. Graham
died
January 13, 1885
Age of 33 Years

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  • Created by: Bronwyn
  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94571831/cornelius_w-graham: accessed ), memorial page for Cornelius W. Graham (1 Oct 1851–13 Jan 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94571831, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Bronwyn (contributor 47880497).