Graves Eves IV -- Graves died in 1836, before October, without a will and his estate records are in the Perry County Probate and Orphans Court Records. See the Minutes of the Orphans Court, Book 'B', 1832-1838, page 275, October Term 1836. Jesse B. Eaves and Issac S. Eaves, sons of Graves were appointed Administrators of the estate of the late Graves Eaves. Action; Approved, Filed and Recorded. He lived in Perry County,AL, about 6 miles south of Uniontown,AL, in 1836 and is probably buried nearby. He owned at least 280 acres of land consisting of the NE/4 of the SW/4 of Section 8, the NE/4 of the SW/4 of Section 8 and the SE/4 of Section 8, all in Township 16N, Range 6E in the county of Perry.AL.(See Perry County Deed Record Book F Page 506, Dec 13, 1841) At the time Graves died two children, Harman S. Eaves and Edithry A. Eaves were minors. Isaac S. Eaves was appointed guardian of Harman S. Eaves and Jesse B. Eaves was appointed guardian of Edithry A. Eaves. The estate was not settled until 1841 and in the meantime Jesse B. Eaves married Matha Bailiff. Elizabeth Eaves married Jabez J. Osbourn and Margaret Suttle Eaves, widow of Graves, married Robert Bailiff. The final distribution of the land of Graves Eaves took place in December 1841 (See Deed Record Book 'F', P-506, 13 Dec 1841) and the parties signing the indenture were, Jesse B. Eaves, Isaac S. Eaves, John H. Eaves, Graves P. Eaves, and Jabez J. Osbourn, representing his wife, Elizabeth Ann Eaves. Ronsma Ronsma originally shared this 04 May 2011

Graves Eaves, "Alabama, County Probate Records, 1830-1976" Name: Graves Eaves Also Known As Name: File Name: Graves Eaves Event Type: Probate Event Place: Perry County, Alabama Even t Year: 1839 Additional Name: GS Film number: 1508975 Digital Folder Number: 004988951 First Image Number: 2314 Last Image Number: 2393 Number of Images: 80 Note: 53-010-0484

Alabama Notes, Volumes 3 and 4 in the Table of Contents it gives: p. 301 Mar 1837. Sale of est. of Graves Eaves. Purchasers include Margaret, Powell, Howard, Isaac Eaves, and J.B. Eaves, and Thos. and Wm Bailiff.