Amariah B. Graves obituary from the Butte Gazette newspaper Nov 6, 1914 edition
The deceased was born in Richland County, Ohio Dec 25, 1829, and died in Butte, Nebraska Oct 30, 1914, at the ripe age of 85 years.
He was married to Miss Caroline S. Kirkpatrick Aug 17, 1854 in Bureau County, Illinois. To this union were born six children, five boys and one girl. Brother Graves has been a lifelong pioneer, having seen Ohio's early days. Later, he stood with the early settlers of Illinois and Iowa, and in 1883 came to Nebraska. He took a homestead in Brown County and bore the hardships of the northwest. For the past twenty-two years he has made his home with his son, George most of the time. Grandma Graves, his faithful companion for fifty-three years, preceded her husband to glory about seven years ago.
The deceased was born in Richland County, Ohio Dec 25, 1829, and died in Butte, Nebraska Oct 30, 1914, at the ripe age of 85 years.
He was married to Miss Caroline S. Kirkpatrick Aug 17, 1854 in Bureau County, Illinois. To this union were born six children, five boys and one girl. Brother Graves has been a lifelong pioneer, having seen Ohio's early days. Later, he stood with the early settlers of Illinois and Iowa, and in 1883 came to Nebraska. He took a homestead in Brown County and bore the hardships of the northwest. For the past twenty-two years he has made his home with his son, George most of the time. Grandma Graves, his faithful companion for fifty-three years, preceded her husband to glory about seven years ago.
Amariah B. Graves obituary from the Butte Gazette newspaper Nov 6, 1914 edition
The deceased was born in Richland County, Ohio Dec 25, 1829, and died in Butte, Nebraska Oct 30, 1914, at the ripe age of 85 years.
He was married to Miss Caroline S. Kirkpatrick Aug 17, 1854 in Bureau County, Illinois. To this union were born six children, five boys and one girl. Brother Graves has been a lifelong pioneer, having seen Ohio's early days. Later, he stood with the early settlers of Illinois and Iowa, and in 1883 came to Nebraska. He took a homestead in Brown County and bore the hardships of the northwest. For the past twenty-two years he has made his home with his son, George most of the time. Grandma Graves, his faithful companion for fifty-three years, preceded her husband to glory about seven years ago.
The deceased was born in Richland County, Ohio Dec 25, 1829, and died in Butte, Nebraska Oct 30, 1914, at the ripe age of 85 years.
He was married to Miss Caroline S. Kirkpatrick Aug 17, 1854 in Bureau County, Illinois. To this union were born six children, five boys and one girl. Brother Graves has been a lifelong pioneer, having seen Ohio's early days. Later, he stood with the early settlers of Illinois and Iowa, and in 1883 came to Nebraska. He took a homestead in Brown County and bore the hardships of the northwest. For the past twenty-two years he has made his home with his son, George most of the time. Grandma Graves, his faithful companion for fifty-three years, preceded her husband to glory about seven years ago.
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