Pat, I am in search of ancestors in Union County. James Graham, wife Alice Genarty Graham (formerly Grimes), and their children: > Michael > James > Mary > John > William > Elizabeth > Margaret > Catherine They lived in Union County and was involved in Union County from 1851 (after they arrived in New Orleans and migrated to Union County). The kids lived there until they married. The mother, Alice, died there in 1893. By her death there was only l child living (John) was. Please advise Carin Green

I don't have any information on them - and if you're on Ancestry.com, you likely have the census info. I'm sorry...I've never encountered any Grahams or Grimes in my research. Good luck. Patrick Thompson Bellevue, NE On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:08 PM, caring via <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat, > > I am in search of ancestors in Union County. James Graham, wife Alice > Genarty Graham (formerly Grimes), and their children: > > Michael > > James > > Mary > > John > > William > > Elizabeth > > Margaret > > Catherine > > They lived in Union County and was involved in Union County from 1851 > (after they arrived in New Orleans and migrated to Union County). The > kids lived there until they married. The mother, Alice, died there in > 1893. By her death there was only l child living (John) was. > > Please advise > > Carin Green > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Carin, I searched my Union Co. KY books for the surnames GRAHAM & GRIMES. I included the earliest listings in the books. "Union County, Kentucky Marriage Books, 1811-1853" Compiled by Peyton Heady Marriage Book AA, 1811-1837: GRIMES, John B. to Lucy DAVIS 27 May 1815 GRAHAM, Julianna to Leonard WHITE Aug. 5 1815 GRAHAM, William to Louisa RANDOLPH, d/o John Deec. 26, 1825 GRAHAM, Mary P. to John MOODY Nov. 4, `835 GRIMES, Minty, 1821, is listed in the index but there is no record GRAHAM, Mary, 1827 is listed in the index but there is no record Marriage Book BB, 1838-1853 GRAHAM, Isabella T. to John McCORMACK 15 Mar. 1840 Isabella d/o Samuel GRAHAM GRAHAM, James H. to Ann Marie Davis 01 Mar. 1841 Ann Marie d/o Robert DAVIS GRAHAM, Elizabeth J. to Robert HALL 09 Oct. 1845 Elizabeth d/o Samuel GRAHAM GRAHAM, John R. to Mildred BOHANNON 28 Jun 1847 Mildred d/o John BOHANNON GRAHAM, Asa A. to Margaret WELCH 03 Feb. 1850 GRAHAM, Catherine 1839 listed in index but there is no record GRAHAM, Nancy 1839 listed in index but there is no record. Some Early Union Co. Pioneers listed in book "The Census of the United States, Union County, Kentucky (Peyton Heady) GRAHAM, Samuel C. Date of Settlement- 1803, Point of Origin, VA. Index to Wills, in the above Census book: GRAHAM, Jane Testator Pg. 076 Book A Probate in 1821 Taxable Property in 1799 in the above Census book: GRAHAM, Samuel on Tradewater River- Jones Settlement. "Union Co. KY in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Payton Heady) pg. 22, Battle of Uniontown, Ed GRAHAM, wounded pg. 94, Company F, 10th. Kentucky Calvary, (Col. Adam R. Johnson) GRAHAM, E Pvt. Enlisted 8/23/1862, Wounded 9/1/1862 Battle of Uniontown pg. 100, GRAHAM, Edwin A. Enlisted at Clarksville, Tenn. in Company F, Johnson's Regiment, and so served in the Confederate ranks until the close of the war. He was in the following fights; Dover, Fort Donelson, Rolling Mills, Uniontown and Geiger's Lake. He was wounded by a picket in the abdomen at Uniontown; was discharged at Evansville, INd. in 1865. *Note by Pat Corona: My Gr. Grandfather's property was bordered by Geiger Lake. He was just 10 years old but he related the story of the battle. Their house was burned to the ground by soldiers. His father fled the area under the cover of darkness with the 4 children. They crossed the Ohio river into So. IL. & settled there. I was fortunate to spend time with my Gr. Grandfather & hear his remembrance of the Civil War in Union Co. KY. pg. 132, Roll of Company A, North Cumberland Battalion, Federal GRAHAM, Asa Pvt. 6/28/65 Henderson Out: Henderson. Book "Union County Past and Present" Compiled by Workers of the Kentucky Writers' Project, 1941: Churches of Union County, Pg. 80; 1835 a Methodist congregation was organized at Uniontown. Louise GRAHAM was an original member. pg. 82/83: Presbyterian Congregation organized in Morganfield in 1839. Elizabeth GRAHAM was a member In 1838 the first church of the Christian denomination came into being under the leadership of Elder GRAHAM of IL. The Era of Settlement, pg. 37: "Samuel C. GRAHAM, born in Virginia in 1770, came to Union County in 1803, and settled in the Raleigh Precinct. His wife was Elizabeth NOEL, and he had two sons and five daughters. Samuel A. GRAHAM, one of the sons, was born in 1815 on the old GRAHAM farm six miles west of Morganfield. He married Susan J. ROBERTSON about 1839. She bore eleven children. Mrs. GRAHAM died in 1870. Samuel A. GRAHAM then married Lucy Jennie LANDRUM, and to them two children were born. S.A. GRAHAM died in 1895. John GRAHAM came into the county in the early 1860's, married Mildred BOHANAN, and settled on a farm near Uniontown. Porter, George, and John GRAHAM were the sons.' The Role of the River, pg. 153: Uniontown. The town's first ferry, as nearly as can be determined, was run by John GRAHAM, who was also a hotelkeeper. War and the Period of Expansion, pg. 156: An old frame building in which John GRAHAM kept hotel was shelled during the war. This building was still standing in 1886. This is the same John GRAHAM who ran the ferry. Pg. 122, Sturgis, An Eventful Year-1893: Porter GRAHAM was a member of the town's first board of trustee's. I hope you will find the information useful. Regards, Pat Corona -----Original Message----- From: caring via Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 9:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [KYUNION] James and Alice Genarty Graham (Grimes) 1851-1895 Pat, I am in search of ancestors in Union County. James Graham, wife Alice Genarty Graham (formerly Grimes), and their children: > Michael > James > Mary > John > William > Elizabeth > Margaret > Catherine They lived in Union County and was involved in Union County from 1851 (after they arrived in New Orleans and migrated to Union County). The kids lived there until they married. The mother, Alice, died there in 1893. By her death there was only l child living (John) was. 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