This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Graves, Ong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IKB.2ACE/1746 Message Board Post: Looking for leads on David Ransom Graves and family. David R. Graves was b. 1835 in Lewis County NY. He moved to IL as young man. Was living in Tonica IL when he enlisted in the Civil War with the 88 IL INF. Married Susan Ong September 1860 in LaSalle County IL. They had children Ned b 1870 and Mae (May) b 1874 - both born in Illinois. This family then moved to MO. In 1900 they were in Jefferson Township, Linn County census. In 1911 they were living in West Plains, Howell County. Believe that at some point they also lived in Sheldon, Vernon County and Springfield, Greene County. David died during flu epidemic. He is reportedly buried in Greenlawn or Greenwood ?? Cemetery in an unknown MO county.