Hello, This is lengthy, but I searched years for marriage or a death dates to establish existance of a g-grandfather. This information based on family records, obituary & 1870 Philadelphia Census. Here is data & speculation made. Please, critique my inferences. 1 John Graham1 Birth: ca 1841, Ireland1,2 Death: bef 1898 Occ: Stove Moulder1 1870 U.S. Census records Graham Family as consisting of John 29 (from Ireland), Emma 24, Joseph 7 & Emma 2. John's parents could read & write, but son did not. Both of John’s parents were“of foreign birth” & John was a “Male Citizen of the U.S. of 21 years age and upwards.” His occupation was stove moulder; value of real estate was $1200 & his personal estate was $200. These figures were generally higher than for 80% of other males on this census page. Known: Emma Cunningham & John Graham had 7 children. Unknown when John died; perhaps before the marriage of son, George W. & Lucy Lake as John was not mentioned in the newspaper’s account of the marriage. John’s occupation was an inherently dangerous one. Spouse: Emma Cunningham Graham Williams2,3 Birth: ca 1844, Philadelphia, PA Death: 14 Sep 1906, Philadelphia, PA4,5 Burial: 17 Sep 1906, Arlington Cemetery, Pennsauken, Camden Co, New Jersey6 Emma married Charles Williams (date unknown) & then was, again widowed. Camden Post-Telegram Saturday, September 15, 1906: “Well known woman died yesterday.” Mrs. Emma Williams, aged 62 years, a former resident of this city, died at the residence of George Reed, 1314 Spruce street, Philadelphia, yesterday from a complication of diseases. She was the mother of 7 children (1 unknown), 2 of whom, Joseph W. & George W. Graham are engaged in the coal business in this city.” Obituary7 “Emma Williams, nee Cunningham, widow of Charles Williams, aged 63 years. The relatives & friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2 o’clock, from the residence, 2213 Sewell ave, Camden, New Jersey. Internment at Arlington Cemetery, Camden, New Jersey.” Emma is buried in a family plot purchased by son, George W. Graham6. It is not known where first husband, John, was buried. Marr: abt 1862, Philadelphia, PA? Children: Joseph W. (ca 1864-ca 1932) Emma (1868-1963) Thomas George Washington (1871-1935) John (1880-1947) Rachel (I speculate that: • John immigrated to PA about 1860. • John & Emma were married about 1862, Philadelphia, PA • John died at work as moulder, between the birth date of last child, ca 1881 & marriage of son G.Washington 24 Nov 1898. Is it reasonable to request a search of death records from 1881 to 1898or what? Thank you for any help!! Geraldine Happel Graham San Antonio, TEXAS A tree will whither if no one tends to the roots... Family History http://members.aol.com/dickandgerri/ .............................................................................. ......................... Searching for: Armand Batteux Berkel Bick Bollfrass Boudemont Brensing Brill Bruchhaeuser Bruene Combe Cunningham Deusch Dissen Eckart Engel Ernst Ernsthauser Fichtenmayer Feld Fischer Franz Gleisener Graham Gresty Groll Gross Happel Herbold Henkel Hesse Hoehl Hughes Ibelshaeuser Jackson Keck Kelley Kleinschmitt Koehler Kramer Kraus Krueger Lake Leckinger Leiberg Levenz Lueckel Maier May Mayer McCauley Michelot Mucklerath Muecher Moeller Mueller Muteze Nalek Neff Neumeier Oschmann Rieger Robinson Schaefer Scheffel Scherer Schindel Schoeneweis Sold Staeckling Stahl Stremme Weissenmayer Weller Wolmar .............................................................................. .........................