Subject: Campbell Graves I recently posted a story about Campbell Graves and the children of his two marriages on TNGILES site. I also posted the children and grandchildren of Leonard H. Graves line as I believe he is Campbell Grave's brother. I also believe that Campbell and Leonard Graves were sons of John Graves and wife Ann Campbell. The children's names from all three of these men are the reason for my belief. Since no Bible has ever surfaced for proof we have little to use for proof. Ken Graves has been the Editor of Graves Family Newsletter for many years. He is sponsoring an ambitious DNA project to try to separate the many Graves families trying to see whom they each descended from OR whom they did NOT descend from. I have a cousin, several times removed, in Athens, AL with the surname of Graves. He descends from Campbell Graves and his second wife, Mary ___. He and I shared the cost of having him give a DNA sample from a kit sent to him from Ken Graves. The cost of this DNA kit is $160.00. It may sound high until one considers how expensive they are normally. I would like to suggest that those families with the SURNAME of Graves and believe they ARE descendants of Campbell Graves from either of his two wives, chip in and share the cost so no one is hit too hard. Have one male whose surname is Graves submit the DNA swab from the kit and all share in the cost of $160.00 total. You may contact Ken Graves at [email protected] When he receives the check for $160.00, he will send the DNA kit to whomever is chosen to give the swab and return the kit to Ken. This will not tell you exactly who is in your line down through the ages but it will tell you what line your DNA matches if enough submit for them to be sure. At this point, there is only one sample submitted, Terry Graves, my cousin. For those who did not see my posting on the TNGILES site, these are the people I am working on; John Graves born abt 1775 NC, died before 1820 Giles Co TN census when his wife, Ann Graves, is shown with 8 children at home. I have never been able to locate his parents. I have never found two of their children but believe the following are the other 6 children they had. Ann [Campbell] Graves was born August, 1778, prob. Hawkins Co TN, dau. of Alexander Campbell and wife, Amy Eaton. Ann died May 14, 1840 probably in Giles Co TN. She is buried with many other Grave's at Shane's Cemetery in Maury Co TN. 1. Campbell Graves born 1801 TN or VA, died abt July 30, 1865 Athens, Limestone Co AL. 2. Adisa [Dicey] Graves b Jan. 12, 1802, d Sept. 3,1840, md Cornelius Ennis 3. Leonard H. Graves b 1806, d aft March 1866. Married twice; Miss Wallace of AL and Catherine B. Keith of Giles Co TN. 4. Alcie Graves b ca 1807, d March 19, 1882, md Powell Perry. 5. Alexander Graves b 1808, md Feb. 26, 1835 Nancy Frances White, md Mar. 10, 1847 Martha H. Fuller. 6. John Mims Graves Sr. b Jan. 13, 1812, d April 12, 1879, md Rosanna Collier. Campbell Graves b 1801 and unknown first wife children; 1. Martha Graves b ca 1826 Giles Co TN md Andrew Nichols 2. daughter b ca 1828 3. Alcy 'Caroline' Graves b December 1829, d April 28, 1910 md Henry M.C. Abernathy [ my line] 4. William H. Graves b September 1830, d aft 1900 5. John Riley Graves b ca 1833, d March 5, 1869, md Amanda Anne Brown and md April 26, 1866 Mary E. Morrow. 6. James Anselm Graves b 1834, d bef. 1880, md Mary Frances Brown 7. Elizabeth A. Graves b 1838, d August 25, 1867 Eureka Springs, Ark. md Ezekiel Norris Rose. 8. Crockett C. Graves b 1839 9. Joel L. Graves b 1842, d aft 1868, md Margaret E. Allen. [Conf. wounded] 10. Eva D. Graves b ca 1843, md Mr. Burchill. They lived in MS in 1865 11. Edwin 'Alexander' Graves b ca 1844 Campbell Graves b 1801 and second wife Mary ____ children; 1. Ralph G. Graves b Oct 3, 1851 Giles Co TN, d Oct. 25, 1912 Limestone Co AL md Permelia Emma Summers. 2. Mary/Polly C. Graves b ca 1853 Giles Co TN, d 1886 Limestone Co AL. md Jonathan Henry Sides. Leonard H. Graves b 1806, d aft. March 1866 and first wife, Miss Wallace of AL- children; 1. William J. Graves b 1828 AL, md abt 1846 Martha Eveline Inman 2. not proven and needs lots of work but maybe another son, Alex Mimos Graves?????? Son William J. Graves and Martha Eveline Inman's children; 1. Margaret Graves b 1847 2. John David Graves b Dec. 29, 1848 Campbellsville, Giles Co TN , died 1924 Fannin Co TX, md Susan Hazel T. Cummings. 3. Jackson Graves b 1849 4. Mary M. Graves b 1852 Giles Co , d 1935 Giles Co, d abt. 1872 Andrew Henry Brown. The grandchildren of William J. Graves and Martha E. Inman's children carry the name John Campbell Graves in most all descendants lines. Leonard H. Graves and second wife, Catherine B. Keith b 1812, dau. of Andrew Keith and Catherine Eliza Leonard. Children; 1. Caroline Jane Graves md 1867 James Beckham 2. Henrietta Graves 3. Nancy Catherine Graves b 1834, d aft 1880, md William F. Brown, [Conf. Vet] 4. Newton B. Graves b ca 1835, md Petty ____ 5. Martha Graves b 1839 6. Mary Graves b ca 1842 md John H. Brown 7. David A. Graves b 1844. Anyone who descends from any of above Graves are invited to participate in the search of the parents of Campbell and Leonard for sure and hopefully the parents of John Graves of NC. We have waited many years and have had many researchers and nothing has surfaced to allow us to climb this tree any higher. This is a fine opportunity to see what happens. We already know what happens when we do nothing. Ginny Keefer