Sandy are you talking about the 1899 David Graham book, yes it is available on line, I have a copy of it I purchased at the Graham Home in Lowell, but would much rather use the online version as it is easier to read and move around in, I have talked to several Graham descendants that have one of the original books most say it is threadbare, anyway it has a lot of history in it, my Graham's that went to Schuyler county Illinois are also their, funny thing about that , when I started researching I new back to my Grandfather Graham here in Middletown, was on the internet and ran into the 1899 David Graham book so I downloaded it and it set on my desk for several months, one day while reading it I came upon the passage of these Graham's leaving Virginia and going to Schuyler County Illinois in 1836, I had a copy of my Grandfather's death certificate and it said his father was from Virginia, and his mother from Pa, well it still didn't sink in clearly so I took a trip to Schuyler County and after a couple of days I found the cemetery they were all buried in it was all grown over with trees, I did find some Graham tomb stones, I don't think anyone had been their in the last 100 years, then going to the town of Rushville where their is a genealogy society I looked up records on the family, and indeed it is mine from Lowell Virginia, since then I have had the Cemetery cleared of trees , Brush, Briars, and have grass growing their, the little cemetery is sitting on a hill and all the white stones are facing East towards West Virginia and Scotland, their is a little creek that runs over the rocks at the bottom of the hill called Flour creek, a very beautiful place, Richard Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moten, Sandra K" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:43 AM Subject: RE: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV > Richard > > I found the book on line, it is neat. I can add this to my computer > records as well. > > Sandy > Cocoa, Forida > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Graham [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV > > > Cindy, > You know I'm glad you ask me that, I have been doing research on the > Graham's now for 10 to 15 years (my time does fly bye) anyway I had > never gave it a though to do what you said, I have several letters > written around 1840 from Alderson back to the Graham brother's that went > to Illinois, as Lowell , Talcott and Hinton wasn't their at that time, > also one from San Francisco about 1910 back to Illinois from another > Graham pertaining to Graham family, the one from Alderson was from John > Graham a son of Rebecca Graham and Joseph Graham that lived at Clayton > , my three Graham brother's were about the same age as John Graham, I > also have Marriage vows on several of Col James Graham's children where > he signed them, In reading the ones written back in 1840 I found it > interesting where they speak of the price of hogs and cattle and corn > and wheat, and being so low it was hard to make a living in that area, > anyway they are very interesting, I will see what I can do about > donating them to the Graham Society, > > Richard Graham > Middletown Missouri > [email protected] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cindy g" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV > > > > Richard, > > Have you ever thought of copying and donating the copies of the > > letters to > the "Graham House" in Lowell? It would add a lot of insight on > (W)Virginig life and I think they would display them at the old log > house. You may want to think about it and give them a call. I, for > one, would enjoy seeing them. > > Cindy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Richard Graham > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:14 AM > > Subject: Re: [WVSUMMER] Vale, WV > > > > > > I been enjoying reading your alls post on old times in West > Virginia, I > > guess that's one reason my Graham's left their many years ago for > Illinois, > > to maybe better them selves and then ran into hardships of being on > outer > > fringes of civilization at the time they left the Hinton , Talcott, > Lowell, > > area in 1836, I have some old letter's from that area written about > the > > living condition at that time in West Virginia, anyway thanks for > > writing,,,,,, > > Richard Graham > > > > > > ============================== > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New > > content added every business day. 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