Graves, Johnson Watts

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Title: Graves, Johnson Watts
Alias: Graves, J. W.
Gender: Male
Biography: In 1840 Johnson Graves is known to have seven enslaved. The 1850 census shows Johnson Graves wife his wife and children living in District Two in Boone County, Kentucky. He is listed as a farmer. In 1860 J. W. appears in Taylor Port, Boone County, Kentucky with wife and five children. The 1870 census shows Johnson Graves born March 1812 in Kentucky living in Taylorsport, Boone County, Kentucky with his family. By 1880, Johnson and his wife, Lucretia are living with son, Abraham and their daughter in law in Taylorsport, Boone County, Kentucky. Johnson lists his parents were born in Virginia.
Member: Graves family
Birth date: Mar 1812
Place of birth: Kentucky
Father: Graves, Joseph [1]
Mother: Watts, Melinda
Life event(s): Marriage: 28 Feb 1833; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Souther, Lucretia
Child(ren): Graves, Marietta; Graves, Joseph [2]; Graves, William Gaines; Graves, Sarah E.; Graves, Abraham [2]; Graves, Lucretia Maria
Death date: 19 Nov 1894
Death and burial information: Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery (Hebron, Ky.)
Neighbor of: Neighbors in the 1850 Census: Ward, John; Huron, William
Relationship: Known enslaved: unknown, Clarissa [7]; unknown, Elijah [4]; unknown, Filmore; unknown, Millard
Description: Enslaved held in 1840: Males, 10 thru 23, three; Females, Under 10, three; Females, 24 thru 35, one; Enslaved held in 1850: Male, 30 years old, black; Male, 27 years old, black; Female, 16 years old, black; Female, 13 years old, black; Enslaved held in 1860: Male, 43 years old, mulatto; Male, 46 years old, black
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #103385112
Source(s): Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules; Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules; Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Tenth Census of the United States, 1880; Find A Grave.com

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--G

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Items with "Relationship: Graves, Johnson Watts"
Title	Class
unknown, Clarissa [7]	Person
unknown, Elijah [4]	Person
unknown, Filmore	Person
unknown, Millard	Person

Items with "Father: Graves, Johnson Watts"
Title	Class
Graves, Abraham [2]	Person
Graves, Joseph [2]	Person
Graves, Lucretia Maria	Person
Graves, Marietta	Person
Graves, Sarah E.	Person
Graves, William Gaines	Person

Items with "Child(ren): Graves, Johnson Watts"
Title	Class
Graves, Joseph [1]	Person
Watts, Melinda	Person

Items with "Spouse(s): Graves, Johnson Watts"
Title	Class
Souther, Lucretia	Person