Wade Flowers Graves

1898 - 1994  (95 years)

• Name	Wade Flowers Graves
  Birth	17 Dec 1898	Gibson Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Gibson Co, TN   [2]
  	age 1
  Census	1910	Gibson Co, TN   [3]
  	age 11
  _MILT	12 Sep 1918  [1]
  	WWI Draft Reg Card -- See Military Folder
  _MILT	28 Oct 1918
  	VA- index
  Census	1920	Gibson Co, TN   [4]
  	age 21,single
  Census	1930	Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [5]
  	age 31, wife Ava-age 35, no children, living with her parents
  Census	1940	District 11, Obion Co, TN   [6]
  	age 41, wife Ava-age 38, no children, living with her parents
  Census	1950	Obion Co, TN   [7]
  	age 51, wife Ava-age 51, & m-law Annie Berry-age 70, widowed
  Death	Oct 1994	Union City, Obion Co, TN   [8]
  	Union City Hospital
  Obituary	21 Oct 1994	Jackson, Madison Co, TN   [9]
  	Jackson Sun
  Findagrave.com	10 Aug 2025
  	See Notes
  Burial	Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN   [10]
  	New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I414	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	George William Graves,   b. 19 Feb 1872, Madison Co, TN d. 24 Mar 1944, Gibson Co, TN (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Beulah C Flowers,   b. 22 Jun 1875, Gibson Co, TN d. 03 Feb 1951, Gibson Co, TN (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Dec 1897	Gibson Co, TN   [11, 12, 13]
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  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ava Berry-xx,   b. 08 Mar 1894, Gibson Co, TN d. 30 Aug 1981, Union City, Obion Co, TN (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1920	Obion Co, TN   [13, 14]
  Notes	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXF-KSV Name: Ava Berry Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 10 Oct 1920 Event Place: Obion, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Wade Graves Page: 206 Citing this Record "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXF-KSV : 4 December 2014), Wade Graves and Ava Berry, 10 Oct 1920; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 206, Obion, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Edith Mae Roden-xx,   b. 30 May 1914, Lewis Co, TN d. 21 Mar 1992, Union City, Obion Co, TN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Aft 30 Aug 1981
  Family ID	F1278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1898 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 1 - 1900 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 11 - 1910 - Gibson Co, TN Census - age 21,single - 1920 - Gibson Co, TN Marriage - 10 Oct 1920 - Obion Co, TN Census - age 31, wife Ava-age 35, no children, living with her parents - 1930 - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN Census - age 41, wife Ava-age 38, no children, living with her parents - 1940 - District 11, Obion Co, TN Census - age 51, wife Ava-age 51, & m-law Annie Berry-age 70, widowed - 1950 - Obion Co, TN Death - Oct 1994 - Union City, Obion Co, TN Obituary - Jackson Sun - 21 Oct 1994 - Jackson, Madison Co, TN Burial - - Mason Hall, Obion Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Graves-Wade-Flowers-(Ava-(Berry))-TS
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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V343-D2L Given Name: Wade Middle Name: F Surname: Graves State: Tennessee Last Place of Residence: Tennessee Previous Residence Postal Code: 38233 Age: 96 Birth Date: 17 Dec 1898 Birth Date: 12171898 Death Date: Oct 1994 Death Date: 10001994 Citing this Record "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V343-D2L : 20 May 2014), Wade F Graves, Oct 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 8/10/2025 Wade Flowers Graves Birth: 17 Dec 1898 Tennessee, USA Death: 20 Oct 1994 (aged 95) Union City, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 56163010 Family Members Parents George William Graves 1872-1944 Beulah Flowers Graves 1875-1951 Spouses Vertra Ava Berry Graves 1894-1981 Edith Mae Roden Baker 1914-1992 Siblings Bessie Mozelle Graves Luton 1901-1983 Josephine Lois Graves 1903-1986 Ora Graves Matthews 1906-1998 Created by: Catherine Creede (47086613) Added: 2010-08-06T17:28:01.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56163010/wade-flowers-graves Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56163010/wade_flowers-graves: accessed August 10, 2025), memorial page for Wade Flowers Graves (17 Dec 1898-20 Oct 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56163010, citing New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Catherine Creede (contributor 47086613). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 5/3/2023 Wade Flowers Graves Birth: 17 Dec 1898 Tennessee, USA Death: Oct 1994 (aged 95) Union City, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 56163010 Family Members Parents George William Graves 1872-1944 Beulah Flowers Graves 1875-1951 Spouse Vertra Ava Berry Graves 1894-1981 Siblings Josephine Lois Graves 1903-1986 Ora Graves Matthews 1906-1998 Created by: Catherine Creede (47086613) Added: 6 Aug 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56163010/wade-flowers-graves Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56163010/wade-flowers-graves: accessed 03 May 2023), memorial page for Wade Flowers Graves (17 Dec 1898–Oct 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56163010, citing New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mason Hall, Obion County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Catherine Creede (contributor 47086613). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 5/3/2023 Wade Flowers Graves Birth: Dec. 17, 1898 Tennessee, USA Death: Oct., 1994 Union City Obion County Tennessee, USA Family links: Parents: George William Graves (1872 - 1944) Beulah Flowers Graves (1875 - 1951) Siblings: Wade Flowers Graves (1898 - 1994) Josephine Lois Graves (1903 - 1986)* Ora Graves Matthews (1906 - 1998)* *Calculated relationship Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery Mason Hall Obion County Tennessee, USA Created by: Catherine ... Record added: Aug 06, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56163010 --------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S46] See Documents. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S60] TN,Gibson Co,Marriages. Name Spouse Date GRAVES G. W. FLOWERS Bula 1897 [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S48] See Notes.