Jacob Thomas Graves

1783 - 1875  (92 years)

• Name	Jacob Thomas Graves
  Birth	01 Jan 1783	NC   [1, 2]
  	or SC
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	1812  [3]
  	Soldier and Widow's Pensions
  Census	1850	District 2, Tippah Co, MS   [2]
  	age 66,wife Elizabeth-age 45, 7 children
  Census	1860	Shelby Creek, Tippah Co, MS   [4]
  	age 70,wife Elisabeth-age 55, son Henry-age 15
  Census	1870	Salem, Tippah Co, MS   [5]
  	age 86,wife Elizabeth-age 66, son Henry-age 25 & his family, & 1 other
  Death	09 Mar 1875	Tippah Co, MS   [1]
  Will	Bef 26 Mar 1876	Tippah Co, MS   [6]
  	Recorded 3/26/1876 in Benton Co, MS Will Book Vol 1, p.16
  Findagrave.com	27 Jun 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Tippah Co, MS   [1]
  	Shelby Creek Cemetery
  Person ID	I457	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Graves,   b. Abt 1750   d. Between 1808 and 1809, Franklin Co, TN (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth ???,   b. Bef 1768
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 01 Jan 1783
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	???-xx ???
  Notes	Children: son James Simpson Graves dau Elizabeth Graves - married Frank Hobson son Hectir Simpson Graves dau Catherine Graves - married ??? Matthews
  Family ID	F1260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Peggy Johnson-xx   d. Bef 1820
  Marriage	Between 1803 and 1806
  Notes	Children: - Graves, by Peggy Johnson 13. daughter, b. 1804-10, perhaps 1807. 14. daughter, b. 1804-10, perhaps 1809. 15. daughter, b. 1810-20. 16. son, b. 1810-20. Perhaps William Graves. 17. daughter, b. 1810-20. 18. son, b. 1810-20. Perhaps John Graves. +19. Elizabeth Caroline Graves, b.c. 1818, m. Reuben Riggs - the above presumably deducted from an 1820 census
  Family ID	F1261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Counts-xx
  Marriage	Between 1821 and 1824
  Notes	Children: son Jacob Graves 11/30/1822 - 8/9/1916 Delaware, Logan Co, AR - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 12/8/1843 married Lucinda Flick 9/20/1827 - 3/6/1880 Delaware, Logan Co, AR - both buried - Graves Cemetery, Delaware, Logan Co, AR son William Carroll Graves 3/30/1826 - 4/19/1888 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - abt 1849 married Louisa Jemima McInturff 1824 - 1914 son James Edgar Graves 10/17/1826 - 1/30/1886 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - abt 1854 married Paralee Frances Rainey 1835 - 1911 son Thomas Graves 6/27/1827 TN - 11/21/1919 - ** See his will ** - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - married Eliza Englebright 1857 - Bur. Shelby Creek Cem. - No children, but see next generation for more information. son George Washington Graves 9/19/1829 - m(1) Martha Ann Hopper - m(2) Sarah Rebecca James dau Nancy Graves abt 1833 (Jackson Co., AL). Possible twin to Hester dau Hester Graves abt 1833 - bef 3/9/1875 (father's will lists her as dec. dau) - abt 1848 married Wyatt Simpson - 1850 census lists her as age 17, spouse Wyatt-age 26, son James H-age 0 - in District 2, Tippah Co, MS - 1860 census lists her as age 27, spouse Wyat-age 35, James-age 10, William-age 8, Martha-age 3, Mary E-age 1/12 - in Southern Subdivision, Tippah Co, MS - both censuses list her born in AL? dau Catherine Graves abt 1835 - abt 1879 (bef 3/9/1875-father's will lists her as dec. dau) - m(1) George W. Meeks - on 3/2/1868 married (2) J. F.(?) McDowell dau Martha Jane Graves abt 1836 - bef 3/9/1875 (father's will lists her as dec. dau) - married Dawson (?) B. Day (Lawson B Day) son Madison (or Matheson?) Graves abt 1837 (Jackson Co., AL) son Francis Marion Graves 1/17/1839 - 10/14/1902 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 7/5/1860 married Louisa J Thomas 1838 - 1896
  Family ID	F1262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Elizabeth Brumley-xx,   b. 01 Jan 1806, TN d. 27 Aug 1884, Tippah Co, MS (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1843	Tishomingo, MS   [7]
  Notes	Children: son Henry L Graves 2/24/1845 - 12/1930 - abt 1866 married Elizabeth Henson (or C. Elizabeth Hamer according to R-2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28T-KZ1 Name: Jacob Graves Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Brumley Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 24 Jan 1843 Event Place: Tishomingo,Mississippi Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race (Original): Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51671-1 System Origin: Mississippi-ODM GS Film number: 895943 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28T-KZ1 : 6 December 2014), Jacob Graves and Elizabeth Brumley, 24 Jan 1843; citing Tishomingo,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 895,943. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com William J. Graves Birth: Oct. 28, 1856 ?? not listed with Jacob & Elizabeth on 1860 or 1870 census - maybe a grandchild? or nephew? Death: Nov. 26, 1881 Family links: Parents: William Jacob Graves (1783 - 1875) Siblings: James Edgar Graves (1826 - 1886)* **??** Thomas Graves (1827 - 1919)* **??** William J. Graves (1856 - 1881) **??** *Calculated relationship Inscription: For we the son of God was slain that we in heaven meet again Burial: Shelby Creek Cemetery Tippah County Mississippi, USA Created by: evelyn carrico Record added: Apr 15, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6350194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 01 Jan 1783 - NC Marriage - 24 Jan 1843 - Tishomingo, MS Census - age 66,wife Elizabeth-age 45, 7 children - 1850 - District 2, Tippah Co, MS Census - age 70,wife Elisabeth-age 55, son Henry-age 15 - 1860 - Shelby Creek, Tippah Co, MS Death - 09 Mar 1875 - Tippah Co, MS Will - Recorded 3/26/1876 in Benton Co, MS Will Book Vol 1, p.16 - Bef 26 Mar 1876 - Tippah Co, MS Burial - - Tippah Co, MS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://www.gravesfa.org/gen037.htm +2. Jacob Graves, b. 1 Jan. 1783, m(1) Peggy Johnson, c. 1806, m(2) Mary Counce, c. 1824, m(3) Elizabeth J. Brumley, 24 Jan. 1843, d. 9 March 1875. CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GRAVES (1) Jacob Graves (2) was born 1 Jan. 1783 in North Carolina (or possibly SC), died 9 March 1875 in Tippah Co., MS, and was buried in Shelby Creek Cem., on the Tippah Co.-Benton Co. line. He was a farmer and lived in Saulsbury, Tippah Co. He was in the 1840 Hardeman Co., TN census, and in Tippah Co. in 1860 and 1870. His full name may have been Jacob Thomas Graves. He moved through TN and arrived in Tippah Co., MS in 1854. He bought land from Zadock Brewer and John Hopkins in 1858. In the Tippah Co. Courthouse, Ripley, MS, is a probate packet titled "Thomas Graves, Dec.", but all papers included in it refer to Jacob Graves, Dec. An original document in it states: "Graves, Jacob (PR480), original bill 12 Sept. 1879. Jacob Graves of Benton Co. died 1876, leaving a widow, Elizabeth, and the following heirs: (a) W. C. Graves, a son, (b) J. E. Graves, a son, (c) F. M. Graves, a son, (d) H. L. Graves, a son, (e) James Simpson, Elizabeth Hobson (wife of Frank Hobson), children of Hettie Graves Simpson, dec., dau. of Jacob Graves, dec., (f) John Meeks and William M. Meeks, children of Catherine Meeks, dec., daughter of Jacob Graves, (g) Thomas Graves of Marshall, Searcy Co., Ark., and George Graves of Whitehall, Poinsett Co., Ark., sons of Jacob Graves, (h) Guy Meeks, a minor child of Catherine Meeks, (i) Jane McDowell, a minor child of Catherine Meeks, (j) Sarah Simpson, a minor dau. of Hettie Simpson, (k) Martha J. Brock, a dau. of Hettie Simpson, now the wife of Jacob Brock of Texas, (l) George Day, Laura Day, Eugenia Day, and Ellen Day, children of Martha Day, dec., and grandchildren of Jacob Graves, dec., all of Carthage, Jasper Co., Missouri." Jacob first married Peggy Johnson probably about 1806. He married second Mary Counce (or Counts), daughter of John Counts, about 1821 (or 1824[1]). He married Elizabeth Brumley on 24 Jan. 1843. She was his third wife. She was born 1 Jan. 1806 in TN, died 27 Aug. 1884 in Tippah Co., and was buried in Shelby Creek Cem. At the time of the 1820 Franklin Co., TN census, Jacob Graves was a widower with 7 children. (R-2, R-7, R-8, R-9, R-10, R-11) Children - Graves, by Peggy Johnson 13. daughter, b. 1804-10, perhaps 1807. 14. daughter, b. 1804-10, perhaps 1809. 15. daughter, b. 1810-20. 16. son, b. 1810-20. Perhaps William Graves. 17. daughter, b. 1810-20. 18. son, b. 1810-20. Perhaps John Graves. +19. Elizabeth Caroline Graves, b.c. 1818, m. Reuben Riggs. Children - Graves, by Mary Counce +20. Jacob Graves, b. 30 Nov. 1822, m. Lucinda Flick, 8 Dec. 1843, d. 9 Aug. 1916. +21. William Carrel Graves, b. 30 March 1826, m. Louisa Jemima McInturff, 1849, d. 19 April 1888. +22. James Edgar Graves, b. 17 Oct. 1826, m. Paralee Frances Rainey, c. 1854, d. 30 Jan. 1886. +23. Thomas Graves, b. 27 June 1827 (TN), m. Eliza Englebright, 1857, d. 21 Nov. 1919. Bur. Shelby Creek Cem. No children, but see next generation for more information. +24. George Washington Graves, b. 19 Sept. 1829, m(1) Martha Ann Hopper, m(2) Sarah Rebecca James. 25. Nancy Graves, b.c. 1833 (Jackson Co., AL). Possible twin to Hester. +26. Hester Graves, b.c. 1833, m. Wyatt Simpson, c. 1848, d.c. 1876. +27. Catherine Graves, b.c. 1835, m(1) George W. Meeks, m(2) J. F.(?) McDowell, 2 March 1868, d.c. 1879. +28. Martha Jane Graves, b.c. 1836, m. Dawson (?) B. Day, d.c. 1879. 29. Madison Graves, b.c. 1837 (Jackson Co., AL). +30. Francis Marion Graves, b. 17 Jan. 1839, m. Louisa J. Thomas, 5 July 1860, d. 14 Oct. 1902. Children - Graves, by Elizabeth Brumley +31. Henry L. Graves, b. 24 Feb. 1845, m. Elizabeth Henson (or C. Elizabeth Hamer according to R-2), c. 1866, d. 6 Dec. 1930. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rutherford&id=I33302 ID: I33302 View Post-em! •Name: Jacob GRAVES •Surname: Graves •Sex: M •Birth: 1 Jan 1783 in NC •Death: 9 Mar 1875 •Burial: Shelby Creek Cemetery, (Tippah/Benton Line), Tippah Co., MS •Reference Number: 33302 HintsAncestry Hints for Jacob GRAVES 2 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: William GRAVES b: Abt 1755 Mother: Elizabeth LOVE b: Abt 1763 Marriage 1 ** actually marriage #2 Mary (unproved) COUNCE •Married: Abt 1821 Children 1.Has No Children Jacob GRAVES b: 30 Nov 1822 2.Has Children William Carrel GRAVES b: 30 Mar 1826 in AL or TN 3.Has Children James Edgar GRAVES b: 17 Oct 1826 in AL 4.Has No Children Thomas GRAVES b: 27 Jun 1827 in TN 5.Has Children George Washington GRAVES b: 19 Sep 1829 6.Has Children Hester (Hettie) GRAVES b: Abt 1833 in AL 7.Has No Children Nancy Jane GRAVES b: Abt 1833 in AL 8.Has Children Catherine GRAVES b: Abt 1834 in AL 9.Has Children Martha Jane GRAVES b: 1836 in AL 10.Has No Children Madison (George?) GRAVES b: Abt 1837 in AL 11.Has Children Marian Francis GRAVES b: 17 Jan 1839 in AL or TN Marriage 2 ** actually marriage #1 Peggy JOHNSON •Married: Children 1.Has No Children 3 Unknown Daughters GRAVES 2.Has No Children Elizabeth Caroline GRAVES 3.Has No Children Sarah (Sally) GRAVES 4.Has No Children William GRAVES 5.Has No Children John GRAVES Marriage 3 Elizabeth J. BRUMLEY b: 1 Jan 1806 in TN •Married: 24 Jan 1843 in Tishomingo Co., MS Children 1.Has Children Henry L. GRAVES b: 24 Feb 1845 in MS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com ** memorial #1 bef 6/27/2023 Jacob Graves Birth: Jan. 1, 1783 Death: Mar. 9, 1875 Burial: Shelby Creek Cemetery Tippah County Mississippi, USA Created by: Brad Campbell Record added: Apr 16, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 145098677 ** this memorial has been removed ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com ** memorial #2 on 6/27/2023 William Jacob Graves ?? William Jacob - not Jacob Thomas?? -- tombstone only has Jacob Birth: 1 Jan 1783 North Carolina, USA Death: 9 Mar 1875 (aged 92) Benton County, Mississippi, USA Burial: Shelby Creek CemeteryTippah County, Mississippi, USA Memorial #: 6247707 Bio: Wm Jacob 1st wife Peggy Johnson m. 1803 children: b. 1810 Jacob Jr., George, Elizabeth Caroline 2nd wife Mary Counts(Counce?) m. 1825 children: James Edgar,Thomas, William,Hester,Martha J.,Francis Marion,Nancy Jane, Catherine, Madison 3rd wife Eliza. Brumley children Henry L. Family Members Spouse Elizabeth J. Brumley Graves 1806-1884 Children James Edgar Graves 1826-1886 Thomas Graves 1827-1919 Henry L. Graves 1845-1930 William Joel Graves 1856-1881 Created by: evelyn carrico (46526894) Added: 10 Mar 2002 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6247707/william-jacob-graves Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6247707/william-jacob-graves: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for William Jacob Graves (1 Jan 1783-9 Mar 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6247707, citing Shelby Creek Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by evelyn carrico (contributor 46526894). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com ** memorial #2 bef 6/27/2023 William Jacob Graves ?? William Jacob - not Jacob Thomas?? -- tombstone only has Jacob Birth: Jan. 1, 1783 Death: Mar. 9, 1875 Benton County ?? Mississippi, USA Wm Jacob 1st wife Peggy Johnson m. 1803 children: b. 1810 Jacob Jr., George, Elizabeth Caroline 2nd wife Mary Counts m. 1825 children: James Edgar,Thomas, William,Hester,Martha J.,Francis Marion,Nancy Jane, Catherine, Madison 3rd wife Eliza. Brumley children Henry L. Family links: Spouse: Elizabeth Brumley Graves (1806 - 1884) Children: James Edgar Graves (1826 - 1886)* Thomas Graves (1827 - 1919)* William J. Graves (1856 - 1881)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Shelby Creek Cemetery Tippah County Mississippi, USA Created by: evelyn carrico Record added: Mar 10, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6247707 ** this memorial is still there ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S48] See Notes.