William Graham
York County Pennsylvania
1781 - 1842
Boog Graham
479 County Line Road
York Springs, PA 17372
York County PA
booggraham@comcast.net
William and Martha Graham
~ 1st Generation ~
1. 1 William Graham (I)
Born: about 1787, Scotland
American Arrival: Wife only
Died: before 1792 in Ballywattick of Ballymoney County Antrim Ireland
Burial:
Occupation: Blacksmith
Localities: From Scotland, after marriage in England, moved to County Antrim Ireland
American Arrival: came
Married: Margaret Erwin in Chester England
Born:
Died:
Localities: After arriving in Philadelphia, settled in Chester County PA
Moved to York, York County circa 1810; then married and moved to New York
William and Margaret Graham’s Children: Only one; William
2. William (II):
Born: November 20th 1781 in County Antrim Ireland
Died: April 24th 1842 York County PA
Buried: Stoneybrook, Springettsbury Evangelical Church, along Stony Ridge Road, York County PA
Occupation:
Localities:
Military:
Married: Martha Shuh June 6th 1811 by Reverend Doctor Cathcart in Little York
Born: October 5th 1790
Died: June 30th 1858
Buried: with her husband, Stoneybrook, Springettsbury Evangelical Church
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Bible: Martha Graham’s bible inherited by Anna Graham Glessner’s son James Graham
Glessner and his daughter Hazel Graham Glessner of York PA; the bible was
printed by D. Fanshaw for the American Bible Society, New York, 1840
1
Descendents of William Graham from Scotland, Bertha Abel Leber and Bonnie Abel Stormer, Mifflin Press, Columbia PA 1987; 929.2,
G72, York County Heritage Trust Library and Archives, 250 East Market Street, York, PA
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Martha Graham Family Bible, 1840
William (II) and Martha Graham’s Children:
From the Bible, as recorded October 28th 1963 by Hazel Graham Glessner
10 children; 4 sons were Ministers; birth dates determined using birth date calculator
3. Margaret Graham: Born April 27th 1812
Died December 9th 1882; 70 years, 7 months, 12 days
Married Basehore
Philip Graham: Born May 11th 1813; Died February 9th 1870; 56 years, 8 months, 29 days. He is buried in the
Liverpool Cemetery, Liverpool Perry County Pennsylvania. Philip married Susan Snyder who was born 1815
and died in August 15th 1883. Susan was the daughter of Abraham and Catherine Snyder.
Philip Graham was a farmer and a preacher (Reverend) in York County and Harford County Maryland; Harford
Maryland-1857; Liverpool Perry County 1858-1859; Center Perry County 1860-1861; Harford Maryland 1868;
Liverpool Perry County 1868-1869, and died while in Liverpool.3
Philip and Susan Graham’s Children:
Abraham Graham born November 3rd 1833 and died February 16th 1909
William Graham born October 7th 1836 and died January 11th 1920
James Graham born July 12th 1838 and died
Elizabeth Graham born May 24th 1840 and died June 4th 1932
Philip Graham born April 7th 1843 and died November 6th 1923
Susan Graham born August 1st 1846 and died June 4th 1932, buried in Maryland
Martha Ann Graham August 14th 1851 and died January 26th 1946
John Graham born January 1st 1855 and died October 11th 1921
Mary Graham born March 23rd 1857
3. James Graham: Born March 16th 1816; Died November 4th 1884; 68 years, 8 months, 3 days; married Eliza
Agnes Wetherred born 1822 in Tennessee. James and Eliza Graham are buried at Paris texas in the Old
Cemetery across the street from the Graham School. James and Eliza Graham’s Children: John P. Graham born
1845 who married 1st to Mittie Bean who was a teacher and 2nd to P. A. Philey on May 17th 1874; Robert W.
Graham born 1847.
4. Elizabeth Graham: Born November 8th 1817
Died March 11th 1879; 61 years, 4 months, 3 days
Married Barton
5. Mersy (Mercy) Graham: Died July 4th 1819; must have died very young
6. William Graham: Reverend, Born November 9th 1821; Died April 17th 1897; 75 tears, 5 months, 8 days
7. Sarah A. Graham: Born November 1st 1823; Died September 26th 1902; 78 years, 10 months, 25 days
Married Masson
8. Mercy Graham: Born September 27th 1825; Died March 30th 1883; 57 years, 6 months, 3 days
9. Martha Graham: Born November 9th 1827; Died February 7th 1899; 71 years, 2 months, 29 days
10. John W. Graham: Born November 29th 1829; Died July 25th 1898; 68 years, 7 months, 26 days
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History of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church, Centennial Edition 1839-1939, J. D. Shortess,
Harrisburg Evangelical Print 1940, York County Heritage Trust, 250 East Market Street, York, PA 17403-2013
Abraham Graham (1833- 1909)
From the Graham Family Bible, owned by Mrs. Bertha Graham Abel, R. D. #1 Wrightsville
Pennsylvania, August 1963
Abraham Graham married Dianna (Dina) Leibhart June 1st 1854 in York, York County Pennsylvania
by Reverend Emanuel Kohr ion the presence of Henry Blouse. Dina may also be for Christina as
etched in the tombstone at the Salem Cemetery in Lower Windsor Township York County
Pennsylvania
Their children are:
Elizabeth Ann Graham born December 16th 1854
Jacob Graham born May 9th 1856
Emaline Graham born March 14th 1858
Susannah Graham born April 21st 1860
Abraham Lincoln Graham born December 18th 1861
George McClellan Graham born July 11th 1864
John W. Graham born September 5th 1866
Ulysses Grant Graham born August 7th 1868, deceased
Martha Anna Graham born July 16th 1871
Catherine Graham born September 18th 1873
Charles Hoffer Graham born September 15th 1875
George Graham married Bertha Olphin. Bertha was the daughter of Peter Olphin and Henrietta
Geisler. Their Children Are:
Reuben George Graham born December 23rd 1883
Annie May Graham born September 3rd 1885
George Washington Graham born January 1st 1887
Edwin Bertus Graham born November 3rd 1889
William Daniel born October 30th 1891
Benjamin Franklin Graham born September 17th 1893
Bertha Sophia Graham born August 2nd 1897
Charles Wistard Graham born March 17th 1900, A.K.A. “Hon”
Paul Allen Graham born February 7th 1907, A.K.A. “Dud”