DeGraffenried Family

This information concerns twenty-two generations of the DeGraffenried family.
1100-2000

 • Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
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 • Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.
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   Uolricus

born: ( ) in village of Grafenried (near Bern), Switzerland
married: _?_ ( ) in Switzerland
children:
Cuo
died: ( ) in Switzerland
buried: in
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   Cuo
(child of Uolricus de Gravinsriet and _?_)

born: ( ) in village of Grafenreid (near Bern), Switzerland
married: _?_ ( ) in Switzerland
children:
Burkhard
died: ( ) in Switzerland
buried: in
note:

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   Burkhard
(child of Cuo de Gravenriedt and _?_)

born: (about ) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: Margaretha von Balm ( ) in Switzerland
children:
Peter
died: (about 1389) in Switzerland
buried: in
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   Peter
(child of Burkhard DeGraffenried and Margaretha von Balm)

born: ( ) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: (a) Margareta Veller ( ) in Switzerland
               (b) Verena von Gysenstein ( ) in Switzerland
children: (a) Margaretha [Gugla], Lucia [Balmer], Anne [von Speichingen]
Niklaus
               (b)
died: (about 1401) in Switzerland
buried: in
note:

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   Niklaus
(child of Peter DeGraffenried and Margaretha Veller)

born: ( ) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: Anna Hetzel von Lindach ( ) in Switzerland
children: Anna [Balmer] [von Muhleren], Clara [Kistler], Peter,
Johann
died: (1466) in Switzerland
buried: in
note:

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   Johann
(child of Niklaus DeGraffenried and Anna Hetzel von Lindenach)

born: ( ) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: Anna von Emswyl ( ) in Switzerland
children:
Niklaus
died: (1511) in Switzerland
buried: in
note: His wife is said to have borne him twelve sons, the fourth of which was Niklaus.

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   Niklaus
(Venner Niklaus)
(child of Johann DeGraffenried and Anna von Emswyl)

born: (1447) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: (a) Barbara von Ringenberg ( ) in Switzerland
               (b) Benedetta Matter ( ) in Switzerland
               (c) Barbara von Kunriet ( ) in Switzerland
               (d) Maria de Blonai ( ) in Switzerland
               (e) Catherine Karrin (Kerr) ( ) in Switzerland
children: (a) Johann Rudolf, Niklaus,
Peter
               (b)
               (c)
               (d)
               (e)
died: (1557) in Switzerland
buried: in
note: From his several marriages, records of three sons and two daughters exist.

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   Johann Rudolf
(children of Niklaus DeGraffenried and Barbara von Ringenberg)

born: (1505) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: (a) Elizabeth von Gruyerz ( ) in Switzerland
               (b) Elizabeth von Grissach ( ) in Switzerland
children: (a)
               (b)
died: (1559) in Sannen, Switzerland
buried: in
note: He is the founder of Branch I of the DeGraffenried family. From his two marriages, he had four sons and five daughters.

   Niklaus

born: (1506) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: ( ) in Switzerland
children:
died: ( ) in Switzerland
buried: in
note: He is the founder of Branch I of the DeGraffenried family.

   Peter

born: (1507) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: Elizabeth Leenherr ( ) in Switzerland
children:
Anton
died: (1562) in Switzerland
buried: in
note: His wife bore him 3 sons and 4 daughters. Anton was the second son.

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   Anton
(child of Peter DeGraffenried and Elizabeth Lenherr)

born: (1545) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: (a) Marie Leuensprung ( ) in Switzerland
               (b) Susannah Abbuhl ( ) in Switzerland
children: (a)
               (b)
Abraham
died: (1612) in Switzerland
buried: in
note: He had 8 sons and 6 daughters: Anton, who married Barbara von Zehenden, was one. Abraham was his eighth son.

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   Abraham
(child of Anton DeGraffenried and Susannah Abbuhl)

born: (1580) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: Ursule de Diesebach (May 26, 1600) in Switzerland
children: Abraham, Hieronymus, Hans Rudolf,
Christopher [IV]
died: (1620) in Switzerland
buried: in Switzerland
note: He had 5 sons and 1 daughter. His son Abraham died young.

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   Christopher
[IV]

(child of Abraham DeGraffenried and Ursule de Diesbach)

born: (1603) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: (a) Anna von Mühlinen (1630) in Switzerland
               (b) Barbara Augsperger (1648) in Switzerland
               (c) Margaretha Tscharner (1659) in Switzerland
children: (a)
Anton plus 2 more sons and 3 daughters
               (b)
               (c)
died: (1687) in Switzerland
buried: in
note: In 1664 he inherited, jointly with his brothers Hieronymus and Hans Rudolf, from his mother's sister, Marie de Diesbach, widow of Samuel Wunderlich, a half interest in the estate of Worb, and at a subsequent partition of this estate, he bought the shares of his brothers, thereby coming into full possession of this domain.

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   Anton
(child of Christopher [IV] DeGraffenried and Anna von Mühlinen)

born: (1639) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: (a) Catherine Jenner ( ) in Switzerland
               (b) Susanna Lombach (about 1669) in Switzerland
children: (a)
Christopher [V]
               (b)
died: (1730) in Switzerland
buried: in
note: He had seven sons and three daughters by two wives.

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   Christopher
[V]

(child of Anton DeGraffenried and Catherine Jenner)

born: (November 15, 1661) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: Regina Tscharner (April 25, 1684) in Worb, Bern Canton, Switzerland
children:
Christopher [VI]
died: (1743) in Worb, Bern Canton Switzerland
buried: in choir of the church at Worb, Bern Canton, Switzerland
note: His wife was the daughter of Beat Lewis Tscharner and Marguerithe Güder. They had 13 children, 8 of whom were still living in 1735: a son Christopher, a younger son Francis Lewis, and six daughters, three of whom were married and three who were not.

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   Christopher
[VI]

(child of Christopher [V] DeGraffenried and Regina Tscharner)

born: (1691) in Bern Canton, Switzerland
married: Barbara Needham Tempest (February 22, 1714) in Charleston, Charleston County, SC
children:
Anthony Tscharner
died: (October 27, 1742) at his plantation on the James River in Amelia County, VA
buried: in
note: His wife was the daughter of Sir Arthur Needham, born on June 25, 1688, in Wymondsley, Hartfordshire, England. Her mother's maiden name was Wingate. Barbara died June 26, 1744.

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   Antony Tscharner
    (Tscharner Sr)
(child of Christopher [VI] DeGraffenried and Barbara Needham Tempest)

born: (November 28, 1722) in Williamsburg, Prince Edward County, VA
married: (a) Mary Baker (July 5, 1742) in Lunenburg County, VA
               (b) Sarah Rusk Lowry (about 1758) in Lunenburg County, VA
               (c) Elizabeth Allen Embry (February 10, 1763) in Luneburg County, VA
               (d) Lucretia Towns Roberson (December 14, 1780) in Lunenburg County, VA
children: (a) John,
Baker, Mary "Mollie", Francis, William G., Tscharner, Mary Baker [ M. Woodson], Sarah R. (Sally) [Mabry] [N. Hobson], and Martha (Patty) [S. Strong]
               (b) Metcalf
               (c) Allen, Regina [Patteson], and Christopher (Kit)
               (d) Lucretia Jones [Finney], Catherine Jenner [William Calhoun], and Nancy Needham [Patrick Calhoun]
died: (February 8, 1794) in Lunenburg County, VA
buried: in
note: He was the first DeGraffenried to be born in America, and for this fact, he was judged inelgible to inherit the castle and landed estates of his father in Switzerland. His will, dated February 8, 1794, was proved April 10, 1794, in Lunenburg County, VA.

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   John
(children of Anthony Tscharner DeGraffenried and Mary Baker)

born: (April 24, 1743) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: no
children: none
died: (April 26, 1743) in Lunenburg County, VA
buried: in VA
note:

   Baker born: (August 6, 1744) in Lunenburg County (Charlotte County), VA
married: Sarah Mary Vass (about 1762) in Chester County, SC
children: Vincent Monroe, Mary Baker (Polly),
John, William Baker, Francis, Sarah
died: (by 1779) in Guilford, Lunenberg County, VA
buried: in VA
note: He was not mentioned in his father's will, and likely died before him.
   Mary
    (Mollie)
born: (April 2, 1746) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: no
children: none
died: (December 27, 1747) in Lunenburg County, VA
buried: in VA
   Francis born: (February 24, 1747) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: (a) Mary Walton (about ) in Lunenburg County, VA
               (b) Ermine Boswell (about 1784) in Akelia County, VA
children: (a) Robert
               (b) Baker Boswell, William Baker, Joseph I., Thomas, John, Francis, Edwin Lewis, Elizabeth (Betsey) Ann [Somervale], and Ermine [Hobson], Henry Elliott
died: (October, 1815) in Lunenburg County, VA
buried: in VA
note: He devoted funds to build a church for worshippers who were not of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Three of his sons became doctors: Thomas, John, and Edwin Lewis. His son Robert left his entire estate to his father in his will dated 1806.
   William G. born: (March 22, 1749) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Elizabeth Robertson (December 25, 1772) in Lunenburg County, VA
children: Tscharner, Elizabeth Needham [Gray], William, Mary [Tidwell], Nancy Ann [Smith], and Maury
died: (1809) in Lunenburg County, VA
buried: in VA
note: The 1870 census of Upshur County, TX, shows William and Nancy DeGraffinrde, both age 75 and born in VA. This is likely William DeGraffenried (son of William G. DeGraffenreid and Elizabeth Robertson) and Nancy Ghee Tomlinson.
   Tscharner
    (Tscharner Jr)
born: (February 9, 1752) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: no
children: none
died: (by 1811) in VA
buried: in VA
note: His will, dated April 10, 1798, was probated April 10, 1811. Proceeds from the sale of his estate were divided among his sisters, Sally Hobson, Patty Strong, and Mary Woodson.
   Mary Baker
    (Polly)
born: (December 15, 1753) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Miller Woodson (about 1766) in Cumberland County, VA
children: Tscharner, Christopher, Blake Baker, Miller Jr, Mary Ann Elizabeth (Polly) [J. Michaux], Sally [C. Taylor], Lucy Ann [C. B. Strong], Susan [B. W. Langhorne], Nancy [J. Holt], Martha [S. Taylor], Alexander, and Virginia [ N. Henry]
died: ( ) at "Needham" in Cumberland County, VA
buried: in
note: She made an oath on December 20, 1796, that Baker DeGraffenried (deceased) was the eldest son of her father, Tscharner DeGraffenried (deceased), and that Vincent DeGraffenried was now the eldest and heir-in-law of Baker DeGraffenried.
   Martha
    (Patty)
born: (about 1754) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Samuel Strong (about 1782) in VA
children: Christopher B. and Martha
died: ( ) in
buried: in
note: Her husband was a Protestant Episcopal clergyman. Their son Christopher B. married his cousin Lucy Ann Woodson, daughter of Miller Woodson.
   Sarah R.
    (Sally)
born: (August 1755) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Nicholas Hobson (about 1780) in
children: John, Matthew, Francis, Baker, Allen, Mary, Martha, and Agnes [Luckie?]
died: ( ) in
buried: in
   Metcalf
(child of Tscharner DeGraffenried and Sarah Rusk Lowry)

born: (about 1760) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Mary Ann Maury (January 2, 1783) in Lunenburg County, VA
children: Abram Maury, Metcalf, Sarah [L. Garrett], Susan [B. Reese], Matthew Fontaine, and Benjamin D.
died: ( ) in
buried: in
note: His wife was the daughter of Abraham Maury and Suzanne Poindexter.

   Allen
(children of Tscharner DeGraffenried and Eliza Allen Embry)

born: (September 18, 1764) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Sarah Thomas (about 1797) in Chester County, SC
children: Allen Jr, Regina [T. G. Blewett], Cicely [J. McCaw], Tscharner Hobson, Thomas, and Pauline [J. B. Pickett] [J. B. Gilmer]
died: (January 7, 1821) in Chester, Chester County, SC
buried: in DeGraffenried burying ground to the left of Highway 72 from Chester toward Carlisle about 9 miles out.
note: As a youth, he went to Chester, Chester County, SC, with his brother Christopher (Kit) and a negro slave.

   Regina born: ( ) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Charles Patteson (about 1794) in VA
children: Samuel, Richard, Lewis Tscharner, Jonathan, and Allen DeGraffenried
died: (1800) in KY
buried: in
note: She moved to Kentucky after her marriage.
   Christopher
(Kit)
born: (about 1763) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Hannah Sartor (about 1795) in Chester County, SC
children: John, Mary [Thomas], and Trezevant
died: (March 22, 1831) in SC; aged 64 years, 7 months, 24 days
buried: in DeGraffenried burial ground: 2 graves in a field near Neal Shoals on the Broad River, Union County, SC; reported by Etta Rosson
note: His wife died January 12, 1829; aged 55 years, 1 month, 15 days
   Lucretia Jones
(children of Tscharner DeGraffenried and Lucretia Townes Roberson)

born: ( ) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Benjamin Finney () in
children: William Carey, Mary, Benjamin, Nancy, Hannah, Catherine, Tscharner, Thomas, Sarah, Matthew, Andrew, and Lucretia [E. Matthews]
died: ( ) in
buried: in
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   Catherine Jenner born: ( ) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: William Calhoun ( ) in
children: Tscharner, Patrick, Mary, Jane, Lucretia Ann [H. Townes] [T. DeGraffenried], Martha Catherine [ A. Burt], Thomas, James Lawrence, Sarah [E. P. Noble], Eugenia [E. Parker], and George McDuffie
died: (1827) in
buried: in
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   Nancy Needham born: ( ) in Lunenburg County, VA
married: Patrick Calhoun (December 15, 1803) in
children: Martha Anne, Catherine Jenner [W. Tennent], Edward, Francis Augustus, Benjamin Alfred, and Patrick Ludlow
died: ( ) in
buried: in
note:

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   John
(child of Baker DeGraffenried and Sarah Mary Vass)
born: (February 24, 1773) in Halifax County, VA
married: Elizabeth King (December 16, 1797) in Halifax County, VA
children: Tscharner C., Mary [J. E. McComb], Creed Taylor, Letitia [T. Dawson], Elizabeth Catherine [A. Kingery],
John King , Francis M.
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census: On the 1840 census, he was in Newton County, MO;
note:

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   Tscharner C.
(children of John DeGraffenried and Elizabeth King)

born: (about 1800) in VA
married: (a) Elizabeth _?_ ( ) in
               (b) Cynthia Ann McCubbin Snelling (March 9, 1858) in Brumley, Miller County, MO
children: William Monroe, Susannah M. [Z. W. McCubbin], Mary Frances [W. F. James], Elizabeth B. [J. L. Hale], Emily A. [J. S. McComb], Ellen K. [W. K. Jeffries] [Butts], Zachariah, John
               (b) Martha Ann [I. Bilyeu], William Leroy Beauregard
died: (after 1870) in Camden County, MO
buried: in Graves Hill Cemetery (grave 46) near Passover, Camden County, MO
census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, he was with his first wife in Miller County, MO; on the 1860 census, with his second wife in Miller County, MO; on the 1870 census, in Camden County, MO
note: Cynthia Ann McCubbin was first married (July 21, 1844) to John Snelling, son of Hugh Snelling and Winneford Perry, in Miller County, MO. She is buried in Graves Hill Cemetery (grave 47) in Camden County, MO.

   Mary
(Polly)

born: (about 1812) in TN
married: Jacob Evans McComb (March 17, 1829) in Miller County, MO? Roane County, TN?
children: Jacob Shaw, Nancy Jane [N. H. Short], Thomas J., James H., Jesse E., Joseph Riley, Absalom Evans, Eliza J., George W.
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census: On the 1840-1880 census, she was in Miller County, MO
note:

   Creed Taylor
(Charles)

born: (about 1810) in VA
married: Martha Permilia Edna Howard (about 1827) in Christian County, KY
children: Jasper Newton, Creed Taylor Jr, Joseph (Dick), Martha Permilia Edna [J. Rogers]
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census: On the 1810 and 1820 census, he was with his parents in Cumberland County, KY; on the 1830 census, he was with his parents in Christian County, KY; on the 1850 census he was in Franklin County, AR, and his mother Elizabeth King DeGraffenried, age 78, was living with him; on the 1860 census, in Stevens County, TX ?; on the 1870 census, in Colfax County, NM
note: His wife was a granddaughter of William Baker DeGraffenried.

   Letitia
    (Luann)
born: (June 7, 1812) in Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, KY
married: Thomas Henry Dawson (November 23, 1829) in Christian County, KY
children: John Barkley and Henrietta [J. W. Curtis]
died: (about 1900) in Dawson, Colfax County, NM
buried: in Colfax County, NM
census: On the 1850 census, she was in Franklin County, AR; on the 1860 census, in Buchanan County, TX; on the 1870 and 1880 census, in Colfax County, NM
note:
   Elizabeth Catherine born: (about 1814) in KY
married: Andrew Kingery (February 8, 1837) in Miller County, MO
children: John, Kemp, Noland, Lou Ann, Catherine F., Mildred
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census: On the 1850 census, she was widowed in Franklin County, AR; on the 1860 census, in _____
note: Her husband, age 42, was listed on the 1850 mortality schedule of Franklin County, MO, as dying of consumption in May. He was previously married to Hannah Ruckman and had at least three children by her: Joseph, Catherine A. [Berry], and Martha Jane [Chapman].
   John King born: (about 1815) in Cumberland County, KY
married: (a) Phoebe Ann Carpenter (about 1847) in Franklin County, AR
               (b) Martha Clark Lankford Morris (February 15, 1869) in Grayson County, TX
children: (a) Eudora,
James Theodore, Lenora S., Solon, Euzora, Francis B., Almyra, Agnes S., Angeline, Barkley
                (b) children of Martha Clark and William T. Lankford: Ransom D., Sarah B., Ruth, Paroll H., Archibald C., James W.; no issue by William Morris
died: (1873) in Denison, Grayson County, TX
buried: in Grayson County, TX
census: On the 1850 census, he was in Franklin County, AR; on the 1860 and 1870 census, in Grayson County, TX; on the 1880 census, his widow was in Grayson County, TX
note: His son Theodore DeGraffenried was named administrator of his estate (December 29, 1873).
   Francis M. born: (about 1820) in Hardin County, KY
married: Paulina C. Harrington (September 6, 1859) in Palo Pinto County, TX
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census: On the 1850 census, he was in Franklin County, AR; on the 1860 census, in Parker County, TX;
note: His wife was the daughter of David Green Harrington and Susannah A. Goodman. He was on the 1845 tax list of Franklin County, AR.

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   Eudora
    (Dora)
(children of John King DeGraffenried and Phoebe Ann Carpenter)

born: (about 1848) in AR
married: Thomas P. Eubanks (June 5, 1867) in Grayson County, TX
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census:
note: According to the 1870 census, they were in Grayson County, TX

   James Theodore born: (November 30, 1849) in Franklin County, AR
married: (a) Harriet "Haggie" Mock (January 7, 1875) in Grayson County, TX
               (b) Frances Cornelia Burns (August 27, 1885) in Nelson, Choctaw County, Indian Territory
children: (a) Naomi, Phebe Ann
                (b) Susie, Howard Monroe, Eudora Estelle,
Lula Hannah, Byron Ennis, Noble Theodore, Ernest Allen, Oren Lucius, Lee Cruce
died: (October 31, 1923) in Antlers, Pushmataha County, OK
buried: in Antlers, Pushmataha County, OK
census:
note:
   Lenora S.
    (Lennie)
born: (about 1852) in AR
married: Thomas Garland Stegall (January 26, 1871) in Grayson County, TX
children: Dorhia E. [Templeton], Edwin, William H., Andrew, Nellie [Rogers], Thomas Roe, Little Chick [Babb], John King Bennet, Lucille Mae [Riggs], George, David
died: ( after 1930) in
buried:
census:
note: She was enumerated on the 1930 census with her daughter and son-in-law, Dorhia and Robert L. Templeton, in Frost, Navarro County, TX.
   Solon born: (1853) in AR
married: no
children: none
died: ( May 24, 1886) in the state penitentiary at Huntsville, Walker County, TX
buried: in
census:
note: On February 6, 1880, in McLennan County, TX, he was convicted of stealing a mare and a gelding, for which he was sentenced to 7 and 5 years respectively. He entered prison on March 10, 1880, and would have been released on July 6, 1892.
   Euzora born: (May 14, 1854) in AR
married: Joseph Long (June 27, 1880) in Grayson County, TX
children: Mattie Sue [Daniels], Saleta Ann [Carr], Betty May [Forbes], Florene Merle [Cotton]
died: (October 29, 1943) in Idabel, McCurtain County, OK
buried: in
census:
note:
   Francis B.
    (Frankie)
born: (1855) in AR
married: ( )
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census:
note: Listed in the will of John King DeGraffenried as minor child, Frank B.
   Almyra born: (1856) in AR
married: (a) _?_ Taylor ( ) in
                (b) _?_ Berkley ( ) in
children: (a) Bryan
                (b) Solon
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:
   Agnes S.
    (Nell)
born: (1859) in TX
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:
   Angeline
    (Annie)
born: (1867) in TX
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:
   Barkley
    (Barkie)
born: (1868) in TX
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:

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   Naomi
(children of James Theodore DeGraffenried and Harriet Mock)

born: (September 14, 1877) in TX
married: Charles A. Walcott (December 3, 1899) in Sherman, Grayson County, TX
children: Charles W., Theodore, Lorena A., Albert, Margaret
died: ( )
buried:
census:
note:

   Phebe Ann
(Annie)
born: (February 10, 1879) in AR
married: Mitchell? or McLaughlin? ( ) in
children: none
died: ( )
buried:
census:
note:
   Susie
(children of James Theodore DeGraffenried and Frances Cornellia Burns)

born: (July 17, 1887) in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
married: no
children: none
died: (1889) in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
buried: in
census:
note:

   Howard Monroe
(Bud)
born: (April 22, 1889) in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
married: (a) Lila S. Pound (October 20, 1913) in Antlers, Pushmataha County, OK
               (b) Ona Marrie Harris (December 23, 1916) in Antlers, Pushmataha County, OK
children: (a) none
               (b) Fannie Bell, Genio, James Theodore (Teddy)
died: (December 11, 1968) in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS
buried: in Antlers City Cemetery, Antlers, Pusmataha County, OK
census: On the 1900 and 1910 census, he was with his parents in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; on the 1920 census, in McCurtain County, OK; on the 1930 census, in
note:
   Eudora Estelle
(Dora)
born: (March 17, 1891) in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
married: Hugh L. Shipley (January 28, 1920) in Sulphur, Murray County, OK
children: Dorthea V. and Mary Frances; adopted Fran Moore (Dorthea's daughter)
died: (February 17, 1990) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK
buried: in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK
census: On the 1900 census, she was with her parents in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; on the 1910 census, in Choctaw County, OK; on the 1920 and 1930 census, in Baylor County, TX
note:
   Lula Hannah born: (December 31,1894) in Chappel Hill, Sevier County, AR
married:
James Gaston Cave (June 8, 1913) in Antlers, Pushmataha County, OK
children: James Theodore, James Howard,
Virginia Gaston, Patty Lou, Lois Catherine, James Bobbie
died: (December 10, 1978) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
buried: San Jose Burial Park (Block 9, Section 1, lot 248, Grave 1, NW 1/4) San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
census: On the 1900 census, she was with her parents in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; on the 1910 census, in Choctaw County, OK; on the 1920 census, in Murray County, OK; on the 1930 census, in Tarrant County, TX
note:
   Byron Ennis
(By)
born: (January 17, 1897) in Pine Bluff, AR
married: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Lewis (December 29, 1922) in Antlers, Pushmataha County, OK
children: Byron Ennis, Jr (Junior), Jerry Douglas, Ramona Vera, Mary Virginia
died: (February 1, 1934) in
buried:
census: On the 1900 census, he was with his parents in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; on the 1910 census, in Choctaw County, OK; on the 1920 census, in Pushmataha County, OK
note: Elizabeth Lewis DeGraffenried married Fred N. Ford after Byron's death and had triplets: Henry Leon, William Lee, and Larry Ross Ford.
   Noble Theodore born: (May 21, 1899) in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territorry
married: Mary Salster (June 1, 1943) in
children: no
died: (January, 1972 ) in Chicago, Cook County, IL
buried: in
census: On the 1900 census, he was with his parents in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; on the 1910 census, in Choctaw County, OK;
note:
   Ernest Allen born: (May 13, 1902) in AR
married: (a) Viola Engel ( ) in
               (b) Clara ____ ( ) in
children: (a) Tommy@ and Trudy@
               (b) no
died: (April, 1981) in FL
buried: in
census: On the 1910 census, he was with his parents in Choctaw County, OK; on the 1920 census, in Pushmataha County, OK; on the 1930 census, in
note:
   Oren Lucius born: (October 31, 1904) in OK
married: Charlotte McKay (November 15, 1946) in
children: no
died: (August, 1974) in Chicago, Cook County, IL
buried: in
census: On the 1910 census, he was with his parents in Choctaw County, OK; on the 1920 census, in Pushmataha County, OK; on the 1930 census, in Cook County, IL
note:
   Lee Cruce
(Leo)
born: (March 11, 1908) in OK
married: Kenno Clarisse Wynia (February 22, 1939) in
children: Kenneth Ernie and James Theodore
died: (September, 1968) in Chicago, Cook County, IL
buried: in
census: On the 1910 census, he was with his parents in Choctaw County, OK; on the 1920 census, in Pushmataha County, OK; on the 1930 census, in Cook County, IL
note: He was named after the 2nd governor of Oklahoma.

*
   Fannie Bell
(children of Howard Monroe DeGraffenried and Ona Marrie Harris)

born: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:

   Genio born: ( ) in
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
   James Theodore
(Teddy)
born: ( ) in
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
   Byron Ennis, Jr
(Junior)
(children of Byron Ennis DeGraffenried and Elizabeth Lewis)

born: (October 7, 1922) in OK
married: Eileen Dempsey (1944) in
children: Edward, John, Stephen, Mike, Thomas, Patrick, Charles, and Kathleen
died: (April, 1977) in Dover, Kent County, DE
buried:
census:
note:

   Jerry Douglas born: (February 24, 1928) in Marlow, Stevens County, OK
married: (a) Betty Ruth Gill ( ) in
               (b) Betty Ann Marie Shipley (1959) in Gulfport, Harrison County, MS
children: (a) Jerry Douglas Jr, Mary Elizabeth [Smith] [Cassarez], and Donna [Reyes]
               (b) William Edward, Walter Shipley, and Tami Lee [Wester]
died: (December 26, 1975) in Dover, Kent County, DE
buried: in Henlopen Memorial Park, Lewes, Sussex County, DE
notes: His first marriage ended in divorce, and his ex- wife remarried. Betty Ruth Gill DeGraffenried Feltis died November 12, 1998.
   Ramona Vera born: (December 5, 1929) in
married: Brigham Y. Stotts (March 5, 1950) in OK
children: Larry and Garry S.
died: (April 29, 2000) in Tucson, Pima County, AZ
buried: in
census:
note: Her husband was born (August 4, 1924) in Marlow, Stephens County, OK; he died (January 24, 2007) in Oklahoma City, OK. I have their marriage date as February 24, 1950.
   Mary Virginia
(Ginny)
born: ( )
married: (a) Wally Pritchard ( ) in
               (b) Jim Heck ( )
children: (a) Sherry
               (b) Jeff?
died:
buried: in
census:
note:
   Tommy
(adopted children of Ernest Allen DeGraffenried and Viola Engle)

born: (November 16, 1944) in
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:

   Trudy born: (October 26, 1947) in
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:
   Kenneth Ernie
       (Kenny)
(children of Lee Cruce DeGraffenried and Kenno Clarisse Wynia)

born: (July 18, 1944) in Skokie, IL(?)
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:

   James Theodore
       (Jimmy)
born: (January 25, 1948) in Skokie, IL(?)
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried: in
census:
note:

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