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Uolricus	born: ( ) in village of Grafenreid (near Bern), Switzerland married: _?_ ( ) in Switzerland children: Cuo died: ( ) in Switzerland buried: in note: ********************
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: *******************
Burkhard	(child of Cuo de Gravenriedt and _?_) born: ( ) in Bern, Switzerland married: Margaretha von Balm ( ) in Switzerland children: Peter died: ( ) in Switzerland buried: in note: ******************
Peter	(child of Burkhard DeGraffenreid and Margaretha von Balm) born: ( ) in Bern, Switzerland married: (a) Margaretha Veller ( ) in Switzerland                (b) Verena von Gysenstein ( ) in Switzerland children: (a) Margaretha [Gugla], Lucia [Balmer], Anne [von Speichingen] Niklaus                (b) died: ( ) in Switzerland buried: in note: *****************
Niklaus	(child of Peter DeGraffenreid and Margaretha Veller) born: ( ) in Bern, Switzerland married: Anna Hetzel von Lindenach ( ) in Switzerland children: Anna [Balmer] [von Muhleren], Clara [Kistler], Peter, Johann died: ( ) in Switzerland buried: in note: ****************
Johann	(child of Niklaus DeGraffenreid and Anna Hetzel von Lindenach) born: ( ) in Bern, Switzerland married: Anna von Emswyl ( ) in Switzerland children: Niklaus died: ( ) in Switzerland buried: in note: His wife is said to have borne him twelve sons, the fourth of which was Niklaus. ****************
Niklaus     (Venner Niklaus)	(child of Johann DeGraffenreid and Anna von Emswyl) born: (1447) in Bern, 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. **************
Peter	(child of Niklaus DeGraffenreid and Barbara von Ringenberg) born: (1507) in Bern, 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. *************
Anton	(child of Peter DeGraffenreid and Elizabeth Lenherr) born: (1545) in Bern, 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. ************
Abraham	(child of Anton DeGraffenreid and Susannah Abbuhl) born: (1580) in Bern, Switzerland married: Ursule de Diesebach (1600) in Switzerland children: Abraham, Hieronymus, Hans Rudolf, Christopher [IV] died: (1620) in Switzerland buried: in note: He had 5 sons and 1 daughter. His son Abraham died young. ***********
Christopher	(child of Abraham DeGraffenreid and Ursule de Diesbach) born: (1603) in Bern, 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. **********
Anton	(child of Christopher [IV] DeGraffenreid and Anna von Mühlinen) born: (1639) in Bern, 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. *********
Christopher	(child of Anton DeGraffenreid and Catherine Jenner) born: (November 15, 1661) in Bern, Switzerland married: Regina Tscharner (1683) in children: Christopher [VI] died: ( ) in buried: in note: His wife was the daughter of Beat Lewis Tscharner and Marguerithe Güder. ********
Christopher	(child of Christopher [V] DeGraffenreid and Regina Tscharner) born: (1691) in Bern, Switzerland married: Barbara Needham Tempest (February 22, 1714) in Charleston, Charleston County, SC children: Tscharner died: (October 27, 1742) at his plantation on the James River in 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, 1742. *******
Anton Tscharner     (Tscharner Sr)	(child of Christopher [VI] DeGraffenreid and Barbara Needham Tempest) born: (November 28, 1722) in Williamsburg, James City County, VA married: (a) Mary Baker (July 5, 1742) in Lunenburg County, VA                (b) Sarah Rust Lowry (about 1759) 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, Mollie, Francis, William, Tscharner, Mary, Sarah, and Martha                (b) Metcalf                (c) Allen, Regina, and Christopher (Kit)                (d) Lucretia Jones, Catherine Jenner, and Nancy Needham died: (February or March, 1794) in Lunenburg County, VA buried: in note: He was the first DeGraffenreid to be born in America, and for this fact, he was adjudged incompetent 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. ******
John	(children of Tscharner DeGraffenreid 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
Baker	born: (August 6, 1744) in Lunenburg County (Charlotte County), VA married: Sarah Vass (about 1762) in Chester County, SC children: Vincent, Mary Baker (Polly), Nancy Needham, John, William Baker, Francis, Sarah died: (by 1779) in Guilford, Lunenberg County, VA buried: in note:
Mary     (Mollie)	born: (April 2, 1746) in Lunenburg County, VA married: no children: none died: (December 27, 1747) in Lunenburg County, VA buried: in
Francis	born: (February 24, 1747) in Lunenburg County, VA married: (a) Mary Walton () in Lunenburg County, VA                (b) Ermine Boswell ( ) 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 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.
William G.	born: (March 22, 1749) in Lunenburg County, VA married: (a) Nancy Tomlinson ( ) in                (b) Elizabeth Robertson (December 25, 1772) in Lunenburg County, VA children:(a) Tscharner, Elizabeth Needham [Gray], William, Mary [Tidwell], Nancy, and Maury                (b) died: (1809) in Lunenburg County, VA buried: in
Tscharner     (Tscharner Jr)	born: (February 9, 1752) in Lunenburg County, VA married: no children: none died: ( ) in buried: in 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) [Michaux], Sally [C. Taylor], Lucy Ann [Strong], Susan [Langhorne], Nancy [Holt], Martha [S. Taylor], Alexander, and Virginia [Henry] died: ( ) in Cumberland County, VA buried: in note: She made an oath on December 20, 1796, that Baker DeGraffenreid (deceased) was the eldest son of her father, Tscharner DeGraffenreid (deceased), and that Vincent DeGraffenreid was now the eldest and heir-in-law of Baker DeGraffenreid.
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.
Sarah     (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 DeGraffenreid and Sarah Rust Lowry) born: (about 1760) in Lunenburg County, VA married: Mary Ann Maury (January 2, 1783) in Lunenburg County, VA children: Abram Maury, Metcalf, Sarah [Garrett], Susan [Reese], Matthew Fontaine, and Benjamin D. died: ( ) in buried: in
Allen	(children of Tscharner DeGraffenreid and Eliza Allen Embry) born: (September 18, 1764) in Lunenburg County, VA married: Sarah Thomas () in Chester County, SC children: Allen Jr, Regina [Blewett], Cicely [McCaw], Tscharner Hobson, Thomas, and Pauline [Pickett] [Gilmer] died: (January 7, 1821) in Chester, Chester County, SC buried: in DeGraffenreid burying ground to the left of Highway 72 from Chester toward Carlisle about 9 miles out. note: As a child, 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 () in children: Samuel, Richard, Lewis Tscharner, Jonathan, and Allen DeGraffenreid 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 ( ) 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 DeGraffenreid 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 DeGraffenreid 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 [Matthews] died: ( ) in buried: in
Catherine Jenner	born: ( ) in Lunenburg County, VA married: William Calhoun () in children: Tscharner, Patrick, Mary, Jane, Lucretia Ann [H. Townes] [T. DeGraffenreid], Martha Catherine [Burt], Thomas, James Lawrence, Sarah [Noble], Eugenia [Parker], and George McDuffie died: (1827) in buried: in
Nancy Needham	born: ( ) in Lunenburg County, VA married: Patrick Calhoun (December 15, 1803) in children: Martha Anne, Catherine Jenner [Tennent], Edward, Francis Augustus, Benjamin Alfred, and Patrick Ludlow died: ( ) in buried: in *****
John	(child of Baker DeGraffenreid and Sarah Vass) born: (February 24, 1773) in Guilford County, NC married: Elizabeth King (December 16, 1797) in Halifax County, VA children: Tscharner C., Katherine, Mary, Creed Taylor, Letitia, Elizabeth, John King , Francis M. died: ( ) in buried: in note: ****
Tscharner C.	(children of John DeGraffenreid and Elizabeth King) born: (about 1800) in married: (a) Elizabeth _?_ ( ) in                (b) Cynthia Ann McCubbin (March 9, 1858) in Brumley, Miller County, MO children: William Monroe, Susannah M. [McCubbin], Mary Frances [James], Elizabeth B. [Hale], Emily A. [McComb], Ellen Kay [Jeffries], Zachariah, John                (b) Martha Ann [Bilyeu], William Lenox Beauregard died: ( ) in buried: in note:
Katherine	born: (about 1805) in married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in note:
Mary	born: (about 1807) in TN married: Jacob McComb ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in note:
Creed Taylor	born: (about 1810) in VA married: Martha Permilia Edna Howard () in children: Jasper Newton, Creed Taylor Jr, Joseph (Dick), Martha Permilia Edna [Rogers] died: ( ) in buried: in note:
Letitia Catherine     (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 [Curtis] died: (1900) in Dawson, Colfax County, NM buried: in note:
Elizabeth Catherine	born: (about 1814) in KY married: Andrew Kingery (February 8, 1837) in Miller County, MO children: John, Kemp, Noland, Catherine F., Lou Ann, Mildred died: ( ) in buried: in note:
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 note: His son Theodore DeGraffenreid 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 note: ***
Eudora	(children of John King DeGraffenreid and Phoebe Ann Carpenter) born: (about 1848) in AR married: Thomas P. Eubanks (June 5, 1867) in Grayson County, TX children: died: ( ) in buried:
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
Lenora S.     (Lennie)	born: (about 1852) in AR married: Thomas Gardner 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: 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 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
Francis B.     (Frankie)	born: (1855) in AR married: ( ) children: died: ( ) in buried: note: Listed in the will of John King DeGraffenreid 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
Agnes S.     (Nell)	born: (1859) in TX married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in
Angeline     (Annie)	born: (1867) in TX married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in
Barkley     (Barkie)	born: (1868) in TX married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in **
Naomi	(Children of James Theodore DeGraffenreid 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:
Phebe Ann (Annie)	born: (February 10, 1879) in AR married: Mitchell? or McLaughlin? ( ) in children: none died: ( ) buried:
Susie	(Children of James Theodore DeGraffenreid 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
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
Eudora Estelle (Dora)	born: (March 17, 1891) in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory married: Hugh Shipley (January 28, 1920) in Sulphur, OK children: Dorthea 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
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
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: note: Elizabeth Lewis DeGraffenreid 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
Ernest Allen	born: (May 13, 1902) in AR married: (a) Viola Engel                (b) Clara ____ children: (a) Tommy@ and Trudy@                (b) no died: (April, 1981) in FL buried: in
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
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 note: He was named after the 2nd governor of Oklahoma. *
Fannie Bell	(children of Howard Monroe DeGraffenreid 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 DeGraffenreid 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:
Jerry Douglas	born: (February 24, 1928) in Marlow, Stevens County, OK married: (a) Betty R. _?_ ( ) in                (b) Betty Ann Marie Shipley (1959) in Gulfport, Harrison County, MS children: (a) Jerry Jr, Mary, and Donna                (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.
Ramona Vera	born: (December 5, 1929) in married: Brigham Stotts (March 5, 1950) in children: Larry and Gary died: (April 29, 2000) in Tucson, Pima County, AZ buried: in
Mary Virginia (Ginny)	born: ( ) married: (a) Wally Pritchard ( ) in                (b) Jim Heck ( ) children: (a) Sherry                (b) Jeff? died: buried: in
Tommy	(adopted children of Ernest Allen DeGraffenreid and Viola Engle) born: (November 16, 1944) in married: () in children: died: () in buried: in
Trudy	born: (October 26, 1947) in married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in
Kenneth Ernie        (Kenny)	(children of Lee Cruce DeGraffenreid and Kenno Clarisse Wynia) born: (July 18, 1944) in Skokie, IL(?) married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in
James Theodore        (Jimmy)	born: (January 25, 1948) in Skokie, IL(?) married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: in