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| Mary Jones Graves m. Jan 22, 1827 Pike, Allegany, NY b. Sep 16, 1811 Springfield VT d. Aug 15, 1900 Lake Washington MN |
Orilla b. Aug 7, 1828 Pike NY d. Oct 31, 1919 Silverton OR |
Sabra Roundy b. Oct 2, 1831 Pike NY d. Jan 4, 1931 Minneapolis MN |
Sarah J. b. May 24, 1834 Pike NY d. Dec 17, 1922 Benson, Swift Co. MN |
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Hiram J. b. Sep 12, 1837 Pike NY d. Oct 3, 1878 Cordova MN |
William P. b. Nov 16, 1843 Pike NY d. Apr 21, 1920 Le Sueur Co. MN |
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In 1806, the town of Pike became part of the new county called Allegany.
In 1841, the northwest corner of Allegany Co. became part of Wyoming Co. |
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Irwin and Mary were married in Pike, Alleghany Co. NY, and lived there until
1852, when they moved their family westward to Ohio. In 1854, Mary and Irwin
purchased 50 acres in Rochester Township, Lorain County Ohio, 12 miles
south of Oberlin. County land records indicate that other Graves, possibly relatives
of Mary, were already landowners. Irwin and Mary sold their property on Sep 29, 1860. |
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In 1859, son Hiram bought land in Cordova Township, Minnesota, building a log cabin there.
The 1860 census for the township lists H.E. Granger age 24, Perry Wilson age 43, and his
wife Orilla age 31. Hiram would subsequently deed parts of the land to family
members as they moved there. |
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In Jun 1861, Irwin and Mary, along with children Sabra, and William moved from Ohio
to join Hiram and Orilla in Le Sueur Center, Cordova Township MN as pioneers
in an area known as the "Big Woods" because usable land had to be cleared of
thick forests. Notes describing the trip and pioneer life ,
from letters of Sabra's daughter Mary Perry White. |
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| Mary Jones Graves and Irwin Harris Granger | |||
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One of the first frame houses in Le Sueur County MN built by the Grangers
about 1861 on land bought by Irwin Harris Granger. Photographed circa 1930. |
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In Mar 1864, Irwin died of pneumonia, less than three years after the journey
from Ohio. |
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Grave marker of Irwin Harris Granger and
Mary Jones Graves Granger in Woodlawn Cemetery, Le Sueur Center MN. |
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| Son Hiram was a Civil War veteran with the 4th Minnesota infantry.
He survived the war but not a windy October day on top of a barn in 1878.
Hiram's Civil War Experiences. |
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Son William Granger with wife Nancy and daughter Gertrude in 1876. |
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Sources: Obituary notice, St. Peter Tribune, St. Peter, MN, Mar 9, 1864. Graves Family Bible, in possession of Genie Bossuet Boutwell. Granger, William P., Bible, in possession of Allen A. Kewitsch. Lorain Co. (OH), Land Records, County Records Office, Elyria OH. Novak, Sylvia D., illustrative narative of trip to Minnesota, 1986. Obituary notice of Mrs. C. N. Perry, St. Peter Herald, St. Peter, MN, Jan 1931. Pike, NY Town Historian's files, indexed by Robert French; transcribed by May 18, 1976. Tombstones, Greenwood-Woodlawn Cemetery, Le Sueur Center, Le Sueur Co., Minn. White, Mary Perry, daughter of C.N. Perry and Sabra Roundy Granger, letters to Lisabeth M. Feind, postmarked Jul 23, 1948. |
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