Individual Details
Virginia Frances Haden
(23 Jul 1829 - 29 Nov 1913)
Buried Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean, IL.
Obituary:
Virginia Graves, the oldest citizen of Bloomington, Ill., in point of years spent there, and mother of Arthur J. Graves, superintendent of the Bloomington Cemetery Association, died recently from an illness of several months' standing. Seventy-seven years a resident of Bloomington, Mrs. Graves was known to almost the entire community and her passing is deeply mourned. Mrs. Graves, born Virginia Hayden, was a teacher in the first private school ever established in Bloomington. Until the time of her marriage her entire attention was given to teaching and she retained an intense interest in school affairs throughout her life. Her marriage to Linus Graves took place in 1847, Mr. Graves preceding her in death after fifty years of married life. Six children - three sons and three daughters - were born of the union, two of the daughters dying in infancy. The survivors are Walter H., living in Portland, Ore.; Linus R., living in Los Angeles, Cal.; Arthur J., residing in Bloomington, and Mrs. J. C. Means, with whom Mrs. Graves had made her home for many years. There are five granddaughters, two grandsons, and four great grandchildren.
Events
Birth | 23 Jul 1829 | Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky | |||
Marriage | 1847 | Linus Graves | |||
Death | 29 Nov 1913 | Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois |
Families
Spouse | Linus Graves (1815 - 1897) |
Child | Frances Rebecca "Fannie" Graves (1849 - 1914) |
Child | Walter Haden Graves (1851 - 1919) |
Child | Linus Robinson Graves (1859 - 1933) |
Child | Arthur James Graves (1861 - 1938) |
Father | James Carter/Crenshaw Haden (1782 - 1840) |
Mother | Rebecca SWEET HATFIELD (1793 - 1874) |
Endnotes
1. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .
2. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .
3. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .