Individual Details
Gen. Barzillai Graves
(16 Apr 1782 - 10 Oct 1854)
Married (1) Frances Williams on 2 May 1811 in Pittsylvania Co VA and married (2) to Mary Thomas Marshall Royal in Oct 1822 in Halifax Co VA.
He was a General in the NC Militia and a leader of the Democratic Party in Caswell County. Member of the NC Legislature and the Caswell County Attorney in 1831.
1850 Census. Caswell Co NC.
Barzillai Graves, age 68, farmer, b. Caswell Co. Mary, age 65, b. VA.
Frances W. Graves, age 24, b. VA.
Robert W. Eskridge, age 23, carpenter, b. Caswell
Mary B., age 23, b. VA. [likely a daughter]
Buried in the Graves Family Cemetery on the property of his brother Elijah, as is Mary T., born 1786, died 15 Jul 1854.
Events
| Birth | 16 Apr 1782 | Caswell County, North Carolina |  | ||
| Death | 10 Oct 1854 | Caswell County, North Carolina | |
Families
| Father | John Herndon Graves (1749 - 1829) |
| Mother | Anne "Nancy" Slade (1749 - 1807) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Betsy" Graves (1771 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Catherine "Katy" Graves (1773 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Thomas Slade Graves (1775 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Azariah Graves (1776 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Elijah Graves (1778 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Capt. William Graves (1780 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Delilah Graves (1784 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Ann "Nancy" Graves (1786 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Graves (1792 - 1846) |
Endnotes
1. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb.
2. Rick Frederick, "Caswell County Family Tree," database, Caswell County Historical Association (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncccha/: accessed ), ; citing Compiled from research and contributions of members.