Seventh Generation

3292. Fred GRAVES⁸⁰⁵ was born on 14 January 1883 in Guilford, Nodaway Co., MO.⁸⁰⁵ He died on 15 December 1962.⁸⁰⁵ Fred Graves lived in Guilford until 17 years of age. He traveled with his parents, brothers and sister, by covered wagon, first to Waverly, KS, and later to Kirk, CO, where he grew to manhood. Fred eventually left Colorado, working in Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska on farms and in the harvest fields. Finally he moved to Brady, NE, and went to work for his future father-in-law, and thus met his wife-to-be. Meanwhile, he acquired a small business containing a pool table, bowling lanes, and a snack bar, which he operated for two years. By this time, he was planning to marry, and since he and his bride-to-be decided to farm, he sold his business and rented a farm.
He secondly married Florence ("Flossie") Abercrombie early on 10 June 1914 at the home of her parents. She was the eldest daughter of Agricol and Ida Abercrombie whose family numbered 7 daughters and 1 son. After a wedding breakfast, they left for their rented farm 18 miles away. All their worldly possessions were piled in the wagon with them. There they farmed for 3 summers, and there their first 2 daughters were born. Later, in Wyoming, their other children were born.
The prospect of owning their own land, by homesteading, enticed Fred on westward to Wyoming. His plans were to settle at Jireh, WY, but the land agent was not in his office that day. So, Fred continued on to Douglas. There he was shown out to a site which was open for filing by Milt Githens. For this service, Mr. Githens was paid, at a later date, with 12 chickens. Fred filed on the land (parts of sections 6 and 7, township 70, range 33) in 1916, but when the laws covering homesteading were changed, returned to file in 1917. That summer, he and his wife's uncle, Jim Harmon, built a one room homestead-home, the usual 'car' roof and tarpapered to turn the wind and snow. He returned to Nebraska and the next spring loaded all the family's possessions - livestock, chickens, farm implements, household goods, and personal belongings - into an emigrant car. On Good Friday he started for Wyoming, arriving in Douglas on April 1, 1918. while waiting for the rest of the family to arrive, he added another small room to the house and hand dug a water well.

Fred GRAVES and Elizabeth MCLEAN were married on 7 August 1907 in Kirk, Yuma Co., CO.⁸⁰⁵ They⁸⁰⁵ were divorced in 1910.⁸⁰⁵ Elizabeth MCLEAN was born (date unknown).

Fred GRAVES and Elizabeth MCLEAN had the following children:

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Tyson Jewel GRAVES was born (date unknown).

Fred GRAVES and Florence "Flossie" ABERCROMBIE were married on 10 June 1914 in Brady, Lincoln Co., NE.⁸⁰⁵ Florence "Flossie" ABERCROMBIE was born on 23 September 1888 in Brady, Lincoln Co., NE.⁸⁰⁵ She died on 18 November 1975.⁸⁰⁵

Fred GRAVES and Florence "Flossie" ABERCROMBIE had the following children:

5644	i.	Gladys GRAVES805 was born in NE.805 Married a Hill. 2 sons and 1 dau.
5645	ii.	Berniece GRAVES was born in NE.805
5646	iii.	Wayne GRAVES805 was born in WY.805 3 married children. He served in WW II, after which he became a carpenter.
5647	iv.	Marcus GRAVES805 was born in WY.805 3 daughters and 1 son (died in Vietnam). Worked for the Wyoming Highway Dept. for 291/2 years before retiring. One daughter is Linda Graves Rollins.
5648	v.	Virginia GRAVES was born in WY.805