Descendents of Roswell and Mary Ann (Betts) Graves 1. Roswell Graves b. 2-Jul-1799, New Haven, New Haven, CT, (son of Benjamin Graves and Lucy Arnold) m. 20-Mar-1820, in Jamestown, Mercer, PA, Mary Ann Betts, b. 20-Mar-1801, Mercer Co., PA, (daughter of Christian Betts and Elizabeth Birch) d. 15-Jun-1884, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Graves Cemetery. Roswell died 15-Feb-1882, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, buried: Graves Cemetery. Ref. Comm. Biographical Record of Rock, Greene, Grant, Iowa, and LaFayette Counties, Wisconsin., Graves Family History by John Card Graves. Mary Ann Betts may have been born in Virginia. Roswell and Mary Ann were living near Christian Betts and Alanson Taft in Green Twp., Mercer, PA in 1850 Living with son Alanson Graves in Haney Twp. in 1880 census. Came to Grant Co., WI in 1854 and served as superintendent of the Grant County Poor Farm until 1858. In the spring of 1858 he settled on a farm in Haney Township.
Children:
2. i Lucy Graves b. 1821, Pennsylvania, d. Infant, Pennsylvania. + 3. ii Elizabeth b. 17-Oct-1824.
+ 4. iii Benjamin Arnold b. 11-Dec-1825.
5. iv Lucy Graves b. 20-Jul-1828, Mercer Co., PA, m. Mr. Hoover. Lucy died 30-Apr-1847, Wisconsin.
+ 6. v Rhoda Ann b. 7-Dec-1830.
+ 7. vi Joab Ragan b. 7-Mar-1832.
8. vii Almira E. Graves b. 18-Apr-1836, Mercer Co., PA, m. 22-May-1856, Hugh Dowling, d. 5-Feb-1914. Almira died 15-May-1920, Neola, IA.
+ 9. viii Roswell b. 4-Mar-1837.
+ 10. ix Alanson b. 9-Aug-1840.
11. x John Graves b. 10-Jan-1842, Mercer Co., PA, d. Mercer Co., PA.
12. xi Mary Graves b. 3-Mar-1845, Mercer Co., PA, d. BEF 1850, Mercer Co., PA.
Second Generation
3. Elizabeth Graves b. 17-Oct-1824, Mercer Co., PA, m. 1840, in West Salem Twp., Mercer, PA, Alanson Taft, b. 3-Sep-1817, Machias, Cattaraugus, NY, (son of Benjamin E. Taft and Lucretia McIntyre) d. 11-Jan-1907, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, buried: Graves Cemetery. Elizabeth died 16-Jul-1864, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Graves Cemetery. Alanson: Came to Crawford Co., WI in 1856. Purchased land in Haney Twp. 5 Mar 1858. Living near Christian Betts and Roswell Graves in Green Twp., Mercer, PA in 1850 census. Living with Oliver Roswell Taft in 1900 Haney Twp. census. Re: History of Crawford and Richland Co., WI, 1884, Pg. 618 Children:
4. Benjamin Arnold Graves b. 11-Dec-1825, Mercer Co., PA, m. 25-Jul-1845, in West Salem Twp., Mercer, PA, Lurancy Ray, b. 14-Feb-1828, Cattaraugus Co., NY, (daughter of George Ray and Lucinda _____) d. 28-Mar-1903, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Benjamin died 12-Feb-1905, Wauzeka, Crawford, WI, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Moved to Grant Co., WI in 1854 and took charge of the County Poor Farm and then moved to Crawford Co., WI approximately 1864 and purchased a farm. Served as a Justice of the Peace in Crawford Co. Member of Company K, 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Three children and a son-in-law died in April 1900. Sources vary as to marriage date including 1842 and 1853. Re: Commemorative Biographical Record of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties, WI 1901. + 13. i Absalom b. 27-Mar-1841. + 14. ii Phebe A. b. 22-Nov-1842.
+ 15. iii Mary E. b. 25-Nov-1844.
+ 16. iv Elizabeth b. 11-Mar-1847.
+ 17. v Alanson b. 26-Apr-1850.
+ 18. vi Olive Lucretia b. 3-Jul-1854.
+ 19. vii Oliver Roswell b. 3-Jul-1854.
20. viii Alma Adelaide Taft b. 15-Nov-1862, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, d. 15-Aug-1897, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Death record listed as Alma Addie Taft
Children:
6. Rhoda Ann Graves b. 7-Dec-1830, Mercer Co., PA, m. 21-Sep-1852, in Pennsylvania, James Dowling, b. 8-Feb-1829, Pennsylvania, d. 1-Sep-1910. Rhoda died 25-Apr-1905, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. 21. i George W. Graves b. __-Dec-1845, Ohio, m. (1) 30-Mar-1867, S. E. Clayton, m. (2) 11-May-1873, in Grant Co., WI, Harriet Coates, b. 1846, Grant Co., WI, d. 23-Dec-1918. George died 21-Aug-1918. + 22. ii Roswell B. b. 20-May-1848.
+ 23. iii Mary Ann b. 29-Sep-1850.
+ 24. iv Arnold b. 4-Nov-1852.
+ 25. v Martha L. b. __-Jan-1855.
26. vi Joab Graves b. 25-Oct-1856, Grant Co., WI, d. 6-Jul-1863, Grant Co., WI, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI.
+ 27. vii Lula M. b. __-Sep-1858.
+ 28. viii Lurinda b. 02-Feb-1862.
29. ix Lorenzo Graves b. 2-Feb-1863, Grant Co., WI, d. 22-Jul-1863, Grant Co., WI.
30. x Hattie Graves b. 15-Sep-1864, Grant Co., WI, m. 21-Oct-1889, in Grant Co., WI, Jasper Shipton, d. __-Apr-1900, Wapello, IA, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Hattie died 8-Apr-1900, Wapello, IA, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI.
Children:
7. Joab Ragan Graves b. 7-Mar-1832, Mercer Co., PA, m. 11-Dec-1856, in Grant Co., WI, Mary Catherine Baker, b. 31-Jan-1836, Pennsylvania, d. 29-Feb-1916, Wisconsin, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Joab died 3-Sep-1906, Harrison Twp., Grant, WI, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. 31. i William R. Dowling b. 28-Jul-1853, Pennsylvania, m. 17-Nov-1895, Alice E. Brown. William died 12-Jun-1926. 32. ii Roswell O. Dowling b. 2-Apr-1855, Pennsylvania, m. 26-Mar-1883, Clara M. Green, d. 17-Jan-1918, Wisconsin, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Roswell died 20-Jul-1939, Wisconsin, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery.
33. iii James M. Dowling b. 28-Nov-1862, Wisconsin, m. 23-Aug-1900, Anna K. Bystrom, d. 18-Nov-1947. James died 8-Nov-1942.
34. iv Rhoda A. Dowling b. 11-Nov-1868, Wisconsin, m. 1-Jan-1893, Charles M. Seeley, d. 1926. Rhoda died 7-Apr-1934.
Children:
9. Roswell Graves b. 4-Mar-1837, Mercer Co., PA, m. 18-Aug-1857, in Wyocena, Columbia, WI, Eugenia Clapp, b. 27-Sep-1833, Milton, Ontario, Canada, (daughter of Hiram Clapp and Rhoda Striker) d. 10-Apr-1912, California. Roswell died 9-Nov-1883, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, buried: Sebastopol Cemetery, Sebastopol, CA. Roswell was an ordained Minister of the Gospel by the Methodist Protestant Chruch on 25 Sept 1857. Body was apparently moved from Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco to the Sebastopol Cemetery. Source: Records of Barbara Hill, El Cerrito, CA, 1998. Eugenia: Sources conflict as to the actual spelling of the name. Others include Jane and Eujane. 35. i Isabel M. Graves b. 6-Apr-1859, Grant Co., WI, m. 9-Jul-1888, John L. Sisley, d. 14-Jul-1937, Wisconsin, buried: Burton Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Isabel died 28-Sep-1914, Wisconsin, buried: Burton Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. 36. ii Anderson Isaac Graves b. 2-Nov-1861, Grant Co., WI, d. 30-Aug-1951, Wisconsin, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI.
37. iii Adda A. Graves b. 16-Sep-1866, Grant Co., WI, m. 25-Jan-1888, in Wisconsin, Norman E. Adkinson, d. 27-May-1923, Wisconsin, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Adda died 15-Mar-1956, Wisconsin, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI.
38. iv Allen J. Graves b. 24-Sep-1868, Grant Co., WI, m. 22-Feb-1894, in Wisconsin, Emma M. Nickerson, d. 15-Mar-1944. Allen died 9-Jun-1964.
39. v Alice E. Graves b. 24-Jul-1871, Grant Co., WI, m. 14-Dec-1898, Elmo D. Bitney, d. 11-Mar-1945, Wisconsin, buried: Stitzer Lutheran Cemetery. Alice died 12-Jan-1943, Wisconsin, buried: Stitzer Lutheran Cemetery.
Children:
10. Alanson Graves b. 9-Aug-1840, Mercer Co., PA, m. Hannah Jane Dowling, b. 2-Oct-1836, Pennsylvania, d. 6-Jun-1927, Wisconsin, buried: Boscobel Cemetery. Alanson died 12-Feb-1894, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, buried: Boscobel Cemetery. Member of Company D, 31st Wisconsin Infantry later transfering to Company K. He participated in Sherman's campaig through Tennessee and the siege of Atlanta. He was with Sherman on his march to the sea and in the North Carolina compaign and fought in the Battle of Bentonville. He was mustered out of in July 1865. Hannah: Hannah was living with her son Alanson Graves Jr. in Haney Twp, Crawford, WI in 1900. 40. i Ella Florence Graves b. 23-Jun-1858, Wisconsin, m. (1) 5-Jun-1878, in Little Shasta, Siskiyou, CA, Albert George Oldham, m. (2) Luther A. Ross. Ella died 19-Sep-1938, Spangle, Spokane, WA. 41. ii Edward Hiram Graves b. 8-Apr-1860, Wisconsin or Iowa, d. 10-Oct-1936, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.
42. iii Lillian Augusta Graves b. 19-Aug-1862, Fayette Co., IA, m. (1) 3-Jan-1883, in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Joseph R. Gibbins, m. (2) 25-Feb-1893, in Alturas, Madoc, CA, Perry Summers. Lillian died 31-Mar-1942, Tonasket, Okanogan, WA. Joseph: Cause of death: Shot by Shasta Co, CA Sheriff's Deputy.
43. iv Roswell Herbert Graves b. 29-Sep-1865, Dixon, Solano, CA, m. 21-Jul-1904, in Pendleton, Umatilla, OR, Minnie Lois Downs, (daughter of John Downs and Louisa Van Dorn) d. 1-Aug-1978, California, buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Escondito, CA. Roswell died 15-Jul-1945, Roseburg, Douglas, OR, buried: Civil Bend Cemetery, Roseburg, OR.
44. v Alice Mary Graves b. 20-Jan-1867, Walnut Grove, Sacramento, CA, m. 1-Feb-1887, in Alturas, Madoc, CA, John Broder, d. 28-Feb-1917, Washington, buried: Washelli Cemetery. Alice died 21-Feb-1948, Seattle, King, WA, buried: Washelli Cemetery.
45. vi Agnes Helen Graves b. 22-Oct-1868, Antioch, Contra Costa, CA, m. 23-Sep-1888, Marcellus N. Colvig. Agnes died 18-Dec-1930, Seattle, King, WA, buried: Washelli Cemetery.
46. vii May Bertha Graves b. 24-Aug-1872, Battle Creek, Tehama, CA, m. (1) 27-May-1888, in Linn Co., OR, W. M. Thompson, d. 1898, m. (2) J. E. Newkirk, m. (3) 20-Mar-1916, Joel Thrap Sealock, d. 6-Dec-1937, California, buried: Sebastopol Cemetery, Sebastopol, CA. May died 15-Mar-1963, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA, buried: Sebastopol Cemetery, Sebastopol, CA.
Children:
47. i Anna M. Graves b. ABT 1868, Crawford Co., WI, m. 1-Jan-1890, Frank Burns. Anna died 1899. + 48. ii William R. b. 29-Jan-1873.
49. iii Alanson J. Graves b. 11-Dec-1876, Crawford Co., WI, m. 28-Nov-1900, Emma B. Mills, d. 11-Mar-1954. Alanson died 14-Jul-1963.
50. iv Mertie E. Graves b. 2-Oct-1883, Wisconsin, m. 7-Aug-1907, in Wisconsin, Leo A. Martin, d. 19-Feb-1938, Wisconsin, buried: Boscobel Cemetery. Mertie died 31-Aug-1961, Wisconsin, buried: Boscobel Cemetery.
Third Generation
13. Absalom Taft b. 27-Mar-1841, Mercer Co., PA, m. (1) 15-Nov-1865, in Crawford Co., WI, Emeline Coleman, b. 1-Aug-1849, Allen Co., IN, (daughter of Thomas Coleman and Catherine Bogart) d. 28-Feb-1888, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. (2) 18-Mar-1890, in Crawford Co., WI, Mary Eliza Pittsley, b. 28-Aug-1853, Castle Rock, Grant, WI, d. 3-Sep-1930. Absalom died 8-Jan-1932, Barnum, Crawford, WI. Three of Mary (Pittsley) Alderman's children were living in the household in 1900. Per the 1900 census, Absalom and Mary had one child together. Family records indicate daughter was Bernice (Kitty). The 1900 census indicates an Ethel Taft, born March 1893. Family rumor says that Absalom went west to avoid being in the Civil War. Children by Emeline Coleman:
Children by Mary Eliza Pittsley: 51. i Roswell Oliver Taft b. 16-Oct-1866, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. 19-Sep-1888, in Barnum, Crawford, WI, Ida E. Alderman, b. 6-Jul-1868, Crawford Co., WI, (daughter of Allen Alderman and Huldah Shaw) d. 18-Jan-1945, Stanley, Chippewa, WI, buried: Orchard Prairie Cemetery, Spokane, WA. Roswell died 26-Feb-1943, Spokane, Spokane, WA, buried: Orchard Prairie Cemetery, Spokane, WA. Re: History of Alanson Taft Sr. by Elsie L. Alder, Ezra Taft Benson Family Association, GS #896534. Records of Joyce Burgard, Sheboygan, WI, 1980. 52. ii Olive Taft b. 24-Jun-1869, Crawford Co., WI, m. (1) 23-May-1886, in Crawford Co., WI, James Adams, b. ABT 1865, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. (2) 18-Jul-1890, in Boscobel, Grant, WI, John William Roghers, b. ABT 1852, Hebron, Jefferson, WI, (son of William Rogers and Margaret Elmendorf) d. BEF 1899, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery (Unmarked), m. (3) 29-Sep-1898, in Soldiers Grove, Crawford, WI, David V. Coleman, b. ABT 1837/8, Shelby Co., OH, (son of Benjamin F. Coleman and Margaret Tilberry). John: After Sidneys death, the children were split up. Violet went to her Aunt Dorothy (Elmendorf) Chapman, Myrtle to her Aunt Emeline (Coleman) Taft. The three youngest were adopted, William by a Sonnenstein or Sonstein, Rose by a Ducket, and Maude by a Brocht. There is no evidence that John Roghers ever spelled his name with an "H". It is beleived that William started spelling it that way once he came of age and used his birth name again. The Germans living in Marathon Co. pronounced the name Rog-hers. David: Member Company D, 31st Infantry, Wisconsin Volunteers in Civil War. Justice of the Peace in 1874
53. iii Ruel Benjamin Taft b. 8-Mar-1873, Petersburg, Crawford, WI, m. 30-Jun-1893, Myrtle Emeline Roghers, b. 29-May-1874, Vernon Co., WI, (daughter of John William Roghers and Sidney Madvina Coleman) d. 23-Jun-1959, Boscobel, Grant, WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Ruel died 2-Sep-1959, Boscobel, Grant, WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery.
54. iv Mabel Taft b. 29-Mar-1876, Bell Center, Crawford, WI, m. 3-May-1893, in Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, DeForest Bakeman, b. ABT 1872, New York. DeForest: Living in Lafayette Town, Chippewa, WI in 1900. Living with his son Cleave in Chippawa Co., WI in 1920.
55. v Leora Fern Taft b. 26-Jun-1880, Barnum, Crawford, WI, m. 16-Oct-1901, in Petersburg, Crawford, WI, Charles Shimmin, b. ABT 1876, Wisconsin. Leora died 9-Jan-1961, Brookings, Brookings, SD. Charles: Living in Miner Co., SD in the 1920 Census.
56. vi Absalom Taft b. 27-Apr-1884, Crawford Co., WI, m. (1) Bess McGilvary, b. ABT 1888, m. (2) Harriet Kees, b. ABT 1888, m. (3) Blanche _____, b. ABT 1888. Absalom died 20-Jul-1954. Was living with his parents in Haney Twp. per the 1920 Census.
57. vii Doll (Rose) Taft b. 3-Jan-1886, Crawford Co., WI, m. 4-Dec-1904, John Hickey, b. ABT 1882, Wisconsin. Doll died 21-Sep-1968. John: Living in Chippewa Co., WI in the 1920 census.
58. viii Bertha Taft b. 1870-79, Crawford Co., WI, d. 19-Jun-1879, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Graves Cemetery.
14. Phebe A. Taft b. 22-Nov-1842, Mercer Co., PA, m. 20-Aug-1865, in Crawford Co., WI, Ruel F. Haskins, b. ABT 1838, New York, d. 21-Feb-1921, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Phebe died 19-Feb-1895, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Ruel: Living in Haney Twp., Crawford, WI in 1880.
59. ix Bernice Kitty Taft b. 22-Mar-1893, Crawford Co., WI, m. David Lester, b. ABT 1890, Wisconsin. Bernice died 1963. David: Living in Crawford Co., WI in 1920 Census.Children:
15. Mary E. Taft b. 25-Nov-1844, Mercer Co., PA, m. (1) 6-Apr-1867, in Crawford Co., WI, William Dowling, b. ABT 1840, Mercer Co., PA, d. BEF 1880, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Graves Cemetery, m. (2) 19-Oct-1879, in Crawford Co., WI, James J. Holden, b. __-Mar-1825, Mercer Co., PA, d. 14-Aug-1906, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Mary died 14-Dec-1923, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. James: Per 1900 Haney Twp., Crawford, WI census, Mary had 6 children, 4 living. Ira was the only child living at home at that time. 1880 Haney Twp. census indicates on daughter of James by a previous marriage and 3 step-children from Mary's previous marriage. Mary was living with Rosa (Coleman) Taft in 1920. 60. i Roswell A. Haskins b. ABT 1866, Crawford Co., WI. 61. ii Della F. Haskins b. ABT 1868, Crawford Co., WI.
62. iii Anna Haskins b. ABT 1871, Crawford Co., WI.
63. iv Mercy Haskins b. ABT 1876, Crawford Co., WI.
Children by William Dowling:
Children by James J. Holden: 64. i John W. Dowling b. ABT 1868, Wisconsin. 65. ii Martha E. Dowling b. ABT 1871, Wisconsin.
66. iii A. Dowling b. ABT 1874, Wisconsin. Name difficult to read on 1880 Haney Twp. census. May be Amase?
16. Elizabeth Taft b. 11-Mar-1847, Mercer Co., PA, m. 5-Sep-1865, in Crawford Co., WI, Harrison Coleman, b. 01-Feb-1847, Allen Co., IN, (son of Thomas Coleman and Catherine Bogart) d. 02-Aug-1917, Bell Center, Crawford, WI, buried: 5-Aug-1917, Haney Ridge Cemetery. Elizabeth died 22-Nov-1920, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Harrison: Co. D, 31st Inf., Wisconsin, Enlisted 17 Aug 1864, Discharged 19 Jun 1865. At the time of his death, Harrison was the railroad station agent at Bell Center, WI.
67. iv Ira A. Holden b. __-Jul-1882, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI.Children:
17. Alanson Taft b. 26-Apr-1850, Mercer Co., PA, m. (1) 23-Mar-1879, in Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, Olive McBurney, b. ABT 1854, Mercer Co., PA, d. 6-Feb-1880, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Graves Cemetery, m. (2) 1-Dec-1881, in Grant Co., WI, Nancy Jane Fry, b. 15-Apr-1853, Wisconsin, (daughter of Lewis Fry and Jane McLimans) d. 26-Mar-1919, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Alanson died 19-Feb-1940, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. There were very tragic circumstances for Alanson and his first wife Olive McBurney. Their twins died at birth and Olive died only 7 days later. The childrens tombstone shows two small hands reaching to heaven. Alanson Taft Jr. was Town Clerk for Haney Twp. in 1895 per census records. Taught school for a number of years in Crawford County. 68. i Clarence R. Coleman b. 10-Jun-1867, Crawford Co., WI, m. Mary _____, b. __-Oct-1867, Wisconsin. Source: 1900 Haney Twp., Crawford, WI census. Indicates that Clarence and Elizabeth only had one child. 69. ii Eva Coleman b. 30-May-1869, Crawford Co., WI, d. 21-Jun-1869, Crawford Co., WI.
70. iii Phebe Coleman b. 12-Nov-1877, Crawford Co., WI, m. John Shockley, b. __-Aug-1873, Iowa. Name listed as Pearl in 1900 and 1910 census records. John: Living in Haney Twp., Crawford, WI in 1900 and 1910 census.
Children by Olive McBurney:
Children by Nancy Jane Fry: 71. i Lawson Taft b. 30-Jan-1880, Crawford Co., WI, d. 30-Jan-1880, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Graves Cemetery. 72. ii Lanson Taft b. 30-Jan-1880, Crawford Co., WI, d. 30-Jan-1880, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Graves Cemetery.
18. Olive Lucretia Taft b. 3-Jul-1854, Mercer Co., PA, m. 22-Sep-1878, in Grant Co., WI, James Harris, b. __-Jun-1848, Perthshire, Scotland, (son of William Harris) d. 16-Dec-1908, Marietta Twp., Crawford, WI, buried: Evergreen Cemetery. Olive died 23-May-1947, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Evergreen Cemetery. James: Living in Marietta Twp., Crawford, WI in 1880 & 1900 Census. His family immigrated from Scotland, arriving in Quebec in 1854.
73. iii Louis Taft b. 12-Nov-1882, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. 4-Apr-1906, in Boscobel, Grant, WI, Lillie May Rogers, b. 7-Mar-1883, Marrietta Twp., Crawford, WI, (daughter of James Edward Rogers and Mary Jane Cook) d. 16-Jan-1959, Barnum, Crawford, WI. Louis died 22-Mar-1971, Cornell, Chippewa, WI.74. iv Jennie Taft b. 11-Sep-1887, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. Lester Sabins, b. 1883, Wisconsin, d. 1957, Wisconsin. Jennie died 29-Nov-1978, Boscobel, Grant, WI. Lester: Living in Woodman, Grant, WI in 1920 census.
Children:
19. Oliver Roswell Taft b. 3-Jul-1854, Mercer Co., PA, m. 22-Aug-1898, in Boscobel, Grant, WI, Rosa Coleman, b. __-Dec-1870, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, (daughter of Nathan K. Coleman and Ann Coleman) d. 30-Dec-1945, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. Oliver died 15-Jan-1919, Crawford Co., WI, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. 75. i Edwin James Harris b. __-Jul-1879, Marietta Twp., Crawford, WI. 76. ii Belle Harris b. __-Feb-1881, Marietta Twp., Crawford, WI.
77. iii Addie Harris b. __-Apr-1883, Marietta Twp., Crawford, WI.
78. iv Bessie Harris b. __-Apr-1887, Marietta Twp., Crawford, WI.
Children:
22. Roswell B. Graves b. 20-May-1848, Grant Co., WI, m. 29-Mar-1874, in Grant Co., WI, Sarah J. Coates, b. 1853, Grant Co., WI. Roswell died 16-Apr-1900, Ellenboro Twp., Grant, WI, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. 79. i Benjamin A. Taft b. __-May-1899, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, d. Haney Twp., Crawford, WI. 80. ii Anna L. Taft b. ABT 1906, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. Herb Wallin. Herb: After Anna Taft's death, Herb married her sister Bessie Taft.
81. iii Bessie O. Taft b. ABT 1913, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. Herb Wallin. Herb: After Anna Taft's death, Herb married her sister Bessie Taft.
Children:
23. Mary Ann Graves b. 29-Sep-1850, Grant Co., WI, m. 4-Mar-1872, in Grant Co., WI, William J. Roddick, b. 1850, d. 1-Sep-1885, Ellenboro Twp., Grant, WI, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Mary died 13-Apr-1900, Ellenboro Twp., Grant, WI. 82. i Jesse Graves b. Grant Co., WI. 83. ii Benjamin R. Graves b. Grant Co., WI.
84. iii Dove Graves b. Grant Co., WI.
Children:
24. Arnold B.Graves b. 4-Nov-1852, Grant Co., WI, m. 4-Feb-1877, in Grant Co., WI, Rosella Singe, d. 1941, Wisconsin, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. Arnold died 7-Jan-1929, Wisconsin, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. 85. i Mabel Roddick b. 1876, Grant Co., WI. 86. ii Millie Roddick b. Grant Co., WI.
Children:
25. Martha L. Graves b. __-Jan-1855, Grant Co., WI, m. (1) Cassius W. Lathrop, b. 1854, Crawford Co., WI, d. 9-Mar-1926, Wisconsin, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery, m. (2) Phillip C. Shipton. Martha died Wisconsin, buried: Haney Ridge Cemetery. 87. i Glenny Graves. Children by Cassius W. Lathrop:
27. Lula M. Graves b. __-Sep-1858, Grant Co., WI, m. (1) 22-Nov-1879, Willis Pritchett, m. (2) Jacob Dietzman, b. 1849, Crawford Co., WI, d. 18-Dec-1927, Wisconsin, buried: Whig Cemetery, Grant Co., WI. 88. i Lester Lathrop b. 1880, Crawford Co., WI. 89. ii Fern Lathrop b. 1882, Crawford Co., WI.
90. iii Flossie Lathrop b. 1885, Crawford Co., WI.
91. iv Loren Lathrop b. 1888, Crawford Co., WI.
Children by Jacob Dietzman:
28. Lurinda Graves b. 02-Feb-1862, Grant Co., WI, m. 28-May-1881, Timothy D. Culver, b. 1856, d. 30-May-1927. Lurinda died 21-Jan-1940. 92. i Ethel Dietzman b. Crawford Co., WI. 93. ii Orra Dietzman b. Crawford Co., WI.
94. iii Elva Dietzman b. Crawford Co., WI.
95. iv Laverne Dietzman b. Crawford Co., WI.
96. v Claude Dietzman b. 1894, Crawford Co., WI.
97. vi Clyde Dietzman b. 1896, Crawford Co., WI.
Children:
48. William R. Graves b. 29-Jan-1873, Haney Twp., Crawford, WI, m. 24-Jun-1903, in Prairie du Chien, Crawford, WI, Martha Horsfall, (daughter of David F. Horsfall and Lisetta Patzlaff) d. Wisconsin, buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Crawford Co., WI. William died 18-Jun-1949, Wisconsin, buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Crawford Co., WI. Attorney in Prairie du Chien, WI and ws a sentior member of the firm Graves & Earll. Served as president of the Crawford Co., WI Bank. In 1930 was elected to the state assembly from Crawford County. Source: Southwestern Wisconsin, A History of Old Crawford County, 1932, Page 106-111. 98. i Lela Culver b. 1882, Harrison Twp., Grant, WI. 99. ii Leda Culver b. 1886, Harrison Twp., Grant, WI.
Children:
100. i Florence Graves b. 17-Dec-1907, Prairie du Chien, Crawford, WI, d. BEF 1932. 101. ii Roswell H. Graves b. 20-Nov-1910, Prairie du Chien, Crawford, WI.
102. iii Lisetta Graves b. 16-May-1912, Prairie du Chien, Crawford, WI.
103. iv David A. Graves b. ABT 1913/4, Prairie du Chien, Crawford, WI.
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