Thomas M Graves

Born September 18 1824 in Marshall County, Tennessee. he was the youngest of ten children born to Samuel and Ellen (Wilson) Graves. Samuel was a farmer, and native of Georgia, whence he moved in 1800 to Tennessee. He died in 1879 at the advance age of eighty-nine years old,.Thomas M. Graves was reared on a farm, but at the age of nine- teen began reading medicine with Dr Moore of Bedford County, and practiced for several years. In 1854 went to Nashville, attended one course at the Nashville College. He moved to Calloway County,Kentucky in 1852 and located on a farm four miles northwest of town, and had a active practice, and stands high in his profession. He is a member of the A.F. & A.M., and heartliy indorses the temperance movement. He has been married three times. his first wife was Miss Martha Fleming, she died soon after marriage. His second wife was Susanna M. Wilson,they had three living children, James A. Graves, Ula Graves, Cora Graves. Third wife Nannie E. Harding, this union has given three children, Wildy H. Graves, Rube E. Graves, and Polly C. Graves.