WILLIAM D. GRAHAM (1841 - )

Missouri Biographical Dictionary:

William D. Graham, Appleton City - William D. Graham was born May 26, 1841 in North Washington, Butler County, Pennsylvania. He is the elder of two children born to Edward Graham and his wife, Nancy Dale. The family is of Scotch descent. William’s grandfather emigrated from Scotland to America in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and settled in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He died in May 1818. His son, Edward Graham, was born in June 1818, being the youngest of five children. He was admitted to the bar by Judge Breden, and practiced law in Pennsylvania until his removal to Iowa in 1850. He located in DeWitt and continued the practice until his death May 14, 1860 in the 42nd year of his age.
Until the thirteenth year of his age, William D. Graham attended the common schools of DeWitt, and then entered the printing office of the DeWitt “Clintonian”, and served an apprenticeship of three years. At the expiration of his term of service, he worked in various printing offices in Iowa until 1861, when he returned to his native state and joined the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry regiment, of which John S. McCalmont was the commander, and participated in all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac until May 31, 1864. In December 1862 he was wounded at Fredericksburg, Virginia and for three months was confined in Libby prison. He was exchanged and rejoined his regiment at Washington City. At the expiration of his term of enlistment, he was mustered out of the service in June 1864, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
He immediately returned to Iowa, and received an appointment in the office of the recorder and treasurer of Clinton County, at DeWitt. On the 27th of February, 1865 he was commissioned as first lieutenant of the 2nd U.S. Volunteer Infantry, and joined his regiment at Fort Riley, Kansas. The regiment marched to Fort Larned. On the organization of the 3rd District Upper Arkansas, he was appointed adjutant general, serving under Col. Josiah R. King and Col. W.F. Cloud until November 1865.
At the close of the service he located in St. Clair County, Missouri. In July 1866, with his brother, R.S. Graham, he established the Osceola Herald, the publication of which he continued for eight years. In the fall of 1866 he received the nomination of the Republican party for the office of circuit clerk and recorder of St. Clair County, and was elected, holding the office for eight years. In the summer of 1874 he disposed of his paper and accepted the business management of the “State Journal” at Jefferson City. At the expiration of a year and a half, he resigned this position and took a position on the Bates County “Record”. In 1877 he settled in Appleton City and assumed the general management of the Appleton City “Pilot”, a position he still holds.
Politically he is a Republican. He was a delegate to the state conventions of 1867 and 1869. He is not identified with any religious organization. He is a Knight Templar of the Masonic Order and a member of the Encampment of Odd Fellows, and was Deputy Lecturer and District Deputy Grand Master of the 35th Masonic District, under Grand Master Rufus E. Anderson.
He was married July 7, 1869 to Miss Ada Howell Scobey, daughter of William H. Scobey and his wife, Asenath Osborne, by whom he had three children, all of whom are living.

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Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Database:
Name: William D. Graham
Regiment: 10 Pennsylvania Res. Inf. (39 Pennsylvania Vols.)
Side: Union
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Alternate Name: William Dale Graham
Film No. M554, Roll 45

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Database:
Name: Williamson Graham
Regiment: 10 Pennsylvania Res. Inf. (39 Pennsylvania Vols.)
Side: Union
Company: F
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film No. M554, Roll 45

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International Genealogical Index:
Batch M515161

William H. Graham – Ada H. Scobey, married 7 July 1869 St. Clair Co., Missouri.

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1870 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola:
Taberville Post office, Page 3, Line 29, 9 July
23/23 Graham, Wm. D., age 29, white male, circuit clerk, $1600 real estate, $550 personal estate, born PA, over age 21
Ada H., age 16, white female, keeping house, born MO
Cox, Jane, age 44, mulatto female, house servant, born KY

1880 Jackson Co., MO Census – Kansas City:
Dist. 6, ED 7, Page 3, 1 June
Living at 1111 Walnut Street
21/37 D.W. Batchelor, age 33, male, married, traveling salesman (groceries)
wife May, age 24 and son D., age 6
Boarding in this household: father-in-law, Peter DeHaven, brother-in-law Brent, sister-in-law May, a servant and several other boarders, one of which is:
Graham, W.D., white male, age 39, boarder, single, Printer, born PA, both parents born PA

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township, Osceola Village:
Dist. 6, ED 232, Page 19, Line 19, 14 June
170/177 Scoby, W.H., white male, age 64, married, Hotel Keeper, born KY, father born KY, mother’s birthplace left blank
J.A., white female, age 56, wife, married, keeping house, born TN, both parents born TN
Jesse, white female, age 18, daughter, single, Teaching school, born MO, father born KY, mother born TN
Graham, E.B., white male, age 9, grandson, single, attended school, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO
Graham, A.H., white female, age 25, daughter, married, born MO, father born KY, mother born TN
Graham, O.S., white female, age 7, granddaughter, single, attended school, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO
Graham, Asana., white female, age 4, granddaughter, single, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO
Gordon, J.P., white male, age 41, boader, widowed, sheriff, born MO, both parents place of birth left blank
Morelly, white male, age 29, boarder, single, butcher, born WV, father born Hanover, mother born Prussia

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Twp., Osceola City:
Dist. 6, ED 150, 1st Ward, Page 1A, Line 1, 1 June
Ada H. Graham, Enumerator
1/1 Scobey, Justus A., head, white female, born October 1823, age 76, widowed, 7 children, 5 living, born TN, both parents born NC, landlady, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owned home free
Graham, Ada H., daughter, white female, born June 1854, age 45, married 30 years, 3 children, 1 living, born MO, both parents born TN, housekeeper, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English

1910 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Polk Township:
Dist. 6, ED 137, Line 62, 27 April
98/99 Sheldon, William P., head, white male, age 67, married 42 years, born MO, father born CT, mother born TN, speaks English, farmer, general farm, can read & write, owns mortgaged farm, farm # 99
Willie A., wife, white female, age 62, married 42 years, 0 children, 0 living, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, can read & write
Charlie, adopted son, white male, age 34, widowed, born MO, both parents born MO, speaks English, laborer, general farm, not out of work, can read & write
Horrace, grandson, white male, age 15, single, born NE, both parents born MO, speaks English, laborer, general farm, not out of work, can read & write, attended school
Irvin, grandson, white male, age 11, single, born MO, both parents born MO, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, attended school
Margaret, granddaughter, white female, age 9, single, born MO, both parents born MO, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, attended school
Graham, Ada K., sister-in-law, white female, age 56, widowed, 3 children, 2 living, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, own income

1920 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township:
Dist. 6, ED 146, Ward 1, Page 4B, Line 93, 7 January
Living on Vista Road
107/118 Graham, Ada H., head, owns home free, white female, age 65, Divorced, can read & write, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, no occupation

1930 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township, Osceola City:
Dist. 10, ED 96-15, Ward 2, Page 7B, Line 96, 25 April
193/214 George C.A. Vannice household:
Graham, Ada H., boarder, white female, age 75, widowed, married at age 15, not attending school, can read & write, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, no occupation

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St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:

Osceola Cemetery:
Scobey, Jemima A., 27 October 1823 – 19 September 1907
Scobey, William H., 8 November 1815 – 18 February 1899

Yeater – Cleveland Cemetery:
Scoby, William, 20 December 1818 – 13 April 1889