James G. Graham (1930)

CLINGENPEEL, GRAHAM, HARRELL, TWIFORD

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 2/8/2006 at 10:18:01

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
May 1930

James G. Graham, son of James and Harriet Graham, was born in Yountsville, Indiana, near Crawfordsville, June 13, 1845.

His boyhood was spent in Indiana and he came to Iowa with his parents, when twenty years of age. He returned to Indiana two years later and was married to Elizabeth Clingenpeel, in 1860. To them were born three sons and one daughter, George, Emanuel and Martha, who are deceased, and C. T. Graham, now living near Flora, Indiana.

They returned to Madison county a few years later and Mrs. Graham was soon taken sick and they took her back to Indiana, where she died within a few days.

A year later Mr. Graham returned to Madison county where he was married to Cordelia Harrell, in 1884. To this union was born one son, Zeller Graham, of Madison county. They lived on the same farm in Lincoln township for many years, where Mrs. Graham passed away February 2, 1929. Since her death he went back to Indiana, to make his home with his son, C. T. Graham.

He never united with the church, but was a firm believer in Christ and during his last days made an open confession of his faith. He was a good father and a thrifty, industrious farmer and home-maker, beloved by his neighbors and friends.

He became seriously sick two months before his death, which occurred Sunday, May 11, 1930, at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 9 days. He leaves beside his two sons, seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one brother, Clay Graham, of Marshalltown.

Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Graham accompanied their father's body back to Winterset, where Rev. W. C. Porter conducted the funeral service at Tidrick's funeral home, Wednesday afternoon, May 14th, and the burial was in the Winterset cemetery.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 15, 1930
Page 1

Death of J. G. Graham

James G. Graham, son of James and Harriet Twiford Graham, passed away at Bringhurst, Indiana, at the home of his son, C. T. Graham, Sunday morning, May 11th. On June 13th he would have reached his eighty-fifth year.

Mr. Graham came to Madison county, with his parents, when he was 21 years of age, and remained on the home farm in Lincoln township. His wife, Elizabeth Clingenpeel, a native of Indiana, passed away, leaving four children, all deceased except C. T. Graham, with whom he made his home at the time of his death. Later he was united in marriage to Miss Cordelia Harrell, a daughter of John Harrell, of Madison county, and to this union was born one son, Zeller. He, with his brother, C. T. Graham, remain to mourn the loss, Mrs. Graham having died in February, 1929.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, at Tidrick’s funeral home, and burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.
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Coordinator's note: Although this reads as though his second marriage took place in Madison County, the record of that marriage says that it took place in Marne, Cass County.

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