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Enoch Webster Graham, St. Clair County resident

Enoch Webster Graham (II) was born 11th of August, 1857,in W. VA. The 7th of 8 children to Enoch Webster Graham (I), and Sarah (Judy) Graham, moving to St. Clair Co. before the Civil War.

His mother died at the early age of 37, in 1861. His father died a couple years later at the age of 44, 1863, near Tiffin, MO.

He was raised by the prominent, John Dawson and his 3rd wife, Mary Ann Josephine (George) Dawson in St.Clair County, MO.

At the age of 22, E. W. (II) united with Clara Sophia Ewing on the 3rd of July, 1879, in Humansville, MO., at the home of her grandfather.
John W. Hapgood (witness), and W.B.B. George (witness). Minister, T.J. Akin.
She was born 12th of Nov. 1860, in Cherryvale, IL.. the oldest of 4 children, to Jesse Ewing and Sarah Sophia (Hapgood) Ewing.

To this union were born 11 children.

*Minnie Graham m. ( *B.Bridges, W. Glazebrook)
*Edgar Graham m. ( *V. Loftin)
Ethel Graham m. (F. Jessee)
Frank Graham m. (O. King)
Maude Graham m. (B. Graham)
*Mary Zeddie Graham m. (N. Hill)
*Florence Graham, (died as an infant)
Edna Graham m. (C. Feaster)
*Hazel Graham m. (H. Andrews, H.Mueller)
*Homer Graham m. ( *L. (Brown) Copenhaver, Graham)
*Virginia Graham m. (F. Smith, * J. Long)

In 1896, the Graham Homestead was built in Vista, MO. near the railrod tracks.
E.W. Graham worked for "Uncle Johnnie" Dawson in his grocery in Osceola and later managed the general store for Dave Daughat at Vista for a number of years, before devoting all of his time to farming hay.

E.W. was a devout member of the Baptist Church. Baptized by the Rev. J. N. Freeman at the Macedonia Church. Later he was a charter member of the Vista Baptist Church and ordained a deacon

The house was always full of children, grandchildren, love, laughter, and many times sorrow, losing 5 children before them. (Florence, Edgar, Virginia, Frank and Edna)
Lots, and lots of memories still live on, and are passed to their great, great, great, grandchildren.

*Enoch and Clara, lived to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. After 16 months of illness he passed on, April 7, 1945, at 87 years of age.
*Clara followed a little over a year later, July 5, 1946, at 85 years of age.

(* buried at Macedonia Cemetary, Vista, MO.)

Obituaries:

Clara Sophia Ewing,  Enoch W. Graham,  Virginia Graham Long

Photos:

Graham Family Home 1941,  Graham Family Home 1975

Graham family 1890,  Enoch & Clara Graham 1941,  Enoch & Clara Graham 1944

Essie May Bridges,  Edgar Graham

Benjamin & Minnie Bridges,  Children of W.V. & Damey Bridges,  June & Minnie Bridges

Mary & Maude Graham,  Minnie Graham,  Graham sisters

Submitted by Cindy Drinkard