BIO:  GRAVES, Dr. W.W.

Submitted by:  bjjerome@comsource.net   (Brenda Joyce Jerome)

GRAVES   SHELBY   PROCTOR

Crittenden(Co) Press   30 Jan 1902

Dr. W.S. Graves Dead

At his home at Dycusburg, surrounded by friends and loved ones,
on Sunday, Jan. 26, Dr. W.W. Graves passed peacefully away.
Dr. Graves was born in Marion County, August 28, 1820. His
father and mother were natives of Maryland, coming to 
Kentucky in 1795. Dr. Graves spent his boyhood on the farm;
at the age of 20 he began the study of medicine, and after
studying with Dr. Green Forrest, at Lebanon, he began the
practice of medicine with his preceptor. In 1846 he moved to
Dycusburg, and continued the practice of his profession until
ill health and old age made serious inroads upon his physical
condition, he enjoyed a large and lucrative practice. He was
regarded by the people as well as his brother practitioners
as a fine physician and his skill as such was attested by
his success and great popularity as a physician. He was a man
of sterling integrity, strong convictions and unswerving, active
devotion to any cause that his keen judgment and broad intelligence
led him to champion. He formed many warm friendships throughout
this section and numerous are the friends who will long cherish
his name and memory.

October 27, 1852, he was married to Helen A. Shelby, daughter of
Isaac and Catharine (Proctor) Shelby. To them ten children were
born, six of whom are now living.

I thought this obituary might be of interest to someone. I am not
a descendant of the Graves family.
Brenda Joyce Jerome

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