Robert Graham & Ruth Smith, Family of; Rapides, Louisiana Submitter of Org. File: Randy Willis Submitter of Text File: Jo Branch Date: 28 Jun 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Robert Graham and Ruth Smith (Four of his daughters married four of Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s sons Robert Graham: b. August 20, 1818; d. February 10, 1890 Married Ruth Smith   (b. December 5, 1813 d. June 2, 1869) Both are buried at the Graham Cemetery - Forest Hill, Louisiana. Ruth had told Robert that wished to be buried at the top of a hill on their land near Forest Hill, La.  She died of typhoid fever and was buried there.  That hill is known today as the Graham Cemetery. Four of their daughters married four of Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr's sons: Julia Ann Graham married Daniel H. Willis, Jr., Demerius Graham married Calvin Willis, Annie Graham married Robert Willis [Annie Graham's first husband was Taylor Dyer; he was shot and killed over a horse and buggy by a Hanks.]and Maggie Graham married Dempsey Willis. Additional daughters of Robert and Ruth were: Elizabeth Graham who married Joel Merchant,  Katherine Graham who married a Sermons, Emily Graham who married William Butter, Ruth Graham who married James Moore. Robert and Ruth also had two sons: William Graham who married Laura Dyer and Lorenzo Dow Graham who married Victoria Pickren. They had a total of 10 children.