Photo of Jewel Graham; Winn, Louisiana
Submitter: Winston McCain
Date: Aug 1999
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Photo: Jewel Graham, age 2, St. Maurice, LA

Jewel Graham and her twin sister were born on May 4, 1920 in Winnfield. She
lived in Winnfield until 1927, when her father, John Graham, closed his
Graham Grocery Store and moved to Shreveport. Jewell worked as legal
secretary for nearly 50 years and raised two children. She passed away March
24, 1994 in Shreveport.
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John Anderson Graham, Sr. (1850-1911)
Lucindy Fisher Graham (1859-1935)

John Anderson Graham, Sr. was born in Columbia County, Arkansas in 1850. In
the late 1800's John moved to Winn Parish, and settled in the community of
St. Maurice near the Saline Bayou. He married Lucindy Fisher who was born 2
April 1859 near Pleasant Hill, LA. John farmed the land, and horse traded in
the areas until his death in 1911. He died from a gunshot from a 10-guage
shotgun in the hands of E.J. Gamble during a duel. Once friends, the two men
exchanged words over a debt owed by Gamble to one of John's sons. John died
June 11, 1911, and it is not known if the senior Gamble made good on the
debt owed the younger Graham. Both John Graham and E.J. Gamble are buried in
the St. Maurice Cemetery adjacent to US Highway 71. Lucindy Graham died 20
Nov 1935.
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John A. Graham, Jr. Family

John opened a grocery store in Winnfield with $500 on July 8, 1912. This
store was located next to the railway station. In January of 1919 he moved
the store to the soutwest corner across from the Courthouse where he
remained in business until he closed the store in 1927. Pictured is John
with his wife Ina (Shumate) and two of his children, William and Jewell.
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William H. Graham

William H. Graham, was born in Winnfield on September 15, 1918. William
remained in Winnfield until is parents John Anderson Graham and Ina Leona
(Shuamte) Graham moved to Shreveport due to poor health of Williams father.
William entered the service during WWII, and later became a Captain on the
Shreveport Fire Department. William first married Flora Mae Gallaway, and
second Nelda Jane Dean. William passed away in Shreveport on May 07, 1979.