Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Graves, Frank T. 1854 - 1907
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  FRANK T. GRAVES (1854-1907). One who played an important part in the affairs

of the community in which he lived and who was held in high esteem by his

neighbors was Frank T. Graves, who was a resident of Nobles county from 1876

until the time of his death in 1907.



  Mr. Graves was born in Kinderhook, N. Y., July 23, 1854, and was the son*of

Luther and Lucy Graves. Both his parents died in Ohio, the former in 1862 and

the latter three years later. The family had moved from New York state to

Canfield, Ohio, when Frank was a baby. After the death of his parents, when

twelve years of age, he went to Sunderland, Mass., and on a farm near that city

he was reared by a friend of the family. In 1876 he left his home in the east

and came to Nobles county in company with his brother, Fred, and a Mr. Hubbard.

During the first year of his residence here he worked on the farm of R. B.

Plotts in Elk township, and thereafter for a short time for Bedford & Miller. He

then bought a relinquishment to a homestead claim to the northeast quarter of

section 26, Ran-son township, and thereafter until the time of his death engaged

in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Graves  died March 14, 1907.



  In matters political Mr. Graves took an active part. He served a number of

terms on the Ransom township board and was assessor of the township for several

years. He was elected county commissioner on the republican ticket from the

fourth district in 1890 and served a four year term. It was during his

incumbency that the present county court house was erected. He served as a

director of school district No. 19, Ransom township, for many years. He was a

member of the Ransom Methodist church. Mr. Graves was married April 7, 1881, to

Miss Carrie Dow, a native of Iowa City, Iowa, and a daughter of Geo. W. Dow, of

Worthington. To them were born the following children: Roy, who died in infancy;

Bertha (Mrs. I. A. Milton), of Ransom; Anna L. and Arthur, who reside at home.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 

WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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