Biographical Sketch of Charles A. Graham, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Charles A. Graham, blacksmith, Aullville postoffice.  Born in Lexington,
Lafayette county, September 10, 1834.  His early education was obtained
in that city.  Lived on a farm until the age of 12.  He learned his trade
of a man by the name of Cruse, living in Henry county, two miles north of
Calhoun.  He followed his trade for four years in that county.  He then
went to Lexington and worked for a man by the name of John Zeiler, for
two years.  While there he was so unfortunate as to become crippled.  He
then went into the commission business, which he followed until the break
out of the civil war.  In 1862 he was married to Miss Nannie J. Roberts,
a native of Johnson county.  They have ten children, six sons and four
daughters, named as follows: Lulu T. Nellie, Roberta, Jessie, Stonewall 
J., Chas. A., Joseph, Selden P., James H. and Frank.  In 1862 he enlisted
in Company F, General Gordon's regiment, 1st Missouri volunteer cavalry,
served as blacksmith.  He participated in the battles of Cane Hill, 
Springfield, Hartsville, Prairie Grove and Cape Girardeau.  In 1864, as 
he was acting as mail carrier, he was captured near Calhoun by the mili-
tia, and held prisoner for about two weeks, at Clinton and Sedalia.  Was
then paroled.  He then went to Illinois, and locating at Breeze, followed
his trade for a time.  We next find him at St. Louis, where he lived six
years, working for the Marine Railway and Dock Company.  From thence he
went to Johnson county, and purchased a farm, which he cultivated for two
years, situated three miles east of Hazel Hill.  He then sold his farm
and moved to Aullville, where he now resides, engaged at his trade.

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