Biographical Sketch of Garland C. 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. ********************************************************************** Garland C. Graham, postoffice Lexington, Mo.; was born in Lexington, in this county, on the 19th of February, 1839. He is a son of J. H. Graham whose biography appears elsewhere in this work. He was raised and educa- ted in the city of Lexington. He learned the trade of tinner with his brother who carried on a shop in Lexington. He then went to Kansas City and worked journey work, then traveled in several states. He then opened a shop in the tin and stove business in Richmond, Mo., soon after taking J. B. Nichols into partnership. He then sold out to his partner and returned to Lexington, where he worked until 1873, and then went to Colorado. In 1873 he returned to Lexington and opened a tin and stove shop on Main street on a small capital. In one year he took into part- nership George F. King, which continued over four years. The firm then dissolved and he moved to Franklin street, where he now carries a large stock and does a remunerative business. He was married in this county, December 10, 1870 to Miss F. Smarr, daughter of William T. Smarr, of this county, and by which union he has two living children, Lee C. and Maud. He is a member of the Baptist church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================