Biographical Sketch of Joshua H. Graves, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Joshua H. Graves, dealer in hardware, agricultural implements and
groceries, and son of Ira and Mary (Wilson) Graves, was born in Frank-
lin county, Mass., January 12, 1835.  His father was born in 1781, and
died in Michigan in 1868, while on a visit in that state.  He was a
soldier in the War of 1812.  The mother was born in the latter part
of the last century, and died in Pennsylvania at more than eighty-five
years of age.  She began going to school in 1800.  The paternal grand-
father, Ira Graves, was born on the New England coast, and died in New
Hampshire at an advanced age.  Joshua H. Graves was the third of nine
children born to his parents, four of whom are living.  At the early
age of seven years he was put to work in a cutlery factory in Mass-
achusetts, and there remained for about three years.  At the age of 
ten years he was bound out to a farmer for five years, but he only
served about one-half of that time, when he returned to the factory
mentioned above.  Here he remained until fifteen years of age, and 
then with his parents moved to Pennsylvania, where he worked on a farm
until May 16, 1861.  He then enlisted in Company C, of the Pennsylvania
Reserve Volunteer Corps, and in August of the same year he was trans-
ferred to the Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania, United States troops.  He
was wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., was at the battle of
Antietam, and in all was in twenty-two engagements.  He was honorably
discharged, as sergeant, February 15, 1864, and came to Marshfield in
1868, where he has since resided.  He assisted in building the court
house of Webster county.  Mr. Graves then engaged in the furniture
business, which he continued until 1883, and has since been occupied 
in his present business.  He was married in May, 1867, to Miss Hannah 
S. Hogle, a native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., born in 1844, and the
daughter of John Hogle.  Two children, Myrtle, born in 1871, and Clara,
born in 1882, were the result of Mr. and Mrs. Graves' marriage.  Mr.
Graves is a Republican in politics, and cast his first presidential
vote for J. C. Fremont.  He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is an
excellent citizen.  Mrs. Graves is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.

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