BIO: Philip GRAFFIUS, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 79. __________________________________________________________ PHILIP GRAFFIUS Huntingdon, Pa. Restaurant: Huntingdon, Pa. Born April, 1850, in Porter Township, Huntingdon Co., Pa. Educated in Porter Township. A son of Henry Graffius, a farmer all his life, who owned a farm. Died, aged eighty years, and of Margaret (Piper) Graffius, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Piper, Porter Township, who died at the age of eighty years. Philip Graffius was formerly in the ice business for twenty years. Established a restaurant business at corner of Thirteenth and Mifflin streets, Huntingdon, in 1917; also confectionery, etc. Has been a school director of Huntingdon Borough. Both his wife and he belong to the Methodist Church. He is a Republican in politics. He has three brothers, Israel, Petersburg, Pa.; William, Petersburg, Pa.; Albert, Huntingdon, Pa. Clifford is deceased. Two sisters, Susan, of Petersburg, Pa.; Annie, Petersburg, Pa. He was married to Mary Piper, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Piper. The following are the children to this union: John A., Wilmington, Del. They have one son, Jack; Paul B., married to Harriet Driscoll, Pittsburgh, Pa., one son, John A.; Mary Graffius, resides at Huntingdon, Pa.; Fannie S. is a matron in Orphans' Home near Harrisburg, Pa. The Graffius' have one son and one daughter deceased, who died in infancy.