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"Charles Graham"

Richland County, Chapter XXVII, Town of Marshall, Biographical
Charles, son of John and Susanna (POOLE) GRAHAM, was born in Cambridgeshire, England,
Jan. 16, 1834, and came to America with his parents. They at first llocated at East Troy, but remained there only a short time, going from there to Palmyra, Jefferson county, where he engaged in railroading for one year. They then moved to the town of Milton in Rock county, where his father rented a farm. In 1852 his father died, and in November, 1855, he came to Richkland county and located on section 35. He was unmarried at the time, and boarded with his brother-in-law, James WARD, until 1858. He was married in that year, to Sarah E. STANBAUGH, who was born in York Co., Penn. He built a hewed log house, which four years later was consumed by fire with all of its contents. The neighbors generously turned out, and tow days later, another hewed log house was erected, in which the family resided until 1882, when he built the neat frame house which they now occupy. Mr. and Mrs. GRAHAM have six children - James C., Charles W., Lydia F., Arthur E., Lucy E. and Sarah E.

Taken from "The History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin," (c)1884 Union Publishing Company, Springfield, Ill., p. 1119.
 
Courtesy of Carol

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