GRAHAM-William - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

William GRAHAM, farmer, Covington was born in Fountain Co in 1825 and is the son of Washington and Elizabeth L Graham. They were both natives of Ky and in early youth emigrated with their parents to Ohio, where they were afterward married Feb 5, 1824, and where they both publicly professed religion. In the same year of their marriage they moved to Fountain Co and settled in Wabash Twp, where they resided until their death. Mrs. Graham died May 3, 1875 aged 71 years, 10 months 24 days and on May 18, just two weeks after the death of his wife, Mr. Graham died, aged 74 years, six months and 14 days. They had lived happily together 51 years and had raised a family of 5 sons and two daughtesr one of the latter dying a few years prior to the death of her parents and the other remaining with them unmarried till the last. The sons are all married and numbered among the most substantial citizens of the county. Mr. WM Graham was raised onh is father's farm and received a limited education. In 1852 he married Miss Cita Caranga, daughter of Wm. and Rebecca Cook Carnaga, who were also among early settlers of Fountain County, it being the native county of Mrs. Graham. The issue of this union is two children: Seymour and James W. Mr. Graham owns a finely improved farm of 290 acres, a part of which is land that his father entered upon settling in the county. He is a republican in politics, and a gentleman whose name and reputation are above reproach.