John Henry GRAFF

                   I am 90% sure that this these are the same Jonathan Graffs.
6/15/09 - I have definite proof that this is our Jonathan. In the Funeral home records for Augusta, it states that her father Jonathan was born in Abbottstown, York, PA.

Hezekiah and Jonathan Graff were blacksmiths in Mt. Vernon. Mentioned in History of Knox County - pg 399.
History of Abbottstown states that Blacksmithing was one of the occupations of Abbottstown. Henry Grafe (died 1854) and wife Susannah signed one such apprentice document in that book.

1840 he was  in Mount Vernon.  There was 1 male under 5, 2 males between 20 and 30, and one female between 20 and 30.
1858 - Jonathan was 1st member of the board of education.
1860 in Mt. Vernon.  All 6 kids were there. He was a blacksmith.
1870 census Jonathan had a wife Matilda, and son, Henry (aged 32, who was a blacksmith). Henry was born in PA. Son Jonathan and wife Matilda lived next door.
1879 - The Ohio Mutual Aid Association - Jonathan was one of the blacksmiths.  There was also a J.A. Graff, who was one of the principal merchants.

1880 - In Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio. His wife apparently had already passed away. He was a blacksmith, aged 68.
Another son, I am assuming, named Jonathan, lived next door. He was 21 years old and married to Ida. They were 21 and 19 years old and born in OH.
His son-in-law and his family were living with him at the time. The daughter would have been Augusta. Her children were Albert J., Jonathan and Harry.

Obituary from the Democratic Banner:
"Jonathan Graff, died 5-3-1900 at age 89, wife Matilda, died at his home on E. Front St., his wife died many years ago. Survived by following children; Jonathan Graff & Mrs. Al Williams of this city & Mrs. E. Vance of Columbus. Buried at Mount View Cemetery."

Obituary and death notices in Mt. Vernon, OH newspapers, Vol 1
Graff, Jonathan
3 May 1900               9 Dec 1811                                        Bargett,Matilda
Blacksmith, b. Adams Co,    Mar 1836, 9 children, 3 survive,  Mrs. Williams, Mr. Jonathan Graff (Jr), and Mrs Agnew Vance (Matilda).  Died at daughter Augusta Willams.

3/26/10 -There is a Mary Graff in the family burial plot, who was born about 1812/13. She died at age 72. cause of death, cancer. I think that she is Mrs. Mary McLain, who a Jonathan Graff married on 26 Dec 1882. They were married by C.L. Work.
                  

                   1850 Census she was living with her parents and Uriah. They were in Paradise Township.
1860 -- living with parents, listed as Grafe.
1870 she was also living with her parents. (Laha Grafe).

Headstone stays died at 56 - 9 - 14.  She died on Sep 23 1868.She is buried by Tempest and Anna Mary Wilson.
Named on a grant deed granting land to her brother Uriah from father Henry on 5 Mar 1866. She was single at that time.


Somewhere someone put the 1 May 1812, but that wouldn't make sense with the headstone. Lean and Jonathan must have been twins.
                  

                   I saw the headstone at the cemetery, and read the dates. Died at age 76 years, 4months and 20 days. Photographed 6/23/06.
1870 - they had Barbara Markline aged 12, and Leonard markline, aged 10 living with them???  Last name spelled Graeff.
New Oxford Item  1 Nov 1889 - Oct 17, near Abbottstown, Mr. Joseph Graff, aged 76 years and 24 days.
He was from Paradise Township in 1845 when he was married.
1850 census - in Berwick Township. He was listed as a laborer. He was living with Mary, Tempest and Albert.
1860 census he was listed as Joseph Grafe.
1880 Census he was in Paradise Township with his wife and a 13 year old servant named Annie Shanebrook.

His will is dated 12 Jun 1882, probated 30 Oct 1889. Will probate: York Historical Society, Source Bk FF,  pg 248.
He was living in Paradise Twp, and is listed as a yeoman.
In the will his wife is described as his beloved wife in lieu of her dower at common law?? Were they not married???
In the will it is interesting to note that he bequeaths a portion to Elizabeth Graff, who is intermarried with my son Tempest W. Graff, but named Albert A. amd Joseph W. Graff. I don't have wives for them, but it is interesting to note thatElizabeth is mentioned each time, and nont him

     I saw the burial record at York Historical Society.
Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985about Joseph Graff
Name:	Joseph Graff
Birth Date:	abt 1813
Event Type:	Burial
Burial Date:	16 Oct 1889
Burial Place:	Abbottstown, Adams, Pennsylvania
Organization Name:	St John´s Evangelical Lutheran



He signed numerous licenses for taverns in Berwick(Abbottstown), sometimes as Joseph Grafe (1839, 1841), in 1847, 50, as Graff.
The newspapers spelled his name Graff when he was married.
                  

                   I photographed the headstone. He is buried with Susan and Tolbert, at the back of the area behind the church.
Headstone says 52- 7- 27.

1850 - he is mentioned as Barney Grass??? There is Susan (aged 20), Prudence, Tolbert and Otilia.
1860 - he is listed as Barney Grafe - he was a Day Laborer. Ottila was the oldest, Tolbert was with Henry and Francis. They seemed to farm their kids out??? They are all over everywhere.
1870 - Graeff, Barnet -

Death noted in the Compiler, 23 Jun.
Mentioned as Barney in some church records.
                  

                   I originally had Freny with no sources. I am not 100% sure about this one. I hadFreny married to Adam LeCrone and I found Francis Ann in Ancestry.com with the same parents and married to Adam Lecrone, so........

5/9/10 - I am not 100% sure of this at all.

Hi Sue,
My husband is the direct descendant of Francis Graff Leckrone thru his ggrandmother Elizabeth Leckrone Allison. I only have a family group sheet on file at the York Heritage Trust which lists the family connection between Francis Graff and Francis Doll Graff and Henry Graff. Frances Graff Leckrone is buried in Neiman'sgraveyard in Shiloh York County, near Shiloh Lutheran Church along with 2 otherLeckrone daughters, I believe.
                  

                   I have a picture of her headstone. Elias is not in this cemetery.
Her headstone stated that she was the wife of Elias.  Her inscription reads: "Heilman, Elizabeth, wife of Elias, died Je 18, 1895."
1850 - living in Paradise, John and Amos were there.
1860 - living in Spring Forge, Paradise,  York. Henry, Louden, Alice and Sarah were there. The census taker coldn't spell at all.
Peter Heilman - the father-in-law was close, as was Peter, the brother in law.
1870 - living in Paradise.  Henry thru Mary were there.
                  

                   I am 90% certain that this is the Hezekiah whose parents are (John) Henry Graff and Francis Doll.
1860 census - he is in Mount Vernon, with Maria C. Graff, Smith Graff, Eviline, and Frank. He was a blacksmith.
1870 census. He was married to a Lizzie, aged 27, born in OH.
His children were Smith W. a male aged 15, Francis E, a female, aged 12, Frank L. a male, aged 10.
He was a carriage manufacturer.
He lived in the 2nd ward of Mount Vernon.
1874 - gets married to Cordelia.
1875 he was on the Board of Education - History of Knox county, Ohio, its past and present pg 372.
Journal of the Senate of the ... General Assembly of the State of Ohio
Feb 17, 1887 - "Mr. Sullivan presented the petition of Hezekiah Graff and 135 voters and 26 women, citizens of Knox County, praying for the enactment  of a law requiring scientific temperance intruction in the common schools.

1880 census: wife was Delia, aged 33, born in OH. He had Frank L. aged 20 livingwith him. He also had Minnie, aged 5 and May D, aged 4 living with him. They were all born in OH.

There was an Augusta Graff,  whose father was Hezekiah Graff, born in OH on 28 Nov 1842.

Hezekiah and Jonathan Graff were blacksmiths in Mt. Vernon. He was a carriage maker at his death.

A David Sanderson, carriage manufacturer, engaged with Hezekiah Graff for one year. He worked as a carriage trimmer

Quindaro Lodge, No. 316. Officers, 1862; H. Graff, Secretary.

1867 - Member of the board of education
Knights of Honor. Knox LodgeNo. 31, K of H., of Mt. Vernon, was organized October 1, 1874. Its first officers were: Hezekiah Graff, dictator.
1874 - Hezekiah Graff, on the board of education.
1879 - The Ohio Mutual Aid Association - Hezekiah was one of the blacksmiths.

History of Knox County, Ohio, Its past and present. Compiled by N.N. Hill, Jr. Mt. Vernon, OH. A.A. Graham & Co., publishers.

Obituary and death notices in Mt. Vernon, OH newspapers, Vol 1
Graff, Hezekiah         ?  Nov 1899       28 Sep 1825     Smith, Catherine (1st)
B Adams Co PA, to Mt. Vernon 1850 area, widower, 3 children Smith W., Frances  Eva, & Franklin C., remarried Delia J. Vernon, 3 children Minnie R., D. Mae, H. Vernon, D. Mae & Smith W. deceased.

Death noted in Knox Death Records Book 2, 1884 - 1899, pg 44. He was  74 yrs. 2 months.  His parents are listed as Henry Graff and Frances Doll He died from flux???
                  

                   I am assuming this is him. He was born in PA about the right time. One census says 1825 one says 1827.
The Amos in the census was a carpenter. His address was 205 Sixteenth San Francisco in 1889.
He was married to Emily J.
Apparently moved to CA about 1875.
Amos was not listed in the 1910 census. Emily is listed as a widow.
1865 - he was at the Fort Leavenworth Military reserve, He was over the chain gang.
1870 he was in Fort1889 - 1890 Leavenworth. He was a government employee.
1880 he was in S.F.
1900 - he was a carpenter.

19 May 2009 - The only other Amos Graff that I can find anywhere is one that wasborn in about 1850. Too late for ours and the one in S.F.

San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91  about Amos Graff
Name:	Amos Graff
Location 2:	205 Sixteenth
Occupation:	carpenter
Year:	1889
City:	San Francisco
State:	CA
                  

                   This person's information was combined while in Ancestral File.  The following submitters of the information may or may not agree with the combining of the information: RONALD O./HOFFMAN/   (2227606) RONALD O./HOFFMAN/   (2354062)
1850 -There is a Uriah living with Henry and "Froniga" during the 1850 census. He was 19 years old.
1866 - There is a grant deed (in my possession), where he was the grantee from his father Henry (5 Mar 1866) - he was living in Ft. Leavenworth, KA at that time.
1875 and 1880 census state that he was a farmer (Oskaloosa, KA).
He had died by 1 Mar 1885, when Mattie, his wife was listed as a widow. She had a 3 month old child (female), so it makes sense that he died between  Feb 1884 -Mar 1885.

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