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Nathan L. Graham was born between 1827 – 1830 in Kentucky and died before 1880 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana and Mary ‘Mariah’ Beard who was born between 1830 – 1832 in Indiana and died January 08, 1876 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana – they were married November 11, 1852 in Montgomery County, Indiana. Nathan was a pioneer merchant of Crawfordsville. When Nathan and Mary died they left children who were wards of Elizabeth (Engle?) Tiffany, age 63 and her son John B. Engle (Capt.?), age 35, (who died January, 5 1884) - in the 1880 Census. (Perhaps these were relatives of Mary or possibly Nathan).
Nathan and Mary had 5 children:
1) James Graham was born about 1853 and died September 27, 1855 at age 2 years - both in Union, Montgomery County, Indiana; buried in Crawfordsville Odd Fellows Cemetery (Union), Montgomery County, Indiana.
2) Elizabeth Graham was born about 1855 in Union, Montgomery County, Indiana; she married John Courtney – they had 2 children:
a. Robert Courtney
b. Mary Courtney married John Merrill.
3) Thomas Lewis Graham born about 1858 in Union, Montgomery County, Indiana; he probably died before 1870.
4) John 'Johnie' B. Graham born about 1859 and died about 1861 at age 18 months - both in Union, Montgomery County, Indiana; buried in Crawfordsville Odd Fellows Cemetery (Union), Montgomery County, Indiana.
5) Mary 'Matie' B. Graham was born about 1861 in Union, Montgomery County, Indiana; she first married Dr. Frank West (I have more on her).
6) Letitia 'Letty Lee' Lincoln Graham was born April 06, 1865 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; she second married Dr. Frank West (I have more on her).
7) Nathan ‘Lew’ Graham was born about 1867 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana and died September 20, 1935 in Middleton, Orange County, New York. In 1881 at age 14 he joined a circus band with the Barnum & Bailey shows. Lew was a familiar figure in the circus world for many years and was identified prominently with the Barnum & Bailey, Wallace & Hagenback, and Ringling Brothers shows. In 1913 Lew Graham was sideshow manager and made all the announcements in big show for the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth Season. In 1922 the Muse brothers were catapulted into big top royalty when they were "discovered" by Lew Graham, the legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus sideshow manager. In 1931 Lew Graham was without a doubt the greatest announcer that ever stepped into a circus tent. He was in a class by himself. He is the only one who could walk into that center ring of Ringling Brothers mammoth circus tent and make himself heard across the tent. Lew may have been married.
8) Lucy 'Lula' Graham was born about 1870 and died about 1874 at age 4 years both in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; buried in Crawfordsville Odd Fellows Cemetery (Union), Montgomery County, Indiana.
Any further info on this family would be greatly appreciated,
lindajcox3@hotmail.com
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