Graham, James Edward

1891 - 1973  (81 years)

• Name	Graham, James Edward
  Birth	23 Jun 1891	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GRAH.J017
  _FGRAVE	115640794
  Military Service	World War I, Private First Class, Company H, 37th Infantry Regiment, United States Army  [1]
  Death	9 Apr 1973	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois   [1]
  	Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Tuesday, April 10, 1973: James E. Graham ARCOLA, Ill. — Funeral services for James Edward Graham will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola, with Rev. Oren Dees officiating. Burial will be in Arcola Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Graham, 81, of Arcola, died at 12:30 p.m. Monday in Young's Restorium, Shelbyville. Mr. Graham was born in Clay City June 23, 1891, the son of Elisha and Sally Hilderbrand Graham. He married Ethel Stockton Dec. 19, 1925, in Terre Haute, Ind. She preceded him in death Aug. 24, 1938. Survivors include two daughters, Sarah Poole of Mattoon and Mrs. Dorothy Eastman of Finville, Ohio; two sons, Charles Donald of Mattoon and Edward of Wheelersberg, Ohio; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Graham was a veteran of World War I.
  Burial	Arcola Township Cemetery, Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I22798	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Graham, Elisha,   b. 9 Feb 1843, Indiana d. 23 Feb 1907 (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Hillebrand, Sarah,   b. 12 May 1847, Illinois d. 26 Sep 1920 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F10482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stocton, Ethel Oma,   b. 9 Aug 1897, Bardwell, Carlisle County, Kentucky, bur. Arcola Township Cemetery, Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois
  Children	1. Graham, Sarah   2. Graham, Dorothy   3. Graham, Zetta   4. Graham, Edward   5. Graham, Donald > 6. Graham, Anna > 7. Graham, James W.,   b. 10 May 1873, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Dec 1939, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)   8. Graham, Mary E.,   b. 1877, Illinois   9. Graham, Sarah A.,   b. Nov 1880, Illinois   10. Graham, Eliza Jane,   b. 24 Nov 1884, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Sep 1962, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 77 years)   11. Graham, William Eugene,   b. 7 Jun 1934   d. 7 Jun 1934 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jun 1891 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 9 Apr 1973 - Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois Burial - - Arcola Township Cemetery, Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16788] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Graham, James Edward, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115640794/james_edward-graham), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16775] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 22, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00212?usePUB=true&_phsrc=ykd4&pId=29804197) (Reliability: 2). [S16667] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00057?usePUB=true&_phsrc=nDO1&pId=17031142) (Reliability: 2). [S6661] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Graham, Elisha and Sarah, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24199249/elisha-graham), none. (Reliability: 2).