4-32 (3-6) John B. Graffius 1815 - 1899 Son of Martin and Margaret was born 18 August 1815 on the family homestead near Henderson, Pa. He attended the subscription schools in a log schoolhouse as his father had done. He was married to Margaret Steel, daughter of Alexander. She was born about 1813 in Derry, Ireland. John worked on the homestead as well as neighboring farms until age 27 when he moved to Petersburg and there worked as a carpenter. Margaret and John's first three children died as infants. John sold out his interest in Petersburg and moved to North Henderson, Warren County Illinois where he bought and cultivated a farm for four years. Margaret's health continued to decline and John returned to Huntingdon County where they settled at Petersburg. In 1875 he bought a handsome brick dwelling, which he altered and beautified he being a carpenter, but Margaret continued to get worse and she died in March 1878. In 1879 John married Sarah Hutchinson, daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Thompson Hutchinson. Their children were Jane (5-110), Margaret (5-111), John L. (5-112), and 1 infant. John was justice of the peace for fifteen years besides serving as township tax collector and for several years he served on the school board. He was a Democrat. He attended The Presbyterian Church where he taught for a time in the Sunday School. John died on August 10, 1899 at Petersburg, a very wealthy man. He also raised Matilda Keister's two youngest.
More About John B. Graffius: Baptism (LDS): September 27, 1958, Los Angeles.221 Endowment (LDS): November 05, 1958, Los Angeles.221 Occupation: Carpenter.221 Sealed to parents (LDS): June 03, 1959, Los Angeles.221
Children of John B. Graffius and Margaret Steel are:
John B. Graffius (b. August 18, 1815, d. August 10, 1899)
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