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Submitted: 5/23/20 • Approved: 5/23/20 • Last Updated: 5/26/20 • R1319668-G497592-S3
Annis
December 25, 1849 - February 19, 1920
*Obituary (as written)
The Springdale News
Friday, March 5, 1920
GRAHAM, Annise GOODMAN – Graham – Annise Graham, nee Goodman, was born in Tennessee December 25th, 1849. At the age of nine years she moved with her family from that State to Arkansas where she lived the remainder of her life.
As a young woman, she was married to John C. Graham, whose faithful wife and companion she was until his death, which occurred May 5, 1886. To them were born seven daughters, who are all living. They are; Mrs. J.M. Dobkins, Galena, Kansas; Mrs. R.N. Anderson, Mrs. S.P. Wilson, Mrs. E.J. Fink, Mrs. D.W. Looney, Mrs. Cole Phillips of Springdale and Mrs. J.D. Sullivan, Sapulpa, Oklahoma. These were all present at the funeral of this good woman.
At the age of seventeen, Mrs. Graham was converted and joined the Friendship Baptist Church. For a number of years she was among the faithful members of that congregation. Later she became a member of the South Grove Baptist Church and was a member of that congregation at the time of her death.
She died February 18, 1920 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.D. Sullivan, Sapulpa, Oklahoma where she had been making her home for the winter. Her remains were shipped to Springdale and from here were carried to the Friendship Church house where funeral services were conducted by Pastor W.I. Elledge, of Springdale. A large congregation of sorrowing friends who attended the funeral was a tribute to her memory. It spoke more than words as to the high esteem in which she was held by those who knew her longest.
Besides the seven daughters, deceased leaves five brothers and one sister, all of whom live in different sections of the west. One of these, J.R. Goodman of Galena, Kansas was present at the funeral. Of her descendants, there were fifteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Her remains were laid away beside those of her husband in the Friendship cemetery.
*Obituary (News article)
State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives
Annis Graham, widow of John C. Graham, who died in 1887, filed Widow Application #13208 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate widow pension and it was received as allowed August 15, 1907 at the State, citing her husband’s service with Company E, 1st Arkansas Cavalry from 1862 thru 1865.
John
PRIVATE CSA
Company E 1 Battalion Arkansas Cavalry
Civil War Confederate
December 29, 1839 - May 5, 1887
Parents: Levi Graham and Nancy Graham
*Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Washington
County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge
Contributed on 5/23/20 by tslundberg
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