Charles Austin McGraw

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CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Charley Mc Graw
Age: 17
Birth Date: Oct 1882
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Swords Creek, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Stepson
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Nancy P Elkins
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Mcgraw
Age in 1910: 27
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Maie Mcgraw
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Charles Mcgraw 27
Maie Mcgraw 23
Pearl Mcgraw 5
Stella Mcgraw 3
Grace Mcgraw 1 month

1920 United States Federal Census about Charles Mc Green
Name: Charles Mc Green [Charles McGraw]
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1920: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: May McGraw
Father's Name: Wiliam J McGraw
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Charles McGraw 37
May McGraw 32
Pearl McGraw 15
Stella McGraw 12
Gracie McGraw 9
Earl McGraw 7
Charlie McGraw 5
Kyle McGraw 3
Hellen McGraw 9 months
Wiliam J McGraw 75

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles A Mcgraw
[Charles W Mcgraw]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary M Mcgraw
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Charles A Mcgraw 47
Mary M Mcgraw 43
Pearl E Rutherford 24
Virgil R Rutherford 30
Stella C Armentrout 22
Grace L Mcgraw 20
Earl T Mcgraw 17
Charles D Mcgraw 15
Kyle N Mcgraw 12


OBITUARY

From Find A Grave

Funeral services for Charles Austin McGraw, 68, of Pierpoint, former lumberman, janitor or the Maben school and Mullens high school and camp cook for the Virginian Railway company, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Pierpoint Community church with burial following in the Pierpoint cemetery.

The Rev. Ernest Birchfield will conduct the services and burial arrangements will be performed by Robertson and Foglesong of Mullens.

Mr. McGraw died in the Mullens General hospital at the about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. He had been admitted earlier suffering from a paryletic stroke which had occurred to him while visiting a relative at Ada, Mercer county on last Thursday.

He was born at Greenup, KY on October 19, 1882 and came to Panther, McDowell county in 1901 to work for the W.M. Ritter Lumber company with which company he worked the greater part of his life. In 1903 he moved to Pierpoint where he lived at the time of his death. Years ago he had lost a leg in an accident while working with a log loader for the Writter company.

Mr. McGraw was known for his cheerfulness and friendship for all whom he met. He had a splendid record as janitor for the two schools he served.

Surviving are his wife May Barrett McGraw; three sons, Earl, of Nowata, Okla.; Charles, of Maben and Kyle, of Mead; three daughters, Mrs. Ted Lusk, Maben; Mrs. Bud Clay, Glen Fork; and Mrs. Robert Smith, Stacy, Va.

Also two brothers, Robert, of Glen Fork and Henry of White Salmon, Wash,; three sisters, Mrs. Smith Coleman, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Mrs. Mary Pickrel, Maben, and Mrs. Genevieve Bailey, White Salmon, Wash.; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Birth:
World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Charles A McGraw
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1882
Birth Place: Greenup, Kentucky
Residence: Wyoming, West Virginia

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and obituary"
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Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=44849&Type=Death

Charles married Mary May BARRETT. Mary (daughter of Jasper Newton BARRETT and Evaline Frances (Levie) PACK) was born Feb 1889, Tazewell Co. VA; died 1981, Wyoming Co. WV; was buried , Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

1. Pearl Elizabeth McGraw was born 12 Aug 1904, Tazewell Co. VA; died 14 Sep 1958, Yakima, Yakima Co. WA; was buried , Pierpoint Cemetery, Pierpont, Wyoming Co. WV.
2. Stella McGraw was born 18 Dec 1907, Tazewell Co. VA; died Jan 1979, Wyoming Co. WV; was buried , Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming Co. WV.
3. Grace McGraw was born ca 1910, Tazewell Co. VA.
4. Earl McGraw was born 13 Sep 1912, Wyoming Co. WV; died 24 Jan 1970, Solano Co. CA.
5. Charlie McGraw was born 31 Jan 1915, Wyoming Co. WV; died Dec 1981, Klickitat Co. WA.
6. Kyle Mack McGraw was born 28 Dec 1917, Wyoming Co. WV; died 12 Sep 1961, Raleigh Co. WV; was buried , Pierpoint Cemetery, Pierpont, Wyoming Co. WV.
7. Helen McGraw was born ca 1919, Wyoming Co. WV.