Sarah's husband, Alfred, had gone to school for about four winters at Elm Grove school near Edwardsville while with the Doubt family. Here he met Sarah Bliss Morris, daughter of James Morris and Ursula Bliss, and married her on 6 April 1876 at her father's farm home, known as Elm Grove, near Edwardsville, Madison Co., IL, near St. Louis, MO. She was born 13 March 1856 in Liberty Prairie, IL, died 16 Dec. 1935 in Melvern, KS, and was buried 18 Dec. 1935 in Oak Hills Cem., Quenemo, KS. {other records show she was born in Ridge Prairie, Madison Co, Illinois.}
After marriage, the young couple went to St. Louis and Alfred continued to work for Albert Norton. About the time their first child (Alfred) was born in late 1876, the Doubt family sold out in IL and moved to Lincoln, NE. Their glowing accounts of the country induced Albert Norton to sell out and go to Lincoln, where he started a grocery. Alfred R. Graves went too and lived in Lincoln, working at the whitening business, and later he moved to a farm owned by John Doubt.
In a couple of years Albert Norton tired of Nebraska and went back to St. Louis. Alfred and Sarah went too. While in Lincoln, Sarah gave birth to a little boy named Chester who died when less than a year old. Before leaving Nebraska, a girl, Grace May, was born. In St. Louis, Albert Norton returned to the whitening business and Alfred worked for him.
In 1884, Sarah's uncle Willard Bliss induced Alfred and his wife to move to his farm near Nokomis, IL, where their son Frank was born. The uncle got into financial trouble and sold the farm, and Alfred and family moved back to St. Louis, and again worked for Albert Norton. In the fall of 1885, Sarah's sister Lidia and husband Lue Graden moved to Osborne Co., KS. Alfred lived there one winter and in the spring of 1886 moved to a government homestead claim in Sheridan Co., KS. Here Sarah gave birth to a baby girl, Margaret. The family lived there 5 years, proved up on the claim, and then moved to Lucas in Russell Co., KS. Charles Thomas Graves was born there on the Crandall farm. The family lived there 3 years, and Alfred bought a farm and taught school. He sold the farm in 1894 and moved in Aug. 1894 to Quenemo, Osage Co., KS. All Kansas moves were by covered wagon. They bought an 80 acre farm, and here John Albert was born in 1899. While living in this house, their oldest son and daughter were married. In 1903 the family sold this farm and bought another near Melvern, KS, where Alfred was living at the time of his death. Sarah, his wife, sold the farm and moved to Melvern in 1920, and there she lived until her death.
After marriage, the young couple went to St. Louis and Alfred continued to work for Albert Norton. About the time their first child (Alfred) was born in late 1876, the Doubt family sold out in IL and moved to Lincoln, NE. Their glowing accounts of the country induced Albert Norton to sell out and go to Lincoln, where he started a grocery. Alfred R. Graves went too and lived in Lincoln, working at the whitening business, and later he moved to a farm owned by John Doubt.
In a couple of years Albert Norton tired of Nebraska and went back to St. Louis. Alfred and Sarah went too. While in Lincoln, Sarah gave birth to a little boy named Chester who died when less than a year old. Before leaving Nebraska, a girl, Grace May, was born. In St. Louis, Albert Norton returned to the whitening business and Alfred worked for him.
In 1884, Sarah's uncle Willard Bliss induced Alfred and his wife to move to his farm near Nokomis, IL, where their son Frank was born. The uncle got into financial trouble and sold the farm, and Alfred and family moved back to St. Louis, and again worked for Albert Norton. In the fall of 1885, Sarah's sister Lidia and husband Lue Graden moved to Osborne Co., KS. Alfred lived there one winter and in the spring of 1886 moved to a government homestead claim in Sheridan Co., KS. Here Sarah gave birth to a baby girl, Margaret. The family lived there 5 years, proved up on the claim, and then moved to Lucas in Russell Co., KS. Charles Thomas Graves was born there on the Crandall farm. The family lived there 3 years, and Alfred bought a farm and taught school. He sold the farm in 1894 and moved in Aug. 1894 to Quenemo, Osage Co., KS. All Kansas moves were by covered wagon. They bought an 80 acre farm, and here John Albert was born in 1899. While living in this house, their oldest son and daughter were married. In 1903 the family sold this farm and bought another near Melvern, KS, where Alfred was living at the time of his death. Sarah, his wife, sold the farm and moved to Melvern in 1920, and there she lived until her death.
Sarah's husband, Alfred, had gone to school for about four winters at Elm Grove school near Edwardsville while with the Doubt family. Here he met Sarah Bliss Morris, daughter of James Morris and Ursula Bliss, and married her on 6 April 1876 at her father's farm home, known as Elm Grove, near Edwardsville, Madison Co., IL, near St. Louis, MO. She was born 13 March 1856 in Liberty Prairie, IL, died 16 Dec. 1935 in Melvern, KS, and was buried 18 Dec. 1935 in Oak Hills Cem., Quenemo, KS. {other records show she was born in Ridge Prairie, Madison Co, Illinois.}
After marriage, the young couple went to St. Louis and Alfred continued to work for Albert Norton. About the time their first child (Alfred) was born in late 1876, the Doubt family sold out in IL and moved to Lincoln, NE. Their glowing accounts of the country induced Albert Norton to sell out and go to Lincoln, where he started a grocery. Alfred R. Graves went too and lived in Lincoln, working at the whitening business, and later he moved to a farm owned by John Doubt.
In a couple of years Albert Norton tired of Nebraska and went back to St. Louis. Alfred and Sarah went too. While in Lincoln, Sarah gave birth to a little boy named Chester who died when less than a year old. Before leaving Nebraska, a girl, Grace May, was born. In St. Louis, Albert Norton returned to the whitening business and Alfred worked for him.
In 1884, Sarah's uncle Willard Bliss induced Alfred and his wife to move to his farm near Nokomis, IL, where their son Frank was born. The uncle got into financial trouble and sold the farm, and Alfred and family moved back to St. Louis, and again worked for Albert Norton. In the fall of 1885, Sarah's sister Lidia and husband Lue Graden moved to Osborne Co., KS. Alfred lived there one winter and in the spring of 1886 moved to a government homestead claim in Sheridan Co., KS. Here Sarah gave birth to a baby girl, Margaret. The family lived there 5 years, proved up on the claim, and then moved to Lucas in Russell Co., KS. Charles Thomas Graves was born there on the Crandall farm. The family lived there 3 years, and Alfred bought a farm and taught school. He sold the farm in 1894 and moved in Aug. 1894 to Quenemo, Osage Co., KS. All Kansas moves were by covered wagon. They bought an 80 acre farm, and here John Albert was born in 1899. While living in this house, their oldest son and daughter were married. In 1903 the family sold this farm and bought another near Melvern, KS, where Alfred was living at the time of his death. Sarah, his wife, sold the farm and moved to Melvern in 1920, and there she lived until her death.
After marriage, the young couple went to St. Louis and Alfred continued to work for Albert Norton. About the time their first child (Alfred) was born in late 1876, the Doubt family sold out in IL and moved to Lincoln, NE. Their glowing accounts of the country induced Albert Norton to sell out and go to Lincoln, where he started a grocery. Alfred R. Graves went too and lived in Lincoln, working at the whitening business, and later he moved to a farm owned by John Doubt.
In a couple of years Albert Norton tired of Nebraska and went back to St. Louis. Alfred and Sarah went too. While in Lincoln, Sarah gave birth to a little boy named Chester who died when less than a year old. Before leaving Nebraska, a girl, Grace May, was born. In St. Louis, Albert Norton returned to the whitening business and Alfred worked for him.
In 1884, Sarah's uncle Willard Bliss induced Alfred and his wife to move to his farm near Nokomis, IL, where their son Frank was born. The uncle got into financial trouble and sold the farm, and Alfred and family moved back to St. Louis, and again worked for Albert Norton. In the fall of 1885, Sarah's sister Lidia and husband Lue Graden moved to Osborne Co., KS. Alfred lived there one winter and in the spring of 1886 moved to a government homestead claim in Sheridan Co., KS. Here Sarah gave birth to a baby girl, Margaret. The family lived there 5 years, proved up on the claim, and then moved to Lucas in Russell Co., KS. Charles Thomas Graves was born there on the Crandall farm. The family lived there 3 years, and Alfred bought a farm and taught school. He sold the farm in 1894 and moved in Aug. 1894 to Quenemo, Osage Co., KS. All Kansas moves were by covered wagon. They bought an 80 acre farm, and here John Albert was born in 1899. While living in this house, their oldest son and daughter were married. In 1903 the family sold this farm and bought another near Melvern, KS, where Alfred was living at the time of his death. Sarah, his wife, sold the farm and moved to Melvern in 1920, and there she lived until her death.
Bio by: Charlotte Hubbard Rehpohl
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