Graves, Willard

Born: 1801-1810

Flourished: 1835-1840 Adams County, Illinois

Graves lived in Adams County, Illinois, as early as 1835, when helped to lay out the town of Columbus. He operated a sawmill on McKee Creek for several years and in 1840, he was employed in commerce.

The History of Adams County, Illinois (Chicago: Murray, Williamson & Phelps, 1879), 523-24; U.S. Census Office, Sixth Census of the United States (1840), Quincy, Adams County, IL, 55.