Newton Co., IN Biography GRAVES & JOHNSON, general merchandise, Morocco, Indiana: began business December 13, 1877, under the firm name of Graves Brothers, who conducted the business for about eighteen months, when D. M. Johnson bought the interest of D. M. Graves. The above firm have since conducted the business, and have a large and well selected stock of goods. J. W. GRAVES, senior member of the firm, was born at Lafayette, Indiana, November 17, 1838, and is the youngest of ten children of Benjamin and Mary (Pierce) Graves, both natives of Virginia, from which State, soon after their marriage they removed to Ohio, remaining a short time, when in 1828, they came to Tippecanoe County, Indiana; located upon a farm, where they lived thirty years, when they moved to Newton County, where the father died in 1868. J. W. Graves received a more than common school education, having attended Leoni College, in Michigan for a time. August 11, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Ninety-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served with the regiment until it was mustered out at Indianapolis, June 16, 1865; he participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Jackson, Lookout Mountain, the Atlanta campaign, the march to the sea, and through the Carolinas, and was not wounded nor sick a day during the entire service. After his return from the war, he went to Minnesota, where he married, August 8, 1865, Jemima B. Brennscholtz, a native of Indiana; he then came to Newton County, Indiana, but soon returned to Minnesota, pre-emptied a homestead, and lived there eleven years, holding the office of Sheriff of the county two years. In 1876, he again returned to Morocco, where, besides his mercantile business, he conducts the Morocco Hotel. He is a member of Morocco Lodge, No. 372, A. F. & A. M. and Morocco Post 111, G. A. R. Five children have been born to them, four of whom--Orlando M., John C., Cora E. and Sherman A., are living. Politically Mr. Graves is a stanch Republican, and is one of the prominent men of the county. Beaver Township, Newton County, From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com