Arvey (Reed) Graves
Arvey (REED) GRAVES was ordinary man who lived in the Rooks county area for some
of his life. His Father, Matthew William REED and mother, Jemima L. MCCLINSEY
moved the family moved the family to the Kansas area around 1890. They were
originally fromthe Clearfield Co.Pennsylvania area. Arvey was a REED but was
adopted by the Martin L.GRAVES family and raised in Plainville. He went to
school inPlainville. He was in the Kansas home Gaurd (Military). He died in
Herrington Dickinson Co.Kansas (9 Sep 1919) when a train exploded and caught his
clothing on fire. The obituary for Arvey shows that he was born in Plainsville,
Rooks Co Kansas 17 Dec 1890. He married Alice McPhail and they had three
children: Gretta, Hazel and Helen.
Arvey had an adopted sister named
Bessie Rusella Graves. She married Aaron L. Harter.
Submitted by Cmreed6@wmconnect.com