Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry
Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. 
Cass County.

MORRISON GRAVES, one of the oldest natives of Cass County, and
for many years a business man of Virginia, was born in Monroe
Precinct, Aug. 29, 1835.  His father, Richard, was a native of
Kentucky, and came to Illinois in the year 1828; located in the
above named precinct, on the farm now occupied by Mr. James M.
Graves, one of his sons.  He married Miss Nancy Martin, also a
native of Kentucky, and they raised a family of three sons and
two daughters.  Our subject received his schooling entirely in
Cass County, and made farming his occupation up to the year 1872,
when he came to Virginia, and entered the livery business with A.
G. Epler, under the firm name of Graves & Epler.  Mr. Graves,
this same year, 1865, also engaged in buying and shipping stock
and since that time has followed the business.  The firm of
Graves & Epler continued until about 1876, and in 1878, Mr.
Reuben Lancaster bought one-half interest in the stock, and the
present firm of Graves & Lancaster has continued up to the
present time.  Mr. Graves was married, Nov. 19, 1857, to Miss
Julia C. Nall, daughter of Charles Nall, then a farmer of Cass
County, now in Macon County, Mo.  Mr. Nall is a native of
Kentucky, and came to Illinois about 1855.  Mr. and Mrs. Graves
have three children:  Willis S., Appeline and Nellie May.  They
are both members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Graves is a
Republican, a member of the Knights of Honor, A.O.U.W. and the
I.O.O.F. of Virginia Lodge.

Graves Martin Epler Lancaster Nall
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KY Macon-MO