My Genealogy Hound

CHRISTOPHER M. GRAHAM, retired farmer, post office Stewart’s station, was born near Belfast, Ireland, in January, 1808, a son of John Graham, who came to America in 1828, bringing four sons with him. James, the eldest, died in Pittsburgh; William, John and Christopher became citizens of Patton township, this county. John, Sr., became possessed of a tract of land in that township, on which he settled in 1830, and died during the same year at the age of fifty-five. His wife, Ann (Morrow) Graham, lived to the age of seventy-five. Christopher Graham was employed in an iron-foundry at Pittsburgh, and took charge of his father’s estate at the death of the latter. In 1833 he married Susannah Shaw, who was born within two miles of his birthplace, October, 1812, daughter of Patrick Shaw, who died in Penn township, Westmoreland county, Pa. The family is connected with the U. P. Church; Mr. Graham has always been a democrat, and was active in support of the government during the civil war, and in establishing the free schools. The following are the names of his children: Susannah, deceased wife of Samuel Ramsey; Nancy, deceased wife of George Brown; John C., in Patton township; Belle, with her father; Mary M., deceased; Christopher, an infant, deceased; Christopher M., residing at Wall, in North Versailles; Elizabeth, wife of Robert Shaw, in Bloomfield, and David P., on his father’s farm.