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JAMES GRAHAM (deceased). It was prior to the Revolution that the Graham family emigrated from Ireland and settled in Eastern and Southern Pennsylvania. Rev. James Graham, a graduate of Dickinson College, came to Allegheny county in 1804, and became the owner of 290 acres of land. He succeeded Rev. Samuel Barr, who was the first pastor of the Beulah Presbyterian Church, in Wilkins township, and the first church in Pittsburgh. Rev. Graham continued in charge of Beulah Church forty years. He married Elizabeth Martin, of Juniata county, Pa., and six children were born to them. She died when her children were young, and he married Rachel Glen, and after her death married Martha McCullough, of Turtle Creek, who had two daughters. James was among the youngest of this family, and was born in 1812 on the farm purchased by his father, and where he lived and died. James, Jr., was a farmer, and the property, being richly underlaid with limestone, was called and is now known as Lime hill. For six years he was engaged in burning lime, which was a profitable occupation. He owned 200 acres of the original tract. He married Eliza Macfarlane, daughter of John F. Macfarlane, of Adams county, Pa., and great-granddaughter of Andrew Macfarlane, who died in the revolutionary war. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. James Graham, whose names are Martha, Elizabeth, Evaline and Margaretta. In politics Mr. Graham was a whig. He died seven years after he was married, and for forty years his widow has managed the farm and business to the best advantage for her family. They have been lifelong members of the Presbyterian Church.