Charles Alexander GRAVES
Minnie Jane BRUCE

Husband:  Charles Alexander GRAVES
Birth:  5 Sep 1888, Gossett, White Co., Illinois
Death:  12 Dec 1934, Centerville Twp., St. Clair Co., Illinois 
Burial:  Dec 1934, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois
Father:  James GRAVES
Mother:  Martha EDWARDS

Marriage:     1913, White Co., Illinois     

Wife:  Minnie Jane BRUCE
Birth:  15 Mar 1888, Indian Creek Twp., White Co., Illinois 
Death:  22 Dec 1972, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois
Burial:  Dec 1972, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois
Father:  Benjamin Jasper BRUCE
Mother: 
Ella Pauline JOHNSON

Children: 
1. Gerald Eugene GRAVES, b: 18 Oct 1914, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                          d: 17 Jul 1980, Illinois
2. Martha Pauline GRAVES
(Carthy), b: 10 Dec 1916, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                                     d: 6 Aug 1987, San Diego, San Diego Co., California
3. Margaret Lucile GRAVES
(Price), b: 29 Apr 1919, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                                   d: 20 May 2009, Charleston, Mississippi Co., Missouri
                                                bur: Goodbread Cemetery, Gorham, Jackson Co., Illinois
4 Violet Helen GRAVES
(Walker/Cheatham), b: 20 Sep 1921, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                                             d: 16 Oct 1979, O'Fallon, St. Clair Co., Illinois
5. Charles R. GRAVES, b: 27 May 1923, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                    d: 24 Oct 2001, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                  bur: Valhalla Garden of Memory, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois
6. Betty L. GRAVES
(Groves), b: 20 Jun 1927, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                          d: 26 Mar 2014, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois
                                       bur: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois
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Notes:    

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0405, Page 101B), East St. Louis Ward 8, St. Clair Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 186, Enumeration Date: 15-Jan-1920, Family #374

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 GRAVES. Charles A

 Head

M

34

M

IL

IL

IL

 Carpenter / Swift & Co.

     

               Minnie J

 Wife

F

31

M

IL

IL

IL

 None

   

               Eugene

 Son

M

5

S

IL

IL

IL

 None

   

               Martha

 Daughter

F

3

S

IL

IL

IL

 None

   

               Margaret

 Daughter

F

9m

S

IL

IL

IL

 None

    

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_0555, Page 203A), Centerville Twp., St. Clair Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 34, Enumeration Date: 10-May-1930, Family #801

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

Age Marr

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

 In Sch

Occupation

 GRAVES, Charles A

 Head

M

42

M

24

IL

IL

IL

 

 Repairman / Auto Garage

               Minnie J

 Wife

F

42

M

24

IL

IL

IL

 

 None

               Gearald E

 Son

M

15

S

 

IL

IL

IL

X

 None

               Martha P

 Daughter

F

13

S

 

IL

IL

IL

X

 None

               Margaret L

 Daughter

F

11

S

 

IL

IL

IL

X

 None

               Violet H

 Daughter

F

8

S

 

IL

IL

IL

X

 None

               Charles R

 Son

M

6

S

 

IL

IL

IL

X

 None

               Betty L

 Daughter

F

2y6m

S

 

IL

IL

IL

 

 None

1940 Federal Census Data (T626_0879, Page 539A), Spring Hill Twp., St. Clair Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 82-35, Enumeration Date: 5-Jun-1940, Family #390

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

In
Sch

Gr.
Cmp.

POB

Occupation / Industry

 GRAVES, Minnie

 Head

F

52

W

 

7

IL

 Seamstress / WPA

                Charles

 Son

M

16

S

H-3

IL

  

                Betty

 Daughter

F

12

S

X

7

IL

 

  WALKER, Violet

 Daughter

F

18

D

  

H-3

IL

  

                 Tommy

 G Son

M

1

S

  

0

IL

  

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Sources:    
1) Death - Husband:  St. Clair County Illinois Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #0820451