Born 1800, died 1875 - the oldest documented member of the Graves family, and the namesake of Graves Gap itself. “Doctor” is a real, if unusual, given name here, not a claim that he practiced medicine.
Appears in: Graves Gap Cemetery.
Notable descendants:
- Mary Graves Graves (1820-1889), Francis Marion Graves (1840-1900), Mathias Graves (1848-1926), Clement Clebourne “Clay” Graves (1852-1918) - his documented children, confirmed via Find a Grave.
- Grandchildren via Mary Graves Graves: Hasten W Graves (1840-1888); Margaret M Graves Lowery (1844-1889); Dicie Graves Alldredge (1847-1893); Rowan Graves (1849-1894); Amenda Graves White (1856-1938)
- Grandchildren via Mathias Graves: Robert Clark Graves (1891-1948)
- Grandchildren via Clement Clebourne “Clay” Graves: Thadues Sylvester “Dew” Graves (1879-1964); Garland Webster Graves (1882-1980); Laura Bloom Graves Reid (1884-1965); Arnold Merevick U Graves (1887-1958); Mathison Elcana Graves (1889-1905); Silas Lindon Graves (1892-1984); Emma Merilla Graves Sharit (1894-1980); Clifford E Graves (1898-1981)
- Name note: he is recorded on his memorial as “Doctor” Graves - that is his given name, not a title. Searching for “Jack” finds nothing.