The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-09-24
An Old Newspaper.

"a AAOANA%y NSSN PASNS0 80 OoA eAAO
a copy of the Catawba journal,
published in Charlotte, N. O., Tues.
day May 2, 1826-more than fifty
five years ago, and the paper is
still IN a good state of preservation.
1t contains, among other things of
interest, a sketch of the Biography
of General George Graham, THE
grandfather OF Mr.. BOstwick) who
died on the 28th OF April, 1885,
W. are informed that "Gen. Geo.
Graham was born in the month of
1857, in Chester county
Pennsylvania. His father, James
Graham, at the age of IS, came from
the north of Carlingford bay, in the
county Of Down, Ireland, about the
year 1893. By tradition in the fam.
lily, James was a descendant of a
kinSman and follower of the for.
tunes and disasters of the celebra.
ted Montrose, who made such a
conspicuous figure in the civil wars
in Scotland in the reign Of Charles
|, and when the English army pre-
vailed in Scotland, Mont1ose fled to
Holland, and his adherents, among
whom was a clan of the Grahams,
passed over into the north of Ire
land, where many of their descen-
dantS yet reside. James Graham
dying when his children were
young, his widow moved to Neck
Ienburg. N. O., when George was
but 10 years old. His education
was such as was common to the
youth of that period, which was
about the time the college in Char.
lotte was in It's zenith. The first
public meetings in Charlotte, at the
beginning Of the revolutionary war
he attended; and although too
young to be in their councils, he
read with solicitude the pub
nc prints, and many manu-,
scripts of their proceedings. He
attended the memorable meeting
of the COMMITTEES in Charlotte, on,
the goth May, ITS, who declared
independence. The next year, in
the summer of 1876, George Ora
ham served IN the campaign against
the Cherokee Indians, under com.
mand of Gen. Rutherford. In the.
beginning of the year 1870, he
served a campaign as Lieutenant
under the late Major John Sharpe,
of Tennessee, who was his captain.
In the spring of 1881 he was ap-
pointed Adjutant OF one of the reg
iments CALLED State troops, raised
by South Carolina tor tho term of
ten months, and commanded by
Gen.N Sumpter. In this service he
was in several skirmiShes with both
British and tories; was at tie TAX
ing Of Orangeburg; was with the
State troops and Washington's cav.
airy when they were detached to
attend the movements Of Lord Raw.
don when on his march to relieve
Ninety.Six;--three or four days be-
lore he arrived at that place and
when Gen. Greene retired he COW
cred his retreat. George Graham
was married in the year 1884 to
Cathey, daughter Of George
Sr. He had two sons and
shree daughters. His wife died
about the year 1898; and he after.
wards married Mrs. Potts, widow Of
Potts, (of Providence, by
whom he had no issue.
This biographical sketch of Geo.
Graham, which occupies about
hree columns in the Journal, gives
many interesting incidents of his
laring and gallantry and the prom
nent part he acted in the military
campaigns Of that period against
he Indians, the British and tories.
We have only space for the conclu-
ion Of this sketch as follows:
He was chosen Sheriff of Meek
enburg county in the wear 1888