Relatives of the First John Grave, Three Sisters and Their Families, Tour the Deacon’s House

On an early October morning, Cynthia Kremser from Oregon, Jeanne Murphy from Virginia, and Beth Bronson from Nigeria were guests at the Grave House. Board members provided a genealogical history of the Grave family and gave a room-by-room tour of the House. Of particular interest were the dates and construction […] Read more »

Grave Relatives Visit the House

Grave relative, Robin Satterfield, with husband (Jim Beckmann), arrived at the Grave House on October 8th for a pre-arranged tour of the homestead. The Friday afternoon tour was part of their extensive journey to find Robin’s ancestral roots. The shirts worn by Robin and Jim stated their mission for heading […] Read more »

Oregon Visit

A Special Visit From Oregon On an October 1st afternoon a Seventh Generation Direct Descendant of John the Second and Elizabeth Grave toured the House and grounds. Marian Graves Lovie and husband, Robert Thomas traveled from Beaverton, Oregon to the 1685 House where that Grandfather was born. A detailed inspection […] Read more »

Another Grave Family Visits the House

On April 23th Kenneth Graves and his wife Carol toured the Grave House and the grounds with several of their friends from the area. They are retired and reside north of Atlanta in Georgia. Ken became interested in his family history upon finding notes written by his deceased father. Although […] Read more »

Grave Relatives Visit From Seattle

On July 15, Bev and Bill Hamilton of Seattle, Washington, spent a morning at the Grave House. Bev’s family name is Graves and she is a direct descendant of John Grave, Jr. and Elizabeth Foote, the original occupants of the House. They were very pleased and appreciative of our Foundation and […] Read more »