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Life of Hon John McGraw Raleigh County Representative
John McGraw born in Raleigh County Virginia in 1824 rose to serve in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing McDowell Raleigh and Wyoming. He accumulated extensive land holdings and business interests, helped elect Henry Davis to the U S Senate in 1871, and died November 26 1918 at 94 leaving many descendants.
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John McGraw
Wyoming County
Raleigh
Wyoming
McDowell
Raleigh County
Logan County
Virginia
J. B. McGraw
Soulsville
W. Va
Pine Grove
Mr. McGraw
Samuel McGraw
Grayson County
John Surratt
McGraw
Joshua Farmer
Mahala Cazort
Peter Cazort
Tar River
North Carolina
Clearfork
Sallie Acord
John Acord
Alfred Beckley
Breckenridge Creek
Shumate
John Allen, Jr
Milam
Goodall Dare
Laurel
Roach
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Henry G. Davis
United States Senate
Davis
Davis Elkins
D. McGraw
Mary
Rahamna Acord
William B
Paulina McGinnis
M. P
Katherine Farmer
J. B
Nancy
G. B. McGraw
Rockcastle Baptist Church
W. J. H. Cook
Pine Grove Church
Pine Grove Baptist Church
G. P. Goode