Aged 75 yrs, 9 mos, 12 days.

MOSES C. GRAFT, one of the old and respected pioneers of Tippecanoe County, was born in Butler County, Ohio,

October 27, 1813, a son of ABRAHAM and EUNICE (POTTINGER) GRAFT. The father was a native of Maryland, born near Chesapeake Bay, and when a young man went to Kentucky, where he spent several years. He then removed to Butler County, Ohio, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their days. They were the parents of ten children, and of this large family but four are living at the present time-

GEORGE, MOSES C., MRS. REBECCA LYTLE and ABRAHAM. The names of the deceased are as follows--EUNICE, MARY, ANNA, ELIZABETH, RACHEL and SUSAN.

The father being a farmer, MOSES C., our subject, was reared to the same occupation, and in his youth received such educational advantages as the schools of his time afforded. In the year 1838, he came to Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and settled on his present farm in Sheffield Township, which at that time was but slightly improved. He was married on November 28, 1838, to MARY ANN BAKER, whose parents, WILLIAM and SARAH BAKER, were among the early settlers of this county. Eight children were born to this union, of whom five are deceased--WILLIAM A., IDA ALICE, and three who died in infancy. Those yet living are--MRS. REBECCA COULTER, CYRUS S. and MRS. LUCY A. BOYLES, all residents of Sheffield Township. MRS. GRAFT died May 19, 1857, and MR. GRAFT was again married on January 15, 1858, to MISS MARTHA M. BOYLES, a daughter of the late SAMUEL BOYLES.

MR. GRAFT has given to his children 100 acres of his land, and yet owns 113 acres where he resides, his land being well improved, and his residence and farm buildings being comfortable and substantial. In politics, he is a Republican. Both he and his wife are faithful and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he has served as assistant superintendent of the Sabbath school. He is a man of strict integrity, fair and honorable in all his dealings, and is held in high esteem by all who know him.

Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, p. 579

Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1888