Died
In the town of Gower, on the 3rd of February, 1872, after five days of Intense suffering with inflammatory rheumatism, Miss Ximeni Graves, aged seventeen years, two months and seventeen days. Daughter of Calvin M. and Mary J. Graves. She was one of Earth's brightest daughters. She wore a smile on her countenance that expressed nothing but innocence, love, purity and fidelity. From a child she was always an exception. But the brightest flower is the soonest to fade and droop away. She was all one would wish her to be. She was beloved and respected by all who knew her. She was obedient to her parents, a kind and loving sister, and a firm friend. She was always willing to lend a helping hand to all. A tread more light, a step more true, never knocked the dew from the morning flowers than hers. Home is not home without her. We miss her kind and loving voice. We miss her gentle footsteps: but this world was not made for her, though hard its links were to sever.
We deeply sympathize with her weeping kindred; though console yourselves weeping parents, sisters and brothers dear, by thinking your loss is her eternal gain.
Short was Ximeni's stay;
She came as but a guest:
She tasted life and fled away,
To her eternal rest.
J. H.
Died
In the town of Gower, on the 3rd of February, 1872, after five days of Intense suffering with inflammatory rheumatism, Miss Ximeni Graves, aged seventeen years, two months and seventeen days. Daughter of Calvin M. and Mary J. Graves. She was one of Earth's brightest daughters. She wore a smile on her countenance that expressed nothing but innocence, love, purity and fidelity. From a child she was always an exception. But the brightest flower is the soonest to fade and droop away. She was all one would wish her to be. She was beloved and respected by all who knew her. She was obedient to her parents, a kind and loving sister, and a firm friend. She was always willing to lend a helping hand to all. A tread more light, a step more true, never knocked the dew from the morning flowers than hers. Home is not home without her. We miss her kind and loving voice. We miss her gentle footsteps: but this world was not made for her, though hard its links were to sever.
We deeply sympathize with her weeping kindred; though console yourselves weeping parents, sisters and brothers dear, by thinking your loss is her eternal gain.
Short was Ximeni's stay;
She came as but a guest:
She tasted life and fled away,
To her eternal rest.
J. H.
Family Members
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Infant Daughter Graves
1849–1849
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Clementina Elizabeth Graves Kincaid
1850–1926
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Cynthia Ann Graves Marker
1851–1929
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William Boston Graves
1856–1904
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Deidamia Ellen Graves Kessler
1858–1906
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Wellington Calvin Graves
1861–1941
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Andrew Davis Graves
1866–1866
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Josephine Fallas Graves Groom
1867–1958
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Rev George Robert Graves
1869–1954
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Nathaniel Lee Graves
1871–1951
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Infant Daughter Graves
1873–1873
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