Payton Graves

     Payton Graves was born on 19 June 1821 Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was the son of William Graves and Lucy Berger. Payton and Patsy Palmer, daughter of Burton Palmer and Rebecca Bruce, were married 26 May 1840 Lincoln County, Missouri, She is listed as Parmer on marriage return.

"State of Missouri, Lincoln County
Solemnized the right of Marriage the 26 day of May 1840 between Payton Graves and Patsy Parmer. Given under my hand this 19th June 1840. xx/Thos Hammonds, J.Peace
A tru copy from my office Recorfded June 19 1840
Francis Part[ ] Recorder"

transcribed from image:
Solemized the right of marriage the 26 day of May 1840 between Payton Graves and Patsy Parmer. Given under my hand this 19th June 1840
Thos Hammonds, J. Peace
A true copy from my office
Recorded June 19th 1840
Francis Parker Recorder

Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.^1,2 Payton and Agnes Cammack were married circa 1846 (9 Sept. 1846?)³ Payton Graves died 1861, Desha County, Arkansas at age 39 years, intestate.