William James Graham

  General Notes:

13 June 1900 Census for Broad Creek Hd, Sussex, DE: William J. Graham, 29, b. Oct. 1870 in MD and parents b. DE, life insurance agent, married 4 yrs; Roxy B., 27, b. Jan. 1873 in DE; Margaret, 5, b. Dec. 1894 in DE; J. Bernard, 3, b. Mar. 1897 in DE; William R., 6/12, b. Dec. 1899 in DE.
18 April 1910 Census for 6th District, PG Co., MD: William J. Graham, 39, b. MD as were parents, married 16 years, oiler in RR machine shop; Roxie, 37, b. DE with father b. MD and mother b. DE, 6 children born and 6 living; Margaret, 15, b. DE; Bernard, 13, b. DE; Richard, 10, b. DE; Turpin, 4. b. D.C.; Ellen, 2, b. MD; dtr not named, 5 mos., b. MD.
3 Jan. 1920 Census for Spauldings, PG Co., MD: [no given name] Graham, 49, b. MD as were parents, mailer in Govt Printing Ofc; Roxie, 47, b. DE as were parents; Margaret, 25, married; James B., 22; Turpin, 14; Ellen, 12; Lucille, 10; Ethelyn, grand-dtr, 11/12, b. MD; Lafane Stockurther, 25, son-in-law, married, b. MD as were parents.
Per Peggy Smitn: "Bill retired from a job with the Government Printing Office and ran a large working, producing farm in Suitland (in those days it was often referred to as Anacostia)."

William married "Roxie" Roxanne Ellen Hastings, daughter of James R. Hastings and Sarah E., on Oct 25, 1893 in Graham Family farm. ("Roxie" Roxanne Ellen Hastings was born on Jan 20, 1873 in DE and died on Sep 6, 1958 in Suitland, MD.)