Edward P. Graham ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Cause of his death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.⁷

  General Notes:

Baffling are the military and pension records for Edward Graham. The Veteran's Pension Payment cards show his name as "Edward Graham alias Elbridge Barr" but I have no idea as to why the use of an alias nor do I know why the name of Elbridge Barr.

There is the Civil War enlistment contract signed by Elbridge Barr on 14 Aug 1862 in Hillsborough County, NH. It states that he was born about 1844 in Bedford, NH which is the same age and birth location for Edward Graham. Muster out rolls for Elbridge Barr show that he was discharged on 4 Jun 1863 because of Disability at Hospital, Baltimore, MD. These enlistment dates and discharge dates match the dates on the Veteran's Pension Payment cards for Edward Graham.

I can find no connection between these 2 names other than the fact that the Veteran's Payment card shows the 2 names together as an alias.
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Also somewhat strange is the fact that his first daughter was born in 1862 but he was not married to Margaret Augusta Holmes until 1868. The birth year of his first daughter and the date of his enlistment as Elbridge Barr cannot go unnoticed. Margaret would have been pregnant with the daughter, Viola, in Jan 1862. In August 1862 when Margaret would have been about 7 months pregnant, would it be possible for the 18 year old Edward to have enlisted under the alias name to avoid getting married? In June 1863 is when Edward was discharged still under the name of Elbridge Barr.

I have yet to find any birth records for Viola Graham just to make sure that Edward Graham was shown as the father. But for some other reason, the couple took another 5 years following his discharge from the army until they were married in 1868.

There is some evidence that Viola may not have been born to Margaret Holmes. On the 1910 US Census, Margaret indicated that she had given birth to only 2 daughters instead of the expected 3. But then Margaret went on to indicate that both of them still alive when in fact 1 daughter had died in 1878. Was she intentionally ignoring the deceased daughter and reporting only the 2 surviving daughters or was she reporting giving birth to only 2 daughters but made a mistake in reporting how many were still alive and somehow included the 1 step-daughter or adopted daughter of Viola as one of the living?

And the final puzzling thing is that on their first census in 1870 taken just 2 years after being married, the name of Edward's wife is shown as Eninsa instead of the expected Margaret or Augusta. The age of 25 of Eninsa does not match what would be expected of Margaret Holmes who would have been 32.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Edward P. Graham
Event Date (Original): 10 Feb 1929
Event Date: 10 Feb 1929
Event Place: Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Birth Year (Estimated): 1844

Citing this Record
"New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSVZ-54W : 10 March 2018), Edward P. Graham, 10 Feb 1929; citing Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,079,512.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Manchester, NH on 29 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 18, Family 121, Ward 4
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
Edward Graham..25..ME..Carpenter

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Feb 1843, then his age should have been 27 instead of 25.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Nashua, NH on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 420C, District 144, Roll 0764, Ward 2
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
31 Sowell
Edwd P. Graham..Self..35..ME..Carpenter

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Feb 1843, then his age should have been 37 instead of 35.
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• 1890 US Census: June 1890, Nashua, NH. 1890 US Census of Union Veterans
Page 2, District 154, Family 125, Roll 40
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
Edward Graham..Private, Co. E, 11th N.H. Vol. Inf.
Enlisted 14 Aug 1862; Discharged 3 Jun 1863; Served 9 months, 11 days
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Nashua, NH on 9 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 119, Family 277, Ward 2
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
52 Lowell Street; Home rented
Married 32 years
Edward P. Graham..Head..Feb 1844..56..NH..Carpenter

(Living with wife, 1 divorced daughter, 1 grandson, and 1 niece.)

NOTE - His birth date should have been Feb 1843 instead of Feb 1844.
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• United States Veterans Administration Pension Payments: 1907-1933. The payment cards show that Edward started collecting pension payments in 1908 and continued until his death in 1929. The amounts varied from $36 to $150. I don't understand the name used at the top of the cards in which his name is entered as "Edward Graham alias Elbridge Barr". Just who is Elbridge Barr and why is there an alias name being used?

United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K64V-NYW : 20 August 2019), Edward Graham, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,907.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Nashua, NH on 20 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 162, Family 188, Roll 863, Ward 2
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
52 Lowell Street; Home rented
Married 42 years
Edward P. Graham..Head..67..NH..Carpenter, Shop

(Living with wife, 1 divorced daughter, and 1 grandson.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nashua, NH on 13 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 139, Family 304, Roll 1011, Ward 2
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
26 Loc?? Street; Home rented
Edward P. Graham..Head..78..NH..Carpenter, House

(Living with wife, married daughter, her husband, and her son from a previous marriage.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 12 Feb 1843, then her age should have been 76 instead of 78.
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• Death Image: 10 February 1929, in Nashua, NH. ⁷

• He was buried on 12 February 1929 in the Edgewood Cemetery in Nashua, NH.

PLOTSection R, Lot 8, Grave 2
Find a Grave Memorial 166410986
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Edward married Margaret Augusta Holmes, daughter of Leonard S. Holmes and Savalla Swett, on 2 April 1868 in Manchester, NH.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Margaret Augusta Holmes was born on 9 May 1838 in Boscawen, NH,^{3 5 9 10} died on 6 March 1922 in Nashua, NH ^{9 10} and was buried on 9 March 1922 in Nashua, NH ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 2 April 1868, in Manchester, NH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Manchester, NH on 29 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 18, Family 121, Ward 4
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
Edward Graham..25..ME..Carpenter
Eninsa Graham..25..NH..Keeping House
Viola Graham..7..NH
Kittie H. Graham..2..NH
Geo T Allen..40..MA..Machinist
Laura Allen..31..NH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Nashua, NH on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 420C, District 144, Roll 0764, Ward 2
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
31 Lowell Street
Edwd P. Graham..Self..35..ME..Carpenter
M. Augusta Graham..Wife..35..NH..Keeping House
Viola I. Graham..Daughter..17..NH..At Home
Linnie I. Graham..Daughter..7..NH..At School
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Nashua, NH on 9 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 119, Family 277, Ward 2
Nashua, Hilllsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
52 Lowell Street; Home rented
Married 32 years
Edward P. Graham..Head..Feb 1844..56..NH..Carpenter
Margaret A. Graham..Wife..May 1838..62..NH..2/1
Ida B. Farnsworth..Daughter..Mar 1873..27..NH..Divorced..1/1..Compositor
Albert H. Farnsworth..Grandson..Mar 1891..9..NH..At School
Elvaetta A. Holmes..Niece..Oct 1877..22..NH..Compositor
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Nashua, NH on 20 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 162, Family 188, Roll 863, Ward 2
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
52 Lowell Street; Home rented
Married 42 years
Edward P. Graham..Head..67..NH..Carpenter, Shop
Margaret A. Graham..Wife..72..NH..2/2
Ida Farnsworth..Daughter..37..NH..Divorced..1/1..Compositor, Printing Office
Albert H. Farnsworth..Grandson..19..NH..Clerk, Grocery
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nashua, NH on 13 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 139, Family 304, Roll 1011, Ward 2
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
26 Loc?? Street; Home rented
Edward P. Graham..Head..78..NH..Carpenter, House
Augusta Graham..Wife..81..NH
Idabelle Curtis..Daughter..46..NH
William Curtis..Son-in-law..35..MA..Fireman, City
Albert H. Farnsworth..Grandson..29..NH..Inspector, Card Shop
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Edward Graham
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 2 Apr 1868
Event Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Event Place (Original): Manchester
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1844
Father's Name: Edward Graham
Mother's Name: Nancy Drew
Spouse's Name: Margaret Augusta Holmes
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1845

Citing this Record
"New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPM6-1DKM : 23 March 2020), Edward Graham and Margaret Augusta Holmes, 2 Apr 1868; citing Marriage, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 005511186.
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