William Henry De Graff (1820-1910) Documentation

Birth, Marriage, Death

Birth: 1820 June 10

From Tombstone, Chuctanunda Cemetery, Route 30, Minaville, Cemetery. http://montgomery.nygenweb.net/florida/chuctanundacem2.html

Marriage to Rachel Ann Staley 1851 January 30
(Age: 34) Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Of Florida,Minaville,Montgomery,New York "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F64G-45Q : accessed 03 Jul 2013), William Degraff and Rachel Staily, 30 Jan 1851. FMHistory library film # GS Film number: 534217

Death:  1910 December 6
Will 
Last Will and Testament of William Henry De Graff. Montgomery County Will Book Vol 26:259.

From Tombstone, Chuctanunda Cemetery, Route 30, Minaville, Cemetery. http://montgomery.nygenweb.net/florida/chuctanundacem2.html

Legal, Business Transactions

1849 Purchase of Land in Montgomery County, New York from Albert Stillwell

land near the highway toward Port Jackson by way of DeGraff Mills; near Widow McMichaels and James Billings

Montgomery County Deeds. Libre 57:470. Consulted online via familysearch.org

1852 Sale of Land in Montgomery County, New York to James McDermont

land near the highway toward Port Jackson by way of DeGraff Mills; 

Montgomery County Deeds. Libre 62: 280.Consulted online via familysearch.org

1868 Land ownership:  Montgomery County, New York

U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Various publishers of County Land Ownership Atlases. Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Collection Number: G&M_9; Roll Number: 9.

1869 Proprietor of Isaac DeGraff and Sons, Mill in Minaville;
Gazetteer and business directory of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y. : for 1869-70

1880 Documentation of Agricultural Holdings 

Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Archive Collection Number: A53; Roll: 53; Page: 5; Line: 03; Schedule Type: Agriculture.

1883 Purchase of Land in Montgomery County, New York, from Isaac J and Catherine DeGraff

land conveyed to Isaac J DeGraff in 1867 by George W. Gray (Libre 81:466); land north of Waterman Sweet and south of Hannah Potter

Montgomery County Deeds. Libre 108:271.Consulted online via familysearch.org

1886 Sale of Land in Montgomery County, New York to Charles B. DeGraff

land south of DeGraff land and north of Saw Millhouse owned by GV Pulver

Montgomery County Deeds. Libre 116:169. Consulted online via familysearch.org

Residence

Florida, Montgomery County, New York: 1830-1850

Isaac DeGraff Household. Year: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Page: 95; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 95; Family History Film: 0017155. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Isaac DeGraff Household. Year: 1840; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Roll: 296; Page: 255; Image: 523; Family History Library Film: 0017192. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Isaac DeGraff Household. Year: 1850; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Roll: M432_532; Page: 65B; Image: 136. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Florida, Montgomery County, New York:1860-1880

William Henry DeGraff Household. Year: 1860; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Roll: M653_787; Page: 469; Image: 475; Family History Library Film: 803787. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

William Henry DeGraff Household. Year: 1870; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Roll: M593_974; Page: 195A; Image: 396; Family History Library Film: 552473. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

William Henry DeGraff Household. Year: 1892
New York State Census. February 16, 1892, page 15. New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education. 1892 New York State Census. Albany, NY: New York State Library. William Henry DeGraff Household. Year: 1900; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Roll: 1078; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241078.United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

William Henry DeGraff Household. Year: 1910; Census Place: Florida, Montgomery, New York; Roll: T624_994; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1375007. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.