Thomas Hamilton Graham - 1862 - NC (Montgomery County)
My Great Grandfather, Thomas Hamilton Graham, was born 1/26/1862 in Ellerbe Springs, Montgomery County, NC; married Emma Ardee Yow on 2/11/1886 in Randolph County; raised 10 children on a farm outside Candor, NC; died 7/3/1941; and is buried in Candor Cemetery.
His lineage, however, is a mystery.
His father (alternately referred to as Hiram, James, Jarrett, or Jarad) was enlisted in the Confederacy and died/was killed later in 1862, probably never seeing his son, Thomas. The mother (alternately referred to as Martha or Ann) died shortly after that, orphaning Thomas and an unnamed sister. "Old Dr. McFadden", a single physician whom we believe to have been Dr. Archibald Ray McFadyen (1832 - 1909), reportedly took the children in and raised them alone in Ellerbe Springs, NC.
Most of this story comes from the Montgomery County NC Heritage Book.
Would appreciate any help on where the Graham line goes back from Thomas.
Alan Neely