Researching Jesse Graves born about 12 September 1793 in Vermont or Northern New York.  He married Lucinda Wildon.  Lucinda was born about 17 March 1797 in Vermont. The Graves family  is in the 1830 census in  Fulton county, Illinois.   Children:  Erastus was born about 1816 in New York, he married Julia Johnson in Fulton County in 1836.  Erastus and Julia  are in Putnam township  in 1845.  Also in the same section  is Mary Johnson and an D. S. Johnson, I think they are related to Julia Johnson, but, have never found the link.  Erastus and Julia also  lived in Joshua section 19, and again Mary Johnson is living in section 19 , Erastus's  father and mother are living in section 24.  Erastus also lived  in Centre with wife Julia.  OTHER children of Jesse Graves and Lucinda:  SYLVESTER  Graves married Hesther Ann Griffin July 1, 1846 he lived in the town of Farmers.  ELECTRA  Graves married John C. Waldron  married 14 March 1847.  DELATUS Graves married Rhoda Purkel married 20 December 1846.  ALINZA Graves married Samuel Hill 28 May 1846. BENONA  Graves married Almira Day 8 July 1854.  ELIAS  Graves married Melissa Caroline Christian 26 May 1859.  Melissa's mother (Polly Johnson) is living with them according to the 1850 census in Cuba. Most of this family group moved to Iowa in the middle 1850's.  Elias Graves and family stayed in the area of Cuba until his death in 1926.