Thomas Graham, a soldier of the American Revolution, was born in 1751, and emigrated from Ireland in 1768. He was married July 16, 1778, to Miss. Hannah Hooper, who bore him eleven children, five sons and six daughters. Thomas Graham died in 1832. Robert Graham, a son Thomas, inherited the Graham homestead. He followed farming, and in 1839 was appointed postmaster, and held that office (from which Grahamville originated) until 1860. He was married in 1839, to Miss. Sarah F. Clarkson, of Chanceford Township, who died May 28, 1859, leaving four children: Andrew C., Thomas L., James C. and Hannah E. Mr. Graham’s second marriage was in 1860, to Miss. Jane M. Stewart, who died in 1880. Mr. Graham represented York County in the State legislature during the years 1842-43 and held many township offices, and was a prominent merchant. For many years he was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member at the time of his death, January 20, 1875, aged eighty-one years one month and fifteen days. Thomas L. Graham is principal of the academy at Elkton, Cecil Co., Md., and is a Mason.
James C. Graham was born August 22, 1845, on the old homestead, and is by occupation a farmer. He was married, November 28, 1878, to Miss. Ella A. Shaw, of Hopewell. They have one child, Robert. Mr. Graham is a Mason. The Graham family have been identified with the history of York County for more than a century, and the members of the family have always figured prominently in the affairs of the county.


Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical Editor