Frank Oliver GRAVES

US Census: US Census: April 29, 1910 he was single and living on Burlington Road, Barr, Adams, Colorado he was a laborer on a ditch gang. US Census: Jan 28, 1920 he was single and living in Westminster, Adams, Colorado he was a farmer. His brother Clarence was living with him, he was also a farmer. US Census: April 23, 1930 he was single and living with his Uncle Edward Graves in Jamestown, Boulder, Colorado he was a gold miner as was his uncle. US Census: April 9, 1940 he was single and living in Jamestown, Boulder, Colorado he was a miner. He was living in the same place in 1935.====Miner, later caretaker of an ore mill in Jamestown, Colorado. Son of John P. Graves (1848-1925) and Emma Wadsworth Graves (1854-1905). Brother of Philip Eldro Graves (1875-1962), Leonard Chase Graves (1877-1912), Ernest N. Graves ((1880-1954), Kate Graves (1881-1882), Bertha M. Graves [Crooks] (1884-1981), Dolly Graves (1886-1887), George W. Graves (1888-1917), Fred Graves (1889-1897), Clarence Graves (1894-1952), and, Cecil Graves (1896-1897). Was a gold miner in Jamestown, Colorado with his uncle, Edward Graves (?-?). Later was a caretaker and guard for an inactive ore mill in Jamestown, Colorado-in the mid 1950's fired upon a dog accompanying a group of teen-aged boys who were exploring the area, a ricochet bullet struck and killed one of the explorers. Frank Graves was judged mentally incompetent and spent the remainder of his life at the state hospital in Pueblo. Remained single during his lifetime.

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