W.W. Graham died at the family home five miles northeast of Olathe Sunday evening. He was eighty-two years of age. The funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the home. Burial was made in the Olathe cemetery.

W.W. Graham was the owner of the Glendale Stock Farm in Oxford Township. He was a Civil war veteran and Kansas Pioneer. He was born in Highland County, Oh in 1840.\, and was the son of John and Katherine (Fenner) Graham. His father was Irish and the mother of German Descent. Mr. Graham was a strong Democrat in his early life but was a strong anti-slavery man and when the Republican Party was organized he at once became an enthusiastic member of that party.

As he was raised in a farm in Ohio, in his youth, he was greatly interested in the question of slavery which was the great national controversy at that time. In 1863 he enlisted in Company A, Eighty-ninth regiment, Ohio Infantry. During the three years and four months that he was in the war he saw much service and many hardships all of which a soldier must endure. In the battle of Chickamauga where half his regiment was captured he succeeded in way back to his own lines. He was also in the battle of Missionary Hill, Resaca, Jonesboro and while on special guard duty was captured and for four months was kept in the confederate prisons, but at length was exchanged at Black River.

He was mustered out of the service in 1865 at Vicksburg, Mis. For a time after the war he was disabled because of a wound in the foot which he had received while in service and later gangrene set in.

For a time he worked at the shoe maker’s trade at Peoria, Ill. He returned to Ohio in the spring of 1868 and married Miss Emma Steward, a daughter of Robert and Diantha (McKee) Steward. Soon after their marriage they started for Neosha County, Kansas. On reaching Kansas City they learned of many cruel Indian depredations in that section of the country and Mr. Graham decided to buy land in Johnson County. As there were many Indians here they became friends with many of them and especially Bluejacket the Shawnee Chief.

Mr. Graham was one of Johnson County’s most highly respected citizens. He was a good neighbor, a good honest business man. And a Christian gentleman. He was that stalwart type of pioneer who was ever building and never tearing down.

He is survived y his wife, one son and four daughters. John S. Graham of the home address. Mrs. Ellen Alsleban, 1230 Washington, Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Clara b. Fallan, 2842 Mercier, Mrs. Eva Smith, 15111 Dodge, Rosedale, and Mrs. Ollie Hart, Olathe, and one grandson, Wilbur Smith, Rosedale.

At one time Mr. Graham was a stock holder in the Patron’s bank in Olathe. He was a member of the Church of God.

Olathe Mirror, March 19, 1922

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