| Stephen A. D. Greaves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | In office 1854 | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | January 30, 1817 Marion County, SC | ||
| Died | November 17, 1880 (aged 63) Madison County, MS | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
Stephen Arne Decatur Greaves Sr. (January 30, 1817 - November 17, 1880) was an American army officer, plantation owner, lawyer, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County, in 1846.[1]
Biography[]
Stephen Arne Decatur Greaves was born on January 30, 1817, in Marion County, South Carolina.[2][3] He served as an officer in the Mexican War, ending his service as a Brigadier General.[1][3][4] In 1846, he became a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County as a Democrat.[1][4] After the war, he married Sarah Lowe around 1850 and moved to her 10,000-acre plantation, named "Sunny Place", in Madison County.[5] Before the American Civil War, they owned 600 slaves that worked on the plantation.[5] He died at "Sunny Place" on November 17, 1880.[2][4][5]
Personal life and family[]
Greaves married Sarah Anna Frances Lowe.[2] They had several children. Their first child and son, S. A. D. Junior, was born on February 26, 1854.[5] Their second son, William F., was born on June 3, 1856.[5] Another son, John Madison, was born on April 16, 1860.[5] Another son, Clarence Budney, was born on August 22, 1863.[1][5] Mrs. Greaves died on August 2, 1865.[5] Stephen married Jennie Battley in 1866.[5] On December 13, 1867, they had a son, Harry Battley.[5] Stephen, John, Clarence, and Harry would all serve in the Mississippi Legislature.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rowland, Dunbar (1917) (in en). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA777&dq=Stephen+Arne+Decatur+Greaves+clarence&hl=en.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in en) The Graves Family Newsletter. 1999. pp. 18. https://books.google.com/books?id=lEhPAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Stephen+Arne+Decatur+Greaves&q=Stephen+Arne+Decatur+Greaves&hl=en.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rowland, Dunbar (1908) (in en). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. https://books.google.com/books?id=GiI48lqMC3cC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA1050&dq=Stephen+Arne+Decatur+Greaves&hl=en.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Davis, Jefferson (1982-01-01) (in en). The Papers of Jefferson Davis: July 1846–December 1848. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-5868-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=RBaeAgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT478&dq=Stephen+Arne+Decatur+Greaves&hl=en.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 "m6la.cdfhc.greaves1.013" (in en). https://collections.msdiglib.org/digital/collection/madison/id/4173.
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