Brigadier General, ERNEST GRAVES was born on 27 March 1880 in Orange County, North Carolina to Ralph Henry Graves, Jr and Julia Charlotte Hooper-Graves.
Ernest Graves earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in 1901 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Ernest played fullback in football from 1898-1901. Graves was also accredited as one of the best catchers in the history of baseball at UNC Chapel Hill, 1898 to 1900. During Ernest's Freshman year Commencement of 1897, he earned Freshman Class Honors.
Ernest earned his graduate degree through the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating second in his class in 1905.
He served as the head football coach for the the Army Black Knights at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1906 and 1912.
He served with the 3rd Engineers at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and subsequently served in the Philippines from 1909 to 1910. He later served in Mexico with General John J. Pershing, commanding the engineering company that built roads to allow supplies for the Army. He also served with Pershing in France during World War I. During World War I, he was placed in charge of the Intermediate Section and was responsible for building warehouses used to supply the Army in France. He was retired from the Army in 1921 due to deafness with the rank of brigadier general.
Ernest married Lucy Gunn Bernie-Graves circa 1923 in New York, and they had ONE son of record:
Ernest Graves, Jr (1924 - ?).
Ernest passed away on 9 June 1953 at at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia, and he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
REFERENCES:
1. 25 June 1880 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (Stamped 198A, Sheet 225A, Family #62, Line 28), Parent's Household: Ralph H. & Julia C. Graves.
2. 11 June 1900 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (ED: 67, Stamped 180A, Sheet 11, Family #219, Line 4), Mother's Household: Widow: Julia C. Graves.
3. 1910
4. 7 January 1920 Washington, District of Columbia Census, (ED: 70, Stamped 189A, Sheet 14A, Line 17), Head of Household: Ernest Graves, Lodger at Hotel Richmond, (17th & H Street).
5. 11 April 1930 Washington, Washington County, DC Census, (ED: 192, Stamped 234, Sheet 28B, Boarding House #1835, Line 63), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
6. 5 April 1940 District Of Columbia, DC County, DC Census, (ED: 1-539A, Stamped 435, Sheet 8A, Family #180, Line 15), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
7. Battle, Kemp P., (1912), HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, VOLUME II FROM 1868 TO 1912, p 441, 546, 752, 755, & 811.
8. United States Military Academy Association of Graduates, (July 1954), "Assembly" magazine, Page 74.
9. Biography on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Graves,_Sr.
Ernest Graves earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in 1901 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Ernest played fullback in football from 1898-1901. Graves was also accredited as one of the best catchers in the history of baseball at UNC Chapel Hill, 1898 to 1900. During Ernest's Freshman year Commencement of 1897, he earned Freshman Class Honors.
Ernest earned his graduate degree through the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating second in his class in 1905.
He served as the head football coach for the the Army Black Knights at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1906 and 1912.
He served with the 3rd Engineers at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and subsequently served in the Philippines from 1909 to 1910. He later served in Mexico with General John J. Pershing, commanding the engineering company that built roads to allow supplies for the Army. He also served with Pershing in France during World War I. During World War I, he was placed in charge of the Intermediate Section and was responsible for building warehouses used to supply the Army in France. He was retired from the Army in 1921 due to deafness with the rank of brigadier general.
Ernest married Lucy Gunn Bernie-Graves circa 1923 in New York, and they had ONE son of record:
Ernest Graves, Jr (1924 - ?).
Ernest passed away on 9 June 1953 at at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia, and he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
REFERENCES:
1. 25 June 1880 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (Stamped 198A, Sheet 225A, Family #62, Line 28), Parent's Household: Ralph H. & Julia C. Graves.
2. 11 June 1900 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (ED: 67, Stamped 180A, Sheet 11, Family #219, Line 4), Mother's Household: Widow: Julia C. Graves.
3. 1910
4. 7 January 1920 Washington, District of Columbia Census, (ED: 70, Stamped 189A, Sheet 14A, Line 17), Head of Household: Ernest Graves, Lodger at Hotel Richmond, (17th & H Street).
5. 11 April 1930 Washington, Washington County, DC Census, (ED: 192, Stamped 234, Sheet 28B, Boarding House #1835, Line 63), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
6. 5 April 1940 District Of Columbia, DC County, DC Census, (ED: 1-539A, Stamped 435, Sheet 8A, Family #180, Line 15), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
7. Battle, Kemp P., (1912), HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, VOLUME II FROM 1868 TO 1912, p 441, 546, 752, 755, & 811.
8. United States Military Academy Association of Graduates, (July 1954), "Assembly" magazine, Page 74.
9. Biography on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Graves,_Sr.
Brigadier General, ERNEST GRAVES was born on 27 March 1880 in Orange County, North Carolina to Ralph Henry Graves, Jr and Julia Charlotte Hooper-Graves.
Ernest Graves earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in 1901 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Ernest played fullback in football from 1898-1901. Graves was also accredited as one of the best catchers in the history of baseball at UNC Chapel Hill, 1898 to 1900. During Ernest's Freshman year Commencement of 1897, he earned Freshman Class Honors.
Ernest earned his graduate degree through the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating second in his class in 1905.
He served as the head football coach for the the Army Black Knights at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1906 and 1912.
He served with the 3rd Engineers at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and subsequently served in the Philippines from 1909 to 1910. He later served in Mexico with General John J. Pershing, commanding the engineering company that built roads to allow supplies for the Army. He also served with Pershing in France during World War I. During World War I, he was placed in charge of the Intermediate Section and was responsible for building warehouses used to supply the Army in France. He was retired from the Army in 1921 due to deafness with the rank of brigadier general.
Ernest married Lucy Gunn Bernie-Graves circa 1923 in New York, and they had ONE son of record:
Ernest Graves, Jr (1924 - ?).
Ernest passed away on 9 June 1953 at at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia, and he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
REFERENCES:
1. 25 June 1880 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (Stamped 198A, Sheet 225A, Family #62, Line 28), Parent's Household: Ralph H. & Julia C. Graves.
2. 11 June 1900 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (ED: 67, Stamped 180A, Sheet 11, Family #219, Line 4), Mother's Household: Widow: Julia C. Graves.
3. 1910
4. 7 January 1920 Washington, District of Columbia Census, (ED: 70, Stamped 189A, Sheet 14A, Line 17), Head of Household: Ernest Graves, Lodger at Hotel Richmond, (17th & H Street).
5. 11 April 1930 Washington, Washington County, DC Census, (ED: 192, Stamped 234, Sheet 28B, Boarding House #1835, Line 63), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
6. 5 April 1940 District Of Columbia, DC County, DC Census, (ED: 1-539A, Stamped 435, Sheet 8A, Family #180, Line 15), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
7. Battle, Kemp P., (1912), HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, VOLUME II FROM 1868 TO 1912, p 441, 546, 752, 755, & 811.
8. United States Military Academy Association of Graduates, (July 1954), "Assembly" magazine, Page 74.
9. Biography on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Graves,_Sr.
Ernest Graves earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in 1901 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Ernest played fullback in football from 1898-1901. Graves was also accredited as one of the best catchers in the history of baseball at UNC Chapel Hill, 1898 to 1900. During Ernest's Freshman year Commencement of 1897, he earned Freshman Class Honors.
Ernest earned his graduate degree through the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating second in his class in 1905.
He served as the head football coach for the the Army Black Knights at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1906 and 1912.
He served with the 3rd Engineers at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and subsequently served in the Philippines from 1909 to 1910. He later served in Mexico with General John J. Pershing, commanding the engineering company that built roads to allow supplies for the Army. He also served with Pershing in France during World War I. During World War I, he was placed in charge of the Intermediate Section and was responsible for building warehouses used to supply the Army in France. He was retired from the Army in 1921 due to deafness with the rank of brigadier general.
Ernest married Lucy Gunn Bernie-Graves circa 1923 in New York, and they had ONE son of record:
Ernest Graves, Jr (1924 - ?).
Ernest passed away on 9 June 1953 at at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia, and he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.
REFERENCES:
1. 25 June 1880 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (Stamped 198A, Sheet 225A, Family #62, Line 28), Parent's Household: Ralph H. & Julia C. Graves.
2. 11 June 1900 Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina Census, (ED: 67, Stamped 180A, Sheet 11, Family #219, Line 4), Mother's Household: Widow: Julia C. Graves.
3. 1910
4. 7 January 1920 Washington, District of Columbia Census, (ED: 70, Stamped 189A, Sheet 14A, Line 17), Head of Household: Ernest Graves, Lodger at Hotel Richmond, (17th & H Street).
5. 11 April 1930 Washington, Washington County, DC Census, (ED: 192, Stamped 234, Sheet 28B, Boarding House #1835, Line 63), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
6. 5 April 1940 District Of Columbia, DC County, DC Census, (ED: 1-539A, Stamped 435, Sheet 8A, Family #180, Line 15), Head of Household, Ernest Graves.
7. Battle, Kemp P., (1912), HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, VOLUME II FROM 1868 TO 1912, p 441, 546, 752, 755, & 811.
8. United States Military Academy Association of Graduates, (July 1954), "Assembly" magazine, Page 74.
9. Biography on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Graves,_Sr.
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