Married to John Graves in 1895.

John and Lessie were the parents of:
Samuel Floyd Graves(1896-1969)
Lucinda Graves Bradsher(1899-1995)
John Henry Graves
Vertilea Graves Wade(1907-1998)
Audrey Graves Phillips
Icey Graves Richmond(1911-1995)
Infant Daughter Graves
Kellie Wesley Graves Graves
Lillian Graves Johnson(1919-1976)
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Lessie Groves
Age: 25
Birth Date: Jun 1874
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: High Towers, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Groves
Marriage Year: 1894
Years Married: 6
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 3
Household Members: Name Age
John Groves 28
Lessie Groves 25
Floyd Groves 6
Cinda Groves 19

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Lessie Graves
Age in 1910: 38
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Bushy Fork, Person, North Carolina
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Graves
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
John Graves 35
Lessie Graves 38
Samuel F Graves 14
Lucy Graves 10
John H Graves 8
Vesta L Graves 3
Cuarey Graves 0

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Lessie Graves
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Graves
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
John Graves 47
Lessie Graves 42
Lusinda Graves 20
Vertlee Graves 12
Ordie Graves 10
Icey Graves 8
Kellie Graves 3
Lilliam Graves 0

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Lessie Graves
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: Negro (Black)
Home in 1930: Hightowers, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Graves
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
John Graves 57
Lessie Graves 53
Icey Graves 18
Kelly Graves 14
Lillian Graves 10
Walter Cooper 19

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Lessie Hester Groves
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 59
Marital status: Married
Occupation:
Birth Date: abt 1877
Birth Place: Caswell
Death Date: 25 Sep 1936
Death Location: Caswell
Father's Name: Floyd Hester b.Caswell Co
Mother's Name: Morran Woods b.Caswell Co
Cause of death: Chronic myocarditis
Informant: John Graves, Prospect Hill NC