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children : Altana, born April lo, 1863, is
the wife of Alexander Malhaffey; Wililam
Warner, of further mention ; Catharine
Warner, born June 17, 1870; Samuel
Higgins, born September 6, 1874, resides
in Stamford ; Julia Louise, born October
10, 1879, is the wife of Roy A. Oles, of
Spencertown, New York. The members
of the family were attendants of the
Dutch Reformed church.
(IX) William Warner Graves, eldest
son of Henry Martin and Julia M. (Hig-
gins) Graves, received his education in
the schools of Springfield, and was early
employed in his father's hat factory. In
1889 he entered the employ of Leonard
Richards, manufacturer of artificial leathers
and lacquers. Mr. Graves remained
associated with Mr. Richards for a quarter
of a century, and during five years of this
period represented him in Chicago. In
1904 the manufacturing plant was removed
to Stamford, Connecticut, and Mr.
Graves came with it. He continued in
association with its interests until 1914,
at which time he held the position of cost
accountant. In August, 1914, Graves &
Strang, Inc., was incorporated with Mr.
Graves as president. A general business
dealing in ice, coal and wood is carried
on. The business purchased by the company
had been established for fifteen
years. In 1919 Mr. Graves and Mr.
Strang organized the Springdale Ice and
Coal Company with Mr. Graves as president
and Mr. Strang as treasurer. This
new corporation took over the Springdale
Ice Company and the coal and wood
branch of the Graves & Strang Company
in Springdale, combining the two under
one new head. Mr. Graves is treasurer
of the Kiwanis Club of Stamford, an organization
composed of business men.
Mr. Graves married Bertha Ferrin,
daughter of Dr. Chester M. Ferrin, of
Essex Junction, Vermont, and they were
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the parents of two children: i. Carlisle
Ferrin, born December 19, 1897; he is a
member of the class of 1920 of Massachu-
setts Agricultural College, and at the
outbreak of the World War left his
studies to train in the R. O. T. C. at Camp
Lee, receiving the commission of second
lieutenant; he is now resuming his studies.
2. Chester Warner, born November
15, 1902. The family are members of the
Presbyterian church, and Mr. Graves is
especially active in all of its works. He
shares the belief that the church is the
great agency for promoting righteousness
in community and national as well as in-
dividual activities. Mrs. Graves died
February 13, 1918, and previous to her
death had been active in many church
organizations, being a member also of the
Woman's Club of Stamford.
CANDEE, Nehemiah,
Iiaivyer, Ziegislator.
One of the oldest families in Connecti-
cut is the Candee family. Representatives
of this family are to be found in the busi-
ness and professional world, and they are
among the best citizens. Matters of State
and town hold interest for them, and they
are willing at all times to give of their
time and finances to furthering the gen-
eral welfare. Among the members of the
Fairfield County Bar Association is a
scion of the Candee family, Nehemiah
Candee. He is a direct descendant of
Zaccheus Candee, of whom further.
(I) Zaccheus Candee was early settled
in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in
1720, at the age of eighty years. He mar-
ried Rebecca, a daughter of Henry Bris-
tow, or Bristol, of New Haven, and she
died in September, 1739.
(II) Samuel Candee, son of Zaccheus
and Rebecca Candee, was born in West
Haven, July 24, 1678, and died February