John & Barbara Graf

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

JOHN HENRY SR. & BARBARA STAHELI GRAF

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BIOGRAPHY

Johann Heinrich Graf (John Henry Graf Sr.) was born in Rebstein, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
on November 28, 1856. He used the name, John.

Barbara Staheli was born in Santa Clara on December 25, 1861.
She was the first girl baby born to Swiss immigrants in Santa Clara.

John & Barbara were married on May 15, 1884.

George Albert Graff was born in Spring Valley, Lincoln County, Nevada on August 11, 1884.

John Henry Graf was born in Santa Clara on October 4, 1886. He went by the name of Henry to distinguish
himself from his father.

Barbara Wilhelmina Graf was born in Santa Clara on December 9, 1888. She used the name Mina.

Sophia Amanda Graff was born in Santa Clara on October 22, 1890. She used the name Mandy.

There is some confusion about the children's names, Graf and Graff. They are all the same family.

John died in Santa Clara on January 2, 1891 and was buried on January 3 in Plot C04 of the
Santa Clara City Cemetery.

After John died, Barbara married Edward Stucki on December 13, 1900. Edward died on January 23, 1923.

Barbara died in Santa Clara on November 6, 1943 and was buried in Plot C03 of the
Santa Clara City Cemetery.

Henry died in St. George on December 6, 1963 and was buried on December 9 in Plot S07 of the
Santa Clara City Cemetery.

Mandy died in St. George on November 29, 1966 and was buried in Plot S09 of the
Santa Clara City Cemetery.

George died in Santa Clara on October 4, 1973 and was buried in Plot 131F of the
Santa Clara City Cemetery.

Mina died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona on March 3, 1979 and was buried in Plot Row 9 West
of the Pine Cemetery in Pine, Gila County, Arizona.


FAMILY

John's Parents and Siblings:
    Johannes "John" Graf
    Anna Magdalena Graf Graf
        Anna Catherine Graf
        John Henry Graf
        Emma Graf

        Emil Graf

(12/18/1825-7/23/1883)   (married xx/xx/~1854)
(12/17/1827-1/14/1869)
(3/15/1855-5/3/1898)   (married Samuel Reber)
(11/28/1856-1/2/1891)   (married Barbara Staheli)
(7/21/1861-5/16/1930)   (married Johannes "Johann" Traugott Graf,
    Joseph Elijah Fordham, and Johann Georg "George" Staheli, Jr.)
(3/29/1863-1/8/1898)   (married Charlotte Juliet Roulet)

Barbara's Parents and Siblings:
    George Staheli
    Sophia Barbara Haberli Staheli  
        Elizabeth Staheli
        George Staheli
        Barbara Staheli


(2/7/1825-4/23/1881)   (married xx/xx/1849)
(4/25/1827-6/3/1862)
(12/25/1851-12/10/1939)   (married Francis Clemons Walker)
(1/28/1854-12/30/1934)   (married Emma Graf)
(12/25/1861-11/6/1943)   (married John Henry Graf)

John & Barbara's Family:
    John Henry Graf
    Barbara Staheli Graf
        George Albert Graff
        John Henry Graf
        Barbara Wilhelmina Graf
        Sophia Amanda Graff


(11/28/1856-1/2/1891)   (married 5/15/1884)
(12/25/1861-11/6/1943)
(8/11/1884-10/4/1973)   (married Bertha Stucki)
(10/4/1886-12/6/1963)   (married Josephine Tobler)
(10/9/1888-3/3/1979)   (married Franklin Prisbrey and Revilo Fuller)
(10/22/1890-11/29/1966)


PHOTOS

WCHS photos:
WCHS-04496   Photo of Sophia Amanda "Mandy" Graff and Barbara Staheli Graf
WCHS-04517   Photo of Johannes "John" Graf
WCHS-04518   Photo of John Henry & Barbara Staheli Graf
WCHS-04519   Photo of Barbara Staheli Graf and her second husband, Edward Stucki
WCHS-04520   Photo of Barbara Staheli Graf and her children
WCHS-04521   Photo of the Henry Graf family


REFERENCES

FamilySearch entry for John Henry Graf

Find-A-Grave entry for John Henry Graf

FamilySearch entry for Barbara Staheli

Find-A-Grave entry for Barbara Staheli Graf

FamilySearch entry for Barbara Wilhelmina Graf

Find-A-Grave entry for Barbara Wilhelmina "Mina" Graf Fuller

FamilySearch entry for Sophia Amanda Graf

Find-A-Grave entry for Sophia Amanda Graf