WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
EMIL EUGENE GRAFF
EMIL JAMES "E.J." GRAFF
(teacher, rancher, merchant)
BIOGRAPHY
Emil Eugene Graff was born December 12, 1892 in Elgin, Union County, Oregon. He later used the names Emil James Graff, Emil J. Graff, or mostly just "E.J." Graff.Graduated from High School in 1914 as president of his senior class. Attended school in Logan. He taught school and ran a store in LaVerkin. He was one of the largest turkey and chicken egg producers in the nation. In 1928 he bought the Mercantile store in Hurricane and has operated it since. He was a large cattle rancher on the Arizona Strip and very active in civic affairs. Member LDS Church.
39 North Main
Hurricane, Utah
Telephone 541 in the 1941 telephone book (E J Graff r)
Telephone 2161 in the 1954 telephone book (E J Graff)
Telephone MEdford 5-2292 in the 1958 telephone book (E J Graff)
Telephone MEdford 5-2292 in the 1961 telephone book (E J Graff)
Telephone 635-2292 in the 1972 telephone book (E J Graff, 39 N Main)
Telephone MEdford 5-2859 in the 1958 telephone book (E J Graff Poultry Farm, LaVerkin)
Telephone MEdford 5-2859 in the 1961 telephone book (E J Graff Poultry Farm, LaVerkin)
Telephone 635-2730 in the 1972 telephone book (Graff Poultry Farms, 25 E 600 N, LaVerkin)
E.J. died April 6, 1990 and was buried April 9 in the Hurricane City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Parents and Siblings:
Emil Graf Charlotte Juliet Roulet Lily Audrey Graf Lenora Graf Emil Eugene Graff William Henry Graff Grant Graff |
(3/29/1863-1/8/1898) (married 1/1/1886) (7/6/1862-1/4/1960) (12/23/1886-10/28/1891) (12/31/1890-10/9/1901) (xx/xx/1892-xx/xx/1990) (married LaVerna Slack and Nina Bushman Huish) (12/13/1894-10/20/1953) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (8/8/1897-4/7/1983) (married Mamie Fern Aamodt) |
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First Wife and Children: LaVerna Slack Graff Dawn Graff Emil Mace Graff Shirl R. Graff |
(9/7/1893-9/18/1985) (married 9/10/1918; sealed 9/22/1919) (1/4/1921-7/22/1982) (married Xxxxxxx X. Setzer) (3/7/1924-2/19/1945) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Beth Huggins) |
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Second Wife: Nina Bushman Huish Graff |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married 9/24/1988) |
PHOTOS
Photos on the web:FamilySearch photos for Emil J. Graff
REFERENCES
Love Makes the World Go 'round: Each Life Filled with Happy Days and WaysBook by Nina Bushman Huish Graff and Emil "E.J." Graff
1991, 134 pages
Emil (E.J.) Graff obituary
Deseret News, Saturday, April 7, 1990
Find-A-Grave entry for Emil Eugene Graff
Find-A-Grave entry for LaVerna Slack Graff