Talk:James Robinson Graves

Caning

Who is this mysterious ex-Congressman who is asserted to have caned Robinson? I find 19th-century sources that question whether the incident happened at all, and I notice that there is nothing in the text of the article about it, even though the picture is used both here and in the article on Landmarkism. (I may fix that latter.) --Orange Mike | Talk 18:31, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

I did some research into this and found there was an altercation at the Scovel Drug Store between J. R. Graves and E. H. Ewing (apparently Edwin Hickman Ewing, who served both in the Tennessee and U.S. Congresses; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6918039/edwin-hickman-ewing). This is reported in the Tennessee Baptist October 8, 1853. Not really a caning, in my opinion, since the Congressman only struck Graves once. However, I don't see that the picture is particularly relevant this article, since it is not even mentioned in the text -- and definitely irrelevant to the article on Landmarkism. Rlvaughn (talk) 15:27, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Authority for given names of Graves

James Robinson Yoel Vernon Graves -- I am curious about the source of/authority for the "Yoel Vernon" part of J. R. Graves given name? I have never seen that before. Thanks! Rlvaughn (talk) 15:27, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

I cannot find any support outside Wikipedia for the names "Yoel Vernon" and am removing this recent addition from the article. Rlvaughn (talk) 22:17, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Movements of J. R. Graves

Explanation of edit, in Work. I have changed this sentence - After the 1864 Battle of Nashville resulted in a Union victory, Graves relocated to Memphis, as he felt vulnerable because of articles he had published against the North. To - After the 1862 fall of Fort Donelson resulted in a Union victory, Graves relocated to Panola County, Mississippi, as he felt vulnerable because of articles he had published against the North. J. R. Graves went first to Mississippi in 1862 before moving to Memphis in 1866. This is documented in his testimony about how he lost the will of his brother-in-law W. P. Marks (Davidson County, Tennessee, Will Book No. 24 (Wills & Inventories), 1875-1879, p. 560ff.). It is also seen in the fact that his children born in 1862 and 1865 were born in Mississippi. Rlvaughn (talk) 18:26, 12 October 2021 (UTC)