Biographical Sketch of Alexander Graves, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Alexander Graves, attorney at law, of the firm of Graves & Shewalter,
is a native of Jefferson county, Mississippi, born August 29, 1846.  He
attended school at Danville, Ky., and when the civil war broke out he
left school and enlisted in January, 1862, at the age of 15.  He 
entered the 1st Missouri Cavalry and was engaged in the battles of
Mississippi City, Baton Rouge and Harrisburg.  His regiment was subseq-
uently transferred to the command of Gen. Forrest, with whom he fought
in numerous engagements.  At the close of the war he returned home and
entered Oakland college, of Mississippi, from which he graduated in
1867.  He then entered the law department of the university of Virginia,
from which he graduated in 1869.  He then came to Lexington, Lafayette
county, and engaged in the practice of law, to which he has since given
his best energies, the result of which has been his taking high rank
among the leaders in a profession in which it requires the highest of
intellectual talent to insure success.  Was prosecuting attorney of
Lafayette county from 1874 to 1876.  In 1874 he was united in marriage
to Miss Elizabeth Aull, daughter of John Aull, of Lexington, Mo.  Three
cildren were born to them, named as follows: Alexander, John and Mary M. 

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