God's Acre

Thomas Smith Graves Funeral Notice Indianapolis Star

 Thomas Smith Graves was the grandson of Thomas Sims Graves and is named in his will. His father Edward Willis Graves was wealthy in his own right running a very succesful Hemp trading business in Lexington KY. The warehouse once stood proudly where Hyatt Regency now sits. Money set aside in the will allowed Thomas Smith Graves to attend Butler University and later become a founding member of the Indiana Livestock Exchange.

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