The Ellen G. White Letters and Manuscripts: Volume 1

GRAHAM, William Henry (1831-1925) and Mary A. (1834-1908)

Church members and farmers. Born in Scotland, William Graham became a Sabbatarian Adventist, together with his brothers Andrew and Bruce, while living in Berlin, Connecticut, in the early 1850s. For about 20 years he was a member of the Berlin church, also serving as deacon. After moving to Massachusetts in 1871, he left the church but remained supportive. William and Mary's daughter, Ella May, was in the first graduating class of South Lancaster Academy and later married F. C. Gilbert, pioneer Adventist evangelist to the Jews. William Graham rejoined the church through baptism in 1924, some months before his death. His wife, Mary, remained a member throughout her life. 1EGWLM 834.4

In her 1859 diary Ellen White mentions a visit to William Graham and his wife in Berlin. She admonished the Graham brothers for their apparent involvement in fanaticism in their local meetings. 1EGWLM 834.5

See: Obituary: “William Henry Graham,” Review, July 2, 1925, p. 22; obituary: “Mary A. Graham, Review, July 30, 1908, p. 23; obituary: “Ella May Gilbert,” Review, Feb. 17, 1944, p. 19; “Receipts,” Review, Feb. 3, 1852, p. 88; 1870 U.S. Federal Census, “William Graham,” Connecticut, Tolland County, Mansfield, p. 9; Ellen G. White, Ms 7, 1859 (Sept. 2 entry); Lt 7, 1859 (Sept. 24); Lt 19, 1859 (Oct. 4). 1EGWLM 835.1