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Name |
Graham, Ray A. |
Born |
1887 |
Deceased |
1932 |
Spouse |
Eugenia "Jean" (Winston) Graham |
Father |
Ziba Foot Graham |
Mother |
Margaret A. (Cabel) Graham |
Children |
Ray Austin Graham, Jr. John W. Graham Laura M. Graham Barbara W. Graham |
Occupation |
With his brothers, Robert and Joseph, Ray Graham was involved with several business ventures. In 1913 the Grahams built a bottle producing plant in Evansville, Indiana. They sold the bottle business in 1916 to Owens Bottle Co. In 1919 they formed the Graham Brothers Truck Co. and had a 500,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Evansville where they built a full line of trucks and buses. In 1924 Dodge Brothers Co. bought control of Graham Brothers Truck Co. and moved the truck production to Detroit. In 1927 the Graham brothers bought the Paige-Detroit Motor Co., renamed it Graham-Paige, and began making Graham automobiles in Detroit. The Grahams built a plant in Evansville to make the bodies for the Graham automobiles. |
Notes |
The information for this entry was taken from "Graham (Graeme) Descendants" (1938) by Eliza C. Graham, p. 10; Daviess County Museum, Rm 300, Shelf 12-6-3, 2020.FIC. 0588. |
Caption |
Ray A. Graham |
Othernames |
Ray Austin Graham |
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