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Graham

Family Reunion
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Grahams Doing the Big Easy
The Graham Family of the Williamsburg District, SC ยท 1800s
Rooted in Love ยท United in Legacy ยท Est. 1813
๐Ÿ“ New Orleans ยท Aug 7โ€“10, 2026
From Tisby & Nelson, Lake City SC โ€” to all of us

One family. Seven generations.
One living tree.

๐Ÿ“ We're still gathering the family's story โ€” all weekend long! Add yourself and your people: parents, spouse, kids, siblings, hometowns, photos, memories. Every detail you add helps the elders stitch the whole tree together ๐Ÿ’›
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Add yourself ๐ŸŒฟ

Just tap and go โ€” only your name is required.
๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ Three quick steps:
  1. Pick ๐ŸŒณ Descendant (Tisby's bloodline) or ๐Ÿ’ Married in
  2. Type your parent's name โ€” or your spouse's name if you married in. That links you into the tree.
  3. Add siblings/kids if you like, then tap Add me. Done! ๐ŸŒณ
โ™‚ Male
โ™€ Female
๐ŸŒณ Descendant of Tisbybloodline
๐Ÿ’ Married inspouse of a Graham
๐Ÿค Not sure โ€” related to someone herethe family will confirm it
๐Ÿ“‡ Your contact info โ€” shared with the reunion committee for the directory & mailings. Private to the committee unless you list it below.
Also list me in the family directoryso any cousin can reach me. Off = committee only.
๏ผ‹ Add more (hometown, a memory, Ancestry link)
Join the family on GroupMeOur live group chat โ€” say hey, share plans, stay looped in โ†’
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See a name that's you but greyed out? Tap "๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿพ Is this you?" to claim your own profile. Only you can claim yourself โ€” nobody fills in anyone else's details.

Friโ€“Mon ยท Aug 7โ€“10New Orleans ยท DoubleTree home base
๐Ÿฅ‚ Friday โ€” Meet & Greet ยท 6โ€“9 PMNottoway Room ยท 2nd floor of the hotel
๐ŸŽ‰ Saturday night โ€” BanquetEach of Tisby's children's lineages will be honored ๐Ÿ’›
๐ŸŽท Sunday, Aug 9 ยท 2:00 PM โ€” Jazz Cruise BrunchSteamboat dock โ€” details on the official site
DoubleTree by Hilton ยท Canal Street, New Orleans
DoubleTree by Hilton300 Canal St ยท our home base
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Curtis SmithGenealogy & family tree ยท [email protected]
Call
JamieReunion co-chair ยท transportation & logistics
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Denise WhiteReunion co-chair ยท NJ ยท Graham Fam Love ๐Ÿ’›
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PuddenFamily historian & vetting
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Family on the tree who shared their contact are in the ๐Ÿ“’ directory on the Family tab.

NOLA ONE Shuttle Service โ€” Jamie has them on call for the family. Only 2 vans, so schedule ahead! Their 6-passenger taxi-van does airport pickups, regular rides, and guided tours.

๐ŸŽท Sunday Jazz Cruise: two 6-passenger golf carts will carry anyone who can't walk to the steamboat dock โ€” $5/person each way for family. Jamie will share the pickup spot.

Also plenty of taxis, the streetcar/trolley, and Ubers.

DoubleTree Valetat the hotel ยท $55/day
Piccolo Parking Lot619 S Peters St ยท ~ยฝ mi (<10 min walk) ยท $25/day
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Caesars Casinoadjacent to the hotel ยท $40/day
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Other lots, taxis, trolley & Uber are all options too.

Everything near our hotel โ€” tap any place for directions. Search what you need:

๐ŸŽบ Knowing where we are

Congo Square (Louis Armstrong Park, a 20-min walk) is sacred ground โ€” under French rule it was the one place enslaved Africans could gather on Sundays to drum, dance, and trade. The rhythms kept alive there became jazz. Tremรฉ, just beyond it, is one of the oldest Black neighborhoods in America.

Catch a second line if one passes โ€” brass band first, everybody else dancing behind. Joining in is the point.

โ˜€๏ธ August real talk: mid-90s and humid. Water bottle, hat, sunscreen โ€” and do like locals: mornings & evenings outside, AC + cafรฉ stops midday.

A private space for Area Coordinators and admins โ€” meeting minutes, the coordinator directory, and the full member roster, all in one secure place.

๐ŸŽŸ What's the family code?

It's pinned in the GroupMe and on the welcome table. You enter it once and your phone remembers โ€” it's what keeps this space family-only.

๐ŸŒณ How do I add myself?

Family tab โ†’ "๏ผ‹ Add me." Only your name is required โ€” naming your parent drops you right under them in the tree. Add your spouse, siblings, and kids too; each becomes a profile they can claim later.

๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿพ What does "claiming" a profile mean?

It makes a profile yours โ€” after that, only you can edit it. Prove it's you with Google sign-in, or make up a 4-digit PIN if you don't have Google. Greyed-out names are waiting to be claimed by that person.

๐Ÿ”‘ I forgot my PIN!

No stress โ€” ask a historian (Contacts above) to reset your profile, then claim it again with a fresh PIN.

๐Ÿ“ž Who can see my phone number?

Nobody, unless you turn on "Share my contact" โ€” then it shows in the ๐Ÿ“’ Family directory for family. You can switch it off anytime. The organizers can always reach you either way.

โœ๏ธ Something's wrong on a relative's profile?

Open their card and tap ๐Ÿ’ก Suggest a fix โ€” it goes to the family historians, who review and update it. Only the person themself (or a historian) can edit a profile directly.

โœ“ What's the green check?

The family historians verified that person and their connections. โณ "Family, is this right?" means it's still waiting on their review.

๐Ÿ“ธ How does the photo wall work?

Post photos and updates on the Photos tab โ€” they show after a quick family review. Your profile selfie is separate and shows right away.

Recently married? Had a child? Add or correct a family member โ€” please provide as much detail as possible.

๐Ÿ“ Open the Genealogy Updates form โ†’

The official "Stephany George Graham Family Tree" lives on Ancestry (sign in to view) โ€” link up top. Questions? Curtis Smith ยท [email protected] ยท (856) 466-4484

๐Ÿ“– Knowing Our History

Grahams united, with Tisby on top ยท verified against real records

Tisby Graham is the one who binds us all โ€” mother of Stephany, Tishia, Benjamin Augustus, Katie and Rebecca. From generation to generation, we remain beautifully connected through her.

Stephany George Graham was born enslaved on May 25, 1846, in Lake City, SC, on the plantation of Nelson Myers Graham. Though it was against the law to teach the enslaved, a minister was granted permission to teach Stephany; he was 18 when the enslaved were freed, and later passed his teacher's certification. He married Caroline Elizabeth Eaddy in December 1878; together they had 10 children. A senior deacon, store owner, and farmer, Stephany transitioned July 24, 1920. We are Forever Grahams.

โœ… Verified by public records

Nelson Myers Graham appears in the 1860 slave schedule ("N. M. Graham, 61 slaves," Williamsburg Co). Stephany's exact birth & death dates are confirmed on FamilySearch (profile GS22-WL2) with 1910 census + SC death records. Lake City was originally named "Graham's Crossroads." Caroline's father Sampson Eaddy (1835โ€“1916) is documented in a formerly-enslaved cemetery.

โš ๏ธ One to confirm: the well-documented Lake City "St. James" is A.M.E. (Methodist), not Baptist โ€” the family may want to verify.

๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ In Loving Memory

Family who have gone on to the other side โ€” gone from our sight, never from our hearts.

๐Ÿก Family Wall

Share a photo, an update, or news โ€” posts appear after a quick family review ๐Ÿ’›
๐Ÿ’ฌ For live back-and-forth, the family chat is GroupMe โ€” the wall is our shared scrapbook.

๐Ÿ“’ Family Contact Directory

Everyone on the tree, grouped by region ๐Ÿ’› Tap ๐Ÿ“ž or โœ‰๏ธ to reach them. Numbers show for family who chose to share (admins see all) โ€” add yours by updating your profile.

๐ŸŒณ The whole tree

From Tisby & Nelson down โ€” tap anyone to open their page.

๐Ÿงฌ How are we related?

Type two names โ€” we'll trace the line between them.

๐Ÿ•ธ The Graham Tree

Drag to move ยท pinch or ๏ผ‹/๏ผ to zoom ยท tap anyone to open their page
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Graham Family Reunion

The Graham Hub
family directory ยท info ยท communications
The Graham Family of the Williamsburg District, SC ยท 1800s

Welcome to the Graham Hub ๐Ÿ’› our family directory, info & communications hub. Enter the family code โ€” it's pinned in the GroupMe and on the welcome table.

Don't have it? Ask any cousin, or the folks at the welcome table.