Bennington

GRAVES, Collins Millard

Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches 
of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 
Dodge. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Company, 1912, p 205

Collins Millard GRAVES, lawyer and postmaster, Bennington, was born 07 
November 1871 at Bennington [Bennington County, Vermont], son of William 
Russell and Flora (MILLARD) GRAVES. Educated at Bennington graded and high 
schools, and at Brown University, B. A., 1895. Was a real estate broker in 
New York City from 1897 to 1900. Admitted to the Vermont bar in 1904. 
Appointed by President Roosevelt postmaster at Bennington in February 1906; 
reappointed by President Taft in February 1910. Republican; was chairman of 
the town committee from 1901 to 1906; represented Bennington in the Vermont 
Legislature in 1904. In religious belief is a Baptist. Is a member of Delta 
Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Knights of Pythias, Masons, Foresters of America, 
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Bennington Club, and Mt. Anthony 
County Club. In 1897 he [Collins Millard GRAVES] married [Miss?] Florence 
Dewey QUACKENBUSH of Hoosick [Rensselaer County], New York; they have four 
children: Cebra Quackenbush, William Russell, George Millard, and Van 
Bechten Breese.

[In transcribing the names of the children, submitter (who is not researching 
this surname) has not capitalized "Quackenbush," "Russell," "Millard," or 
"Breese," since these were likely middle names of the children, and surnames 
in previous generations. Knowing of the custom of using surnames from 
previous generations as middle names for children, submitter has thus assumed 
"QUACKENBUSH" to be the mother's surname (either a maiden surname or a 
previous married surname, since the text does not specify she was a "Miss" 
when she married Mr. GRAVES), and capitalized it.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly