Arminda Graves (Bomar)

daughter of Joel Mann Bomar [4212] and Catherine Miller [4213], on 22 Jun 1865 in Lowden, Iowa. Arminda was born on 1 Jun 1848 in Little Rock, Marion County, Arkansas, died on 24 Apr 1939 in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska at age 90, and was buried in Rock Bluff Cemetery, Rock Bluff, Cass County, Nebraska.

General Notes: Source of information on Arminda Jane Bomar: Gilmore scrapbook at the Cass Co. Ne. museum. pg .77. Name of paper and date unknown

Death of Mrs Arminda Graves Pioneer Woman Dies at ripe age of ninety years at home here after a short illness. This afternoon at 1:30, Mrs Arminda Graves, 90, one of the oldest residents of Cass Co., died at her home in this city where for several days she has been in very critical condition.

Taken ill sometime ago Mrs. Graves has fought bravely against the illnss but at her great age was unable to stand the long ordeal of the sickness.

The life of Mrs. Graves and her husband, the late Alexander H. Graves, is a part of the story of Cass County as they were members of pioneer families that helped to carve out homes in the new country of the west and where they were for many years active figures.

Arminda J. Boemer was born in the state of Arkansas and when a girl came to Mills Co., Iowa , in 1865, her parents settling near Glenwood and where on June 22, 1865 she married to Alexander H. Graves. They moved to Cass County shortly after their marriage and have since resided here until the end of life's long journey. For a great many years the family engaged in farming but in later years moved to Murray where Mr. Graves died several years ago and since which time the wife has made her home in Plattsmouth for the greater part of the time. She is survived by three sons and two daughters. J.H. Graves of this city, George and Edward Graves of Peru, Mrs F.E. Vallery of Omaha and Mrs Bert Crawford of Oregon. There are a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren surviving. She was preceded in death by husband and two daughters. Mrs Grace Baxter and Mrs Iva Churchill. The body is at Horton funeral home to await the funeral arrangements. Obit also in Glenwood Opinion-Tribune, Glenwood, Iowa, Monday, May 1, 1939

The following information is taken from the "Bomar Family Genealogy" at Mills County library , Glenwood, Iowa in 1996.

V. ARMINDA JANE (or Mary Arminda), b. "near Little Rock, Arkansas" 1 June 1848; died a t Plattsmouth, Nebraska, 24 Aprril 1939, married at Cass County, Nebraska, 22 June 1865 to AL EXANDER HOWARD GRAVES, a son of William W. and Mahala Pearl Graves. Alexander Graves was born 26 Nov 1840, at Knoxville, Tennessee and died at Murray, Nebraska, August 1934. They lived on a farm in the Hillsdayle area and moved to Nebraska in 1904.