Talk:James Robinson Graves

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles

Tennessee Low‑importance

	Tennessee portal James Robinson Graves is within the scope of WikiProject Tennessee, an open collaborative effort to coordinate work for and sustain comprehensive coverage of Tennessee and related subjects in the Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, and even become a member. [Project Articles] • [Project Page] • [Project Talk] • [Assessment] • [Template Usage]TennesseeWikipedia:WikiProject TennesseeTemplate:WikiProject TennesseeTennessee articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Christianity: Baptist Low‑importance

	Christianity portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Christianity, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Christianity on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ChristianityWikipedia:WikiProject ChristianityTemplate:WikiProject ChristianityChristianity articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by Baptist work group (assessed as High-importance).

Caning[edit]

Who is this mysterious ex-Congressman who is asserted to have caned Robinson? I find 19th-century sources that question whether the incident happened at all, and I notice that there is nothing in the text of the article about it, even though the picture is used both here and in the article on Landmarkism. (I may fix that latter.) --Orange Mike | Talk 18:31, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I did some research into this and found there was an altercation at the Scovel Drug Store between J. R. Graves and E. H. Ewing (apparently Edwin Hickman Ewing, who served both in the Tennessee and U.S. Congresses; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6918039/edwin-hickman-ewing). This is reported in the Tennessee Baptist October 8, 1853. Not really a caning, in my opinion, since the Congressman only struck Graves once. However, I don't see that the picture is particularly relevant this article, since it is not even mentioned in the text -- and definitely irrelevant to the article on Landmarkism. Rlvaughn (talk) 15:27, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Authority for given names of Graves[edit]

James Robinson Yoel Vernon Graves -- I am curious about the source of/authority for the "Yoel Vernon" part of J. R. Graves given name? I have never seen that before. Thanks! Rlvaughn (talk) 15:27, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot find any support outside Wikipedia for the names "Yoel Vernon" and am removing this recent addition from the article. Rlvaughn (talk) 22:17, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Movements of J. R. Graves[edit]

Explanation of edit, in Work. I have changed this sentence - After the 1864 Battle of Nashville resulted in a Union victory, Graves relocated to Memphis, as he felt vulnerable because of articles he had published against the North. To - After the 1862 fall of Fort Donelson resulted in a Union victory, Graves relocated to Panola County, Mississippi, as he felt vulnerable because of articles he had published against the North. J. R. Graves went first to Mississippi in 1862 before moving to Memphis in 1866. This is documented in his testimony about how he lost the will of his brother-in-law W. P. Marks (Davidson County, Tennessee, Will Book No. 24 (Wills & Inventories), 1875-1879, p. 560ff.). It is also seen in the fact that his children born in 1862 and 1865 were born in Mississippi. Rlvaughn (talk) 18:26, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]