Edith Graham

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December 6th, 1853 - December 29th, 1924

She is a Sagittarius.

Edith Ware Junkins was born in Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio to Samuel Adam Junkins (1818 - 1909) and Alicia Ann Townsend (1830 -  1897) who were wed around 1850 and went on to have 5 known children: Ella (born 1852), Edith, Charles (born 1955), Minnie (born 1861), and Kate (born 1868). Edith spent her childhood in Bridgeport, Ohio where she met her future husband William Thompson Graham (1851 - 1932), the son of John Branch Graham and his wife Margaret. William and Edith wed on November 6th, 1875 in Belmont County, Ohio. The couple went on to have several known children: William Townsend (born 1876), Mary (born 1879), Nellie Alice (born 1881), John Joseph (born 1882), Alice (born 1884), Samuel Junkins (born 1886), and Margaret Edith (born 1893).

They moved to Greenwich Farfield, Connecticut before the turn of the century. Edith's husband, William Thompson Graham, was a wealthy businessman, the President of the American Can Company who had been one of te original backers of the 'Dixie Cup.' This simple invention boosted the Grahams finances still further and by, the beginning of the 12th Century, they were comfortably established in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Aboard Titanic/April 14th-15th, 1912:
By 1912 Edith was accompanied by her daughter Margaret and Margaret's governess Elizabeth Shutes to Europe and they were returning to the United States on the Titanic. They boarded the RMS Titanic at Southampton and Edith occupied cabin C-19. According to a newspaper interview the 2 ladies were helped to the lifeboats by Washington Roebling and Henry B. Case.

"They shouted goodbye to us, and then what do you think Mr. Case did then? He just calmly lightened a cigarette and waved us goodbye with his hand. Mr. Roebling stood there too - I can see him now. I am sure he knew that the ship would go to the bottom. But both just stood there."

Edith, Margaret, and Elizabeth survived the sinking in lifeboat 3.

After The Sinking/Later Life/Death:
Edith continued to live in her Greenwich estate until she died on December 29th, 1924. She was buried at Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut.

Her widower William outlived her by 8 years and died in 1932.

Sources:
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org

Rest In Peace Edith Graham.

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