1891
Graham, W. E., Walnut, Mississippi
Licentiate - Bell Presbytery - Synod of Mississippi
Pastor - Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ashland, Mississippi
Pastor - Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Falkner, Mississippi
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1891, pages 131 & 204]

1892
Graham, W. E., Ripley, Mississippi
Bell Presbytery - Synod of Mississippi
Pastor - Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ashland, Mississippi
Pastor - Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Falkner, Mississippi
Pastor - New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church - [session clerk lived in Ripley, Mississippi]
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1892, pages 138 & 212]

1893
Graham, W. E., Chalybeate, Mississippi
Bell Presbytery - Synod of Mississippi
Pastor - Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Ashland, Mississippi
Pastor - Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church [session clerk lived in Saulsbury, Tennessee]
Pastor - Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Falkner, Mississippi
Pastor - Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church - [session clerk lived in Damon, Mississippi]
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1893, pages 140 & 214-216]

1894
Graham, W. E., Kemp, Texas
Bell Presbytery - Synod of Mississippi
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1894, page 155]

1895
Graham, W. E., Kemp, Texas
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kaufman Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Commissioner to General Assembly - May 21-29, 1896, in Birmingham, Alabama
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1895, pages 161 & 282]

1896
Graham, W. E., Kemp, Texas
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kaufman Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Tolosa Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Tolosa, Texas
Commissioner to General Assembly - May 21-29, 1896, in Birmingham, Alabama
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1896, pages 8, 147 & 253]

1897
Graham, W. E. (charge), Kemp, Texas
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kaufman Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Tolosa Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Tolosa, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1897, pages 216 & 266]

1898
Graham, W. E., charge, CHAIRMAN COM. on PAS. and SUP., Kemp, Texas
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kaufman Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Tolosa Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Tolosa, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1898, pages 237 & 280]

1899
Graham, W. E., charge, CHAIRMAN COM. PAS. and SUP., Kemp, Texas
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kaufman Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Tolosa Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Tolosa, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1899, pages 132a & 185a]

1900
Graham, W. E., charge, CH. COM. PAS. and SUP., Kemp, Tex.
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kaufman Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1900, pages 151a & 199a]

1901
Graham, W. E., charge, Kemp, Tex.
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1901, pages 178a & 257]

1902
Graham, W. E. - Kemp, Tex.
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1902, pages 167a & 221a]

1903
Graham, W. E. - Kemp, Tex.
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
Commissioner to General Assembly May 21-28, 1903 - Nashville, Tennessee
Served on Committee on Sunday Schools
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1903, pages 13, 26, 152a, 153a & 198a]

1904
Graham, W. E. - Kemp, Tex.
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Jessie Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Jessie, Texas
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1904, pages 135a & 178a]

1905
Graham, W. E. - Kemp, Tex.
Bacon Presbytery
Pastor - Kemp Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kemp, Texas
Pastor - Lone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, Texas
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1905, pages 111a & 157a]

1906
Graham, W. E. - Greenville, Tex.
Bonham Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1906, page 172a]

1936
Ministerial Necrology
Name: Graham, W. E.
Occupation: P.
Presbytery: Paris
Place of Death: Whitesboro, Tex.
Date of Death: Jan. 11, 1936
Age: 72
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.., 1936, page 883]

Rev. W. E. Graham was born in Mississippi March 15, 1863. He died in Whitesboro, Texas, January 11, 1936. He was ordained by the presbytery of Bell (C.P.) July 25, 1891. He preached and taught school in Mississippi until 1894. That year he came to Kemp, Texas and served there eleven years. In 1905 he became pastor at Greenville where he served twenty-nine years. Resigning this church in 1934 he became pastor of the Whitesboro church until his death. One said of him "He was an outstanding minister of Texas for forty years and his entire ministry was characterized by its constructive work.."
     LEADER: May the Lord bless and comfort his family.
     SYNOD: May the Lord increase the harvest of his seed sowing.
[Source: Minutes of the Synod of Texas of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., October 8, 1936]

Whitesboro, Tex., Dec. 4 (Special).--Sunday, Dr. W. E. Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and Mrs. Graham observed their golden wedding anniversary, with all of their children, grandchildren, only great-grandchild and a number of friends and out-of-town relatives present for the occasion. An impressive feature followed the morning worship hour at church when the Rev. G. W. Jones of Cumby, long-time friend of the family, placed upon the fingers of Dr. and Mrs. Graham gold rings, gifts of their children. Dr. Graham and Mrs. Graham were married in Walnut, Miss., Dec. 3, 1884. Dr. Graham was ordained at Baldwin, Miss., July 25, 1891, and was soon called to the pastorate at Kemp, Tex., where he served the church for eleven years, after which he held the pastorate of Grace Presbyterian church at Greenville for twenty-nine years. Trinity university five years ago conferred upon Dr. Graham an honorary degree of doctor of divinity.

Dr. and Mrs. Graham came to Whitesboro in September, where he has assumed the leadership of the local church. He administered the rites of baptism on his only great-grandchild, Shirley Ann Graham of Houston, Sunday morning at the service.

Open house was held at the manse all day. Their children are Basil Graham of Oklahoma, Arkie Graham of Houston, R. Luna Graham of Greenville, Mrs. Ervie Baker of Houston, Mrs. Hollis T. Brode and Ethen Graham of Denton, and Mrs. Homer Wilkins of Greenville. They have nineteen grandchildren. Members of the local church presented the honorees with a floor an table lamp. They were the recipients of gifts from friends and relatives from out of town.
[Source: Dallas Daily Times-Herald, December 4, 1934]

WHITESBORO.--Dr. W. E. Graham, pastor of the local Presbyterian church, is in a critical condition at St. Vincent's sanitarium in Sherman following an automobile accident at 5 p.m. Tuesday near the underpass on highway five east of here. Dr. Graham is suffering from a fractured skull and had not regained consciousness Wednesday noon, physicians reported. He also received numerous cuts and bruises.

Dr. Graham was alone at the time of the accident. He was found by a truck driver in his car in a field near the underpass. It is thought that slippery pavement was responsible for the wreck. Indications were that the car had turned over three times, it was reported.

With Mrs. Graham, the pastor came to Whitesboro about 18 months ago from Greenville where he had served as pastor for 29 years. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary shortly after coming here.

A banquet to have been given here Thursday night for members of the Presbyterian Mens club in Grayson and Fannin counties, has been called off because of the serious condition of Dr. Graham.
[Source: Undated newspaper article in his file]

Injuries suffered late Tuesday in an automobile accident east of Whitesboro proved fatal Saturday afternoon to Dr. W. E. Graham, pastor of the Whitesboro Presbyterian church for the past 18 months. He passed away at St. Vincent's sanitarium shortly after noon. Funeral plans were not available at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Dr. Graham suffered a fractured skull in the accident and never regained consciousness.

He was alone in his car at the time of the accident and he was found by a truck driver in his car in a field near the underpass.

With Mrs. Graham, he came to Whitesboro from Greenville where he had served as pastor of the Grace Presbyterian church for 29 years.

Dr. Graham was a native of Mississippi and was self educated. He was honored by Trinity University with the doctor of divinity degree. This was his third pastorate since entering the ministry, his first having been at Kemp, where he served more than 11 years. His wife is the former Miss Sallie Luna and they are parents of nine children.
[Source: Undated newspaper article in his file]

Final rites were observed Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Rev. W. E. Graham, former pastor of the Grace Presbyterian church of this city who died Saturday in a Sherman hospital as the result of injuries he sustained in an automobile accident near Whitesboro early last week.

Services were held at Grace Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. S. L. Terry of Denison, Rev. Burma of Sherman and Rev. E. H. Henderson of this city. Burial was in East Mount cemetery.

Pall bearers were: Bill Roberts, J. H. Drake, Dr. W. L. Yarbrough, Walter Bean, John Armstrong and Tom Herndon. Honorary pall bearers were Dr. E. P. Becton and W. H. Adams.

Before the body was brought to this city funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church in Whitesboro which Rev. Graham was serving as pastor at the time of his death.
[Source: Undated newspaper article in his file]