GRAFTON - TAYLOR COUNTY - WEST  VIRGINIA       

Though Grafton never had an organized Jewish Community, there were a number of prominent Jewish families in town and several Jewish family owned retail businesses. Grafton is the site of two National Cemeteries. In the older Grafton National Cemetery are three known Jewish burials. See photographs below. It is not known whether or not they were from the area. Most of the Jewish population was gone by the late 1950's. Please watch this space for more information to come.

Notable Jewish Resident of Grafton: Harry Friedman (b. 1883) — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, February 4, 1883. Son of Faibel Friedman and Fannie Friedman; married, January 17, 1923, to Florence Greensfelder. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Taylor County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West Virginia State Senate 14th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Sigma Nu. Burial location unknown

Photos by Julian H. Preisler 2004