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Maurice W. Graham (June 3, 1917 – November 18, 2006), also known as Steam Train Maury, was the five-time holder of the title "King of the Hobos", and was later known as "Patriarch of the Hobos". Born to a broken home in Ohio, he was shunted from father to mother to aunt to married siblings.
Graham, nicknamed "Steam Train Maury," was a founding member of the National Hobo Foundation and helped establish the Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa. He was "a true hobo hero," said foundation president Linda Hughes.
Nov 22, 2006 · Maurice Graham, who began hitching rides on trains as a teenager and was known as the “King of the Hobos,” died Saturday at a nursing home in Napoleon, Ohio, his family said. He was 89 and had...
Jan 5, 2016 · In 1981, Maury swung by his home in Toledo again. He’d been crowned King of the Hobos, his hip hurt, and he wanted to come home.
Maurice Graham, who began hitching rides on trains as a teenager and was known as the “King of the Hobos,” has died at the age of 89. Graham, who recently suffered a stroke, died Saturday at...
Though Steam Train, born Maurice W. Graham, spent most of his life in Ohio, he followed the true hobo tradition of traveling whenever he could. Always patriotic, he packed his bindle and...
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Nov 21, 2006 · NAPOLEON, Ohio — Maurice Graham, who began hitching rides on trains as a teenager and was known as the “King of the Hobos,” has died at the age of 89. Graham, who recently suffered a stroke,...
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