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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.
Nov 23, 2006 · Nov. 23, 2006. Steam Train Maury, who started life as Maurice W. Graham until a train whistle’s timeless lament compelled him to hop a freight to freedom and, much later, fame, as the first...
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...
He was a medical technician during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Wanda, and two daughters. Maurice Graham, who began hitching rides on trains as a teenager and was known as the...
Oct 23, 2006 · By Douglas Martin. Oct. 23, 2006. Steam Train Maury, who started life as Maurice W. Graham until a train whistle's timeless lament compelled him to hop a freight to freedom and, much later,...
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Jan 5, 2016 · Maury, whose real name was Maurice W. Graham, became the face of the hobo movement, whose disappearance from American life is as much a reflection of the changing American economy as it is...
In true hobo tradition, faster than the rails, news is spreading quickly through the hobo community and beyond that longtime hobo favorite Steam Train Maury Graham has passed away...
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