: of, relating to, or producing static electricity. a static charge. Use a fabric softener to prevent static cling. [=a condition in which clothes stick to one another because of static electricity]. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. static /ËstaetÉªk/ ËstÃ¦tÉªk. noun
This interesting name is a patronymic form of the surnames Grave, which is of Middle English origin, and is an occupational name for a steward, from the Middle English (1200 - 1500) greyve, itself derived from the Old Norse greifi and the Low German greve.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Greyue, which was dated 1255, Records of the Borough of Nottinghamshire, during the reign of King Henry 111, The Frenchman, 1216 - 1272.
Rachel J. Graves (43) was born in June 1861 in Indiana, and died after 1920. She first married James B. Conn on 9 Feb. 1887 in Cass Co., IN. He was born in Indiana, and died before 1900. She married second William L. Burton on 10 Jan. 1907 in Cass Co., IN.e find Elizabeth (Betty) Beeson's father, Capt. Edward Beeson, living in Surry County [NC] in 1810, with John Graves and a James Graves, born around 1750, living in close proximity. This coincidence leads us to believe that here we have James Graves, the father of John.