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Family: Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gravely / Julia Caroline Thomas (F518495434)  [1



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  • Benjamin Franklin "Ben" GravelyFather | Male
    Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gravely

    Born  1818  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1882  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Married     
    Father  Jabez E. "James" Gravely | F2837 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Judith Wells | F2837 Group Sheet 

    Julia Caroline ThomasMother | Female
    Julia Caroline Thomas

    Born  1 Jun 1824  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Apr 1900  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Gravely Cemetery, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Nancy Watkins GravelyChild 1 | Female
    Nancy Watkins Gravely

    Born  Nov 1846  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Feb 1934  Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ben Franklin Gravely Family Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    John Thomas GravelyChild 2 | Male
    + John Thomas Gravely

    Born  1 May 1849  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Mar 1893  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ben Franklin Gravely Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Henry Clay GravelyChild 3 | Male
    Henry Clay Gravely

    Born  6 Jun 1857  Leatherwood, Henry Ciounty, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Jan 1942  Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Hope Thomas | F518495441 
    Married  30 Oct 1883  Martinsville, Henry Couynty, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Julia Alberta Gravely

    Born  18 Jul 1851  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Nov 1939  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75484213.
      Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gravely
      Birth: Nov. 8, 1818, Henry Co. Va.
      Death: Feb. 23, 1882, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Va.
      They had six children: Kate (died before 1934), Nancy Watking "Nannie" (b: Nov 1846, d: Feb 20, 1834), Jonathan Thomas "John" (b: 1848/1849), Julia Alberta "Berta" (b: Jul 18, 1851, d: Nov 7, 1939), Henry Clay (b: Jun 1857), and Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
      Parents:
      Jabez E. Gravely (1776 - 1872)
      Judith Wells Gravely (1773 - 1860)
      Spouse:
      Julia Caroline Thomas Gravely (1824 - 1900)*
      Children:
      Nannie Watkins Gravely (1846 - 1934)
      John Thomas Gravely (1849 - 1893)
      Henry Clay Gravely (1857 - 1942)