Confederate Soldier William James Gravett/Gravitt^{[1, 2]}

1827 - 1865  (38 years)

• Name	William James Gravett/Gravitt
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Born	1827	Halifax Co., Va, Mt. Carmel District
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 1865	Point Lookout, St. Mary's Co., Maryland
  Person ID	I9049	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	John Archer Gravett,   b. Abt 1794,   d. 1838, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Mother	Sarah [Lipscomb] "Sallie" Blackwell,   b. 1809, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1848, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 39 years)
  Married	Abt 1826
  Family ID	F2975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Ann Woody,   b. 1834,   d. 15 Jul 1882, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 48 years)
  Children	1. Martha Ann "Molly" Gravitt/Gravett,   b. Abt 1860, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown, dec'd in 1924 + 2. John Samuel Gravitt/Gravett,   b. 4 Dec 1862, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 19 Jan 1945, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 82 years)   3. Nannie S. Gravitt/Gravett,   b. 14 Apr 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Bef 1924  (Age 60 years)   4. William Hubert Gravitt/Gravett,   b. 5 Aug 1864, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 29 Feb 1920, Danville, Virginia  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F2972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		William James Gravitt Died at Point Lookout with Many Other Soldiers 9049Point Lookout-1.jpg
  		Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse Henry Van Der Weyde, Civil War Artist.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Document Point Lookout Cemetery.jpg Confederate Cemetery
  		1850 US Census Halifax Co., Va; Susan H. Gravitt, William James Gravit, James Andrew Pritchard Green, Martha Gravitt, Henry Blackwell Family is Neighbor. HH 810 is the Children of Wm Gravitt's Father, John Archer Gravitt and his Wife, Bettie Blackwell (both have died by 1850) 1850 United States Federal Census Susan H Gravit67963.pdf
  		William Reynolds'Brother,John Fulton Reynolds died at Gettysburg 7123Confederate Soldier Painting-Gettysburg.jpg

  
  

  Headstones

  William James Gravitt 9049 Wm J Gravitt.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  William James Gravitt, 3rd infantry died in June 1865 at Point Lookout after being captured during Lee's Retreat. He was 38 years old and had a newborn son and several other young children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S62] Janis Knox-KnoxColorado.com, William James Gravit. William James GRAVETT was born in 1827 in Halifax, VA. He died on 9 June 1865 at the age of 38 in Point Lookout, St. Mary's, MD. Fold3.com, Record of Death and Interment: J. W. Gravett, number & locality of grave, #2081, Prisoner of War Graveyard, Hospital # of deceased 10118, Pvt, Co B, 1st VA, cause of death: Dia. Acute, date of death and burial: June 9th 1965 He was buried on 9 June 1865 at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery in Scotland, St. Mary's, MD. findagrave.com, name inscribed on one of twelve bronze tablets, died of acute diarrhea William served in the military enlisted 12 Aug 1864 in ,Halifax, VA. William J. Gravett served in Co B, 1 Virginia Infantry, C.S.A. (Williams Rifles) He was a conscript. He appeared on a receipt roll for clothing, issued 10 Oct 1864 and also issued 13 Nov 1864. He was a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout, MD, arrived at City Point, VA on 4 Apr 1865, captured at Petersburg on 2 Apr 1865, died 9 Jun 1865. Parents: John Archer GRAVITT and Sarah L. "Sallie" BLACKWELL. Spouse: Lucy Ann WOODY. Lucy Ann WOODY and William James GRAVETT were married on 22 December 1859, Halifax, VA. VA Marriages, 1785-1940, familysearch.org, FHL film #31918, p13, marriage abstraction, Groom: Wm Gravell, bd 1827, bp Halifax, VA, age 32, Bride: Lucie A. Woody, bd 1834, bp Halifax, VA, age 25, dom 22 Dec 1859, pom Halifax, VA, groom's father: Gravell, mother Sarah, bride's father: Woody, mother not listed, both single, Children were: Martha Ann GRAVETT, William Hubert GRAVETT, Samuel GRAVETT, John S. GRAVETT, Nanny GRAVETT. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27563712?search=true. Point Lookout List of Soldiers who died after Find A Grave Memorial# 27563712