Boschong Subscribers, Back on 29 June 2010 we posted about Francis M. Fravel and his wives, one of which was Mollie Sprinkle. We believe that his full name was Francis Martin Marion Fravel as it was not uncommon for Valley people to have three names. Margaret Sopp who is a Sprinkle researcher provided us with the following additional information. Thanks Margaret! ---------------------------------- I posted the following: FRANCIS MARTIN FRAVEL (Son of Moses Fravel and Eliza A. Emsmiller) Born: 16 May 1836, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia Died: 7 April 1906, Shenandoah County, Virginia Married Twice; M/1: Mollie Sprinkle M/2: 17 October 1869, Shenandoah County, Virginia to Leah C. Hockman Five children born to this union 1. Charles Nelson Fravel Born: 27 July 1870 2. Lena May Fravel Born: 26 April 1872 3. Aldine Sanford Fravel Born: 27 April 1879 4. Laura Blanche Fravel Born: 24 August 1882 5. Ada Lillian Fravel Born: 15 July 1884 ------------------- Margaret Sopp sent me the following additional information about Mary Frances "Mollie" Sprinkle, his first wife. Mollie = Mary Frances Sprinkel, daughter of Henry Jewett Gambill ("Gambill") Sprinkel & Catharine Yost. She was born 6 Dec 1841, Rockingham Co., VA (source: tombstone) She married Francis as follows: Collection: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Groom's Name: Francis M. Fravel Groom's Birth Date: 1836 Groom's Birthplace: Shenandoah Groom's Age: 28 Bride's Name: Mary F. Sprinkel Bride's Birth Date: 1842 Bride's Birthplace: Rockingham Bride's Age: 22 Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1864 Marriage Place: Harrisonburg, Virginia Groom's Father's Name: Moses B. Groom's Mother's Name: Eliza A. Bride's Father's Name: Gambill Bride's Mother's Name: Catharine Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Single Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01088-6 System Origin: Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 33497 Reference Number: 5- Page 2 --------------------------------- Francis & Mary Frances had a son, who died at age two. Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Name: Charles Boyd Fravel Gender: Male Death Date: 11 Oct 1866 Death Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Va Age: 2 Birth Date: 1864 Father's Name: Marion Francis Fravel Mother's Name: Mary Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06995-3 System Origin: Virginia-EASY Source Film Number: 33498 Reference Number: p 78 ----------------------------- Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Name: Mary Frances Fravel Gender: Female Death Date: 14 Aug 1866 Death Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Va Age: 24 Birth Date: 1842 Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Marion Francis Fravel Father's Name: Just. Gambill Sprinkle Mother's Name: Cath. E. Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06995-3 System Origin: Virginia-EASY Source Film Number: 33498 , Reference Number: I took a picture of her tombstone when I stopped at Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg in 2001. I’ll create a memorial for her at Find A Grave and upload the photo. The tombstone actually shows that she died 15 Aug 1866. Anyway, thought you would be interested in this interesting information. Margaret (Sopp) ----------------- Submitted by Gloria Bushong