Vashenan Listmates, We borrowed several of Harry Long's books while in New Market and came across the following entry in the Order Book for 1781 - 1784, transcribed by Amelia C. Gilreath. In her book we found the following entry. BUT we could not find anything in the Chancery Records. Does anyone know what this is all about? John Bushong - Plaintiff VS William Fowler - Defendant Page 119 (Page 301 - 25 December 1783) This day came the Plaintiff....Defendant being arrested, was solemnly called but came not....unless Defendant appear next Court....Judgment shall be entered up against him and Christly Miller his Security for the Damages.... Page 122 (Page 310 - 29 January 1784) John Bushong Sr. - Plaintiff VS William Fowler - Defendant This day came the Plaintiff and thereupon came Christly Miller and undertook for Defendant.....Continued until next Court. Page 142 (Page 365 - 27 March 1784) Agreed between the Parties........ -------------------------- We found the following later Chancery Record for William Fowler Shenandoah County Virginia Chancery Case #1798 - 006 Abraham Strickler VS William Fowler To procure the sale of a negroe mortgaged to the Complainant in order to pay the Debt, Interest and Usage. RWP The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of Shenandoah County Greetings. You are hereby Commanded to Summon William Fowler to appear before the Justice of our said County Court at the Courthouse thereof on the second Tuesday in December next to answer a Bill in Chancery Exhibited against him by Abraham Strickler and this he shall in no wise omit under the penalty of $100 and have then there this witness. Philip Williams Clerk of our said County Court at the Courthouse thereof this 12th day of October 1798 and in the 23rd year of the Commonwealth. P. Williams ---------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Vashenan Subscribers, Hoping this will help someone. While in New Market this week, Henry Buhl and I went out to the Roof Family Cemetery on Cedar Lane where Smith Creek flows across, on the property of Mark Anderson who graciously allowed us to come on to his property to see the cemetery. It is a stones throw from Henry Buhl's old home place. There are only a few tombstones left and only two readable. I looked on the Shenandoah Gen Web site to see if any of the tombstones were recorded and two were, neither of which was Jacob Roof's wife Anna. His wife Anna Roof's tombstone was found by Mr. Anderson, further down the bank, broken in two and buried. Mr. Anderson has it in his garage as it would not survive at this point in time in the elements. Mr. Anderson did some research and stated that the Roof family, after the deaths of the parents, moved to Rockingham County. We think that these Roof's came down from York County, Pennsylvania and probably knew the Bushong family well. I believe they married in to the Hess, Kagy and Rush families as did the Bushongs marry Hess and Rush families. Kagy's played a roll in the Bushong family too although we have yet to find a marriage. We transcribed the two readable tombstones and here they are: In Memory of Jacob Roof Departed This Life 13 March 1814 Aged 64 years {Born 1750} In Commemoration of Anna Roof Who was born in the year 1762 June the 25 Departed This Life September The 23 1820 Aged 58 years 9 months 28 days There were several fieldstones which were unreadable, several of which were probably children. The readable one recorded in the cemetery book was: Henrich Ruff Died November 1795 Note: The cemetery book states the location of this cemetery as Mt. Jackson but this is a little deceiving as it is not in Mt. Jackson. It is so close to New Market, we are not sure why they state Mt. Jackson in the book ----------- We found this entry in the Shenandoah County Virginia Order Book 14 October 1823 William Hess is appointed guardian to his children: namely John, Martin, Anna, Anna, Samuel, Elizabeth and William Hess, grandchildren of Anna Roof. ---------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Good Morning Vashenan Listmates, I returned home late this past Wednesday night from New Market, Virginia after eight days, tired but happy. The flights up and back were perfect with no turbulence. Even the little plane from Washington Dulles to Shenandoah Regional at Weyers Cave was a good flight. There were six people on the plane. It only took a half an hour. The 2010 Bushong Reunion was a huge success with an attendance of 82. The weather was perfect all three days. Lena Fuller was our guest on Saturday morning and afternoon at the Battlefield and she brought her wonderful Atlas of the Northern Neck Land Grants for our people to see. On Friday afternoon the registration went well at the Quality Inn. The Southern Kitchen opened their doors on Friday night and we were all quickly seated. For that we are appreciative. On Saturday morning, after late registration, we gathered in the Hall of Valor theater for the welcoming and announcements. We viewed the movie "Field of Lost Shoes" and then the park staff and volunteers put on a very creative play, "Portraits of the Bushong Family," which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. It was different then 2008's reunion play and we would like to thank locals Benjamin Miller, Daniel Harmon, Kaitlyn Hunsberger, Julia Bivens, Nita Gibson, Scott Harris, Troy Marshall, Stacey Nadeau, and Evan Hunsberger for the great job they did. After the play, there was free time to explore the grounds until lunch in the barn. On Saturday night we held the dinner in a large tent next to the Bushong home. We entered through one door of the home, into the sitting room restored in Russell K. Bushong's honor (my late husband), and after viewing the room, exited the other door and into the tent where the dinner was held. The tables were very prettily decorated with fall arrangements and candles. The quilt was displayed behind the stage where Keith and Pat Gibson would perform. Janet and Stan Taber of Missouri won the door prize at the Saturday night dinner, a beautiful walking stick made from a branch of a tree growing on the Bushong property by Susie Desurrency, one of the park's employees. Richard and Bonnie Bushong of West Virginia won Betsy's quilt raffle and were thrilled to take the quilt home where it will be lovingly displayed on a wall of their master bedroom. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Shaffers of Woodstock did an excellent job with the food and the entertainment was great. The needle work sampler in memory of Russell K. Bushong was unveiled Saturday night and will be hung in the sitting room and Amanda Liskey was recognized with our gratitude for her beautiful needlework. Stacey Nadeau was recognized for drawing the design. Keith and Pat Gibson gave an excellent performance after the dinner. It was the best ever and everyone loved the singing, stories and humor and the personal touch that Keith and Pat do so well just for us. On Sunday morning Chaplin Jeff Burbank of Virginia and North Carolina did an excellent job of leading us in worship in the barn and the title of his talk was "Becoming a Person of Valor" using Judges 6:11-16 as his scripture. Hopefully if not deployed, Jeff will return in 2012 to lead us in worship once again. Sunday lunch was yummy. It was sad to see such a perfect Reunion come to an end but everyone is looking forward to the next Bushong Reunion 5, 6, & 7 October 2012. Hope to see you there. Pictures up soon on the Bushong Reunion website and we have added a few photos to the BUSHONG ANCESTORS album. Although we did not do much research this trip, we do have a few things to post of interest. Gloria Bushong

I am researching the LONGACRE Family from Shenandoah County Virginia in the 1700s and 1800s. I am interested in learning more about Joseph (born about 1796) and Margaret Longacre. In my research, I see a considerable amount of work has been done on the Longacre Family back to the 1600s. I want to know where this Joseph ties into the Longacre Family by learning more about his parents. I would appreciate any assistance from the group. Steve Steve Frank Tiffin, Ohio SFrank@woh.rr.com

Would anyone know of or know how to find which church affiliation for ministers in 1796? I have found marriage records, both 1796, that show William Williamson and James Huffman as ministers. Any ideas on how to locate the churches they were connected to or where they performed marriages? Thank you.

ISAAC FRAVEL, SON OF GEORGE FRAVEL SR. & ELIZABETH BUSHONG CHILDREN OF ISAAC FRAVEL AND LYDIA CONRAD {Second Marriage} ----------------- NOTE: If I am incorrect in this research, please send corrections and proof. Thanks. GB ------------------ Part 6 of 6 ------------------- LINEAGE George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Second wife Lydia Conrad Miranda Fravel ------------------- 10. MIRANDA FRAVEL Born: 4 September 1852, Central Township, Harrison County, Indiana Died: Between 1860 & 1870 Married: 1 April 1869, Harrison County, Indiana to George E. Chapel/Chapple/Chappel ----- 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia, Clay County Enumerated 12 June 1860 Page 413/23 Lines 29-34, HH 161/161 Allen C. Gonterman 41/Male/White/Dentist/$1000-$200/KY Rebecca Gonerman 32/Female/White/IN ISAAC FRAVEL 67/Male/White/Blacksmith/$1000/VA {Rebecca's father} Miranda Fravel 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN {d/o Isaac Fravel & Lydia Conrad} Lucinda J. Fravel 6/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN {d/o Isaac Fravel & Lydia Conradl} Adda Bisby 20/Female/White/SchoolMiss/IN --------- Harrison County Indiana Marriages WPA Book F, Page 347 George E. Chapel and Maranda Fravel 1 April 1869 --------- We believe shortly after they were married, she died possibly in child birth and he is found living with his parents in the 1870 census. By 1880 he has remarried to a wife named Mary E. 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, PO Mauckport, Harrison County Enumerated 14 July 1870 Page 23B Lines 14-23, HH 100/100 Jessa Chapple 48/Male/White/Farmer/$1500-$600/IN Emily Chapple 43/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Susan F. Chapple 23/Female/White/AtHome/IN GEORGE E. CHAPPLE 21/Male/White/Cooper/IN John A. Chapple 18/Male/White/Cooper/AttendedSchool/IN Jane Chapple 16/Female/White/AtHome/IN Clara Chapple 14/Female/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/IN Mary Chapple 12/Female/White/AtHome/IN Florence Chapple 8/Female/White/AtHome/IN Anie Chapple 3/Female/White/AtHome/IN ----------- 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, ED 92, Harrison County Enumerated 8 June 1880 Page 10-15, HH 58/60 George Chappel White/Male/31/Married/Farmer/IN/IN/IN Mary E. Chappel White/Female/28/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/VA/IN Lurena Chappel White/Female/6/Dau/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN Edward Chappel White/Female/5/Son/IN/IN/IN Rutherford Chappel White/Male/3/Son/IN/IN/IN William Chappel White/Male/1/Son/IN/IN/IN ------------------------------------- 11. LUCINDA FRAVEL Born: 1853, Harrison County, Indiana Died: Between 1860 & 1870, Clay County, Illinois Died Single LINEAGE George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Lucinda J. Fravel ------------------ 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia, Clay County Enumerated 12 June 1860 Page 413/23 Lines 29-34, HH 161/161 Allen C. Gonterman 41/Male/White/Dentist/$1000-$200/KY Rebecca Gonterman 32/Female/White/IN ISAAC FRAVEL 67/Male/White/Blacksmith/$1000/VA Miranda Fravel 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN LUCINDA J. FRAVEL 6/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Adda Bisby 20/Female/White/SchoolMiss/IN ----------------------- NOTE: Lucinda Fravel the daughter of Isaac Fravel and Lydia Conrad did not marry a Callahan as we have seen in many of the sites of other researchers. We could not find her in any census record except the 1860 where she is 6 years old. We believe she died young and may be the reason for the family's return to Indiana. ----------------------- Here are the census records for John H. Callahan who married Lucinda Myra Crum 15 October 1868 in Macoupin County, Illinois which we believe proves that this is not the daughter of Isaac Fravel. This Lucinda Myra Crum Callahan was born December 1849 and died in 1907 in Riley County, Kansas. Her husband died 1914 and they are buried together in the same cemetery in Kansas. ------ 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Township 12 Range 8, PO Palmyra, Macoupin County Enumerated 8 June 1870 Page 320A Lines 25-27, HH 166/166 John H. Callahan 25/Male/White/Farmer/$800-$600/KY Lucinda Callahan 20/Female/White/IL M. S. Callahan 1/Male/White/IL ----- 1880 Federal Census: Kansas Shannon Township, ED 24, Pottawatomie County Enumerated 15 & 16 June 1880 Page 246B Lines 31-35, HH 186/186 John H. Callahan White/Male/35/Married/Farmer/KY/KY/KY Lucinda Callahan White/Female/30/Wife/KeepingHouse/IL/IN/KY Mathias Callahan White/Male/10/Son/AttendedSchool/IL/KY/IL Ada M. Callahan White/Female/6/Dau/IL/KY/IL Josephine Callahan White/Female/4/Dau/IL/KY/IL ----- 1900 Federal Census: Kansas Manhattan Township, ED 107, Riley County Enumerated 1 June 1900 Page 69A, Sheet 3 Lines 5-14, HH 106/28/29 John H. Callahan Head/W/M/Jan1845/55/Md32yrs/HotelKeeper/OwnsMtgHm/KY/KY/KY Lucinda Callahan Wife/W/F/Dec1849/50/7children7living/IL/IN/KY Josephine A. Callahan Dau/W/F/Oct1875/24/Single/IL/KY/IL Lucy M. Callahan Dau/W/F/Nov1881/18/AttendedSchool/Kansas/KY/IL {Twin} Charlotte S. Callahan Dau/W/F/Nov1881/18/AttendedSchool/Kansas/KY/IL {Twin} Andrew L. Callahan Son/W/M/March1885/15/AttendedSchool/Kansas/KY/IL Ralph W. Callahan Son/W/M/March1893/7/AttendedSchool/Kansas/KY/IL Charles Anderson Boarder/W/M/May1879/21/Single/DayLaborer/IN/Unknown/Unknown Curtis W. Brown Boarder/W/M/oct1866/33/Single/Solicitor/TN/England/France Homer Morris Boarder/W/M/Oct1877/22/Single/TelegraphOperator/Kansas/IN/IN ------------------------ THE END Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

ISAAC FRAVEL, SON OF GEORGE FRAVEL SR. & ELIZABETH BUSHONG CHILDREN OF ISAAC FRAVEL & CATHERINE REESE ----------------------- Part 5 of 6 7. FRANCIS FRAVEL Born: 27 June 1832, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 20 September 1884, Harrison County, Indiana Married Twice: M/1: 26 February 1854, Harrison County, Indiana to Sarah Jane Watson SARAH JANE WATSON Born: 1833, Kentucky, d/o Henry Watson and Elizabeth Potter Died: Died between 1860 and 1864 M/2: 28 August 1864, Harrison County, Indiana to Elizabeth Bartley Lane ELIZABETH BARTLEY LANE Born: 1833, Indiana, d/o Craven Lane & Ann Bartley Died: After 1880 and before 1900 ------ 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 18 November 1850 Page 379A Lines 18-21, HH 1382/1382 Isaac Fravel 56/Male/White/Farmer/$700/MdWithinYear/VA Lydia Fravel 32/Female/White/IN Francis Fravel 18/Male/White/Farmer/IN JOHN FRAVEL 15/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN ------ 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 8 October 1850 Page 446A Lines 8-14, HH 918/918 Henry Watson 45/Male/White/Farmer/$1000/KY Elisabeth Watson 45/Female/White/KY SARAH WATSON 18/Female/White/KY {First wife of John Fravel} Ellen Watson 17/Female/White/KY Lydia Watson 11/Female/White/KY Emaline Watson 9/Female/White/KY Lavina Watson 7/Female/White/IN ----- 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 31 October 1850 Page 365B Lines 30-36, HH 1197/1197 Craven Lane 45/Male/White/Farmer/$1500/KY Robert Lane 21/Male/White/Farmer/IN William H. Lane 19/Male/White/Farmer/IN ELISABETH LANE 18/Female/White/IN {Second wife of John Fravel} Mary Lane 13/Female/White/IN Thomas Lane 11/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Malinda A. Lane 9/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN ------- 1860 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, Harrison County Enumerated 25 July 1860 Page 132/468 Lines 33-37, HH 923/904 Francis Fravel 28/Male/Farmer/$500-$200/IN Sarah J. Fravel 26/Female/HouseKeeper/IN James W. Fravel 6/Male/IN Elizabeth E. Fravel 5/Female/IN Francis M. Fravel 3/Male/IN ----- Harrison County Indiana Marriages WPA Book E, Page 428 Francis Fravel & Elizabeth B. Lane 28 August 1864 ----- 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Heth Township, PO Mauckport, Harrison County Enumerated 10 June 1870 Page 116B Lines 29-34, HH 151/148 Francis Fravel 37/Male/White/Farmer/$300-$300/IN Elizabeth Fravel 36/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Elizabeth Fravel 14/Female/White/AttendedSchool/AtHome/IN James Fravel 15/Male/White/AttendedSchool/FarmLaborer/IN Benett Fravel 8/Male/White/AtHome/IN Francis Fravel 13/Male/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/IN ----- 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, ED 92, Harrison County Enumertaed 21 June 1880 Page 226B Lines 32-34, HH 224/229 Francis Fravel White/Male/49/Md/Farmer/IN/VA/VA Elizabeth Fravel White/Female/48/Wife/KeepingHouse/GeneralDebility/IN/KY/IN John Fravel White/Male/6/Son/IN/IN/IN --------------------------------------------- 8. CATHARINE FRAVEL Born: 27 January 1834, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 1 July 1913, Harrison County, Indiana Burial: Central Cemetery also known as Bethel Cemetery, Harrison County, Indiana Married: 11 September 1850, Harrison County, Indiana to James W. Rhodes JAMES W. RHODES Born: 5 September 1829, Washington County, Pennsylvania, s/o Thomas Rhodes & Lucinda West Died: 15 July 1909, Harrison County, Indiana Burial: Central Cemetery also known as Bethel Cemetery, Harrison County, Indiana ------ 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 8 November 1850 Page 373B Lines 27-28, HH 1307/1307 James W. Rhodes 21/Male/White/Farmer/PA Catharine Rhodes 17/Female/White/IN Note: Next door are his parents and siblings ----- 1860 Federal Census: Missouri Liberty Township, Adair County Enumerated 7 July 1860 Page 114 Lines 34-39, HH 898/751 J. W. Rhodes 29/M/W/Farmer/$1000-$400/PA Catharine Rhodes 25/Female/White/IN Henry Rhodes 8/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Francis Rhodes 6/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Isaac Rhodes 4/Male/White/MO Sarah Rhodes 1/Female/White/MO ------ 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, PO Mauckport, Harrison County Enumerated 22 July 1870 Page 29B Lines 16-25, HH 187/182 James W. Rhodes 40/M/W/Farmer/$2500-$1000/PA Catharine Rhodes 37/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Harvey E. Rhodes 19/Male/White/FarmLaborer/IN Francis R. Rhodes 17/Male/White/FarmLaborer/IN Isaac E. Rhodes 15/Male/White/FarmLaborer/MO Laura S. Rhodes 11/Female/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/MO Mary Rhodes 8/Female/White/AtHome/AttendedSchool/MO James S. Rhodes 4/Male/White/AtHome/IN Catharine Rhodes 4/Male/White/AtHome/IN Amos G. Rhodes 2/Male/White/AtHome/IN ------ 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, ED 92, Harrison County Enumerated 19 June 1880 Page 226A Lines 42-49, HH 219/223 James Rhoads White/Male/50/Married/Farmer/PA/PA/PA Catharine Rhoads White/Female/47/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/VA/VA Mary Rhoads White/Female/18/Dau/Single/AtHome/IN/PA/IN James Rhoads White/Male/15/Son/AttendedSchool/WorksOnFarm/IN/PA/IN Amos Rhoads White/Male/12/Son/AttendedSchool/WorksOnFarm/IN/PA/IN Alice Rhoads White/Female/9/Dau/AttendedSchool/IN/PA/IN Jesse Rhoads White/Male/7/Son/AttendedSchool/IN/PA/IN Emmet Rhoads White/Male/5/Son/IN/PA/IN ----- 1900 Federal Census: Indiana Boone Township, ED 77, Harrison County Enumerated 4 June 1900 Page 221A, Sheet 2 Lines 14-20, HH 19/19 James W. Rhodes Head/W/M/Sept1827/72/Married/Farmer/OwnsFree/PA/PA/PA Catharine Rhodes Wife/W/F/Jan1834/66/IN/VA/VA Nora A. Rhodes Dau/W/F/Dec1870/29/Single/HouseKeeper/IN/PA/IN Emmett L. Rhodes Son/W/M/Aug1875/24/Single/FarmLaborer/IN/PA/IN Adelie L. Rhodes Dau/W/F/May1881/19/Single/IN/PA/IN Claude W. Rhodes GrandSon/W/M/Dec1884/15/AttendedSchool/Arkansas/IN/Iowa Jay N. Rhodes GrandSon/W/M/Oct1890/9/AttendedSchool/Arkansas/IN/Iowa ----- 1910 Federal Census: Indiana Boone Township, ED 87, Harrison County Enumerated 22 April 1910 Page 25B, Sheet 3 Lines 66-68, H 57/57 Catharine Rhodes Head/F/W/76/Widowed/12children9living/OwnsFree/IN/VA/VA Nora A. Rhodes Dau/F/W/39/Single/IN/PA/IN Chester Rhodes GrandSon/M/W/2/IN/IN/IN ------------------------------------------------- 9. JOHN FRAVEL Born: 5 September 1836, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 20 October 1906, Central, Harrison County, Indiana Married: 10 December 1865 to Mary Ann Watson Born: 23 May 1838, Harrison County, Indiana, d/o Samuel Watson & Delilah Adams Died: 30 November 1904, Harrison County, Indiana Both Buried: Central Cemetery also known as Bethel Cemetery, Harrison County, Indiana ------ 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 18 November 1850 Page 379A Lines 18-21, HH 1382/1382 Isaac Fravel 56/Male/White/Farmer/$700/MdWithinYear/VA Lydia Fravel 32/Female/White/IN Francis Fravel 18/Male/White/Farmer/IN JOHN FRAVEL 15/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN ----- 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 25 September 1850 Page 465B Lines 22-30, HH 790/790 Samuel Watson 57/Male/White/Farmer/$1000/KY Delila Watson 50/Female/White/KY Elisabeth Watson 25/Female/White/IN Nancy Watson 22/Female/White/IN John R. Watson 19/Male/White/Laborer/IN Henry C. Watson 17/Male/White/IN MARY ANN WATSON 13/Female/White/IN/{Future wife of John Fravel} George P. Watson 10/Male/White/IN Delila Watson 7/Female/White/IN ------ 1860 Federal Census: Indiana Valley City, PO New Amsterdam, Harrison County Enumerated 10 July 1860 Page 71 Lines 18-23, HH 470/457 Christian Hisey 33/Male/MasterBlacksmith/-----$100/VA Catherine Hisey 31/Female/Housekeeping/VA John Hisey 12/Male/AttendedSchool/VA David S. Hisey 8/Male/AttendedSchool/VA James A. Hisey 2/Male/IN JOHN FRAVEL 23/Male/Blacksmithing/-----$200/IN ------ 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, PO Mauckport, Harrison County Enumerated 22 July 1870 Page 29A Lines 12-17, HH 179/174 John Fravel 34/Male/White/Farmer/$800-$350/IN Mary A. Fravel 33/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Harvey Fravel 4/Male/White/AtHome/IN Francis R. Fravel 2/Male/White/AtHome/IN Isaac Fravel 77/Male/White/AtHome/VA {Father} ------ 1880 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, ED 92, Harrison County Enumerated 17 June 1880 Page 223D Lines 42-49, HH 176/179 John Fravel White/Male/43/Married/Farmer/IN/VA/VA Mary A. Fravel White/Female/42/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/KY/KY Harvey Fravel White/Male/13/Son/WorksOnFarm/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN Keen Fravel White/Male/11/Son/WorksOnFarm/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN Emma Fravel White/Female/9/Dau/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN John O. Fravel White/Male/7/Son/AttendedSchool/IN/IN/IN Lovina Fravel White/Female/6/Dau/IN/IN/IN Mary E. Fravel White/Female/!Dau/IN/IN/IN ------ 1900 Federal Census: Indiana Boon Township, ED 77, Harrison County Enumerated 2 June 1900 Page 220B, Sheet 1 Lines 89-92, HH 15/15 John Fravel Head/W/M/Sept1836/63/Md37yrs/Farmer/OwnsMtgFarm/IN/VA/VA Mary A. Fravel Wife/W/F/May1838/62/7children6living/IN/KY/KY May E. Fravel Dau/W/F/Aug1879/20/Single/HouseKeeper/IN/IN/IN {May Emma Fravel} Della F. Fravel Dau/W/F/Dec1880/19/Single/IN/IN/IN --------------------------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

ISAAC FRAVEL, SON OF GEORGE FRAVEL SR. & ELIZABETH BUSHONG CHILDREN OF ISAAC FRAVEL & CATHERINE REESE ----------------------- Part 5 of 6 6. MARY ANN FRAVEL Born: 30 December 1829, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 29 November 1850, Jefferson County, Kentucky Married: 16 April 1848, Harrison County, Indiana to Hiram Kessinger HIRAM KESSINGER Born: 23 February 1823, Washington County, Maryland, s/o Jacob Kessinger and Margaret Beard Died: After 1900, Pulaski County, Indiana Married Four Times M/1: 10 December 1844, Harrison County, Indiana to Martha Harriet Glasgow, died 15 December 1847 2 children: John L. Kessinger, Born 31 October 1845 Mary Kessinger, Born 1846 M/2: 16 April 1848, Harrison County, Indiana to Mary Ann Fravel, died 29 November 1850 1 child: Laura L. Kessinger, Born 23 February 1850, Died before 1860 M/3: 19 January 1851, Floyd County, Indiana to Mrs. Clarissa (Newman) Bailey, died 8 June 1858 2 children: Cornelia B. Kessinger, Born 13 December 1853 Hiram Newman Kessinger, Born 28 September 1855 M/4: 17 July 1860, Harrison County, Indiana to Rowena Eads Gaither 4 children: Thomas Gilmore Kessinger, Born 21 June 1860 Cornelia Armilda Kessinger, Born 11 February 1867 Walter Scott Kessinger, Born 3 September 1868 Margaret Virginia Kessinger, Born 8 March 1872, Died 26 March 1873 -------- 1850 Federal Census: Kentucky Louisville, Ward 8, Jefferson County Enumerated 30 September 1850 Page 446B Lines 3-7, HH 958/1088 Hiram Kissinger 27/Male/Grocer/$800/Maryland Mary Kissinger 21/Female/IN {Mary Ann Fravel} John Kissinger 5/Male/IN Mary Kissinger 6/Female/IN George Kissinger 16/Male/Clerk/IN -------- His wife Mary Ann Fravel died 29 November 1850. I could not find a place of burial. By 1860 Hiram Kessinger was back in Indiana and remarried to Rowena Eads Gaither. ---------- 1860 Federal Census: Indiana Posey Township, PO Elizabeth, Harrison County Enumerated 11 June 1860 Page 18 Lines 16-18, HH 117/117 Hiram Kessinger 38/Male/Merchant/$8000-$7100/MarriedWithinYear/Maryland Rowena Kessinger 34/Female/HouseKeeper/IN John L. Kessinger 14/Male/AttendedSchool/IN ----------- 1870 Federal Census: Indiana Posey Township, PO Elizabeth, Harrison County Enumerated 16 June 1870 Page 177A Lines 12-17, HH 179/172 Hiram Kessinger 47/Male/White/HouseCarpenter/$3000-$1000/Maryland Rowena Kessinger 43/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN John L. Kessinger 22/Male/White/FarmLaborer/IN Thomas G. Kessinger 10/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Carolina A. Kessinger 2/Female/White/IN Walter S. Kessinger 1/Male/White/IN --------- 1880 Federal Census: Indiana White Post Township, ED 149, Pulaski County Enumerated 14 June 1880 Page 258B Lines 16-20, HH 14/14 Hiram Kessinger White/Male/56/Farrier/Maryland/Maryland/Maryland Rowena Kessinger White/Female/52/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/IN/KY Thomas Kessinger White/Male/19/Son/Single/WorksOnFarm/AttendedSchool/IN/MD/IN Carolina Kessinger White/Female/13/Dau/AtHome/AttendedSchool/IN/MD/IN Walter S. Kessinger White/Male/12/Son/WorksOnFarm/AttendedSchool/IN/MD/IN ------------ 1900 Federal Census: Indiana White Post Township, ED 94, Pulaski County Enumerated 12 June 1900 Page 85B, Sheet 9 Lines 58-62, HH 193/193 Hiram Kessinger Head/W/M/Feb1823/77/Md41yrs/FarmerOwnsFarmFree/MD/Unknown/Unknown Rowena Kessinger Wife/W/F/Jan1833/67/IN/Unknown/Unknown Thomas Kessinger Son/W/M/June1860/39/Single/Farmer/IN/MD/IN Walter Kessinger Son/W/M/Sept1869/30/Md1yr/Farmer/IN/MD/IN Anna Kessinger DauInLaw/W/F/June1875/24/OH/Ireland/Ireland ------------ Sources: Biographical sketch from copied from BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF TIPPECANOE, WHITE, JASPER, NEWTON, BENTON, PULASKI COUNTY, VOLUME 2, Pages 899-902, Published 2009 Biographical sketch was copied from the book "HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUN TIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA. Historical and Biographical. Illustrated. Chicago; F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers. 1883. page 729, White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. "HIRAM KESSINGER was born in Washington County, Maryland, February 2, 1823, and is one of the nine children of JACOB and MARGARET (BEARD) KESSINGER, named as follows: JACOB, THEODORE, BENJAMIN, HIRAM, LUTHER, MARY (deceased), MARGARET, LUCINDA and GEORGE. The father was born in Maryland, took part in the war of 1812, and was engaged in a variety of occupations during life, such as tanner, merchant, manufacturer of earthenware, tinner and farmer. He was well educated, and was quite a linguist; he died in Harrison County, Indiana, in 1838. HIRAM KESSINGER came to Harrison County with his father in 1837, and he there was engaged in farming and merchandising. In January, 1870, he came to this township. He was married July 17, 1859, to ROWENA GAITHER, and has had born to him four children - THOMAS, CAROLINE, WALTER, and MARGARET, the last named deceased. In February, 1862, he enlisted in the Fifty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Two months later, he became Ward Master in the hospital, and then Steward, holding the last-named position until mustered out in July, 1865. He was present at the sieges of Corinth, Vicksburg and Jackson; at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, at the siege of Atlanta, at Jonesboro, with Sherman on his renowned march, at Savannah, Columbia, Raleigh, and other points. He owns a fine farm of 100 acres, two and a half miles south of Medarysville, raises a variety of crops, and has a neat residence and commodious outbuildings." ----------------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Thanks Jerry, For sharing this information. Gloria

I am an officer in a local genealogical society in Ohio. Our society is currently having programming for the fall in which we feature the genealogy of a local celebrity much in the fashion of "Who Do You Think You Are", the series recently supported by Ancestry.com. We are looking to uncover hidden stories about the family which will serve to stimulate interest in our local society. One of the three local celebrities we are featuring is a direct descendant of Benjamin COBY of Towns Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia. He was born in 1802 and died in 1864, prior to the Civil War Battle at Tom's Brook. My understanding is that Tom's Brook is a very historical area, and I am interested in connecting with someone on the list who is familiar with Tom's Brook. I am willing to do work in exchange by researching information on Shenandoah County residents who emigrated from Virginia to Ohio. I appreciate any assistance that someone can give. Thank you. Steve Frank Seneca County Tiffin, Ohio SFrank@woh.rr.com

Gloria and Other Listers, For your info, there is a book, "Family Record of Isaac Christopher Simler", 1971 (176 pages), by Douglas F. Brown (now deceased).  I have a copy of it, and it should be noted that he includes the ancestry of the Simlers, back to Rudolph Simler (1449-1534) of Switzerland. I also have an autograph album, belonging to my g-aunt Lucinda Ellen (Fravel) Spore, that contains entries during the period 1884-1886, at reunions of Fravels and Simlers in Kirksville MO, Olney IL, Owensville IN and Corydon IN. Gerald L (Jerry) Spore (Desc of Joseph & Mary Ann Simler Fravel) ________________________________ From: "Chochoruss@aol.com" <Chochoruss@aol.com> To: vashenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, September 16, 2010 8:04:03 AM Subject: [VASHENAN] Elizabeth, George, & Rebecca Fravel, Children of Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Part 4 of 6 CHILDREN OF ISAAC FRAVEL AND CATHERINE REESE Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel  &  Catherine Reese Elizabeth M. Fravel & Isaac Christopher  Simler ------------------------------ 3. ELIZABETH M. FRAVEL Born: 27 April 1823, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 11 February 1903, Adair County, Missouri Married: 25 December 1838, Harrison County, Indiana to ISAAC D.  SIMLER ISAAC CHRISTOPHER SIMLER Born: 9 July 1819, Harrison County, Indiana, s/o John Simler and  Susannah Winter Died: 15 September 1897, Adair County, Missouri Burial: Salisbury Cemetery, Chariton County, Missouri Served in Civil War and received a pension ------- Harrison County Indiana Marriages Isaac C. Simler to Elizabeth Fravel 25 December 1838 ------- 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 20 September 1850 Page Number Illegible Lines 34-40, HH 763/763 Isaac C. Simler  31/Male/White/Merchant/$1000/IN Elisabeth Simler 27/Female/White/IN Catharine Simler 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Charles W. Simler 8/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Mary A. Simler 6/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Daniel Simler 5/Male/White/IN Lucinda Simler 1/Female/White/IN ----- 1860 Federal Census: We believe they were still living in Indiana but some of the census for  Harrison County, Indiana was unreadable so we could not find them. ----- 1870 Federal Census: Missouri Liberty Township, PO Sloan's Point, Adair County Enumerated 8 August 1870 Page 26A Lines 30-35, HH 83/79 Isaac C. Simler  51/Male/White/Farmer/$6000-$1200/IN Elizabeth Simler 48/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Isaac Simler 18/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN George R. Simler 16/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN John S. Simler 11/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN John Walker 44/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/----$200/OH ----- 1880 Federal Census: Missouri Liberty Township, ED 150, Adair County Enumerated 15 & 16 June 1880 Page 129C & D Lines 47-50 & 1, HH 139/142 Isaac C. Simler  White/Male/60/Married/Farmer/IN/PA/PA Elizabeth Simler White/Female/57/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/VA/VA Isaac Simler White/Male/28/Son/Single/Farmer/IN/IN/IN George Simler White/Male/26/Son/Single/Farmer/IN/IN/IN Anna Simler White/Female/4/GrandDau/MO/IL/IL ----- 1900 Federal Census: Missouri Liberty Township, ED 7, Adair County Enumerated 1 June 1900 Page 105A, Sheet 1 Lines 1-6, HH 1/1 John Simler  Head/W/M/Oct1859/40/Md13yrs/Farmer/OwnsHmFree/MO/IN/IN Rebecca Simler Wife/W/F/March1866/34/3children3living/MO/IN/IN J. M. Simler Son/W/M/Oct1887/12/AttendedSchool/FarmLaborer/MO/MO/MO Harry C. Simler Son/W/M/Jan1890/10AttendedSchool/MO/MO/MO C. W. Simler Son/W/M/June1893/6/AttendedSchool/MO/MO/MO ELIZABETH SIMLER  Mother/W/F/April1823/77/Widowed/5children4living/IN/VA/VA ------------------------------------- Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel  &  Catherine Reese George Fravel 4. GEORGE FRAVEL Born: 5 September 1825, Indiana Died: Before 1850 --------------------------------------- Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel  &  Catherine Reese Rebecca Fravel & Allen Gonterman 5. REBECCA FRAVEL Born: 15 October 1827, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 9 March 1913, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Married Twice: 1 child who did not live past infancy M/1: 5 February 1846 Harrison County, Indiana to Allen Gonterman ALLEN GONTERMAN Born: 1818, Kentucky Died: Between 1870 and 1879, Illinois ------ Harrison County Indiana Marriages Rebecca Fravel and Allen Genterman {Gonterman} 5 February 1846 --------------- This census was hard to find because the last name was misspelled  Guntryman. 1850 Federal Census: Indiana Newburgh Township, Warrick County Enumerated 17 September 1850 Page 127B Lines 21-23, HH 39/39 Allen Gonterman 30/Male/Dentist/KY Rebecca Gonterman 22/Female/IN Mary Gonterman 21/Female/KY {Sister of Allen} --------------- 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia, Clay County Enumerated 12 June 1860 Page 413/23 Lines 29-34, HH 161/161 Allen C. Gonterman 41/Male/White/Dentist/$1000-$200/KY Rebecca Gonterman 32/Female/White/IN Isaac Fravel  67/Male/White/Blacksmith/$1000/VA {Her father} Miranda Fravel 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Lucinda J. Fravel 6/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Adda Bisby 20/Female/White/SchoolMiss/IN ----- 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Brush Creek Township, PO Xenia, Wayne County Enumerated 15 July 1870 Page 105B & 106A Lines 39-40 & 1-4, HH 216/222 Allen C. Gonterman 51/Male/White/Farmer/$1600-$800/KY Rebecca Gonterman 42/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN William J. Utley 14/Male/White/FarmHand/AttendedSchool/Wisc John T. Utley 13/Male/White/AttendedSchool/Wisc Jerry N. Utley 11/Male/White/AttendedSchool/Wisc Lois R. Utley 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/Minnesota ----- M/2: 20 February 1879, Vanderburgh County, Indiana to Titus  Buffington TITUS BUFFINGTON Born: 15 October 1821, Pennsylvania Died: 26 April 1911, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois ----- Vanderburgh County Indiana Marriages WPA Book 10, Page 117 Titus Buffington to Rebecca Gonterman 20 February 1879 -------- 1880 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia Township, ED 156, Clay County Enumerated 2 June 1880 Page 398B Lines 27-31, HH 18/18 Titus Buffington White/Male/52/Married/Carpenter/PA/PA/PA Rebecca F. Buffington White/Female/52/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/VA/VA Mariah Buffington White/Female/19/Dau/Single/AttendedSchool/IL/PA/OH Mary Buffington White/Female/16/Dau/AttendedSchool/IL/PA/OH Myrtie Buffington White/Female/10/Dau/AttendedSchool/IL/PA/OH --------- 1900 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia Village, ED 13, Clay County Enumerated 1 June 1900 Page 95A, Sheet 1 Lines 1-4, HH 1/1 Titus Buffington  Head/W/M/Oct1820/79/Md22yrs/Farmer/OwnsFarmFree/PA/PA/PA Rebecca Buffington  Wife/White/Female/Oct1827/72/1child0living/IN/VA/VA Ollie F. Morris  GrandDau/White/Female/Feb1879/21/Md6yrs/1child1living/Servant/IL/OH/IL Clyde Morris GreatGrandDau/White/Male/June1896/3/IL/IL/KS -------- 1910 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia Township, ED 13, Clay County Enumerated 20 April 1910 Page 316B, Sheet 6 Lines 79-80, HH 164/165 Titus Buffington  Head/Male/White/88/MdThreeTimes/Md32yrs/Craftman/OwnsHmFree/PA/PA/PA Rebecca F. Buffington  Wife/Female/White/82/MdTwice/NoChildren/IN/VA/VA ------- TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION Same Tombstone Camp Ground Cemetery Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Titus Buffington 15 October 1821 26 April 1911 Rebecca F. Buffington 15 October 1827 9 March 1913 --------------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria  Bushong ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Julie, Glad to know that you are still around. You have shared so much with this List with the marriages of Shenandoah County from the microfilm records of LDS. I appreciate you sharing marriage but this William Fravel married to Elizabeth Crawford is not in the direct lineage of the descendants of George Fravel Sr. and Elizabeth Bushong. Appreciate the thought though. Gloria B.

Sorry - I havne't been paying attention to this thread, but I was cleaning off my desktop and noticed that I had a list of marriages of Crawfords from Floyd county, Indiana.  and one of those was to a William H. FRAVEL.  This maybe old news to you, but just in case it's not.  I don't have any other info than the below, but the New Albany, Ind library has some great people working there - you want the Indiana room. Julie Tustin, Calif MARRIAGES / Wm. H. Fravel to Elizabeth Crawford. New Albany Ledger. 10-15-1869. p 2, c 2.

Part 4 of 6 CHILDREN OF ISAAC FRAVEL AND CATHERINE REESE Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Elizabeth M. Fravel & Isaac Christopher Simler ------------------------------ 3. ELIZABETH M. FRAVEL Born: 27 April 1823, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 11 February 1903, Adair County, Missouri Married: 25 December 1838, Harrison County, Indiana to ISAAC D. SIMLER ISAAC CHRISTOPHER SIMLER Born: 9 July 1819, Harrison County, Indiana, s/o John Simler and Susannah Winter Died: 15 September 1897, Adair County, Missouri Burial: Salisbury Cemetery, Chariton County, Missouri Served in Civil War and received a pension ------- Harrison County Indiana Marriages Isaac C. Simler to Elizabeth Fravel 25 December 1838 ------- 1850 Federal Census: Indiana District 45, Harrison County Enumerated 20 September 1850 Page Number Illegible Lines 34-40, HH 763/763 Isaac C. Simler 31/Male/White/Merchant/$1000/IN Elisabeth Simler 27/Female/White/IN Catharine Simler 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Charles W. Simler 8/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Mary A. Simler 6/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Daniel Simler 5/Male/White/IN Lucinda Simler 1/Female/White/IN ----- 1860 Federal Census: We believe they were still living in Indiana but some of the census for Harrison County, Indiana was unreadable so we could not find them. ----- 1870 Federal Census: Missouri Liberty Township, PO Sloan's Point, Adair County Enumerated 8 August 1870 Page 26A Lines 30-35, HH 83/79 Isaac C. Simler 51/Male/White/Farmer/$6000-$1200/IN Elizabeth Simler 48/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Isaac Simler 18/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN George R. Simler 16/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN John S. Simler 11/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN John Walker 44/Male/White/WorksOnFarm/----$200/OH ----- 1880 Federal Census: Missouri Liberty Township, ED 150, Adair County Enumerated 15 & 16 June 1880 Page 129C & D Lines 47-50 & 1, HH 139/142 Isaac C. Simler White/Male/60/Married/Farmer/IN/PA/PA Elizabeth Simler White/Female/57/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/VA/VA Isaac Simler White/Male/28/Son/Single/Farmer/IN/IN/IN George Simler White/Male/26/Son/Single/Farmer/IN/IN/IN Anna Simler White/Female/4/GrandDau/MO/IL/IL ----- 1900 Federal Census: Missouri Liberty Township, ED 7, Adair County Enumerated 1 June 1900 Page 105A, Sheet 1 Lines 1-6, HH 1/1 John Simler Head/W/M/Oct1859/40/Md13yrs/Farmer/OwnsHmFree/MO/IN/IN Rebecca Simler Wife/W/F/March1866/34/3children3living/MO/IN/IN J. M. Simler Son/W/M/Oct1887/12/AttendedSchool/FarmLaborer/MO/MO/MO Harry C. Simler Son/W/M/Jan1890/10AttendedSchool/MO/MO/MO C. W. Simler Son/W/M/June1893/6/AttendedSchool/MO/MO/MO ELIZABETH SIMLER Mother/W/F/April1823/77/Widowed/5children4living/IN/VA/VA ------------------------------------- Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese George Fravel 4. GEORGE FRAVEL Born: 5 September 1825, Indiana Died: Before 1850 --------------------------------------- Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Rebecca Fravel & Allen Gonterman 5. REBECCA FRAVEL Born: 15 October 1827, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 9 March 1913, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Married Twice: 1 child who did not live past infancy M/1: 5 February 1846 Harrison County, Indiana to Allen Gonterman ALLEN GONTERMAN Born: 1818, Kentucky Died: Between 1870 and 1879, Illinois ------ Harrison County Indiana Marriages Rebecca Fravel and Allen Genterman {Gonterman} 5 February 1846 --------------- This census was hard to find because the last name was misspelled Guntryman. 1850 Federal Census: Indiana Newburgh Township, Warrick County Enumerated 17 September 1850 Page 127B Lines 21-23, HH 39/39 Allen Gonterman 30/Male/Dentist/KY Rebecca Gonterman 22/Female/IN Mary Gonterman 21/Female/KY {Sister of Allen} --------------- 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia, Clay County Enumerated 12 June 1860 Page 413/23 Lines 29-34, HH 161/161 Allen C. Gonterman 41/Male/White/Dentist/$1000-$200/KY Rebecca Gonterman 32/Female/White/IN Isaac Fravel 67/Male/White/Blacksmith/$1000/VA {Her father} Miranda Fravel 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Lucinda J. Fravel 6/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Adda Bisby 20/Female/White/SchoolMiss/IN ----- 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Brush Creek Township, PO Xenia, Wayne County Enumerated 15 July 1870 Page 105B & 106A Lines 39-40 & 1-4, HH 216/222 Allen C. Gonterman 51/Male/White/Farmer/$1600-$800/KY Rebecca Gonterman 42/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN William J. Utley 14/Male/White/FarmHand/AttendedSchool/Wisc John T. Utley 13/Male/White/AttendedSchool/Wisc Jerry N. Utley 11/Male/White/AttendedSchool/Wisc Lois R. Utley 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/Minnesota ----- M/2: 20 February 1879, Vanderburgh County, Indiana to Titus Buffington TITUS BUFFINGTON Born: 15 October 1821, Pennsylvania Died: 26 April 1911, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois ----- Vanderburgh County Indiana Marriages WPA Book 10, Page 117 Titus Buffington to Rebecca Gonterman 20 February 1879 -------- 1880 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia Township, ED 156, Clay County Enumerated 2 June 1880 Page 398B Lines 27-31, HH 18/18 Titus Buffington White/Male/52/Married/Carpenter/PA/PA/PA Rebecca F. Buffington White/Female/52/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/VA/VA Mariah Buffington White/Female/19/Dau/Single/AttendedSchool/IL/PA/OH Mary Buffington White/Female/16/Dau/AttendedSchool/IL/PA/OH Myrtie Buffington White/Female/10/Dau/AttendedSchool/IL/PA/OH --------- 1900 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia Village, ED 13, Clay County Enumerated 1 June 1900 Page 95A, Sheet 1 Lines 1-4, HH 1/1 Titus Buffington Head/W/M/Oct1820/79/Md22yrs/Farmer/OwnsFarmFree/PA/PA/PA Rebecca Buffington Wife/White/Female/Oct1827/72/1child0living/IN/VA/VA Ollie F. Morris GrandDau/White/Female/Feb1879/21/Md6yrs/1child1living/Servant/IL/OH/IL Clyde Morris GreatGrandDau/White/Male/June1896/3/IL/IL/KS -------- 1910 Federal Census: Illinois Xenia Township, ED 13, Clay County Enumerated 20 April 1910 Page 316B, Sheet 6 Lines 79-80, HH 164/165 Titus Buffington Head/Male/White/88/MdThreeTimes/Md32yrs/Craftman/OwnsHmFree/PA/PA/PA Rebecca F. Buffington Wife/Female/White/82/MdTwice/NoChildren/IN/VA/VA ------- TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION Same Tombstone Camp Ground Cemetery Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Titus Buffington 15 October 1821 26 April 1911 Rebecca F. Buffington 15 October 1827 9 March 1913 --------------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Abraham Fravel & Elizabeth Foster Emily Fravel George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Abraham Fravel & Elizabeth Foster Robert Fravel George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Abraham Fravel & Elizabeth Foster William Fravel & Sarah Cullen --------------------------- CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM FRAVEL AND ELIZABETH FOSTER 4. EMILY FRAVEL Born: 1848, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois Died: Died by 1870, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois --------------- 5. ROBERT FRAVEL Born: May 1850, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois Died: By 1870, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois --------------- 6. WILLIAM FRAVEL Born: August 1861, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois Died: 12 November 1902, Coffeen, Montgomery County, Illinois Married: 12 May 1888, Sangamon County, Illinois to Sarah Cullen SARAH CULLEN Born: September 1872, Illinois, d/o James Cullen and wife Died: After 1939 Married Twice: M/1: 12 May 1888 to William Fravel M/2: 27 September 1904 to Nicholas Walraven ---------------- Illinois Marriages Sangamon County William B. Fravel & Sarah Cullen 12 May 1888 -------------------- 1900 Federal Census: Illinois East Fork Township, Coffeen Village, ED 76, Montgomery County Enumerated 6 June 1900 Page 45B, Sheet 5 Lines 95-99, HH 106/109 William B. Fravel Head/W/M/Aug1861/38/Md12yrs/CoalMiner/OwnsMtgHm/IN/IN/IN Sarah Fravel Wife/W/F/Sept1872/27/4children3living/IL/MO/TN Stella May Fravel Dau/W/F/June1889/10/Servant/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/IL Edna P. Fravel Dau/W/F/Dec1891/8/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/IL James W. Fravel Son/W/M/May1895/5/IL/IN/IL ------- The Daily Review Decatur, Illinois Friday Evening, 14 November 1902 Page 1, Column 5 DIES OF HIS INJURIES Coffeen, Ill. 14 November---William Fravel, 35 years old, who was injured by falling slate in the Witt mine, died Wednesday night. ------------------------------------- Widow Sarah Cullen Fravel married Tuesday, 27 September 1904 to Nicholas Walraven. The Daily Review Decatur, Illinois Friday Evening, 30 September 1904 Page 4, Column 2 PANA Pana, Ill. 29 September-----Mr. and Mrs. James Olinger entertained a number of friends Tuesday evening at a wedding supper in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Walraven, who were married at Tuesday's auction of town lots. ----------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census: Illinois Pana Township, ED 17, Christian County Enumerated 25 April 1910 Page 192B, Sheet 11 Lines 61-69, HH 5/280/280 Spruce Street Nicholas Walraven Head/M/W/43/MdTwice/Md5yrs/CoalMiner/OwnsMtgHm/Iowa/Holland/Holland Sarah Walraven Wife/Female/White/38/MdTwice/6children5living/IL/MO/IL Edna P. Fravel StepDau/Female/White/18/Single/DomesticServant/IL/IN/IL James W. Fravel StepSon/Male/White/15/FarmLaborer/IL/IN/IL Ester L. Fravel StepDau/Female/White/9/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/IL Azalie Walraven Dau/Female/White/13/AttendedSchool/IL/IL/IL Rena Walraven Dau/Female/White/11/AttendedSchool/IL/IL/IL Norma P. Walraven Dau/Female/White/9/AttendedSchool/IL/IL/IL Roscoe H. Walraven Son/Male/White/4/IL/IL/IL {Mother is Sarah Cullen Fravel Walraven} ---------------------------------------- The Daily Review Decatur, Illinois Wednesday Evening, 12 January 1910 Page 4, Column 7 Mrs. Nicholas Walraven has returned from Koricamp, Illinois, where she was called by the death of her mother, Mrs. James Cullen. ---------------------------------------- The only son of this marriage, Roscoe H. Walraven died at the age of seven years of Diphtheria The Daily Review Decatur, Illinois 11 October 1912 Page 2, Column 3 FIRST PANA DEATH FROM DIPHTHERIA MOTHER DIDN'T REALIZE CHILD WAS SO ILL. DOCTOR CALLED TOO LATE. Pana, Ill, 11 October----The first fatality as a result of the diphtheria epidemic in Pana resulted at 12 o'clock noon on Thursday, when Roscoe, the seven year old son of Nicholas Walraven, died from the disease. The child was taken ill on Monday, but a physician was not called until Wednesday, consequently, when he arrived it was too late to save the boy. Mrs. Walraven stated that she never considered the boy's illness as serious until Wednesday morning. The lad was a son of Night Policeman Walraven. The funeral was held today privately, Chief of Police Nishwonger was detailed to enforce strictly the diphtheria quarantine in Pana homes Thursday and a more strict watch will be kept on the homes that are affected. --------------------------------------------- By 1915 Nicholas Walraven was appointed Chief of Police of Pana, Illinois. He resigned in October 1917 to work in the mines where he could make more money and died 30 November 1939. Illinois Deaths County: Sangamon County Place: Springfield Date of Death: 30 November 1939 Name: Nicholas Walraven Spouse: Sarah Walraven Male, White, Age 71 years, Occupation Miner Burial: 3 December 1939, Linwood Cemetery, Pana, Christian County, Illinois Born: 12 April 1868, Pella, Iowa Father: Arne Walraven, Born Holland Mother: Rena Van Willen, Born Holland ---------------------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Part 3 of 3 of 6 Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Abraham Fravel & Elizabeth Foster Sophia Fravel George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Abraham Fravel & Elizabeth Foster James W. Fravel & Martha Jane Ferguson --------------------------- CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM FRAVEL AND ELIZABETH FOSTER 2. SOPHIA FRAVEL Born: 1845, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois Died: By 1870, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois ------------- 3. JAMES W. FRAVEL Born: 15 March 1846, Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois Died: 23 June 1898, Nodaway, Adams County, Iowa Married: 21 January 1873, Knox County, Illinois to widow Mrs. Martha Jane Swingle maiden name Ferguson ----- 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Rivoli Township,PO New Windsor, Mercer County Enumerated 22 July 1870 Page 373A Lines 1-6, HH 101/98 B. F. Thompson 29/Male/White/Farmer/$4000-$200/NY Emma Thompson 29/Female/White/KeepingHouse/PA John Thompson 11/Male/White/AttendedSchool/PA Margaret Thompson 9/Female/White/PA Mary Thompson 6/Female/White/PA JAMES FRAVEL 24/Male/White/Farmer/----$200/IN ------ 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Orange Township, PO Knoxville, Knox County Enumerated 29 June 1870 Page 372B Lines 35-40, HH 146/143 Thomas J. Ferguson 32/Male/White/Farmer/$4000-$870/IL {Brother of Martha Jane Swingle} Martha Swingle 30/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IL {Sister of Thomas J. Ferguson} Ida H. Swingle 8/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Andrew Swingle 6/Male/White/AttendedSchool/IN Nellie Swingle 3/Female/White/AtHome/IN Carrie Swingle 1/Female/White/AtHome/IN ----- Illinois Marriages Knox County James W. Fravel & Mrs. Martha Swingle {Martha Jane Ferguson} 21 January 1873 ------ 1880 Federal Census: Illinois Nodaway Township, ED 13, Adams County Enumerated 25 & 26 June 1880 Page 200D Lines 38-46, HH 95/99 James Fravel W/M/34/Married/Farmer/IN/IN/IN Martha Fravel W/F/39/Wife/KeepingHouse/IL/KY/VA Arthur Fravel White/Male/6/Son/AttendedSchool/Iowa/IN/IL Thomas Fravel White/Male/4/Son/Iowa/IN/IL Glenn Fravel White/Male/1/Son/Iowa/IN/IL Ida Swingle White/Female/17/StepDau/DomesticServatnt/Iowa/OH/IL Andrew Swingle White/Male/15/StepSon/AttendedSchool/FarmLaborer/Iowa/OH/IL Hattie Swingle White/Female/13/StepDau/AttendedSchool/Iowa/OH/IL Carrie Swingle White/Female/11/StepDau/AttendedSchool/Iowa/OH/IL --------- 1895 Iowa State Census Nodaway Township, Adams County Page 330 Lines 9-13, HH 11/11 James W. Fravel 49/Male/Married/Farmer/NoReligiousBelief/BornIN Martha J. Fravel 54/Female/Married/Methodist/BornIL Arthur Fravel 21/Male/Single/NoReligiousBelief/BornMontgomeryCoIowa/ Glen Fravel 16/Male/NoReligiousBelief/BornAdamsCoIowa Mattie Fravel 13/Female/NoReligiousBelief/BornAdamsCoIowa Served in Civil War, Company E, 138 Regiment, Illinois as an Infantry Private ----------------------- Burial Records of Adams County Iowa Page 112 JAMES W. FRAVEL Born: 15 March 1846 Died: 23 June 1898 Burial: Nodaway Cemetery Find A Grave: TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION Nodaway Cemetery, Adams County, Iowa Martha Fravel 1840 - 1924 Thomas Fravel 27 September 1875 27 February 1891 Dora E. Fravel 25 May 1885 11 April 1905 ----------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

Part 2 of 3 of 6 Lineage: George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Isaac Fravel & Catherine Reese Abraham Fravel & Elizabeth Foster Charles Henry Fravel & Elizabeth Pate --------------------------- CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM FRAVEL AND ELIZABETH FOSTER 1. CHARLES HENRY FRAVEL Born: 3 October 1844, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 3 October 1918, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Married: 19 February 1871, Knox County, Illinois to Elizabeth Pate ELIZABETH PATE Born: 18 March 1843, Kentucky, d/o James Pate and Mary Nixon Died: Between 1920 & 1925, Reno County, Kansas ----- 1850 Federal Census: Illinois Township 11 North 3 East, Knox County Enumerated 30 September 1850 Page 363A Lines 19-28, HH 648/658 James Burnel 30/Male/Farmer/NY Priscilla Burnel 25/Female/PA Christina Burnel 2/Female/OH ABRAHAM FRAVEL 30/Male/Farmer/$150/IN Elisabeth Fravel 29/Female/IN CHARLES FRAVEL 6/Male/AttendedSchool/IN Sophia Fravel 5/Female/IN James Fravel 4/Male/IN Emily Fravel 2/Female/IN Robert Fravel 4mos/Male/IL ----- 1850 Federal Census: Kentucky Division 1, Wayne County Enumerated 10 September 1850 Page 327B Lines 20-27, HH 643/643 James Pate 33/Male/Mill-----/$50/TN Mary Pate 34/Female/VA ELIZABETH PATE 7/Female/AttendedSchool/KY Susan Pate 5/Female/AttendedSchool/KY Sarah C. Pate 4/Female/KY Manda J. Pate 1/Female/KY {Amanda J. Pate} Randolph Nixon 74/Male/VA {Father of Mary} Thomas Woods 27/Male/KY -------------------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Orange Township, PO Knoxville, Knox County Enumerated 23 June 1860 Page 694/127 Lines 28-33, HH 863/842 B. T. Maxy 60/Male/Farmer/$5000-$2000/VA Lyddie Maxy 37/Female/IN Charles E. Maxy 10/Male/AttendedSchool/IL George T. Maxy 7/Male/AttendedSchool/IL Sarah E. Maxy 4/Female/IL CHARLES H. FRAVEL 17/Male/FarmLaborer/IN ------ 1870 Federal Census: Could not find ------ 1880 Federal Census: Missouri Independence Township, ED 253, Nodaway County Enumerated 2 June 1880 Page 65B Lines 35-39, HH 16/16 Charles H. Fravel White/Male/36/Married/Farmer/IN/IN/IN Elisabeth Fravel White/Female/35/KeepingHouse/KY/KY/KY Ollie Fravel White/Female/8/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/KY Oscar Fravel White/Male/5/AttendedSchool/IL/IN/KY Emery Fravel White/Male/3/MO/IN/KY ----------- 1900 Federal Census: Kansas Franklin Township, ED 41, Bourbon County Enumerated 25 June 1900 Page 137B, Sheet 12 Lines 64-69, HH 238/239 Charles H. Fravel Head/W/M/Oct1844/56/Md29yrs/Farmer/OwnsMtgFarm/IN/Unknown/IN Elizabeth Fravel Wife/White/Female/March1843/57/7children6livin/gKY/TN/VA Ollie Fravel Dau/White/Female/Nov1872/27/Single/IL/IN/KY Samuel Fravel Son/White/Male/Aug1880/19/Single/FarmLaborer/AttendedSchool/MO/IN/KY Eva Fravel Dau/White/Female/Nov1882/17/AttendedSchool/MO/IN/KY Ira Fravel Son/White/Male/June1883/16/FarmLaborer/AttendedSchool/MO/IN/KY ------- 1900 Federal Census: Kansas Garfield Township, ED 239, Rush County Enumerated 11 June 1900 Page 250B, Sheet 3 Lines 59-61, HH 53/54 Emery Fravel Head/W/M/May1877/23/Md2yrs/Farmer/MO/IN/KY Lilly N. Fravel Wife/W/F/March1877/23/1child1living/KY/OH/KY Alice J. Fravel Dau/W/F/Aug1899/9mos/KS/MO/KY -------- 1905 Kansas State Census Pawnee Township, PO Larned, Pawnee County Enumerated 1 March 1905 Page 6 Lines 18-21, HH 42/42 C. H. Fravel 61/Male/White/Farming/RentsFarm/BornIndiana/CameToKansasFromCalifornia Elizabeth Fravel 62/Female/White/BornKentucky Eva Fravel 22/Female/White/BornMissouri Ira Fravel 21/Male/White/BornMissouri --------- 1910 Federal Census: Kansas Larned Township, ED 119, Pawnee County Enumerated 16 April 1910 Page 137B, Sheet 1 Lines 59-60, HH 15/15 C. H. Fravel Head/M/W/67/Md40yrs/GeneralFarmer/RentsFarm/IN/IN/IN Elizabeth Fravel Wife/F/W/67/7children5living/KY/TN/KY ----------- 1910 Federal Census: Kansas Nescatunga Township, ED 31, Comanche County Enumerated 15 May 1910 Page 213B, Sheet 7 Line 57, HH 102/103 Ira Fravel Head/Male/White/26/Single/GeneralFarmer/RentsFarm/MO/IN/KY ----------- World War I Draft Registration 1917-1918 Ira Fravel Age 35, White, Male, Native Born Born: 30 June 1883 Laborer, Swift & Company Residence: 425 East First, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Nearest Relative: Elizabeth Fravel, Mother, same address ----------- 1920 Federal Census: Kansas Hutchinson, Clay Township, ED 178, Reno County Enumerated 13 January 1920 Page 166A, Sheet 10 Lines 10-13, HH 425/202/215 Elizabeth Fravel Head/OwnsMtgHm/F/W/76/Widowed/KY/IN/VA Ira Fravel Son/Male/White/37/Divorced/LaborerSalvayPlant/MO/IN/KY Olive Fravel Dau/Female/White/48/Single/IL/KY/IN Mabel Fravel GrandDau/Female/White/6/AttendedSchool/GA/MO/GA {Daughter of Ira Fravel} Note: Mable Fravel's mother was Ora Ballew ---------- Reno County Kansas Marriages Ira Fravel & Mrs. Mary Waddell 24 April 1921 Note: Mary was the d/o of Samuel Spinden & "Minnie" Wenger. They lived in Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas. She was the widow of William Waddell who worked on the railroad and died 29 June 1919. They had 4 children together. ---------- 1925 Kansas State Census Grant, Reno County Page 18 Lines 17-18, 147/150 Ira Fravel Head/RentsHm/M/W/43/Laborer/BornMissouri/CametoKansasFromMissouri Mary Fravel Wife/Female/White/45/Housewife/BornKansas MARY SPINDEN Born: 27 August 1879, d/o Samuel Spinden and Wilhemina "Minnie" Wenger Died: 1960, Peoria, Illinois M/1: 28 February 1896, Sumner County, Kansas to William Waddell M/2: 24 April 1921, Reno County, Kansas to Ira Fravel ---------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

ISAAC FRAVEL, SON OF GEORGE FRAVEL SR. & ELIZABETH BUSHONG CHILDREN OF ISAAC FRAVEL & CATHERINE REESE ------------------------------ I've tried to make this as accurate as possible. Any corrections or additions are appreciated. ------------------------------- Part 1 of 3 of 6 2. ABRAHAM FRAVEL Born: 29 September 1821, Indiana Died: 5 March 1895, Knox County, Illinois Married: 11 October 1842, ELISABETH FOSTER ELISABETH FOSTER Born: 13 June 1821, Harrison County, Indiana Died: 25 February 1899, Knox County, Illinois ------ Harrison County Indiana Marriages Abraham Fravel and Elizabeth Foster Married 11 October 1842 ----- 1850 Federal Census: Illinois Township 11 North 3 East, Knox County Enumerated 30 September 1850 Page 363A Lines 19-28, HH 648/658 James Burnel 30/Male/Farmer/NY Priscilla Burnel 25/Female/PA Christina Burnel 2/Female/OH ABRAHAM FRAVEL 30/Male/Farmer/$150/IN Elisabeth Fravel 29/Female/IN Charles Fravel 6/Male/AttendedSchool/IN Sophia Fravel 5/Female/IN James Fravel 4/Male/IN Emily Fravel 2/Female/IN Robert Fravel 4mos/Male/IL ----- 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Orange Township, Knox County Enumerated 25 June 1860 Page 133/700 Lines 14-19, HH 906/882 Abraham Fravel 40/Male/FarmLaborer/$100-$100/IN Elisabeth Fravel 39/Female/IN Sophia Fravel 15/Female/Domestic/IN James W. Fravel 13/Male/AttendedSchool/IN Emily A. Fravel 12/Female/AttendedSchool/IN Robert M. Fravel 10/Male/AttendedSchool/IL ----- 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Orange Township, Knox County Enumerated 29 June 1870 Page 373A Lines 6-9, HH 148/145 Abraham Fravel 51/Male/White/Farmer/$60-$410/IN Elisabeth Fravel 50/Female/White/KeepingHouse/IN Willie E. Fravel 7/Male/White/AtSchool/IL Andrew C. Spencer 5/Male/White/AtHome/IL ----- 1880 Federal Census: Illinois Orange Township, ED 145, Knox County Enumerated 2 June 1880 Page 300C Lines 3-4, HH 20/20 Abraham Fravel White/Male/59/Married/Farmer/IN/VA/VA Elisabeth Fravel White/Female/58/Wife/KeepingHouse/IN/NC/NY -------------- Abraham and Elisabeth Fravel died before the 1900 census and although we know they are buried in Knox County, Illinois, we could not find which cemetery. ------------------------------------ TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong

The 1790 census was destroyed and it has been reconstructed as much as possible using the various tax roles of 1783, 1785 and some others. Anything that says 1790 census in Virginia is not - it's the tax roles. Bev In a message dated 9/13/2010 12:40:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mhc217@cox.net writes: These certainly are helpful answers. Cathy - That is great transition information from Spotsylvania to Shenandoah and I will keep that handy. Tom - I will look for the 1783 Heads of families for the areas you mention. It is good to know there are such lists out there. Will also check out the 1785. I took a 12 year hiatus on genealogy files and am now trying to decipher my notes. In those days it was happy days at LDS or library. Now there is so much online and I am learning how to find it. As it happens, I went to: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1790.html and looked in the wrong place. I opened the 1785. The 1790 is there, as well as an Index which takes forever to open but is worth it. Thanks so very much for your help in solving this. Mariam ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

These certainly are helpful answers. Cathy - That is great transition information from Spotsylvania to Shenandoah and I will keep that handy. Tom - I will look for the 1783 Heads of families for the areas you mention. It is good to know there are such lists out there. Will also check out the 1785. I took a 12 year hiatus on genealogy files and am now trying to decipher my notes. In those days it was happy days at LDS or library. Now there is so much online and I am learning how to find it. As it happens, I went to: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1790.html and looked in the wrong place. I opened the 1785. The 1790 is there, as well as an Index which takes forever to open but is worth it. Thanks so very much for your help in solving this. Mariam