NUMBER NINE CHILD OF GEORGE FRAVEL SR. AND ELIZABETH BUSHONG Any corrections or additional information are always appreciated. ------------------------------ DAVID FRAVEL Born: 28 July 1796, Shenandoah County, Virginia, son of George Fravel Sr. & Elizabeth Bushong Died: 12 October 1830, Shenandoah County, Virginia Married: 1 October 1828, Shenandoah Co. VA to Frances Miller FRANCES MILLER Born: 21 April 1807, Shenandoah County, Virginia, daughter of Philip Miller & Elizabeth Grove Died: 20 February 1888, Shenandoah County, Virginia Both Buried: St. Pauls Reformed Church Cemetery, Woodstock, Shenandoah Co. VA 1 known child from this union: Philip James Fravel ---------------------- Shenandoah County Virginia Marriage Bonds David Fravel and Frances Miller, daughter of Philip 1 October 1828 --------------------- 1830 Federal Census: Virginia Eastern District, Shenandoah County Page 42 Line 8 DAVID FRAVEL 1 male under 5 years of age {Philip James Fravel} 1 male 30 and under 40 years of age {David Fravel, Head of household} 1 female 5 and under 10 years of age {Unidentified} 1 female 20 and under 30 years of age {Wife Frances Miller} 1 female 70 and under 80 years of age {One of their mother's or aunts?} 1 female slave 10 and under 24 years of age ------------------------ TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION St. Pauls Reformed Church Cemetery, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia DAVID FRAVEL Born 28 July 1796 Died 12 October 1830 Aged 34 years 2 months FRANCES FRAVEL Born: 21 April 1807 Died: 26 February 1888 Wife of David ------------------------- SON OF DAVID FRAVEL AND FRANCES MILLER PHILIP JAMES FRAVEL Born: 25 January 1830, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia Died: 11 February 1899, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia Married: 15 March 1854 to EMMA E. J. KOONTZ, daughter of John Koontz and Mary J. Thompson EMMA E. J. KOONTZ Born: 22 August 1830, Shenandoah County, Virginia Died: 28 January 1909, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia Burial for both: Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Woodstock, Shenandoah Co. VA ------------------------ 1840 Federal Census: Could Not Find widow Frances Miller Fravel and son. Probably living with family member --------------------- NOTE: I could not find Philip James Fravel in the 1850 census. I did find his mother and his future wife 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 58th District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 20 July 1850 Page 22A Lines 22-29, HH 301/304 Daniel Miller 37/Male/White/NoOccupationListed/VA {Brother of Frances Fravel} Philip Miller 8/Male/White/VA William Miller 7/Male/White/VA Robert Miller 2/Male/White/VA Frances Miller 2mos/White/Female/VA FRANCES FRAVEL 43/Female/White/VA/ {His sister Frances Miller, widow of David Fravel} Elizabeth Miller 74/Female/White/PA {Mother of Daniel and Frances} Calvin {No last name} 14/Male/Black/VA --------------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Virginia 58th District, Shenandoah County Enumerated 17 July 1850 Page 15A Lines 26-32, HH 202/203 John Koontz 56/Male/White/Merchant/$20000/VA Mary J. Koontz 52/Female/White/VA George H. H. Koontz 24/Male/White/Physican/VA Emma M. J. Koontz 19/Female/White/VA {Future wife of Philip James Fravel} Robert J. Koontz 17/Male/White/AttendedSchool/VA Margaret Koontz 14/Female/White/AttendedSchool/VA Hugh R. Koontz 12/Male/White/AttendedSchool/VA Nearby is Ann G. Koontz, age 29 in household of John Rodeffer ----------------------------- Philip James Fravel married 15 March 1854 Emma E. J. Koontz, daughter of John Koontz and wife Mary J. Thompson. We do not know what county they married in as there is no record that we could find in Shenandoah County. Note: The Koontz family married into the Bushongs from New Market Battlefield family. ----------------------------- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia Woodstock, Shenandoah County Enumerated 6 June 1860 Page 15/841 Lines 34-39, HH 111/111 Philip J. Fravel 30/Male/Merchant/$1700-$20,3000/VA Emma E. J. Fravel 29/Female/VA {Emma Koontz} Edward H. Fravel 5/Male/VA Charles W. Fravel 3/Male/VA Philip G. Fravel 1/Male/VA Frances Fravel 50/Female/VA -------------------------------- Shenandoah County Virginia Chancery Records Suit instituted in 1869, 1899-013 Plaintiffs: Joseph Swartz Administrator of James K. Huffman deceased Sibley, Molten & Woodruff Thomas Hottle Joseph Hottle B. P. Newman William Donaldson Joseph T. Hickman Defendants: Ann G. Martin William B. Koontz and wife Louisa of State of Louisiana Philip J. Fravel and wife Emma E. J. Rufus W. Timberland and wife Margaret Mary J. Koontz, widow of John Koontz, deceased {Mother of Emma E. J. Fravel} The Shenandoah Herald Friday, 15 May 1908 Page 3, Column 3 DEATH OF MRS. ANN MARTIN Mrs. Ann Martin, widow of the late Dr. Martin, of this place, died at the residence of her son, Mr. Robert Martin of Charleston, West Virginia, last Wednesday morning, aged 88 years. She is survived by one son Mr. Robert Martin of Charleston, a brother Dr. G. H. H. Koontz of Mt. Jackson, two sisters Mrs. Philip J. Fravel of this place and Mrs. Timberlake of Staunton and a number of other relatives. Her body was buried in the Thompson burying ground on the Kanawha River in West Virginia. Mrs. Martin was a daughter of the late John Koontz, at one time a prominent merchant of this place. -------------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Virginia Woodstock, PO Edinburg, Shenandoah County Enumerated 5 September 1870 Page 805A Lines 31-40, HH 36/36 Philip J. Fravel 40/Male/White/Merchant/$2500-$2500.VA Emma E. J. Fravel 38/Female/White/KeepsHouse/$2500/VA Edward H. Fravel 15/Male/White/AttendedSchool/VA Charles W. Fravel 13/Male/White/VA {Charles William} Philip G. Fravel 10/Male/White/AttendedSchool/VA {Philip Gray} Mary F. Fravel 8/Female/White/VA Hugh Fravel 5/Male/White/VA Emma L. Fravel 3/Female/White/VA Herbert Fravel 6mosBornDecember/Male/White/VA Frances Fravel 60/Female/White/VA ------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census: Virginia Johnston District, ED 85, Shenandoah County Enumerated 17 June 1880 Page 409D Lines 34-44, HH 246/258 P. J. Fravel W/M/50/Married/Merchant//VA/VA/VA Emma J. Fravel W/F/48/Wife/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA Charles W. Fravel W/M/23/Son/Single/ClerkInStore/VA/VA/VA Philip G. Fravel W/M/21/Song/Single/ClerkInStore/VA/VA/VA Mary F. Fravel W/F/17/Dau/AtHome/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Hugh K. Fravel W/M/14/Son/AtHome/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Emma L. Fravel W/F/12/Dau/AtHome/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Herbert J. Fravel W/M/10/Son/AtHome/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA Annie G. Fravel W/F/8/Dau/AttendedSchool/VA/VA/VA {"Nan"} Frances Fravel W/F/72/Mother/Widowed/AtHome/Blind/VA/VA/VA Lilly Jackson Black/Female/25/Servant/Single/VA/VA/VA ---------------------- The Shenandoah Herald Woodstock, Virginia Friday, 2 March 1888 Page 3, Column 2 DEATHS OF THREE OLD PERSONS {Note the other two were Miss Emma Hisey & Henry Bushong} Mrs. Frances Fravel died on last Sabbath evening, at the home of Mr. Philip J. Fravel, her only child, and our fellow townsman. When the silver cord of her life was loosed, another of the few threads leading back into the distant past of our town and community was severed. She was born 21 April 1807, in Woodstock, in the house now owned by Mr. David Gillock. She had nearly completed 81 years of pilgrimage. In 1828 she was married to Mr. David Fravel. In 1830 he died, leaving her with this only child, Philip, then an infant not a year old. These fifty eight years of widowhood have been passed among us, witnessing the generations come and go before her. Her maiden name was Frances Miller. She was the last in life of a family of thirteen children, born to Philip and Elizabeth Miller. She remembered the departure of her father in officer's uniform for the British War of 1812, and had heard her mother's mother, Mrs. Fanny Grove, tell of Revolutionary times. Mrs. Grove came from Pennsylvania. Mrs. Fravel's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, was one of the original members organized into the Woodstock Presbyterian Church in 1824, or The Union Church of Shenandoah, as it was then called. She herself united with this church on 28 March 1829, living in its communion nearly 59 years. An extract from the minute of the Church Session Book for 28 March 1829 is as follows: "The following persons, after conversation with reflectively on their experimental acquaintance with religion, were duly admitted as members of the Church in full communion, viz: Joseph Fetzer, Philip Fetzer, Alfred Tobin, Frances Fravel, Mary L. Johnston, Sydney Ott, Elizabeth Donaldson, Barbara A. Effinger, Mary Fravel and Jane Morris (a person of color)" of these 10 persons Mrs. Mary (Polly) Fravel only survives. The latter years of Mrs. Fravel's life were spent in blindness from cataracts. This was also the case with her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, who died at the more advanced age of 82. This fact led to the selection of the same passage of scripture for consideration at the burial of each, "And there shall be no night there," from the 22nd chapter and 5th verse of the Book of Revelation. ------------------------- The Shenandoah Herald Friday, 10 August 1888 Page 3, Column 1 We were shown a cabbage stalk from Mr. Philip J. Fravel's garden that was a perfect curiosity. On it were six well formed and perfect heads, each one on its one distinct stem that projected from the parent stalk. Some of the heads were good sized ones, while all were perfectly formed and solid. -------------------------- The Shenandoah Herald Friday, 17 February 1899 Page 3, Column 4 OBITUARY P. J. FRAVEL P. J. Fravel, the oldest merchant of this place and one who had been well and favorably known in business circles for nearly a half century, died unselectively at his home, on last Saturday morning at 4 o'clock. On Wednesday night he locked the rear door of his store room and was standing outside looking for a peculiarly bright start, of which he had been reading, when he was suddenly attacked by vertigo, and fell down a flight of about four steps. His chief injury seemed to be about the hip which the surgeons pronounced to be slightly fractured. He suffered on Wednesday night complaining of the pain in his hip. On Friday and Friday night he seemed to be doing as well as could be expected, but early on Saturday morning his spirit passed away. He was a man of fine business qualifications. He enjoyed the confidence of the community in which he lived. He had been a consistent and faithful member of the Presbyterian Church for many years. He leaves a family consisting of his wife, four sons and two daughters. Two of his sons and one daughter are married. In their deep tribulation they have deep sympathy of the entire community. His body, after the funeral service at the house, was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery. SAME NEWSPAPER SAME COLUMN DEATH OF MR. P. J. FRAVEL Suddenly, about 3 AM Saturday, 11 February 1899, at his home in Woodstock, Virginia, our beloved and honored friend and brother passed to his Father's house above. We can hardly realize yet, that he is indeed gone, so suddenly, so unexpected was the shock. Mr. Fravel had fallen a few nights before, and hurt his hip, but seemed to be doing well, and his friends hoped to see him up in ten days or so. But in an instant, the messenger came, as he lay quietly in bed, "Heartfailure" took him off. His funeral was from the house, on account of the furious, almost unprecedented wintry storm, then raging. It was 10:30 AM Monday 13 February 1899. Friends filled the room where his body lay, and many more who could not get there, by reason of the violence of the elements, mourned his loss at their homes. All of his children were present, except his daughter Mrs. Emma Sager and her husband, detained by the sickness of their child. An honored Ruling Elder of the Presbyterian Church for thirty-nine years, the Clerk of the Session, faithful and efficient, a modest high toned Christian gentleman, an upright reliable, Businessman, a courteous, intelligent, genial, social companion, and affectionate husband, and father, all this was Mr. Fravel. He was sixty-nine years old last January and spent his life in Woodstock the place of his birth. He will be missed, sorely missed, by his family, by his church, by the whole community. But we must think of him, and not of ourselves. For his end was peace and his eternity will be glorious. Pastor, {Dr. P. D. Stephenson} ----------------- TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia PHILIP J. FRAVEL Born: 25 January 1830 Died: 11 February 1899 EMMA E. FRAVEL Born: 22 August 1830 Died: 28 January 1909 Wife of Philip J. ----------------- 1900 Federal Census: Virginia Woodstock, Johnston District, ED 76, Shenandoah County Enumerated 22 June 1900 Page 209A, Sheet 14 Lines 3-6, HH 254/260 Main Street Emma J. Fravel Head/W/F/Aug1830/69/Widowed/8children6living/OwnsHmFree/VA/VA/VA Hugh R. Fravel Son/W/M/Sept1865/34/Single/TravelingSalesmanMilliner/VA/VA/VA Herbert J. Fravel Son/W/M/Jan1870/30/Married/SalesmanDryGood/VA/VA/VA Nan G. Fravel Dau/W/F/March1872/28/Single/VA/VA/VA ----------------- The Shenandoah Herald Friday, 29 January 1909 Page 3, Column 4 DEATH OF MRS. EMMA FRAVEL Mrs. Emma Fravel, widow of the late P. J. Fravel, died at her home on Main Street Thursday morning at 3:30 o'clock from Bright's disease after a lingering illness of some months, aged 77 years. Funeral services conducted by her pastor, Dr. P. D. Stephenson will be held in the Presbyterian Church Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Fravel was a daughter of the late John Koontz and was born in Woodstock. She was a woman of unusual bright disposition and a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church for a number of years. She is survived by six children: Dr. Ed H. Fravel of Poca, West Virginia; H. R. Fravel of Baltimore; Philip G. Fravel of Philadelphia; Mrs. R. E. Sager of Pittsburg, and H. J. and Miss Nan of this place, and one sister Mrs. Maggie Timberlake of Staunton. All of her children with the exception of Mr. P. G. Fravel who returned to Philadelphia Tuesday, were with her when the end came. ---------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong