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