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