Part 8 of 9 ----------------------------- CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM FRAVEL AND SOPHIA HAAS 7. CAROLINE VIRGINIA FRAVEL Born: 17 July 1832, Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia Died: 5 May 1890, La Porte County, Indiana Both Buried: Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte County, Indiana Married: 15 November 1860, La Porte County, Indiana to JUDGE WILLIAM B. BIDDLE JUDGE WILLIAM B. BIDDLE Born: December 1831, Bourbon County, Kentucky Died: 28 May 1914, La Porte County, Indiana Married Twice: M/1: Caroline Virginia Fravel Graduate of Ashbury University, Greencastle, Indiana Served in Civil War, promoted to Captain 87th Indiana Infantry. 1 child: Sophia Elizabeth Biddle who married Harry W. Richter M/2: Mary Sophia Fravel, widow of Waldo Williams {Niece of first wife Caroline Virginia Fravel} ------ 1850 Federal Census: Indiana La Porte, La Porte County Enumerated 9 August 1850 Page 262B Lines 10-17, HH 143/149 Abram Fravel 54/Male/White/ClerkInStore/$1200/VA Sophia Fravel 52/Female/White/VA Miranda Fravel 24/Female/White/VA Eusebia Fravel 22/Female/White/VA Martha Fravel 20/Female/White/VA CAROLINE FRAVEL 18/Female/White/VA Harriet Fravel 14/Female/White/AttendedSchool/IN Margaret Haas 30/Female/White/Insane/VA {Sister of Sophia and daughter of Michael Haas/Hass.} ------ 1860 Federal Census: Indiana La Porte City, La Porte County Enumerated 24 June 1860 Page 86 Lines 25-27, HH 718/683 Abraham Fravel 63/Male/Gentleman/$5000-$100/VA Sophia Fravel 62/Female/VA CAROLINE FRAVEL 27/Female/VA ------ Early Marriages of La Porte County Indiana Book E Carrie V. Fravel and William B. Biddle Applied for license: 13 November 1860 Married: 15 November 1860 ----- 1870 Federal Census: Indiana La Porte Township, La Porte County Enumerated NO DATE STATED page 191B Lines 4-6, HH 1277/1375 William B. Biddle 39/Male/White/Lawyer/$3700-$600/KY Caroline V. Biddle 38/Female/White/KeepingHouse/VA Sophia E. Biddle 1/Female/White/AtHome/IN ----- 1880 Federal Census: Indiana La Porte, ED 85, La Porte County Enumerated 9 June 1880 Page 167C Lines 16-18, HH 251/274 Myers House Hotel William B. Biddle White/Male/49/Boarder/AttorneyAtLaw/KK/KY/KY Caroline Biddle White/Femela/47/Boarder/VA/VA/VA Sophia Biddle White/Female/10/Boarder/AttendedSchool/IN/KY/VA ----- 1900 Federal Census: Indiana City of La Porte, Center Township, ED 42, La Porte County Enumerated 18 June 1900 Page 71B, Sheet 15 Lines 80-82, HH 1030/388/393 Indiana Avenue Harry W. Richter Head/W/M/Aug1868/31/Md/Lumber&CoalDealer/IN/Germany/Germany Elizabeth B. Richter Wife/W/F/July1870/29/NoChildren/IN/IN/IN WILLIAM B. BIDDLE FatherInLaw/W/M/Dec1831/68/Widowed/AttorneyInLaw/OwnsHmFree/KY/KY/KY ----- 19 July 1904 William B. Biddle marries for a second time to Mrs. Mary Sophia Fravel Williams {Widow of Waldo Williams & niece of his first wife Caroline Virginia Fravel} La Porte County Indiana Marriages Volume II William B. Biddle to Mary F. Williams {Her third marriage} Married: 19 July 1904 ----- 1910 Federal Census: Indiana La Porte City, Center Township, Ed 87, La Porte County Enumerated 21 April 1910 Page 96A, Sheet 7 Lines 14-15, HH 1304/139/164 Indiana Avenue William B. Biddle Head/M/W/79/MdTwice/Md5yrs/Attorney/OwnsMtgHm/KY/KY/KY Mary Biddle Wife/Female/White/56/MdThreeTimes/1child1living/IN/SC/SC ------------------------------------------- TO BE CONTINUED: Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong