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- [S62] Janis Knox-KnoxColorado.com, William James Gravit.
Janice Knox; Knox Colorado
William James GRAVETT was born in 1827 in Halifax, VA. He died on 9 June 1865 at the age of 38 in Point Lookout, St. Mary's, MD. Fold3.com, Record of Death and Interment: J. W. Gravett, number & locality of grave, #2081, Prisoner of War Graveyard, Hospital # of deceased 10118, Pvt, Co B, 1st VA, cause of death: Dia. Acute, date of death and burial: June 9th 1965 He was buried on 9 June 1865 at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery in Scotland, St. Mary's, MD. findagrave.com, name inscribed on one of twelve bronze tablets, died of acute diarrhea William served in the military enlisted 12 Aug 1864 in ,Halifax, VA. William J. Gravett served in Co B, 1 Virginia Infantry, C.S.A. (Williams Rifles) He was a conscript. He appeared on a receipt roll for clothing, issued 10 Oct 1864 and also issued 13 Nov 1864. He was a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout, MD, arrived at City Point, VA on 4 Apr 1865, captured at Petersburg on 2 Apr 1865, died 9 Jun 1865. Parents: John Archer GRAVITT and Sarah L. "Sallie" BLACKWELL.
Spouse: Lucy Ann WOODY. Lucy Ann WOODY and William James GRAVETT were married on 22 December 1859 in ,Halifax, VA. VA Marriages, 1785-1940, familysearch.org, FHL film #31918, p13, marriage abstraction, Groom: Wm Gravell, bd 1827, bp Halifax, VA, age 32, Bride: Lucie A. Woody, bd 1834, bp Halifax, VA, age 25, dom 22 Dec 1859, pom Halifax, VA, groom's father: Gravell, mother Sarah, bride's father: Woody, mother not listed, both single, Children were: Martha Ann GRAVETT, William Hubert GRAVETT, Samuel GRAVETT, John S. GRAVETT, Nanny GRAVETT.
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