James Gravis, b. c. 1807 Kentucky--to Bell Co., TX
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In reply to:
Re: John A. F. Gravis, born ca 1800, Penn.
6/12/01
Can you tell me the identity of James A. GRAVIS who is shown on the 1860 census for Bell Co., Texas?He is 53 (so born circa 1807), b. Kentucky, a stock raiser with land worth over $30,000 and personal property worth over $11,000.(Wow!)Though family relationships are not noted, I assume his wife is Mary, age 43, b. Pennsylvania.They had a large family.How is he related to John A. Gravis, for whom the town of Gravis in neighboring Williamson county is named?John A. Gravis is listed in the Handbook of Texas Online as the original land grantee in that area, so he was probably wealthy too.