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BIOGRAPHY BY REBECCA REUBEN DYER
Lewis Gravely was a distinguished and well to do citizen of Henry County, VA.
At the age of 26, he married Miss Martha Dyer, daughter of George Dyer and Rachel Dalton. They resided in the Leatherwood section of Henry County, VA, and raised a large and exceedingly successful family, including one set of twins, their namesakes, Lewis Jr and his sister Martha.
Lewis Sr and his wife Martha took care of Martha's widowed mother Rachel Dalton Dyer until she passed away in 1864 at age 104, then Lewis was widowed in 1876. In the 1880 census, Thomas Marshall Gravely and family are living with their widowed, elderly father. On May 11, 1884, age 88, Lewis Gravely passed on of "old age."
ALSO SEE SON, THE HONORABLE JOSEPH JACKSON GRAVELY, #7268853
Attorney
Representative, Lower House, VA General Assembly, 1853, 1854 (2 terms)
Delegate, MO Constitutional Convention, 1860
Colonel, 8th MO Volunteer Infantry Calvary Regiment, Union Army
Representative, MO State Senate, 1862, 1864 (2 terms)
Congressman, U. S. House of Representatives (Fortieth Congress), Republican, 4th District of MO (term 04 Mar 1867 to 03 Mar 1869)
Alternate Delegate/MO, Republican National Convention, 1868
15th Lieutenant Governor/MO, Liberal Republican
If you copy information or photo(s) from this memorial, please cite all source(s) appropriately.
Thank you,
Rebecca Reuben Dyer. (#47251670)
**********
BIOGRAPHY BY REBECCA REUBEN DYER
Lewis Gravely was a distinguished and well to do citizen of Henry County, VA.
At the age of 26, he married Miss Martha Dyer, daughter of George Dyer and Rachel Dalton. They resided in the Leatherwood section of Henry County, VA, and raised a large and exceedingly successful family, including one set of twins, their namesakes, Lewis Jr and his sister Martha.
Lewis Sr and his wife Martha took care of Martha's widowed mother Rachel Dalton Dyer until she passed away in 1864 at age 104, then Lewis was widowed in 1876. In the 1880 census, Thomas Marshall Gravely and family are living with their widowed, elderly father. On May 11, 1884, age 88, Lewis Gravely passed on of "old age."
ALSO SEE SON, THE HONORABLE JOSEPH JACKSON GRAVELY, #7268853
Attorney
Representative, Lower House, VA General Assembly, 1853, 1854 (2 terms)
Delegate, MO Constitutional Convention, 1860
Colonel, 8th MO Volunteer Infantry Calvary Regiment, Union Army
Representative, MO State Senate, 1862, 1864 (2 terms)
Congressman, U. S. House of Representatives (Fortieth Congress), Republican, 4th District of MO (term 04 Mar 1867 to 03 Mar 1869)
Alternate Delegate/MO, Republican National Convention, 1868
15th Lieutenant Governor/MO, Liberal Republican
Family Members
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George Dyer Gravely
1823–1904
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Eleanor Gravely Donegan
1826–1905
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Joseph Jackson Gravely
1828–1872
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Rachel Ann Gravely Pedigo
1829 – unknown
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Spotswood Franklin "Spots" Gravely
1831–1892
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Martha Elizabeth Gravely Pedigo
1834–1864
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Mary Jane Gravely Martin
1837–1924
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Capt Francis B. "Frank" Gravely
1840–1905
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Thomas Marshall Gravely
1843–1918
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