Elizabeth Bell

     Elizabeth Bell was born on 6 November 1839 at Scott Co., Missouri.^3,4,5,6,7 She was the daughter of Thomas B. Bell and Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith.^1,2

Elizabeth Bell was enumerated with Thomas B. Bell as Elizabeth Bell on the Census of 28 September 1850 at District 13, Wapello Co., Iowa. She was shown as age 12 and born in Missouri.²

Elizabeth Bell married James Henson Gravitt, son of Thomas J. Gravett and Mary Ellen Rison, on 15 August 1855 at Davis Co., Iowa, when she was 15.⁸

Elizabeth Gravitt was enumerated with James Henson Gravitt as Elisabeth Gravett on the Census of June 1856 at Fabius Township, Davis Co., Iowa. She is listed as age 16 and born in Missouri.⁹

Elizabeth Gravitt was enumerated with James Henson Gravitt as Elizabeth Gravitt on the Census of 5 July 1860 at Fabius Township, Davis Co., Iowa. She is age 21 and was born in Missouri and she cannot read.¹⁰

Elizabeth Gravitt was enumerated with James Henson Gravitt as Elizabeth Gravitt on the Census of 19 August 1870 at Fabius Township, Davis Co., Iowa. She is age 32 and was born in Missouri. She is keeping house. She cannot write.¹¹

Elizabeth Gravitt was enumerated with James Henson Gravitt as Elizabeth Gravitt, wife on the Census of 7 June 1880. She was shown as age 44, born in Missouri, and as keeping house.¹²

Elizabeth Gravitt was enumerated with James Henson Gravitt as Elizabeth Gravitt on the Census of 1885 at Wyacondah Township, Davis Co., Iowa. She is shown as age 48, keeping house, and born in Missouri. Both her parents were native born.¹³ Elizabeth Bell was enumerated as Elizabeth Gravitt on the Census at Vermillion Township, Appanoose Co., Iowa. She is age 56 and was born in Missouri. She is a Baptist..¹⁴

Elizabeth Gravitt was enumerated with James Henson Gravitt as Belle Gravitt on the Census of 15 June 1900. She is listed as wife, white female, age 62 and born in Missouri in Nov. 1837. She has been married 44 years and is the mother of 14 children of whom 10 are still living. Both her parents were born in Kentucky. She can read and write..¹⁵

Elizabeth Gravitt and James Henson Gravitt appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census of Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, at 117 S. 7th, enumerated 1905. Their children Belle Myra and Henry Irvin were listed as living with them.¹⁶

Elizabeth Gravitt died on 29 December 1907 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, at age 68 years, 1 month and 23 days. She died at her home in the Wentworth addition following an illness with stomach and heart troubles of a year and three months duration.^3,17,6,7,5 She was buried 30 December 1907 IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, 40.7611326~-92.4099073, To see others buried at the same cemetery, go to the preceeding link for IOOF Bloomfield *Cemetery^3,4,6

On 30 December 1907 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, Samuel Andrew Gravitt, Henry Irvin Gravitt and James Bell Gravitt was/were named as Elizabeth Gravitt's son in Elizabeth's obituary. Belle Myra Gravitt, Melissa Ann Ashby, Virginia Rosealind Goode, Nannie Stogdill, Sadie McClain and Anna Chandler was/were named as Elizabeth Gravitt's daughter in Elizabeth's obituary. She was the mother of fourteen children, ten of whom are still living.^3,17