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In 1870, the child "age 12" was listed as Nancy. Ages were exaggerated somewhat in this census. There had been no daughter born by 1860. In 1880 there was a daughter Hope, age 19, who would appear to be the child listed as Nancy in 1870. Her marriage record lists her as A. Hope Thomas - probably her name was Ann Hope - Nancy is often the nickname for Ann.

I think this is the daughter who married a Gravely - she seems to be the only one old enough to have married and mothered the two Gravely grandsons with their grandmother in 1900. Hope Thomas and Henry Clay Gravely were in fact 1st cousins.
1900 Census. Martinsville, Henry Co, VA, Hh 311
Mrs. Mary A. Thomas, b. Jun 1833, age 66, widow. Had 8 children - 6 are living, b. VA
Mrs. W. H. Parott, dau, b. Aug 1863, age 36, widow
Catherine [dittoed as Parott], dau, b. Jun 1867, age 32
Suzanne [dittoed as Parott], dau, b. Nov 1870, age 29
Ned Maline, servant, white, b. Jan 1894, age 6, b. NC
John Milliner, servant, Black, b. Apr 1835, age 65
Susan Craig, Servant, Black, b. Jul 1878, age 21
Ben F. Gravely, grandson, b. Aug 1884, age 15
Richard Gravely, grandson, b. Sep 1885, age 14.
Note: the enumerator mistakenly marked Catherine & Suzanne - their surname was Thomas - they were unmarried daughters.
R. P. Gravely did considerable research on the family - son of the Richard P. in the 1900 census. An online database gives Richard P. Gravely as the son of Henry Clay Gravely and Hope Thomas. The grandsons Ben & Richard counted twice in this census. Instructions to the enumerator where always to state who was present in the household - perhaps they were visiting their grandparents on the day of the census.

1900 Census. Leatherwood, Henry Co VA, Hh 182
H. C. Gravely, b. Jun 1857, age 42, married 17 years. Tob. Manufacturer
Hope T., wife, b. Jan 1861, age 39, 5 children
Benjamin F., son, b. Aug 1884, age 15
Richard P., son, b. Sep 1885, 14
Paul, son, b. Feb 1893, age 7
Harold, son, b. Sep 1896, age 3
Hope T., dau, b. Dec 1898, age 1
Nannie W., sister, b. Nov 1846, age 53, single
Berta Finwald, sister, b. Jul 1851, age 48, widow, had 2 children, they are both living

Birth	5 Jan 1861	Henry County, Virginia
Marriage	30 Oct 1883	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia - Henry Clay Gravely
Death	19 Feb 1947	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia

Spouse	Henry Clay Gravely (1857 - 1942)
Child	Benjamin F. Gravely (1884 - )
Child	Richard P. Gravely (1885 - )
Child	Paul Gravely (1893 - )
Child	Harold Gravely (1896 - )
Child	Hope T. Gravely (1898 - 1985)

Father	Christopher Yancey "C. Y." Thomas (1818 - 1879)
Mother	Mary Anne Reamy (1834 - 1911)
Sibling	Lyne Starling Thomas (1859 - 1920)
Sibling	John Watkins Thomas (1861 - )
Sibling	Faith Thomas (1863 - )
Sibling	Jane Thomas (1865 - )
Sibling	Katherine "Kate" Thomas (1867 - )
Sibling	Frank W. Thomas (1869 - 1945)
Sibling	Susan Thomas (1870 - )

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