Individual Details

1880 Census. Leatherwood, Henry Co, VA, Hh 52
Benj. F. Gravely, age 61, Tobacconist & Farmer, b. VA
Julia C., wife, age 56
Nannie W., 33, daughter
J. Thomas, 31, son, Dry Goods Merchant
H. Clay, 22, son, Manages Tobacco factory
Horatio S. Slaydon, Boarder, age 29, works at Tobacco factory
Peter Hairston, 17, Black, servant
Brice Hairston, 17, Black, servant
Edith Caster, 23, Black, servant

From FindAGrave:
His mother listed as Julia Caroline Thomas ... so he was a 1st cousin to his wife.

He went to Roanoke College in Salem, VA.
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He was a member of the firm B.F. Gravely & Sons.
Henry succeeded his father as head of the tobacco company.
The firm was later sold to American Tobacco Company.
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Henry and Hope had at least 5 children:
1. Richard P. md. Sadie, a daughter of H.G. Mullins and Whitten McCabe.
2. Hope md. Merrill Clifford Lee of Richmond, VA.
3. Benjamin
4. Paul
5. Harold

Birth	6 Jan 1857	Henry County, Virginia
Marriage	30 Oct 1883	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia - Ann Hope Thomas
Death	21 Jan 1942	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia

Spouse	Ann Hope Thomas (1861 - 1947)
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	Benjamin Franklin Gravely (1818 - 1882)
Mother	Julia Caroline Thomas (1824 - 1900)
Sibling	Nancy Watkins "Nannie" Gravely (1846 - 1934)
Sibling	John Thomas Gravely (1849 - 1893)
Sibling	Julia Alberta Gravely (1851 - )