Olive "Ollie" Gravat
1883 - 1945 (62 years)
Generation: 1
1. Olive "Ollie" Gravat was born on 20 Apr 1883 in Illinois (daughter of Oscar Brown Gravat and Sarah Catherine Chenowith); died on 15 Dec 1945 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Recognizes all pupils shown in old photograph
Fourteen appearing in Gravat School group dead, says Mrs. Liggett.
If you are among the many readers of the Commercial-News who cut out the picture published in last Sunday’s edition of the Gravat school pupils of nearly forty years ago you can identify them from this list, furnished by Mrs. Clara Atwood Liggett, 1312 Polk avenue.
Mrs. Liggett, a life resident of this community, and a member of the group of children appearing in the old photograph, can name 14 of the pupils who have died since the picture was taken, and give the names of the same number of married ones.
According to her identification, the two pupils holding the sign are Elvin Gritton and Charles Wheeler. The others are:
Bottom row, left to right: Everett Daniel, Ora Gravat, Grace Starr, Pearl Starr, Dessie Gravat, Fannie Wheeler, Lydia Fairchilds, Laura Fugate, Bessie Gritton, Elza Fairchilds, Ernest Gritton, Elmer Caster.
Second row, left to right: Jesse Smith, Homer Fairchilds, Howard Gravat, Lubina Caster, Tacy Heitro, Edna Wheeler, Effie Smith, Tacy Fairchilds, Olive Gravat, Orville Starr, Charles Vanvickle, Earl Swisher.
Third row, left to right: William Daniel, Stella Daniel, Jennie Daniel, Zettie Swisher, Elsie Heitro, Rebecca Clem, Margaret Fugate, Ira Gravat, Jennie Wells.
Fourth row, left to right: Clara Atwood, Jessie Swisher, John Radebaugh, Stella Radebaugh, Gertrude Fairchilds, Ona Radebaugh, Sarah Vanvickle, Francis Smith, Rosa Wells.
Top row, left to right: Ira Atwood, Harley Gravat, John Hardenbrock (teacher), Charles O. Gravat, Reuben Vanvickle, and Edward Fugate.
The 14 known by Mrs. Atwood to have died since the picture of these pupils, all descendants of some of Vermilion county’s first families, was taken, are Margaret Fugate, Ira Gravat, Gertrude Fairchilds, Ona Radebaugh, Francis Smith, Elvin Gritton, Bessie Gritton, Jesse Smith, Homer Fairchilds, Edna Wheeler, Effie Smith, Ira Atwood, Harley Gravat, and the teacher, John Hadenbrook.
Here are the married names of some of the old Gravat school pupils: Fannie Wheeler (Howard) White, Lubina Caster (John) White, Edna Wheeler (Winnie) DeMoss, Stella Daniel (Coy) Vanvickle, Jennie Daniel [Ernest] Henry, Zettie Swisher (Jewell) Potter, Rebecca Clem (Luther) Cramer, Cara Atwood (J.) Liggett, Jennie Swisher (J.M.) Justice, Lulu Radebaugh (Charles) Thompson, Gertrude Fairchilds (C.O.) Gravat, Ona Radebaugh (Charles) Finley (deceased), Sarah Vanvickle (Clifford) McCracken.
Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. Commercial News, Danville, Illinois. No date available.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102894692/ollie-swisherFamily/Spouse: Fred Swisher. Fred (son of Andrew T. Swisher and Caroline Swisher) was born on 8 May 1882 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Jul 1966; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Stanley Merrill Swisher was born on 4 Sep 1909 in Marshfield, Warren County, Indiana; died on 15 Mar 2003 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 18 Mar 2003 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
2. 
Oscar Brown Gravat was born on 16 Jun 1848 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Aug 1912 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1880, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Name:
son of Abraham B. Gravat and Emily M. Potter
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69778177/oscar-brown-gravatOscar married Sarah Catherine Chenowith on 26 Aug 1873 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Sarah was born on 29 Oct 1852 in Ohio; died on 11 Apr 1927 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 13 Apr 1927 in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Sarah Catherine Chenowith was born on 29 Oct 1852 in Ohio; died on 11 Apr 1927 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 13 Apr 1927 in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: house work
Notes:
Name:
daughter of Joshua Chenoweth and Elizabeth Ladley
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69778285/sarah-catherine-gravatChildren:
- Charles Otto “Charley” Gravat was born on 18 Apr 1876 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 16 Mar 1960 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Ira J. Gravat was born on 25 May 1878; died on 30 Jan 1905; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Harley A. Gravat was born in 1879; died on 1 Dec 1917; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 1. Olive "Ollie" Gravat was born on 20 Apr 1883 in Illinois; died on 15 Dec 1945 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Howard Eldon Gravat was born on 3 Mar 1886; died on 30 Apr 1938; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.