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     Elisabetha Margretha Gravius was born on 2 February 1749 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptism Registry; Page: 16; Date: 2 Feb 1749; Child's Name: Elisabetha Margrethal Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard. She died on 2 July 1752 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 3; Death was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Death Registry; Date: 2 Jul 1752; Child's Name: Elisabetha Margretha Gravius, age: 3 yrs., 5 mos; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard.

     Hanß Jacob Gravius was born circa 1650 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He married Anna Margret (?) circa 1680. Hanß Jacob Gravius died circa 1715.

     Hanß Nickol Gravius was born on 8 June 1683 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Baptism was recorded in the Medard Reformed Church Baptism Registry; Date: 8 Jun 1683; Child's Name: Hanß Nickol; Father: Hanß Jacob Grafius. Margin notation indicates that Hanß Nickol died in 1730 at the age of 47. This record has been found.

Due to the gap in the records between 1698 and 1715, the record trail has been broken and it can not be stated conclusively that the Hanß Nickol Gravius whose birth is recorded here is the genealogically relevant one. He married Anna Catharina (?) circa 1702; The entries in the Odenbach Reformed Church records, as contained on LDS Film #0493330, are very sporadic for the years running roughly from1698 to 1715; there are only a limited number of entries during this time. This is probably due to stressed social conditions existing at that time. The record of Johann Nickol's marriage to Anna Catharina, which probably occurred during this period, has not been found. However, the marriage may have taken place at another church. Hanß Nickol Gravius died on 2 June 1730 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 46; Bruial was recorded in the Medard Reformed Church Registry; Date: 2 Jun 1730; Name: Hanß Nickol Gravius; age of 47.

Due to the gap in the records between 1698 and 1715, the record trail has been broken and it can not be stated conclusively that the Hanß Nickol Gravius whose birth is record here is the genealogically relevant one.
     Nickol Gravius is named as the father of Johann Nickol Gravius in the record of Johann Nickol's marriage to Maria Elisabetha Raumback in Medard in 1737.

     Johann Adam Gravius was born on 6 June 1772 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Johann Adam's age was given as 2 years and 5 months at the time of his death in his burial record of 20 Oct 1774, thereby placing his date of birth sometime around May of 1772. He died on 20 October 1774 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 2.

     Johann Carl Gravius was born on 12 January 1784 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Johann Caspar Gravius was born on 2 February 1738 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Birth Registry; Page: 184; Date: 2 Feb 1738; Child's Name: Johannes Caspar Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of medard; Mother: Maria Elisabetha. He married Elisabetha Catharina Metz, daughter of Johann Conrad Metz, on 13 March 1761 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Marriage was recorded in the Medardl Reformed Church Marriage Registry; Date: 31 Mar 1761; Groom: Johann Caspar Gravius; Bride: Elisabetha Catharina Metz.

(an unknown value)Elisabetha Catharina is named as the wife of Casper Gravius and the mother of the deceased, in the burial record of her son Johann Adam Gravius (20 Oct 1774, Medard). Johann Caspar Gravius died on 22 December 1773 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 35; Death was recorded in the Medard Reformed Church Burial Register; Date: 22 Dec 1773; Name: Casper Gravius, of Medard; age: 35 yrs., 9 mos.

     Johann Daniel Gravius was born on 12 August 1777 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Johann Friedrich Gravius was born on 4 July 1718 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Baptism was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptismal Registry; Page: 71; Date: 4 Jul 1718; Child's Name: Johann Friedrich Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard; Mother: Anna Catharina. He died on 18 December 1724 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 6; Death was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Burial Registry; Page: 218; Date: 18 Dec 1724; Child's Name: Johann Friedrich Gravius, age: 6 yrs., 5 mos; Father: Nickol Gravius.

     Johann Jacob Gravius was born on 4 August 1739 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Birth Registry; Page: 190; Date: 4 Aug 1739; Child's Name: Johann Jacob Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard; Mother: Maria Elisabetha.

(an unknown value)A second source gives the date of birth as 9 August, not 4 August, as I have copied it from the microfilm. He married Maria Catharina (?)

     Johann Jacob Gravius was born on 9 March 1711 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Baptism was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptismal Registry; Page: 54; Date: 9 Mar 1711; Child's Name: Johann Jacob Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard; Mother: Anna Catharina.

     Johann Jacob Gravius was born on 10 October 1764 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died on 10 April 1769 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 4.

     Johann Martin Gravius was born on 2 May 1751 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptismal Registry; Date: 2 May 1751; Child's Name: Johann Martin Gravius; Father: Johann Nickol Gravius of Medard; Mother: Maria Elisabetha. He was buried on 10 December 1760 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Death was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Burial Registry; Date: 10 Dec 1760; Child's Name: Johann Martin Gravius, age: 9 yrs., 7 mos; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard (Deceased); Mother: Maria Elisabetha.

     Johann Martin Gravius was born on 2 May 1722 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Baptism was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptismal Registry; Page: 88; Date: 2 May 1722; Child's Name: Johann Martin Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard; Mother: Anna Catharina.

     Johann Nickel Gravius was born on 2 June 1766 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Johann Nickol Gravius was born circa 1706; The record of Johann Nickol's death, 19 Apr 1760, gives his age as 53 yrs., unreadable mos., placing his date of birth sometime around 1706. The records of the Evang. Church at Medard were checked for his birth record, but the entries in the church records, as contained on LDS Film #0493330, are very sporadic for the years running roughly from1698 to 1715; there are only a limited number of entries during this time. This is probably due to stressed social conditions existing at that time. As a result, the birth record of Johann Nickol has not been found. However, the record of his First Communion on Palm Sunday 1720, validates the approximate birth date given here, since it can be demonstrated that siblings of his received First Communion around their 14th. birthday. He married Maria Elisabetha Raumbach, daughter of Johann Peter Raumbach and Maria Catharina (?), on 12 March 1737 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Marriage was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Registry; Page: 146; Date: 13 Mar? 1737; Groom: Johann Nickol Gravin (Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard); Bride: Maria Elisabetha Raumbach (Father: Johann Peter Raumbach of Odenbach [Adenbach?].) Johann Nickol Gravius died on 19 April 1760 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died on 19 April 1760 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Death was recorded in the Medard Reformed Church Burial Register; Date: 19 Apr 1760; Name: Johann Nickol Gravius, age: 53 yrrs., ? mos.)
     Johann Nickol Gravius's LDS Familysearch Family Tree ID is: L8PF-RM8.

     Johann Nickol Gravius was born on 10 January 1745 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptism Registry; Page: 3; Date: 10 Jan 1745; Child's Name: Johannes Nickol Gravius; Father: Johann Nickol Gravius of Medard.

     Johann Peter Gravius was born on 11 April 1780 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Johannes Gravius was born on 10 December 1741 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Birth Registry; Page: 200; Date: 10 Dec 1741; Child's Name: Johannes Gravius; Father: Johann Nickol Gravius of Medard; Mother: Maria Elisabetha.

     Johannes Gravius was born on 5 September 1768 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died on 3 February 1769 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Johannes Gravius was born on 30 December 1769 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Johannes Gravius was born on 13 November 1791 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Maria Elisabetha Gravius was baptized on 18 May 1760 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Baptism was recorded in the Medard Reformed Church Baptism register; Date: 18 May 1760; Child's Name: Maria Elisabetha Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius (deceased) of Medard; Mother: Maria Elisabetha.

This is still a little doubt that this is the correct birth record; due to the confusion of the spelling of the last name and the number of Maria Elisabethas born in Medard, this birth should be verified. She married Johann Peter Leppla, son of Johann Carl Leppla and Susanna Elisabetha Venter, on 3 March 1778 at Gangloff, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Marriage was recorded in the Evang.-Luth. Church Registry; Date: 3 Mar 1778; Groom: Johann Peter Leppla (Father: Johann Carl Leppla of Roth); Bride: Maria Elisabetha Gravius (Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard). Maria Elisabetha Gravius died in 1816 at Gangloff, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
     The correct spelling of the Gravius name is relatively certain. However, the records are hard to read. The records from Maria Elisabetha's home town of Medard, seem to indicate the it may be Graffinsen, Gravinsen, Gravins, or other possibilities. Research in the current German telephone directory reveals several residents of Medard and nearby Meisenheim with the surname of Gravius, so that is the assumed correct spelling. Maria Elisabetha Gravius's LDS Familysearch Family Tree ID is: L8JS-FHP.

     Maria Elisabetha Gravius was born on 28 November 1716 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Baptism was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptismal Registry; Page: 64; Date: 28 Nov 1716; Child's Name: Maria Elisabetha Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard; Mother: Anna Catharina.

     Maria Elisabetha Gravius was born on 15 December 1784 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Maria Elisabetha Gravius was born on 12 May 1765 at Medard, Prussia, Germany.

     Peter Gravius was born circa 1703 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Philipp Jacob Gravius was born on 27 April 1771 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

     Philipp Peter Gravius was born on 8 January 1754 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Medard Evang. Church Baptism Registry; Page: 31; Date: 8 Jan 1754; Child's Name: Philipp Peter Gravius; Father: Nickol Gravius of Medard. He married Maria Catharina Mettel on 13 April 1779.
     Philipp Peter Gravius witnessed the birth of Carolina Leppla on 15 June 1801 at Roth, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Birth was recorded in the Roth Civil Registry: date: 15 Jun 1801 (26 Prairal IX); Child's Name: Carolina; Father: Peter Leppla; Mother: Maria Elizabetha.

     Philippina Gravius was born on 21 September 1831 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Philippina's record of marriage to Jacob Cöster states that she was born in Medard on 21 Sep 1831. She married Jacob Cöster, son of Julius Christian Cöster and Christina Elisabetha Charlotta Litzenberger, on 28 February 1854 at Odenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Marriage was recorded in the Reform Church Registry at Odenbach; No. 1; Date: 28 Feb 1854; Groom; Jacob Cöster, Born: 31 Jan 1822 [sic] (Father: Julius Cöster; Mother: Christina Elisabetha Litzenberger); Bride: Philippina Gravius, Born: 16 Jan 1820 at Medard (Father: Adam Gravius; Mother:Catharina).

     Susanna Elisabetha Gravius was born on 10 June 1773 at Medard, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.