James MARVEL1,2,3,7,4,8,6,5,5,9,10

25th Nov 18311,2,3,4,5,5 - 29th Nov 19152,4

Life History

25th Nov 1831	Born in Gibson County, Indiana.1,2,3,4,5,5
15th Feb 1855	Married Isabella J BONNER in Richland County, Illinois.9
6th Dec 1866	Birth of daughter Mary MARVEL in Illinois.10,8,11
1877	Resident On Grayson County Tax Rolls in Grayson County, Texas.6
before 1884	Death of Isabella J BONNER.3
1885	Married Elizabeth Mildred LASITER in Grayson County, Texas.3,10
about 1912	Divorced from Elizabeth Mildred LASITER in Grayson County, Texas.10
2nd Jan 1915	Death of Elizabeth Mildred LASITER in Grayson County, Texas.1,10
29th Nov 1915	Died in Grayson County, Texas.2,4
after 29th Nov 1915	Buried in Hall Cemetery, Howe, Grayson County, Texas.4

Notes

Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Isabella J Bonner
Marriage 15 Feb 1855 Richland, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name James Marvel

1870 Federal Census, Richland County, Illinois, 22 July, Noble Township, PO Noble, page 28, Hse Fam #213, Fam #218
Marvel, James Head F W 33 Farmer $3000 Real Estate $500 Personal b Indiana [b abt 1837]
Marvel, Izabella J 32 F W Keeping House b Indiana [b abt 1838]
Marvel, Simeon 14 M W born Illinois Attended School [b abt 1856]
Marvel, Albert 10 M W born Illinois Attended School [b abt 1860]
Marvel, Izabell 9 F W born Illinois Attended School [b abt 1861]
Marvel, Pheby F W 8 born Illinois Attended School [b abt 1862]
Marvel, Margarett F W 6 born School [b abt 1864]
Marvel, Mary F W 4 born Illinois [b abt 1866]
Marvel, James 4mos M W born Illinois [b abt 1870]

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
James Marvel
1877 Tax Rolls, Grayson County, Texas

1900 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas, 9 June, Justice Precinct 4, District 148, page 5A, Hse #83, Fam #85
Marvel, James Head W M Nov 1831 68 Married 16 year IN GA TN Farmer
Marvel, Elizabeth M Wife W F Jan 1828 72 Married 16 years 0 child/0 living TN SC VA

U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
Owner's Name James Marvel
Farmington, Grayson County, Texas 1908

Even though some genealogies report that James' wife Elizabeth died in January 1915, they do not document this, and he is reported as a widower in the 1910 census. James is living with his daugther and her family in the same area of Grayson County, Texas.

1910 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas, 26 April, Judicial Precinct 4, District 95, page 11B, Hse #218, Fam #219
DeSpain, Frank Head M W 47 Married 29 years TX MS AR Farmer Rents
DeSpain, Belle Wife F W 49 Married 29 years 7 child/3 living IL IN IN
Aldridge, Iram (Hiram?) Son M W 22 Single VA VA VA Barber, Own shop
Marvel, James father-in-law M W 79 Widowed IN IN IN Own income

James is reported as widowed in the 1910 ccensus. But he was still married to Elizabeth Mildred Lasiter Marvel. They divorced in 1912. Perhaps they were already separated by 1910 and he was ashamed to report that status? They are obviously not together. She did not die until 1915, in Wheeler County, texas.

Jeff Davis, Davis and Marvel family resecher, reports that James and Mildred Elizabeth (or Elizabeth Mildred by some sources) married in 1885, but divorced about 1912.

Fourth Marriage-Elizabeth M. DAVIS married James MARVEL 1885, divorced around 1912.
-- Mary Molly Marvel Davis, born 1866, By Jeff Davis, Genealogy.com, http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/marvel/371/

James Marvel
Birth Nov 25, 1831 Gibson County, Indiana
Death Nov 29, 1915 Grayson County, Texas
Spouse Mildred Elizabeth Lasiter Marvel (1831 - 1915)
Burial Hall Cemetery, Howe, Grayson County, Texas
Created by sue Mar 31, 2014
-- Find A Grave Memorial #127226175, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127226175&ref=acom

Sources

1. 1910 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas
- 26 April, Judicial Precinct 4, District 95, page 11B, Hse #218, Fam #219
2. Ancestry Trees
- Spencer Davis, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24649105/person/1548136384
3. 1900 Federal Census, Grayson County, Texas
- 9 June, Justice Precinct 4, District 148, page 5A, Hse #83, Fam #85
4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
5. 1870 Federal Census, Richland County, Illinois
- 22 July, Noble Township, PO Noble, page 28, Hse Fam #213, Fam #218
6. Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
- 1877
7. U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
8. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
9. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
10. Genealogy.com Discussion Forum
11. 1920 Federal Census, Twin Falls County, Idaho
- 2 January, Twin Falls, District 256, page 3B, 918 Blue Lake Blvd, Hse/Fam #70