CRAVENS(SoundexC615)—See alsoAVENS,CRAVEN,CRAVER,CRAVEY,CRAVINS,GRAVENS,MCCRAVEY,MCRAVEN,RAVENS,RAVENSCRAFT,RAVENSCROFT,RAVENSTAHL.
| |  CRAVENS:See alsoNapoleonAllen Farr | | Cravens, Aaron Asbury (b.1844) —of Indiana. Born in Madison Township,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,July 26,1844.Presidential Elector for Indiana,1884;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1893, 1899.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens,BenSeeWilliam BenCravens | | Cravens, Claude S. — of Slaton,LubbockCounty, Tex.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Cravens,FadjoSeeWilliam FadjoCravens | | Cravens, Fay — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 55, 1933-34; member ofMinnesotastate senate 55th District, 1935-38.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens,FrankSeeJ. FrankCravens | | Cravens, J. Frank — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIowa,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, James Addison(1818-1893) —also known asJames A. Cravens — of Hardinsburg,WashingtonCounty, Ind.Born inRockinghamCounty, Va.,November4, 1818.Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1840;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1848-50; member ofIndianastate senate, 1850-52;U.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1861-65; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1868,1880;candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1872.Member,Freemasons.Died in Hardinsburg,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,June 22,1893 (age74 years, 230days).Interment atHardinCemetery, Hardinsburg, Ind. | | Cravens, James Harrison(1802-1876) —ofHarrisonburg,Va.; Franklin,VenangoCounty, Pa.; Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.;RipleyCounty, Ind.Born inHarrisonburg,Va.,August12, 1802.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1831-33, 1846-47; member ofIndianastate senate, 1839-41; Presidential Elector for Indiana,1840;U.S.Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1841-43; candidate forPresidential Elector for Indiana,1848;candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1849, 1852 (Free Soil); candidate fordelegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate forPresidential Elector for Indiana,1852;candidate forIndianastate attorney general, 1856; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War.Died in Osgood,RipleyCounty, Ind.,December4, 1876 (age74 years, 114days).Interment atCliffHill Cemetery, Versailles, Ind. | | Cravens, Jeremiah C. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1886.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, Jesse L. — of Carthage,JasperCounty, Mo.Democrat. Postmaster atCarthage,Mo., 1860-63.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, John A. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, John C. — of Indiana.LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1861-63.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, John E. — of Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, John O. — of Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.Born in Indiana. Republican.U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, 1891.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, Jordan Edgar(1830-1914) —also known asJordan E. Cravens — of Clarksville,JohnsonCounty, Ark.Born in Fredericktown,MadisonCounty, Mo.,November7, 1830.Democrat. Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1860; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1866;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1877-83; state courtjudge in Arkansas, 1890.Slaveowner. Died in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,April 8,1914 (age83 years, 152days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Clarksville, Ark. | | Cravens, Joseph Marshall(1859-1939) —also known asJoseph M. Cravens;"UncleJoe" —of Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.Born in Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,February9, 1859.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1904,1912,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1932;candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1924.Died in Madison,JeffersonCounty, Ind.,June 29,1939 (age80 years, 140days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Madison, Ind. | | Cravens, Michael — of Louisville,WinstonCounty, Miss.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Cravens, Oscar — of Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, R. D. — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, R. P. — of Salina,SalineCounty, Kan.Mayorof Salina, Kan., 1892-94.Burial location unknown. | | Cravens, William Ben(1872-1939) —also known asWilliam B. Cravens;BenCravens —of Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,January17, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;cottongrower;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1907-13, 1933-39; diedin office 1939.Christian.Died inWashington,D.C.,January13, 1939 (age66 years, 361days).Interment atOakCemetery, Fort Smith, Ark. | | Cravens, William Fadjo(1899-1974) —also known asFadjo Cravens — of Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,February15, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1939-49; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arkansas,1940.Member,KappaAlpha Order;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.,April16, 1974 (age75 years, 60days).Interment atForestPark Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
CRAVER(SoundexC616)—See alsoAVER,BRAVERMAN,CARVER,CHOROVER,COERVER,CORVERA,CRAVEN,CRAVENS,CRAVEY,CREVIERE,GRAVER,GRAVERHOLT,GRAVERS,KOREVAAR,MCCRAVEY,MCRAVEN,TRAVER,TRAVERS,TRAVERSE,TRAVERSIE.
| | Craver, Alvin W. — of Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio.Democrat.Mayorof Youngstown, Ohio, 1908-12, 1918-20; postmaster atYoungstown,Ohio, 1938-41 (acting, 1938).Burial location unknown. | | Craver, Charles Francis(1842-1925) —of Grinnell,PoweshiekCounty, Iowa; Harvey,CookCounty, Ill.; Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.Born in Franklinville,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,September3, 1842.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1876.Methodist.One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipmentmanufacturers;inventedthefirstsuccessful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;later, he was anoilproducer based in Oklahoma.Died, ofhearttrouble, in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,May 12,1925 (age82 years, 251days).Interment atRoseHill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla. | | Craver, S. J. — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Craver, Spurgeon — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
CRAVEY(SoundexC610)—See alsoCARRIVEAU,CARVEY,CAVEY,CRAVEN,CRAVENS,CRAVER,CRAVO,CREEVEY,CREVEY,CUERVO,KAROV,KRIVE,MCCRAVEY,MCELRAVEY,MCRAVEN.
| | Cravey, Zachariah Daniel(1894-1966) —also known asZack D. Cravey — ofDeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in Milan,TelfairCounty, Ga.,April13, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;TelfairCounty Tax Collector, 1920-33; Georgia state game and fishcommissioner, 1934-37; Georgia natural resources commissioner,1941-43;Georgiastate comptroller general, 1947-63; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1952.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis;Lions;OddFellows;AmericanLegion.Died in November,1966(age72years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert Charles Cravey and Margaret Jane (Studstill) Cravey;married1921 to JaneOphelia Pinkerton. |
| | Cravey, ZackD.SeeZachariah DanielCravey
CRAVISON(SoundexC612)—See alsoAVISON,CRAVINS,DAVISON,DEVISON,DRAVIS,HARVISON,ISON,IVISON,LEVISON,TRAVIS,TRIVISONE.
CRAW(SoundexC600)—See alsoCRAM,CRAUGH,CRAWFORD,CRAWLEY,CRAWLING,CRAY,CREW,CROW,GRAW,KRAAY,KRAH,KRAU,KREH,LECRAW,MCCRAW.
| | CRAW:See alsoIrvineH. Sprague | | Craw, Charles S. — of Oxford,BentonCounty, Ind.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Craw, Farley — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Republican. Postmaster atCaro,Mich., 1871-73, 1887.Burial location unknown.
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