James Alfred Cravens
1865 - 1949 (84 years)1. James Alfred Cravens was born on 4 Jul 1865 in Scott County, Indiana; died on 21 Nov 1949 in Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 25 Nov 1949 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Other Events:
- Occupation: railroad section foreman
- Census: 1900, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
- Census: 1920, Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana
Notes:
Name:
son of John Amos Cravens and Frances Elizabeth Christie
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84084729/james-a.-cravens
Section NJames married Mary Lee Norfey on 22 Dec 1888 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Mary was born on 17 May 1869 in Henryville, Clark County, Indiana; died on 22 Jun 1935 in Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 24 Jun 1935 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Jesse Dewey Cravens
was born on 27 Jan 1899 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; died on 6 Jan 1966 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 9 Jan 1966 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana.
Generation: 2
2. Jesse Dewey Cravens (1.James1) was born on 27 Jan 1899 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; died on 6 Jan 1966 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 9 Jan 1966 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Other Events:
- Occupation: machinist helper, rail raod
- Census: 1930, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86250441/jesse-d.-cravens
Section SJesse married Mary Emma Allen on 27 Apr 1920 in Catletsburg, Kentucky, and was divorced before 1940. Mary (daughter of William Edward Allen and Sarah Caroline Razor) was born on 20 Dec 1896 in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 29 Nov 1988 in Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 1 Dec 1988 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Robert Eugene Cravens was born on 26 Jul 1925 in Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana; died on 1 May 2005 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 5 May 2005 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana.
Jesse married Anna May Johnson about 1931. Anna was born on 28 Apr 1899 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; died on 14 Dec 1944 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 16 Dec 1944 in Eastern Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
3. Robert Eugene Cravens (2.Jesse2, 1.James1) was born on 26 Jul 1925 in Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana; died on 1 May 2005 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana; was buried on 5 May 2005 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II. US Navy.
Notes:
LARKSVILLE CRAVENS, ROBERT E., SR., 79, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville, IN. He was a native of Clarksville and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a retired 1st class millwright with Colgate Palmolive Company and a member of Bible Wesleyan Church. Survivors include his wife, Thelma R. Cravens of Clarksville; his son, James E. Cravens; sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. Robert E. and Carol Cravens of Beach City, OH, Rev. Mark L. and Teresa Cravens of Homeworth, OH, and Rev. Christopher D. and Julie Cravens of Findlay, OH; daughters and sons-in-law, Theresa and Joe Roberson of Phoenix, AZ, and Bobbie Kay and Terry Theisen of Belgrade, MA; sisters, Frances Lawton of Jeffersonville, and Dorothy Mitchum of Clarksville; brothers, George Cravens of Marysville, IN, William D. Cravens of Clarksville and Paul Cravens of Clarksville; a stepbrother, Melvin Edwards of Jeffersonville; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grand-children. His funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2005, at Colgate Baptist Church, with burial in Walnut Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon-3 and 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Coots Funeral Home, and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2005, at Colgate Baptist Church. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Bible Methodist Missions, in care of Bible Methodist Church, 529 Stadium Dr., Findlay, OH 45840.
Published by Courier-Journal on May 3, 2005.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/louisville/name/robert-cravens-obituary?id=26981927
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150705842/robert-e.-cravens