♀ Margaret Cravens

1814 - 1906

 

Mary, Conley

Margaret Cravens
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Parents
John C Cravens
John C Cravens
1760 - 1850
Mary Carlyle
Mary Carlyle
1773 - 1866
Spouse
Children
William Washington Jenkins
William W Jenkins
1838 - 1919
David Cravens Jenkins
David Cravens Jenkins
1840 - 1871
Mary Melvina Jenkins
Mary Melvina Jenkins
1841 - 1925
Eleven Jenkins
Eleven Jenkins
1843 - 1924
John Seldon Jenkins
John Seldon Jenkins
1845 - 1922
Rodney King Jenkins
Rodney King Jenkins
1848 - 1891
Priscilla Ann Jenkins
Priscilla Ann Jenkins
1852 - 1918
Siblings

Margaret and Jeremiah were married for 60 years, and had five sons and four daughters.  She was married previously to a Michael Conley.  Her sister Martha married Jeremiah's brother, George Washington Jenkins.

1836


May 25
Age: 21y
Jeremiah Franklin Jenkins - Find a Grave

marriage


Jeremiah Franklin Jenkins
Kentucky, USA ⇓
A David Cravens signed their marriage contract.
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December 28, 1836 • Colony of South Australia founded by Captain John Hindmarsh

1838


Aug 1
Age: 24y

1840


Age: 25y
1840 • The first English translation of Goethe's Theory of Colours by Charles Eastlake is published.

1841


Nov 28
Age: 27y
February 20, 1841 • The Governor Fenner, carrying emigrants to the United States, sinks off Holyhead (Wales) with the loss of 123 lives.

1845


Nov 26
Age: 31y
December 27, 1845 • American newspaper editor John L. O'Sullivan claims (in connection with the annexation of Texas) in The United States Magazine and Democratic Review that the United States should be allowed "the fullfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions". It is the second time he uses the term manifest destiny and will have a huge influence on American imperialism in the following century.

1848


Feb 20
Age: 33y
May 19, 1848 • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican–American War, is ratified by the Mexican government (cf. February 2, above).

1850


Age: 35y
1850 • Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose-built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England.

1860


Aug 9
Age: 46y
September 18, 1860 • Battle of Castelfidardo: The Piedmontese decisively defeat the Papal forces, allowing them to continue their march into Neapolitan territory, and effectively reducing the Papal States to the territory around Rome.

1861


Age: 46y
February 8, 1861 • American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away States.

1871


Sep 2
Age: 57y

1891


Dec 1
Age: 77y
May 31, 1891 • In the Kuperovskaya district of Vladivostok, a grand ceremonial inauguration of construction work on the Trans-Siberian Railway is carried out by the Tsesarevich Nikolay Alexandrovich and a religious service held.

1900


Age: 85y
1900 • Puccini's opera Tosca premieres in Rome, Italy.

1900


Age: 85y
Margaret Cravens - 1900 United States Federal Census

residence


Marshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓
Living with her son John, who was a gardener. Both her parents are listed as being born in Virginia.
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July 2, 1900 • The first zeppelin flight is carried out over Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

1906

November 3, 1906 • SOS becomes an international distress signal.

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