♀ 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.

1814


Jun 24
1814 • In England, the last hanging under the Black Act is carried out, of William Potter for cutting down an orchard (although the judge petitions for reprieve).

1836


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

marriage


Jeremiah Franklin Jenkins
Kentucky, USA ⇓
A David Cravens signed their marriage contract.
1 Source ⇓
1836 • The settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain.

1840


Age: 25y
1840 • New Zealand is declared a British colony.

1840


Mar 5
Age: 25y
1840 • The Treaty of Waitangi, granting British sovereignty in New Zealand, is signed.

1841


Nov 28
Age: 27y
1841 • U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Wigga members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.

1843


Sep 10
Age: 29y

1845


Nov 26
Age: 31y
1845 Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas, signs the charter officially creating Baylor University. Baylor is the oldest university in the State of Texas operating under its original name.

1848


Feb 20
Age: 33y
1848 • The Independent Republic of Yucatán joins Mexico in exchange for Mexican help in suppressing a revolt by the indigenous Maya population.

1854


Apr 10
Age: 39y

1856


Mar 24
Age: 41y
1856 Auburn University is first chartered as the East Alabama Male College.

1861


Age: 46y
1861 • American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.

1870


Age: 55y
1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes".

1900


Age: 85y
1900 • Two U.S. Navy cruisers are sent to Central America to protect American interests in a dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

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.
1 Source ⇓
1900 • The Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.

1906


Oct 16
Age: 92y
1906 • Imposter Wilhelm Voigt impersonates a Prussian officer and takes over the city hall in Köpenick for a short time.

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