♀ 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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1836 Fort Parker massacre: Among those captured by Native Americans is nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker; she later gives birth to a son named Quanah, who becomes the last chief of the Comanche.

1838


Aug 1
Age: 24y
1838 • The people of the Cherokee Nation are forcibly relocated during the Trail of Tears in the United States.

1840


Age: 25y
1840 David Livingstone leaves Britain for Africa.

1841


Nov 28
Age: 27y
1841 United Kingdom Census held, the first to record names and approximate ages of every household member and to be administered nationally.

1843


Sep 10
Age: 29y
1843 Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Gold-Bug" begins serialization in American newspapers.

1845


Nov 26
Age: 31y

1848


Feb 20
Age: 33y
1848 Slavery is abolished in Réunion. This day is celebrated every year since 1981.

1852


Jan 1
Age: 37y
1852 • The first British public toilet for women was opened in Bedford Street, London.

1854


Apr 10
Age: 39y
1854 Britain sends Russia an ultimatum to withdraw from two Romanian provinces it had conquered, Moldavia and Wallachia.

1856


Mar 24
Age: 41y
1856 • The nawab of Oudh (Wajid Ali Shah) is exiled to Metiabruz and the state is annexed by the British East India Company.

1860


Aug 9
Age: 46y

1861


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

1870


Age: 55y

1900


Age: 85y

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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1900 Boxer Rebellion: Battle of Dagu Forts: Naval forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture the Taku Forts on the Hai River estuary in China.

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