♀ 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.
1 Source ⇓
1836 Battle of San Jacinto: Mexican forces under General Santa Anna are defeated at San Jacinto, Texas.

1838


Aug 1
Age: 24y
1838 • An insurrection breaks out in Tizimín, beginning the campaign for the independence of Yucatan from Mexico.

1840


Age: 25y
1840 Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park.

1840


Mar 5
Age: 25y
1840 William Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand, suffers a stroke.

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.

1845


Nov 26
Age: 31y
1845 • Delegates meet in Austin, Texas to create a state constitution.

1850


Age: 35y
1850 US census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race.

1852


Jan 1
Age: 37y
1852 • The Studebaker Brothers Wagon Company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established.

1854


Apr 10
Age: 39y

1856


Mar 24
Age: 41y
1856 Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.

1861


Age: 46y
1861 • American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following the disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.

1870


Age: 55y

1900


Age: 85y
1900 • The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.

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 Philippine–American War: Filipino resistance fighters defeat a large American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa.

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.

1906

1906 • Russian Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin introduces agrarian reforms aimed at creating a large class of land-owning peasants.

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