♀ 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 Arkansas is the 25th state admitted into the United States of America.

1838


Aug 1
Age: 24y
1838 • Dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America: Honduras and Costa Rica follow the example of Nicaragua and secede from the federation.

1840


Age: 25y
1840 • The corpse of Napoleon is placed in the Hotel des Invalides in Paris.

1840


Mar 5
Age: 25y

1843


Sep 10
Age: 29y
1843 July 25 - Père Antoine Désiré Mégret, a Capuchin missionary, purchases for $900 the land that will become Abbeville, Louisiana, a town founded by descendants of Acadians from Nova Scotia.

1845


Nov 26
Age: 31y
1845 • Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado: The Argentine Confederation is narrowly defeated by an Anglo-French fleet on the waters of the Paraná River but Argentina attracts political support in South America.

1848


Feb 20
Age: 33y
1848 • France ratifies a new constitution. The Second Republic of France is set up, ending the state of temporary government lasting since the Revolution of 1848.

1852


Jan 1
Age: 37y
1852 Frederick Douglass delivered his famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" in Rochester, New York.

1854


Apr 10
Age: 39y
1854 • The French fashion label Louis Vuitton is founded.

1856


Mar 24
Age: 41y

1861


Age: 46y

1900


Age: 85y
1900 Boxer Rebellion: Peacekeepers from various European countries arrive in China where they join with Japanese forces.

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

1906


Oct 16
Age: 92y

1906

1906 • The Grand Duchy of Finland becomes the first nation to include the right of women to stand as candidates when it adopts universal suffrage.

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