John Cravens b. 1799 Christian Co., Kentucky d. 1868 near Blaine, Logan Co., AR Buried: deserted cemetery near Blaine. Married: 1824, MO Father: Robert Robin Cravens Mother: Abigail Harrison
Wife: Missouri Jane Belcher b. 1803 Kentucky d. 1870 Buried: deserted cemetery near Blaine, next to husband
Children of John Cravens & Missouri Jane Belcher
Robert B. Cravens b. 13 Jul 1825 AR Territory d. 8 Dec 1872 Logan Co., AR Buried: deserted cemetery north of artesian well near Shoal Creek. Married: 10 Mar 1848
Wife: Margarette Matilda Grubb b. 28 Feb 1829 Virginia d. 28 Mar 1897 Logan Co., AR Buried: beside husband. Father: George Grubb Mother: Jane Ward
Amanda Cravens b. 1826 d. 1850 Married: abt. 1844
Husband: John C. Ward b. 1823 Tazewell Co., VA d. ? Married: abt. 1843 Father: John M. Ward Mother: Nancy Bowen
1st Wife: Eleanor Cravens abt. 1818 d. ? Father: Jeremiah Cravens Mother: Margaret X
Elizabeth Cravens b. 13 Sep 1828 d. 12 Apr 1888 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: about 1853
Husband: William L. "Paddy Bill" Cravens b. 11 Sep 1822 d. 6 Nov 1888 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Jesse L. Cravens Mother: Martha Logan
Hester G. Cravens b. 1830 d. after 1870
Nancy Jane Cravens b. 1835 d. 1850 at home
Margarette Ann Cravens b. 1840 Married: 19 Dec 1857 Johnson Co., AR
Husband: John R. Ward
Ellen Cravens b. Mar 1844 Married: 25 Dec 1870 Johnson Co., AR
Husband: James Belcher b. Aug 1849
Abigail H. Cravens b. 1845
John Cravens' father, Robert Robin Cravens b. 1799 Christian Co., KY. He died 1868 near Blaine, AR. His mother, Abigail Harrison father's name was, Jeremiah Harrison.
1850 Federal Census Clark Township, Johnson Co., AR:
Cravens, John, 57, m, farmer, $2500, KY
Jane, 47, f, KY
Elizabeth, 23, f, AR
Hester, 21, f, AR
Nancy Jane, 15, f, AR
Margarette A., 10, f, AR
Ellen, 7, f, AR
Abigale H., 5, f, AR
Ward, Virginia, 5, AR
Ward, Taylor, 3, AR
Ward, John, 21, AR
1850 Federal Census, Clark Township, Johnson Co., AR:
Cravens, Robert, 26, AR
Margarette, 22, VA
Grubb, George, 17, IN
Grubb, Thompson, 19, VA
1860 Federal Census Shoal Creek Township, Logan Co., AR:
Cravens, John, 61, KY, farmer, $10,000 - $ 10,000
Jane, 58, KY
Hester, 20, AR
Ellen, 16, AR
Belcher, Lucinda, 45, KY
Belcher, Taylor, 12, AR
Belcher, Joseph, 8, AR
Assignee of Ish-Tah-Ho-We-Cha lands, Logan Co., AR:
Cravens, Robert B., 11 7N 23W 40 1860/03/01
1860 Federal Census Shoal Creek Township, Logan Co., AR:
Cravens, Robert, 24, AR, Miller, $1000 - $1000
Margaret, 30, VA
Walter, 8, AR
Amanda, 6, AR
Millard, 4, AR
Arkansas, 2, AR
Belcher, John, 12, AR
Belcher, James, 10, AR
Brooch, Augustus, 25, NC, farmer, $75
1860 Federal Census Shoal Creek Township, Johnson Co., AR:
Ward, John, 26, TN farmer, $800 - $600
Margaret, 19, AR
Nancy, 8/12, AR
McMillon, Jared, 40, (idiotic)
McMillon, William, 15
Ward, Vicey, 45, TN
1870 Federal Census, Shoal Creek Township, Johnson Co., AR:
Cravens, Ellender, 27, AR
Ward, Margaret, 30, AR
Cravens, Hester G., 40, AR
Ward, Jane, 11, AR
Belcher, James, 20, TN
Belcher, John, 22, TN
Miller, Anderson, 16, AR
Cravens, Enoch, servant, black, 20, AR
Cravens, Sellah, servant, black, 23, AR
Cravens, Sophia, black, Jan 4/12, AR
Children of Amanda Cravens and John C. Ward: Virginia, Taylor, John C. Ward. After the death of Amanda, John and Jane Cravens raised the children.
Margaret Ann Cravens and John R. Ward's children: Jane b. 1855, Amanda b. 1861, Married: C. W. Real on 24 Jan 1878. Amanda lived with her sister, Margaret in 1870
Ellen Cravens and James Belcher moved to Oklahoma about 1904.
John Cravens & Jane Belcher lived in Crawford Co., AR, have no dates.
Robert Robin Cravens & Abigail Harrison's (Father: Jeremiah Harrison) children: Jeremiah d. 1847. Joseph d. Oct 1842 Wife: Nancy McKee. Josiah found in Johnson Co., AR. John Cravens & Jane Belcher.
Some information provided by Ken Oliver and Jane Grubbs bible copyright 1829 lists her children, her husbands sisters, her parents.
Jane Grubbs brother, Archibald Thompson and husband, George N. Grubb were living with Margarette and Robert B. Cravens in 1850 census.
Nehemiah Cravens & Sophia Thompson
James L. Cravens & Winaford E. Lee
Joseph Cravens & Nancy McGee
George Marion Cravens & Minnie Adlee Cox
Adeline Cravens & John L. Walton, Sr.
William L. Cravens & Nancy Caroline S. L. Haney
Robert B. Cravens & Margarette Matilda Grubb
John Jackson Cravens & Emma B. Smith
Robert Robin Cravens & Abigail Harrison
William L. Cravens & Elizabeth Cravens
Logan County, Arkansas Families
