John Jackson Cravens b. 16 Apr 1859 Shoal Creek d. 4 Mar 1931 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR 1st Marriage: 3 Mar 1883 Logan Co., AR 2nd Marriage: 8 Mar 1910 Logan Co., AR Father: Robert B. Cravens Mother: Margarette Matilda Grubb
1st Wife: Emma B. Smith b. 7 Nov 1869 Johnson Co., AR d. 6 Dec 1897 Logan Co., AR Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Richard Lee Smith Mother: Martha Jane McClure
2nd Wife: Mary Jane Dotson b. 16 Dec 1879 d. 12 Oct 1937 Belleville, AR Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: George W. Dotson Mother: Susan Smith
Mary Janes Dotson's 1st Husband: Jerry Lamar Thompson b. 7 Sep 1880 d. 7 Sep 1908 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR James Benson Thompson Mother: Lydia Hammond
Children of John Jackson Cravens & Emma Smith
A. Buel "Burl" Cravens b. 4 Jan 1884 d. 12 Aug 1884 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Magie Cravens b. 16 Jun 1885 d. 18 Nov 1885 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Roberta "Bertie" Jane Cravens b. 23 Jun 1887 d. 24 Feb 1980 Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH Married: 6 Oct 1907 Logan Co., AR
Husband: Lewis/Louis Parker b. 10 May 1884 d. Nov 1971 Columbus, Franklin Co., OH? Father: John Dee Parker
Johny Cravens b. 11 Feb 1889 d. 5 Feb 1891 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Norman Jackson Cravens b. 21 Oct 1890 d. 21 Sep 1967 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: 20 Jul 1919 Logan Co., AR
Wife: Lavada May White b. 16 Oct 1897 d. 30 Sep 1980 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Lila Norene Cravens b. 8 Feb 1913 d. 6 Apr 2001 Paris, Logan Co., AR Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR 1st Marriage: 26 Dec 1936 2nd Marriage: 5 Apr 1966 3rd Marriage: 19 Feb 1983
1st Husband: James Henry Lipe b. 26 Jan 1903 d. 15 Feb 1961 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
2nd Husband: Robert Jones b. 6 Jan 1913 d. Jan 1986 Paris, Logan Co., AR Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
3rd Husband: Lawrence Frost b. 4 Jul 1908 d. 17 Apr 1992 AR Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR
L.Frost's 1st Wife: Ruby J. Ezell b. 1908 d. 1967 Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Paris, Logan Co., AR
Almer Cravens b. 4 Jul 1914 d. 10 Nov 1998 New Blaine, Logan Co., AR Married: 18 Apr 1937 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Wife: Hallie I. Wise b. 13 Oct 1916 d. 17 Feb 2008 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR Father: Alonzo A. Wise Mother: Mary Theo Hopkins
Helen Irene Cravens b. 4 Dec 1915 d. 4 Jan 1916 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
John L. Cravens b. 27 Dec 1916 d. 13 Jun 2008 Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Married: 31 Aug 1942 Buried: White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS (picture on findagrave cgi)
Wife: Hazel Mack Fullerton b. 17 Oct 1920 Altus, Jackson Co., OK d. 9 Sep 1991 Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Buried: White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS
William Mark Cravens b. Feb 1892 d. 13 Feb 1951 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: 12 May 1912 Logan Co., AR
Wife: Edna Emma M. Dotson b. 5 Aug 1891 d. 24 Dec 1988 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Charles Alfred Dotson Mother: Della Mae Wade
Jesse Lamb Cravens b. 26 Feb 1894 d. 1 Apr 1948 Logan Co., AR Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR 1st Marriage: 5 Nov 1918 Logan Co., AR
1st Wife: Maggie L. Dotson b. 1897 d. 1932 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
2nd Wife: Ila Mae Dotson b. 27 Apr 1909 d. 30 Jan 1998 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Elvira Cravens b. 17 Dec 1896 d. 27 Jan 1899 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Infant Cravens b. 4 Dec 1897 d. 4 Dec 1897 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Children of John Jackson Cravens & Mary Jane Dotson
***Orvil Jackson Cravens b. 12 Feb 1911 d. 18 Jan 1963 Married: 7 Jun 1942 [WWII USARMY PVT Q.M. Railhead Co.] Buried: Smith Cemetery, Havana, Yell Co., AR
***Wife: Vida Leona Gray b. 20 Apr 1919 d. 15 Jan 2001 AR Buried: Smith Cemetery, Havana, Yell Co., AR Father: Eddie Clarence Gray Mother: Francis Arletha "Willie Ann" McBride (Hignight)
Lily Bernice Cravens b. 9 Oct 1918 d. 1996 Buried: ?
1st marriage: 3 Aug 1935 AR
1st Husband: Leonard Otis Horn b. 1910 Logan Co., AR d. 1980 Fresno Co., CA Father: James Wesley "Wes" Horn Mother: Ruth Jane Swaim
2nd marriage: 13 Feb 1951 CA
2nd Husband: Richard Raymond Sawall b. 1 Jun 1909 Fresno Co., CA d. 2 Dec 1980 Kerman, Fresno Co., CA Father: Louie Sawall Mother: Mabel Hewitt
R.R.Sawall's 1st Wife: June Bakley
3rd marriage: 6 Oct 1977
3rd Husband: Maxwell M. Osborne b. 21 Nov 1905 d. 13 Apr 1991
Jethro Cravens b. 14 Feb 1920 AR d. 15 Dec 1964 Modesto, Stanislaus, CA (Killed on the job, California Highways & Public Works Married: 1946
Wife: Imogene Davis b. 6 Mar 1920 d. ? Buried: ?
***Orville Cravens b. 27 Feb 1907 d. Jun 1972 Konawa, Seminole Co., OK? Vida L. Gray b. 20 Apr 1910 d. 15 Jan 2001 Mesquite, Dallas Co., TX?
Louis Parker left Logan Co., AR in early 1920's to move to Cincinnati, OH.
George Washington Dotson b. 5 Jan 1841 Jasper, Marion Co., TN d. 1914 Buried: May Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR married: 8 Aug 1878 (more info: rootsweb) Wife: Susan Smith b. 1 Jan 1839 Walker Co., GA d. 4 Jun 1910 Buried: May Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR Father: Burl Smith b. 1812 TN Mother: Jane E. Odell b. Jul 1821
Children of George Washington Dotson & Susan Smith:
Mary Jane Dotson b. 16 Dec 1879 Shoal Creek, Logan Co., AR
Marion Smith Dotson b. 4 Feb 1881
Almer Dotson b. 20 Aug 1884
Charles Dotson & Della Mae Wade married in Logan Co., AR; in AR marriages, 1851-1900. Charles Dotson's F: George Washington Dotson b. 5 Jan 1841 Jasper, Marion Co., TN (more on rootsweb) M: Miriam Starks
Children of Charles Dotson & Della Mae Wade:
X Dotson b. 1890
Edna May Dotson b. 1891
Cora Dotson b. 1892
Rosa Dotson b. 1895
Wesley Dotson b. 1896
Colonel Dotson b. 7 May 1898
Willie Dotson b. 1899
Edith L. Dotson b. 1902
Fannie Dotson b. 1904
Ralph Dotson b. 1907
Eddie Dotson b. 1909
Ora Dotson b. 1910
Carl Dotson b. 1912 (more on rootsweb)
1920 USFC: Logan Co., AR: Charlie A. Dotson b. 1864, age 52, wife: Della
1930 USFC: Logan Co., AR: Charles Alfred Dotson b. 1864, age 62, wife: Della
Richard Lee Smith b. Mar 1848 Johnson Co., AR d. May 1919 Logan Co., AR Buried: McKendree Cemetery, Scranton, Logan Co., AR. married: Johnson Co., AR 6 Nov 1870 Wife: Martha Jane McClure b. Mar 1852 AR d. 29 Dec 1930 Scranton, Logan Co., AR
James Wesley Horn b. 1883 d. 1963 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, New Blaine, Logan Co., AR Father: James Alexander Horn Mother: Sara Elizabeth Bell married: 14 Nov 1909 Wife: Ruth Jane Swaim b. 1888 d. 23 Feb 1923 Buried: Tritt Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: William Riley Swaim Mother: Lucinda Jane Riley
Children of James Wesley Horn & Ruth Jane Swaim:
Leonard Otis Horn
Ora Elizabeth Horn
Gertrude Horn
Boyce B. Horne more info on rootsweb
1910 USFC Fresno Co., CA:
Louis Sawall b. 1878, 32
Wife: Mabel, age 23
Pearl, 7
Ella, 5
Ruby, 3
Richard, 10/12
1920 USFC, Logan Co., AR:
Wesley Horn
Wife: Ruth
Ottis Horn b. 1911 AR, age 9
Ora Horn b. 1912, age 8 AR
Gertrude Horn b. 1914, 6 AR
1920 + 1930 USFC Fresno Co., CA:
Louie Sawall b. 1878 age 42-53 wife: Mabel A.
California Voter Registeration, 1900-1968 Madera Co., CA:
Louie Sawall
1930 USFC: Fresno Co., CA: Richard Raymond Sawall b. 1909 Fresno Co., CA d. 1980
Wife: June X
Divorced in Fresno Co., CA: Richard R. Sawall wife: Bernice Cravens
Maxwell M. Osborne b. 1905 d. 1991 New Jersey
Jethro Cravens moved to Modesto, CA after WWII.
The Paris Express, dated 21 Jan 1952, Monday, "Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo Wise, New Blaine, celebrated their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary at the home of Mrs. Garland Cravens. Present at the celebration: Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kelly and children; Don, Doyle, Doris, & Delton. Daughter, Mary Julia, Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Dotson, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Dotson, Mr. & Mrs. Almer Cravens and children; Neola Jane, Kennith, Norma Nell, Keith Lynn and Cletus. Reverend C. R. Nance, Mrs. Lowell Johnson and daughter, Mary Ann. Mr. & Mrs. A. F. Bennett. Mr. & Mrs. Otis Freeman and children; Bobby and Margaret. Deanna Freeman, Miss Rosa Dotson, Mrs. Edna Cravens, Mr. & Mrs. C. O. Foster and son, C. O. Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Cauldwell and son: Robert Alvin, Mr. & Mrs. Billy Cauldwell and children; Linda, Margie, and Carl. Mrs. Ila Cravens and daughter; Emma Jane and Wanda Faye. Mrs. Etta Dotson, Mrs. J. F. Brown, Claud and Cora Adams. Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Mullings and daughter; Lenora June. Miss Lillie Smith, John Smith. Mrs. Joe Hodge and Martha Katherine. Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hubbard. Mr. & Mrs. Bob Kelly, Norman Cravens. Mr. & Mrs. Byrd Moore and daughter; Leola Dale. Mr. & Mrs. Wess Dotson".
The Paris Express, dated 5 Jun 1981, “Robert E. Dotson, 68, New Blaine died Sunday, 6th June at Logan Memorial Hospital, Paris. Survivors: Sisters: Mrs. Ila Cravens, New Blaine, Ethel Kelley, Little Rock, Ruby Harkey & Joyce Brown, Long Beach, CA, Nadine Jones, Fullerton, CA & Lois Bowman, Mesa, AZ. Brothers: Cecil Dotson, New Blaine & Elvin Ray Dotson, Fremont, NE. Funeral service at Pioneer Memorial Methodist Church & burial at Elizabeth Hall Cemetery”.
Cravens, John L., 91, retired contractor, passed away Friday, June 13, 2008. Funeral service 3 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2008, at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death by his wife Hazel. Survivors include Sons, Joe (Carol), and Don; Daughter, Julia (Jim) Welch; 7 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. A memorial has been established with Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church, 3700 E. Mt. Vernon, Wichita, KS 67218. Services by Broadway Mortuary. Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/14/2008
Nehemiah Cravens & Sophia Thompson
James L. Cravens & Winaford Lee
Joseph Cravens & Nancy McKee
George Marion Cravens & Minnie Adlee Cox
Adeline Cravens & John L. Walton, Sr.
William L. Cravens & Nancy Caroline S. L. Haney
John Cravens & Missouri Jane Belcher
Robert B. Cravens, Jr. & Margarette Matilda Grubb
Mary Lee & John Adkins Johnson
Littleton Johnson & Lucy Caroline Adkins
Imogene Davis Info
