Family Records in the American Bible Collection

Craven, Jeremiah (1835-1914) and Savannah Rains (1839-1932)

Description

1878 Rev. Roswell Hitchcock’s Analysis of the Bible, published by Alvin J. Johnson, NY

Bible 2018.79

Marriages

  • Jeremiah “Jerry” Craven to Savannah E. Rains. February 14, 1858.
  • Mary An Craven to Thomas Woodfin. February 16, 1876.
  • George Craven to Adina Rinkes. September 21, 1890.
  • Sterling Price Craven to Amy E. Smith. February 26, 1887.
  • John F. Craven to Martha E. Stockton. September 12, 1893.
  • Addie O. Craven to Jesse Keihle. January 8, 1890.
  • Nellie G. Weston. September 5, 1891.

Marriage records from newspaper clippings:

  • Constance J. Craven (daughter of S.P. Craven) to Harry R. Hoffman. October 19, 1929.
  • Eliza Craven to James N. Craven. Location: Missouri.
  • Sarah Jane Ramsour to Joseph(?) Smith. April 2, 1863.

Births

Children of Jeremiah “Jerry” Craven (b. December 15, 1835) and Savannah E. Rains (b. October 7, 1839):

  • George W. Craven. January 16, 1858.
  • Mary An Craven. November 21, 1859.
  • Stirling P. Craven. December 16, 1861.
  • Elvira Jane Craven. October 25, 1863.
  • John F. Craven. September 9, 1860.
  • William Heulie Craven. February 4, 1869.
  • Nellie Gray Craven. December 18, 1871.
  • Emilie May Craven. June 22, 1874.
  • Addie Olive Craven. April 17, 1877.

Children of Stirling Price Craven and Amy E. Smith (b. March 6, 1866):

  • Mary E. Craven. January 21, 1889.
  • Bertha M. Craven. February 20, 1891.
  • Oscar Lee Craven. October 18, 1892.
  • Ada Bell Craven. December 6, 1894.
  • James W. Craven. August 1, 1896.
  • Anne Jane Craven. April 7, 1898.
  • Linnie Louise Craven. February 9, 1901.
  • Thelma Loraine. September 21, 1903.
  • Casual Rains. October 16, 1842.

Birth records from newspaper clippings:

  • James N. Craven. September 1830. Location: Campbell County, TN.
  • Sarah Jane Ramsour. November 6, 1837.

Death

  • Jeremiah Craven. August 16, 1914.
  • Savannah E. (Rains) Craven. June 11, 1932.
  • Elvira Jane Craven. September 10, 1864.
  • Emily May Craven. December 23, 1887.
  • George W. Craven. November 18, 1897.
  • Nellie G. Weston. November 15, 1909.
  • Amy E. (Smith) Craven. October 19, 1912. Wife of Stirling P. Craven.
  • William H. Craven. March 20, 1932.
  • John H__ Klin Craven. September 27, 1937.
  • Mary Anna West.
  • Oscar Lee Craven. March 7, 1934.
  • Alfred Rains. February 5, 1904.
  • Elvira Hedrick. July 1, 1919.
  • Lola Hedrick. August 16, 1920.
  • Thomas Rains. March 8, 1914.
  • George Rains. January 21, 1920.
  • Cynthia Caughern. July 1920.
  • Crit Rains. March 1, 1916.
  • Nancy Compton. March 26, 1928.
  • Martha Brummnet March 27.
  • Mary Josephine Smith.
  • Casual Rains. May 25, 1930.

Death records from newspaper clippings:

  • Harry R. Hoffman. May 22, 1961. Husband of Constance J. Craven.
  • Sterling Price Craven. Monday, 1:30, November 24, 1958. Aged 96 years, 11 months, 8 days. Location: Virginia.
  • James N. Craven. Father of George Craven, Arthur Craven, Mrs. Lizzie McClelland, Mrs. George Sturgis, Mrs. Lee Craven, Mrs. Sallie Witfly.
  • Constance J. Hoffman. September 11, 1976. Aged 78 years. Location: Bates Country Memorial Hospital, Butler, MO.
  • Sara Jane (Ramsour) Smith. May 1, 1914.

Notes

  • Newspaper clippings pasted in the first pages of the Bible relate further information about the Craven and Rains family.

 

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