John T. Craven

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JOHN T. CRAVEN was born in Boone County, Ky., August 8, 1824. He is a son of Benjamin and Cynthia (Markland) Craven. Benjamin Craven was born in Nicholas County, Ky., February 4,
1792, and was a son of Jeremiah Craven, a native of Virginia. Cynthia Markland was born in Ohio, February 13, 1798, a daughter of Gharey Markland.
Benjamin moved to Ohio with his parents at about the age of eight years; they moved back to Kentucky and settled near Burlington, Boone County. He was a farmer by occupation, and followed
the same all his life. January 21, 1819, he married, and raised a family of ten children--five sons and five daughters, viz: Washington, Noah, John T., Levina, Lucinda, William B., Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Elmire and Parmelia F., two of whom are dead, Washington and Jeremiah. John T. Craven was brought
up on the farm, and received most of his early education at Burlington, Ky. He settled where he now resides in 1881, and has 177 acres of valuable land; he also owns other valuable
land in Boone County. November 3, 1853, he married Jane A. Mirick, a daughter of Col. Dorchester H. and Martha (Porter) Mirick, of Boone County. He and his wife are members of the Universalist Church. Politically, Mr. Craven is a Republican.

John married Jane Ann Mirick on 3 Nov 1853 in Boone County, Kentucky. Jane (daughter of Col Dorchester Hedger Mirick and Martha Porter) was born on 19 Nov 1834 in Boone County, Kentucky; died on 25 Oct 1924 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamin married Cynthia Markland. Cynthia (daughter of Gharey Markland) was born on 13 Feb 1798 in Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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