Bennett Russell “Ben” CravenAge: 77 years1890–1968
- Name
- Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven
- Given names
- Bennett Russell
- Surname
- Craven
- Nickname
- Ben
 Birth | December 28, 1890 33 31 |
 Census | 1895 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Mary Pearl Troutman — View this family March 27, 1912 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Russell Merlin Craven December 27, 1912 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Dorothy Pearl Craven March 24, 1915 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Bennett Neal Craven November 27, 1917 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 27 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 23, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Geneva Fern Craven July 5, 1921 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | 1925 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | George Wesley Craven August 12, 1931 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ella Frances Fuller January 14, 1932 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Virginia Lee Craven March 3, 1934 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a son | Bennett Neal Craven April 3, 1934 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Russell Merlin Craven Jr July 20, 1934 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Peggy Jo Walton August 7, 1936 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Bennett Craven December 29, 1941 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Phillip Mac Smith May 23, 1947 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Barton Lane Swanson March 24, 1967 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Pearl Troutman September 24, 1968 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | November 11, 1968 (Age 77 years) |
| Obituary | Bennett R Craven - Obituary December 19, 1968 (38 days after death) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Corzine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Wesley Craven Birth: September 24, 1857 — Milan, Ripley, Indiana, United States Death: August 12, 1931 — Corbin, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Ella Frances Fuller Birth: August 29, 1859 — Dearborn, Indiana, United States Death: January 14, 1932 — Corbin, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 27, 1882 — Dearborn, Indiana, United States |
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9 years himself |
Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven Birth: December 28, 1890 33 31 — Corbin, Montgomery, Kansas, United States Death: November 11, 1968 — Geuda Springs, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Mary Pearl Troutman |
| himself |
Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven Birth: December 28, 1890 33 31 — Corbin, Montgomery, Kansas, United States Death: November 11, 1968 — Geuda Springs, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Pearl Troutman Birth: September 15, 1889 25 25 — South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: September 24, 1968 — Corbin, Montgomery, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 27, 1912 — Kansas, United States |
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9 months son |
Russell Merlin Craven Birth: December 27, 1912 21 23 — Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: June 6, 1982 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Dorothy Pearl Craven Birth: March 24, 1915 24 25 — Kansas, United States Death: May 2, 1999 — Kansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Bennett Neal Craven Birth: November 27, 1917 26 28 — Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: April 3, 1934 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Geneva Fern Craven Birth: July 5, 1921 30 31 — Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: October 6, 2012 — Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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13 years daughter |
Virginia Lee Craven Birth: March 3, 1934 43 44 — Geuda Springs, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: March 1, 2015 — Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - George Wesley Craven - Household
Sumner, Atchison, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven - Household
ED 175 Greene, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1925 Kansas - Census transcript - Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven - Household
Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven - Household
ED 39 Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven - Household
Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven - Household
Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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