Russell Merlin CravenAge: 69 years1912–1982
- Name
- Russell Merlin Craven
- Given names
- Russell Merlin
- Surname
- Craven
 Birth | December 27, 1912 21 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Dorothy Pearl Craven March 24, 1915 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 3 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 brother | Bennett Neal Craven November 27, 1917 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Geneva Fern Craven July 5, 1921 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | 1925 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Wesley Craven August 12, 1931 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Ezra Troutman September 23, 1931 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ella Frances Fuller January 14, 1932 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Lee Craven March 3, 1934 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bennett Neal Craven April 3, 1934 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Russell Merlin Craven Jr July 20, 1934 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Bennett Craven December 29, 1941 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Sheets December 28, 1948 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | May 15, 1950 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Pearl Troutman September 24, 1968 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven November 11, 1968 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 |
 Death | June 6, 1982 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oxford Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
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 |
| mother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 |
| Family with Ora Mae Crider |
| himself |
Russell Merlin Craven Birth: December 27, 1912 21 23 — Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: June 6, 1982 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Ora Mae Crider Birth: September 21, 1912 31 31 — Morgan, Bosque, Texas, United States Death: June 20, 2001 — Oxford, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| son |
Russell Merlin Craven Jr Birth: July 20, 1934 21 21 — Kansas, United States Death: November 30, 2014 — Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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7 years son |
James Bennett Craven Birth: December 29, 1941 29 29 — Geuda Springs, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: July 10, 2005 — Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States |
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Russell Merlin Craven has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (13)
Parents Lewis Guy Troutman + Edna Belle Cottle
Parents Harry E Troutman + Edris Ruth Gardner
Parents Thomas Glee “Glen” Mason + Leota M Troutman
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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 - Russell Merlin Craven - Household
Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Russell Merlin Craven - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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