Geneva Fern CravenAge: 91 years1921–2012
- Name
- Geneva Fern Craven
- Given names
- Geneva Fern
- Surname
- Craven
- Married name
- Geneva Fern Taylor
- Married name
- Geneva Fern Smith
 Birth | July 5, 1921 30 31 |
 Census | 1925 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 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 8 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | George Wesley Craven August 12, 1931 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Ezra Troutman September 23, 1931 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ella Frances Fuller January 14, 1932 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Lee Craven March 3, 1934 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bennett Neal Craven April 3, 1934 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 son #1 | Phillip Mac Smith May 23, 1947 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Sheets December 28, 1948 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1950 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 47 years) |
| Death of a father | Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven November 11, 1968 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a husband | Leonard Allen Smith August 19, 1971 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 |
 Marriage | James Martin Taylor — View this family January 18, 1979 (Age 57 years) Note: Marriage info found on findagrave site |
| Death of a brother | Russell Merlin Craven June 6, 1982 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Martin Taylor September 10, 1989 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Dorothy Pearl Craven May 2, 1999 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a son | Phillip Mac Smith October 7, 2001 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | October 6, 2012 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Corzine 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 James Martin Taylor |
| husband |
James Martin Taylor Birth: August 1, 1920 22 21 Death: September 10, 1989 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: January 18, 1979 — Kansas, United States |
| Family with Leonard Allen Smith |
| husband |
Leonard Allen Smith Birth: April 30, 1917 28 27 — Milo, Lincoln, Kansas, United States Death: August 19, 1971 — Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Geneva Fern Craven Birth: July 5, 1921 30 31 — Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: October 6, 2012 — Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
| son |
Phillip Mac Smith Birth: May 23, 1947 30 25 — Kansas, United States Death: October 7, 2001 — Kansas, United States |
| son |
Private |
Geneva Fern 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 | 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 - Leonard Allen Smith - Household
Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Marriage | Marriage info found on findagrave site |