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Virginia Lee CravenAge: 80 years19342015

Name
Virginia Lee Craven
Given names
Virginia Lee
Surname
Craven
Married name
Virginia Lee Swanson
Birth March 3, 1934 43 44
Death of a brotherBennett Neal Craven
April 3, 1934 (Age 31 days)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 7 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 grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Sheets
December 28, 1948 (Age 14 years)
Census April 18, 1950 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 15 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 son
#1
Barton Lane Swanson
March 24, 1967 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherMary Pearl Troutman
September 24, 1968 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherBennett Russell “Ben” Craven
November 11, 1968 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 11 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 of a brotherRussell Merlin Craven
June 6, 1982 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sisterDorothy Pearl Craven
May 2, 1999 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonBarton Lane Swanson
June 27, 2006 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterGeneva Fern Craven
October 6, 2012 (Age 78 years)
Death March 1, 2015 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tannehill Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: March 27, 1912Kansas, United States
9 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Bennett Neal Craven
Birth: November 27, 1917 26 28Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: April 3, 1934Sumner, Kansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
13 years
herself
Virginia Lee Craven
Birth: March 3, 1934 43 44Geuda Springs, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: March 1, 2015Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States
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husband
Arthur William “Pete” Swanson
Birth: October 26, 1932 38 19Kansas, United States
Death: July 9, 2022Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States
herself
Virginia Lee Craven
Birth: March 3, 1934 43 44Geuda Springs, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: March 1, 2015Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States
son
Barton Lane Swanson
Birth: March 24, 1967 34 33Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Death: June 27, 2006Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States
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Virginia Lee Craven has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven - Household

Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Craven, Ben RxheadO1200YesMW49MNoKSFarmerFarmOA520
Craven, Pearl MwifeFW50MNoKS
Craven, Geneva FdaughterFW19SNoKS
Craven, VirginiadaughterFW6SYesKS
Smith, LeonardlodgerMW23SNoKSHelperFarmN1520

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Russell “Ben” Craven - Household

Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Craven, BenheadMW59MarKSWK55FarmerFarmO
Craven, PearlwifeFW60MarKSH
Craven, VirginiadaughterFW15NevKSOT