Russell Merlin Craven JrAge: 80 years1934–2014
- Name
- Russell Merlin Craven Jr
- Given names
- Russell Merlin
- Surname
- Craven
- Name suffix
- Jr
 Birth | July 20, 1934 21 21 |
 Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 5 years) |
 Birth of a brother | James Bennett Craven December 29, 1941 (Age 7 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 |
| Census | May 15, 1950 (Age 15 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Emeline Cope 1959 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Thomas Crider August 15, 1968 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Pearl Troutman September 24, 1968 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Bennett 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 father | Russell Merlin Craven June 6, 1982 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ora Mae Crider June 20, 2001 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Bennett Craven July 10, 2005 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | November 30, 2014 (Age 80 years) |
| Obituary | Russell Merlin Craven Obituary and Family Listing December 1, 2014 (1 day after death) |
 Burial | Note: Burial Details Unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Russell Merlin Craven Birth: December 27, 1912 21 23 — Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: June 6, 1982 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Ora Mae Crider Birth: September 21, 1912 31 31 — Morgan, Bosque, Texas, United States Death: June 20, 2001 — Oxford, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| himself |
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 younger brother |
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 |
| sister |
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Russell Merlin Craven Jr has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Max Alonzo Walton + Dorothy Pearl Craven
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Parents Leonard Allen Smith + Geneva Fern Craven
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Parents Arthur William “Pete” Swanson + Virginia Lee Craven
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Mother's family (0)
| 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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| Burial | Burial Details Unknown |