Cravey Family

This information concerns seven generations of the Cravey family.
1700-2000

 • Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
 • Connections of collateral lines to main lines are indicated by linked names.
 • Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks.
 • Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.
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   Owen, Sr
 |McGreevy|
born: (1691) in north Roscommon County, Ireland
married: (a) _?_ (about 1720)
               (b) Sarah Brown (about 1735)
children: (a) James, Priscilla, Anne, Honour
                (b)
Owen Jr and Hugh
died: (about 1742-1749) in Northampton County, NC
buried:
note: After Owen's death, Sarah Brown Cravey married _?_ Jordan

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   James
(children of Owen Cravey Sr and unknown wife)

born: (prior to 1728) in Northampton County, NC
married: no, but he had an illegitimate daughter
children: Mary Brown
died: (August 26, 1768) in
buried:

   Anne born: (about 173_) in Bertie District, NC
married: Wiley Patrick McCain (about 1750) in NC
children: Robert
died: (before 1768) in NC
buried:
   Honour born: (about 1730) in Bertie District, NC
married: Francis Ellinor (prior to 1749) in Edgecombe County, NC
children: William, Thomas, Francis
died: (after 1770) in Edgecombe County, NC
buried:
   Priscilla born: (about 173_) in Bertie District, NC
married: William Allen (about 174_) in Bertie District, NC
children: Jane (Jean?)
died: (prior to 1768) in NC
buried:
   Owen, Jr
(children of Owen Cravey Sr and Sarah Brown)

born: (about 1736) in Bertie District, NC; planter by trade
married: (a) Celia Johnston (about 1761) in Edgecombe County, NC
               (b) Mary Hines (prior to 1778) in NC
children: (a) Mary and Hugh, Jr
                (b) James, David, William, Benjamin, Sarah, Susannah, Joshua,
Henry
died: (November, 1795) in Edgecombe County, NC
buried:
note: After Owen's death and before 1798, Mary and their children moved to Burke County, GA

Hugh born: (after 1736 and before 1742 ) in NC ( likely moved to SC, TN, or GA)
married: Fanny _?_ ( ) in
children:
died: ()
buried:

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   Mary Brown
(child of James Cravey and unknown)

born: (before 1767) (illegitimate daughter of James Cravey)
married: () in
children:
died: ()
buried:

   Henry, Sr
(children of Owen Cravey Jr and Mary Hines)

born: (1790) in Edgecombe County, NC; moved to FL (1843) then TX (1846)
married: (a) Mary Sapp (prior to 1813) in Burke County, GA?
               (b) Sarah _?_ Leggett (August 2,1835) in Early County, GA
children: (a) Owen W., Elizabeth [Emanuel], Kessiah [Hutto], Thomas, Mary (Polly) [Hooks],
Henry, Jr, Samuel, Richard, Sarah Jane [Bumstead], Paul, Mary Jane [Spillars], Charles W.
                (b) Elizabeth [Drake], William, L. Green, Edward V., Napoleon, Charlton H., Josephine; [several stepchildren by her first husband: Reuben, Jane [Bissonnet]]
died: (about 1862) in Liberty County, TX
buried: in Jefferson County, TX?

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   Henry, Jr
(child of Henry Cravey Sr and Mary Sapp)

born: (September 15, 1825) in Telfair County, GA (JHC gives birthdate as July 15, 1825)
married: Mary Eleanor (Ellen) Holland (January 11, 1849) in Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX
children: Charles H., Sr., Mary Elizabeth, Alexander, John,
Benjamin Franklin, Henry III, Monte, Martha, Melvina, Florida, James, Fletcher, Nellie Elnora
died: (April 23, 1902)
buried: Ingenhuett Ranch (7 miles south of Center Point on Elm Pass Road) in Kerr County, TX

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Charles H., Sr
    (Charley)
(children of Henry Cravey Jr and Mary Eleanor "Ellen" Holland)

born: (February 11, 1850) in Jefferson County, TX
married: Mary A. (Molly) Herrin (January 1, 1874) in Boerne, Kendall County, TX
children: Alzoda, Benjamin Foster, Charles Jr, William, Julia [Insall], Richard, Clarence
died: (February 27, 1910) in Boerne, TX; killed by a stallion
buried: Boerne cemetery, Boerne, Kendall County, TX

   Mary Elizabeth born: (October 18, 1852) in Jefferson County, TX
married: Samuel Brown Patton (January 4, 1872) in Kendall County, TX
children: Polly Ann, John Clifton, Charles H., Thomas Franklin, Warren Samuel, Ellen Sarah, Eddie, Stanley Henry, Jessie James
died: (January 19, 1929) in Kendall County, TX
buried: Boerne cemetery, Boerne, Kendall County, TX
   Alexander A.
     (Alex)
born: (March 30, 1854) in Hardin County, TX
married: Mary E. Meyers (June 30, 1880) in Goliad County, TX?
children: Henry Alexander, Emma, George, Nettie, Johnny
died: (November 28, 1929) in Karnes County, TX
buried: Kenedy, TX
   John
  (Jack)
born: (November 14, 1855) in Hardin County, TX
married: Mary (Polly) Smith (December 17, 1876) in Boerne, Kendall County, TX
children: Henry Marion, Ellen [Archer], Elizabeth [Hand], Jack Jr, Lee, Myrtle, John
died: (November 13, 1888) in Kendall County, TX
buried: Turkey Knob Mountain, Kendall County, TX
   Benjamin Franklin
       (Ben)
born: (May 20, 1857) in Hardin County, TX
married: (a) Nancy Lee V. Smith (March 31, 1880) in Bexar County, TX
               (b) Cora Evelyn Seitz Cowan (August 17, 1901) in Bell County, TX
children: (a) Laura Nancy, Simon (Bud), Pearl Maggie,
Clara, Dovie, Pinky
                (b) Doris plus Clyde Solomon and Katie Alice (children of Cora Evelyn Seitz and Solomon Asa Cowan)
died: (February 16, 1934) in Brady, McCulloch County, TX
buried: Pear Valley cemetery (near Brady), McCulloch County, TX
   Henry Cravey
         (III)
born: (November 5, 1858) in Harris County, TX
married: no
children: no
died: (November 15, 1859) in Harris County, TX; drowned in Buffalo Bayou
buried: Harris County, TX(?)
   Monte
    (Doc)
born: (December 23, 1859) in Harris County, TX
married: Julia Ann Meyer (October 25, 1885) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children: James William (Bill), Fannie Cora, Mattie, Tom Nolie (f), Octavia (Tavia), Ida Edith, Minnie C., Thelma, Aza Mae [Riemenschneider]
died: (September 28, 1905) in San Jacinto County, TX
buried: Colley Creek cemetery in San Jacinto County, TX
   Martha born: (January 10, 1863) in Bosque County, TX
married: Gary F. Davis (February 21, 1884) in Boerne, Kendall County, TX
children: Minnie Lee, Effie, Oran
died: (July 11, 1956) in Boerne, Kendall County, TX
buried: Boerne cemetery, Boerne, Kendall County, TX
   Melvina
     (Viney)
born: (May 20, 1867) on Honey Creek near Bulverde, Comal County, TX
married: Andrew Milhouse Potter (June 23, 1885) in Boerne, Kendall County, TX
children: Willie, Addie, John (Buster), Nora, Ellen, Andrew Louis, Gerald Vane
died: (January 29, 1937) in Boerne, Kendall County, TX
buried: Boerne cemetery, Boerne, Kendall County, TX
   Florida
    (Florie)
born: (January 18, 1870) on Honey Creek near Bulverde, Comal County, TX
married: (a) August Robert McKinney (October 17, 1893) in Kerr County, TX
               (b) Charles Hines Cravey (March 4, 1903) in San Jacinto County, TX
children: (a) Mary Elizabeth (Dudie) and August Robert
                (b) none (?)
died: (October 26, 1952) in Rusk County, TX
buried: New London, TX
note: Her second husband was the son of Henry and Sarah Cravey, half-brother of her father!
   James
    (Jim)
born: (March 8, 1872) in Comal County, TX
married: May Belle Stevens (February 10, 1897) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children: George Richard, Lester John, Raymond James, Gladys May, Baby May, Lura Belle
died: (June 16, 1918) while arresting a thief in Taylor, Williams County, TX
buried: Bandera cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
note: Clara Cravey was listed as a niece in this family on the 1910 census in Bandera County, TX.
   Fletcher born: (May 23, 1874) in Comal County, TX
married: Eva Lena Stevens (November 20, 1894) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children: Myrtle Forest, Viola Ray, Maude Margaret, Douglas Gus, Louis Fletcher (Louie), Katherine Loneta (Katie)
died: (September 9, 1945) in Caldwell County, TX
buried: Pipe Cree cemetery, Pipe Creek, TX
   Nellie Elnora
      (Nellie)
born: (December 31, 1877) in Comal County, TX
married: John Hayes Crain (May 21, 1894) in Kerrville, Kerr County, TX
children: Arawell A., John Alle, Audrey (Audie), Willie Mae (Bill), Verna, Bert, Harold (Kike), R. L. (Tonk), Clara Dollie, Tommie, Jack Howard, Otis (Pete), Arthur Lee
died: (April 15, 1964)
buried: Wallace Creek cemetery, San Saba County, TX

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   Laura Nancy
(children of Benjamin Franklin Cravey and Nancy Lee V. Smith)

born: (July 28, 1881) in
married: Walter Lee (Bud) Causey (May 31, 1900) in
children: Will Richard (Willie), Bennie Lee (Bud), Asa Lea Martha, Maggie Pearl
died: (January 2, 1915)
buried: Boerne cemetery, Boerne, TX

   Simon
    (Bud)
born: (February 26, 1884) in
married: (a) Julie L. Graves (April 29, 1912) in
               (b) Leatha Lea Hobbs (1914) in Bexar County, TX
children: (a) infant (born and died September 17, 1912)
                (b) Simon, Clinton, Melvin, Ruby Pearl, Clifford, Mary Lea, Ray, Bennie
died: (September 19, 1945)
buried: Bergheim cemetery, Bergheim, TX
   Pearl Maggie born: (September 22, 1887) in
married: Harrison Posey (October 8, 1918) in Bandera, TX
children: Bertice Esther [Burrhus] and Vivian Harrison
died: (May 17, 1983) in McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX
buried: in McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX
   Clara born: (December 4, 1889) in Dripping Springs, Blanco County, TX
married: (a)
Chester Lee Robison (December 26, 1911) in Bandera County, TX
                (b) Arthur Elmo Collins (May 5, 1917) in
children: (a)
Howard Lee
                (b) Clara Belle, Faye Lorraine, Eunice Thelma Pearl, and step-daughter [Willa Mae "Billie" Collins]
died: (June 20, 1979) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX
buried: San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
   Dovie born: (December 5, 1891) in
married: no
children: no
died: (1892)
buried: Pipe Creek cemetery, Pipe Creek, TX
   Pinkie born: (March 4, 1893) in
married: no
children: no
died: (December 22, 1897); diptheria?
buried: Pipe Creek cemetery, Pipe Creek, TX
   Doris
(children of Benjamin Franklin Cravey and Cora Seitz)

born: (September 16, 19__) in Dallas, Dallas County, TX
married: (a) H. L. Trigg (March 9, 1930) in
               (b) Clyde Martin (1935) in
               (c) Elliott Merrel Eaton (January 17, 1948) in
children: (a) Mary Gale
                (b) Bobbie Nell
                (c) no
died:
buried:

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