Woodson B. Cravens ²

   Another name for Woodson was Woodrow.⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 7 Jul 1860, Platte Twp, Clay, Misssouri, USA. ⁴
1860 Census Platte Twp, Clay County, MO p. 221, Line 25-29
line 25 - 1531, 1531, J. L. Cravens age 30 Farmer KY
line 26- 1531, 1531, Elizabeth age 28, KY
line 27 - 1531, 1531, Woodrow age 1, MO
line 28 - 1531, 1531, Palitha Belew age 19, KY
line 29 - 1531, 1531, Robert Burton age 17, KY

Platte Twp, Clay County, MO., 17 July 1860, Line 25-29
1860 United States Federal Census
about J L Cravens
Name: J L Cravens
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Platte, Clay, Missouri
Gender: Male
Post Office: Missouri City
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
J L Cravens 30
Elizabeth Cravens 28
Woodrow Cravens 1
Palitha Belew 19
Robert Burton 17

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Platte, Clay, Missouri; Roll: M653_614; Page: 0; Image: 510.

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• Probate: Probate, 1874, , Clay, Missouri, USA. ⁵
Admin is Elizabeth Craven, wife of James L.
admin security is Joel E Grimes, Lafayette Grimes, R. L. Raymond
Children are:
Woodson B.
John B.
Tabitha (Tilla or whatever)
Lidia
James L. (daughter)
Appraisers were:
E. C. Tillman, Lafayette Cravens (may be Grimes, Richard Raymond
appraised value $230.65

• Census, 7 Jun 1880, Platte Twp, Clay, Misssouri, USA. ⁶
page 4, ED 118 Platt Twp, Clay County, MO., 7 June 1880
line 40-78, 81, Craven Elizabeth, w, f, age 49, widowed, keeping house, KY, KY, KY
line 41- Craven Woodson B, w, m, age 20, son, single, farmer, MO, KY, KY
line 42- Craven John B., w, m, age 17, son, single, working farm, MO, KY, KY
line 43- Craven Lidda, w, f, age 10, daughter, single, at school, MO, KY, KY
line 44- Craven Tilla, w, f, age 10, twin daughter, single, at school, MO, KY, KY
line 45- Craven James L., daughter, single, at school, MO, KY, KY

• Census, 7 Jun 1900, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA. ³
Twp 9, Rande 2, Edgemont, Fall River County, SD., 7 June 1900, ED 16, Sheet 5A
line 1 - 108, 110, Craven, Elizabeth, head, w, f, May, 1831, age 69, widowed, 7 born, 5 living, KY, KY, KY
line 2 - " , Woodson B., son, w, m, June 1859, age 40, s, MO, KY, KY
line 3 - " , Lydia, daughter, w, f, Oct, 1870, age 29, s, MO, KY, KY
line 4 - , Harvey, A. Mary, Servant, w, f, Feb, 1979, age 21, MO, MO, MO
line 5 - , Winters, Daniel E., Boarder, w, m, Apr. 1875, age 25, s, NE, NY, OH
line 6 - , Street, George, boarder, w, m, Oct, 1878, age 21, s, IA, IN, IN
line 7 - , Nightingale, Chas F., boarder, w, m, Jan 1879, age 21, s, NE, NY, MO
line 8 - , Craven, James L., daughter, w, f, Nov, 1874, age 25, s, MO, KY, KY
line 9 - , Dalton, Chas D., boarder, w, m, Oct, 1877, age 22, s, IA, IL, IA
line 10 - , Sorenson, Sam R. boarder, w, m, July, 1872, age 27, s, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
line 11 - , Bohne, Eugene, boarder, w, m, Sep, 1877, age 22, s, IL, IL, IL

• Census, 21 Apr 1910, Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, USA. ⁷ 1910 United States Federal Census
about Woodson B Craven
Name: Woodson B Craven
Age in 1910: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Spouse's Name: Ada
Home in 1910: Richmond Ward 3, Madison, Kentucky
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Woodson B Craven 48
Ada Craven 36
21 Apr 1910, line 77-78,
residence 112 Big Hill Ave, 129 145
Ballow, Wm, famile begins on line 84 120 Big Hill AVE

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Richmond Ward 3, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T624_494; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 673.

• Biography, 1915, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA. ¹
[page]522 HISTORY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
…
His [Woodson B. Craven's] parents, James L. and Elizabeth (Ballew) Craven, were both natives of Kentucky, the former born in Jessamine county in 1830 and the latter in Madison county in 1833. The father, who was a farmer and stock-raiser, died in Clay county, Missouri, in 1874. He was very successful in business and during the Civil war he served in the Home Guards in Missouri. He drove the first herd of cattle from Texas to Kansas City. In 1887 his widow removed to Oelrichs, South Dakota, but passed away in Edgemont in 1891....

• Census, 1920, Miami, Dade, Florida, USA. 1920 United States Federal Census
about Woodson C Craven
Name: Woodson C Craven
[Woodson B Craven]
Home in 1920: Miami, Dade, Florida
Age: 56 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Adda E
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 435
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Woodson C Craven 56
Adda E Craven 49
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Miami, Dade, Florida; Roll: T625_216; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 435.

Woodson married Ada E. Pollock in 1904 in Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA.¹ (Ada E. Pollock died after 1932.)