Sketch of the Cravens Family, Warren County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Armon Cravens was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, but removed to
Kentucky in 1776.  He married Abigail Hathaway, of Maryland, and they
had eighteen children, only nine of whom lived to be grown.  Their son
John was a soldier in the War of 1812, and married Elizabeth Burton, 
of Kentucky, by whom he had: James S., Paulina, Permelia, Hudson, 
William, Louisa, John and Louisiana.  Hudson married Virginia Walden,
of Virginia, and settled in Missouri in 1836.  In 1852 he left Missouri
and went to Texas, but was so disatisfied with the country that he did
not unload his wagon.  He came back to Missouri and was satisfied.  
While in Texas he experienced several "northers", and came near freez-
ing to death.  He asserted that his dog was frozen fast in the mud, and
that he had to pile all his bed clothes on his horses to keep them from
freezing.  William Cravens settled in Montgomery County in 1843, and
married Louisa Walden.  James S. and John settled in the same county at
a later date.

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