Marion Co., - Bibles - JAMES PHILIP CRAVER *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dot Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Page 3. Our line is that of JAMES PHILIP CRAVER, born 22 Dec 1844 Harris Co GA, died 25 June 1906 bur Liberty Cemetery, Harleton, TX. He married Nancy Ann Elizabeth Ragon born 9 Dec 1859 Harrison Co TX, died 30 Jan 1931 Harleton, TX, bur in Liberty Cemetery, Harleton. She was the daughter of Benjamin C. Ragon and M.A.Oney. James Philip Craver and Nancy Ann Elizabeth Ragon were married 31 Dec 1873 in Harleton at the Ragon home, witnessed by A.M.Wright and B.C. Ragon with W.W.Sell performing the ceremony. As a note of interest, B.C.Ragon was married 4 times. He was born 10 Sept 1822, died 9 Sept 1891, and is buried in Liberty Cemetery. Another interesting note is the spelling of the name RAGON. It was sometimes spelled "Ragan". Even in the family itself the 2 different spellings occurred. It has also been spelled "Reagan". James Philip Craver was in the Civil War with his brothers John Martin Craver and Alexander Rowan Craver (called "Roan"). He enlisted at Jefferson, TX on 20 Dec 1862 as a private in Co D, 15 Reg TX Cav 32nd Reg Tex Cav and served until mustered out 7 Nov 1864 at Demopolis, Alabama, with mustering out pay of $106 paid him by Maj W.C.Butler, Quartermaster CSA. (The compiler of this history, Dorothy Craver, has copies of letters written by James Philip Craver during his Civil War duty.) A beautiful tribute to him was published in a magazine "Confederate Veteran", which states among other facts that at Kennesaw Mountain he was shot through the right lung and one rib was taken out. He was believed to be dead and was taken to the dead house where he remained all night. The next morning he was discovered to be alive and was taken to a hospital where he suffered for many weeks but recovered and returned to his command.