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Jesse Bryan Cravens

Male 1907 - 1985  (77 years)


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  • Name Jesse Bryan Cravens 
    Born 24 Oct 1907  Fostoria, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Feb 1985  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 4 Feb 1985  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3089  Rossville
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2019 

    Father John Charles Cravens,   b. 1866,   d. 30 Aug 1951  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Artamesha Hoig Cravens 
    Family ID F1506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Margurite Jackson Cravens,   b. 14 Jun 1911, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1997, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1928  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Virginia Cravens Taylor
     2. Patricia Cravens Gibson
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2016 15:41:32 
    Family ID F1507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Oct 1907 - Fostoria, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Cravens, Jesse
    Obituary- Cravens, Jesse
    Jesse Bryan Cravens
    Jesse Bryan Cravens, 77, 2141 Jewell, died Saturday, Feb. 2, at a Topeka nursing home.
    He retired from the Topeka Police Department as lieutenant of detec¬tives in 1958 after 23 years of ser¬vice, and later served as bailiff of the Second Division Court from 1962 to 1970. He had lived in Topeka most of his life.
    Mr. Cravens was born Oct. 24, 1907, in Fostoria, the son of John Charles and Artamesha Hoig Cra¬vens. He married Minnie M. Jackson on Jan. 28, 1928, in Topeka. She survives at the home.
    Other survivors include two daughters, Virginia Taylor and Patricia Gibson, both of Arkansas City; eight grandchildren; and six great¬grandchildren.
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Mon¬day at Davidson Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Rossville Ceme¬tery. Mr. Cravens will lie in state at the funeral home from 2 p.m. today until service time.