Cravens, Lamar Mirabeau, 1837-1909

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The son of Jesse Peterson and Lucretia (Curry) Cravens, Lamar Mirabeau Cravens (1837-1909) served as Confederate captain of the First Mississippi Cavalry Regiment’s Company F during the Civil War. In 1861, he married Martha Calfurnia Drake in Noxubee, Mississippi, and the couple had eight children before moving to Texas. Following the war, Cravens operated a farm and other businesses.

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Lamar M. Cravens. Find A Grave. Accessed May 16, 2011. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67947391 .

Cravens Family History. The Tin Type Shop. Accessed May 16, 2011. http://www.thetintypeshop.com/family/Douglas/Surnames/AtoC/CR/Craven/cravenhistory.html .

From the guide to the Cravens, L. M. papers 1946., 1862-[1878], (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

The son of Jesse Peterson and Lucretia (Curry) Cravens, Lamar Mirabeau Cravens (1837-1909) served as Confederate captain of the First Mississippi Cavalry Regiment's Company F during the Civil War.

In 1861, he married Martha Calfurnia Drake in Noxubee, Mississippi, and the couple had eight children before moving to Texas. Following the war, Cravens operated a farm and other businesses.

From the description of Cravens, L. M. Papers, 1862-[1878] (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 761970515

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Birth 1837

Death 1909

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