Ethel Florence (Taylor) Craven (1906 - 1993)

Born 9 Jun 1906 in Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington, USA

Wife of Samuel Lawrence Craven — married 19 Apr 1924 in Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington, United States

Descendants

Died 14 May 1993 at age 86 in Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington, USA

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Biography

Ethel (Taylor) Craven is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Roslyn, Washington One Place Study.

Ethel Florence Taylor was born on 9 Jun 1906 in Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington, USA, daughter of Harriet (Jackson) Williams.

1. Ethel's first husband was Unknown McClain before 1922.

2. Ethel married Samuel Lawrence Craven on 19 Apr 1924 in Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington^[1][2].

Ethel's children were:

• Leola Mae (McClain) Woffort
• Beulah Vivian (Craven) Hart
• Gertrude Faye (Craven) Hightower
• Harriet Joyce (Craven) Hawkins
• Linda Lee (Craven) Cornelius
• Georgia Frances Craven
• Louella Zelma (Craven) Jefferson
• Iona R Craven
• Ethel F (Craven) Sweet
• Samuel Fredrick Craven
• Wesley D Craven
• William Amos Craven
• Nathaniel G Craven.

Ethel died on 14 May 1993 in Roslyn aged 86. She is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Roslyn.^[3][4]

The Craven family of Roslyn

Roslyn’s Black Pioneers

• Unearthing a History 1/4
  • Pioneering Spirit 2/4
    • Stores and School in Roslyn 3/4
      • Remembering Harriet Joyce (Craven) Hawkins 4/4

The Cravens of Roslyn
A man. And his brother. And a cemetery. The intertwining relationship between the three is the backdrop of history being made in the tiny town of Roslyn, Wa.
The Cravens are my Heroes.
https://www.facebook.com/EricJohnsonKOMO/videos/510969380071461/

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013"
   Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2378 #97040141 (accessed 16 November 2022)
   Ethel F McClain (17) marriage to Sam Cravins on 19 Apr 1924 in Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington, USA.
2. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Morning News Tribune; Publication Date: 19 May 1993; Publication Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/738436050/?article=afe967a4-5e0b-4318-b885-6bf31ee5b33b&focus=0.71964,0.17552014,0.96313256,0.31996867&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #1199017924 (accessed 17 November 2022)
   Name: Ethel Florence Craves; Gender: Female; Death Age: 86; Birth Date: 1906; Birth Place: Roslyn Kittitas County; Marriage Date: 1924; Death Date: abt 1992; Obituary Date: 19 May 1993; Obituary Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; Newspaper Title: Morning News Tribune; Spouse: Samuel Lawrence Craven.
3. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #42156176 (accessed 16 November 2022)
   Name: Ethel Florence Craven [Ethel F Craven] [Ethel Florence Williams]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 9 Jun 1906; Birth Place: Roslyn Kitti, Washington; Death Date: 14 May 1993; Father: Dave C Williams; Mother: Harreit Jackson; Notes: 28 Aug 1972: Name listed as ETHEL FLORENCE CRAVEN; 21 May 1993: Name listed as ETHEL F CRAVEN.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #42921938 (accessed 16 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Ethel F Williams Craven (9 Jun 1906-14 May 1993), citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Earl Munday (contributor 46874433).

• Certificate of Marriage, Sam Cravins and Ethel McClain, Kittitas County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1891-2005, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/D7231A979095250EC5DA9704973BAC38 , accessed 9 Mar 2023
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Roslyn Ward 2, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: T624_1663; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1375676
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #170698916 (accessed 17 November 2022)
  Ethel T Taylor (3), single boarder, in household of Thomas Howard (40) in Roslyn Ward 2, Kittitas, Washington, USA. Born in Washington.
  Thomas Howard 40, servant Harriett Taylor 38, boarder Nellie M Taylor 8, boarder Ethel T. Taylor 3, lodger Maud Collier 37.
• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Roslyn Ward 2, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: T625_1932; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 84
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #13693241 (accessed 17 November 2022)
  Ethel Williams (13), single daughter, in household of Harriet Williams (47) in Roslyn Ward 2, Kittitas, Washington. Born in Washington.
  Harriet Williams 47, daughter Lillie Williams 18, daughter Ethel Williams 13, daughter Vivian Williams 9.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 2A, line 28, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2506; FHL microfilm 2,342,240.
  FamilySearch Record: XC3K-8FD (accessed 17 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RCF-4KK Image number 01014
  Ethel Cravens (24), wife, in household of Sam Cravens (35) in Roslyn, Kittitas, Washington, United States. Born in Washington.
  Sam Cravens 35, wife Ethel Cravens 24, daughter Leola Cravens 8, daughter Beulah Cravens 4, daughter Gertrude Cravens 3, daughter Joice Cravens 2, daughter Jimmy Cravens 0, sister-in-law Dorthy Howard 19, nephew Stanley Howard 1.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing enumeration district (ED) 19-24, sheet 1B, line 53, family 20, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4349.
  FamilySearch Record: K9SM-7WW (accessed 17 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MB-17HB
  Ethel F Cravens (33), wife, in household of Samuel L Cravens (44) in Roslyn Ward 1 Election Precinct 1, Kittitas, Washington, United States. Born in Washington.
  Samuel L Cravens 44, wife Ethel F Cravens 33, daughter Leola M Cravens 17, daughter Buela V Cravens 14, daughter Gertrude T Cravens 13, daughter Joyce H Cravens 11, daughter Jamie Lee Cravens 10, daughter Lewella R Cravens 7, daughter Iona R Cravens 6, daughter Ethel F Cravens 4, son Samuel T Cravens 3, son Wesley D Cravens 2, son William A Cravens 1, son Nathaniel G Cravens 0.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Roslyn, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: 5872; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 19-10
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #67231629 (accessed 17 November 2022)
  Ethel F Craven (43), wife, in household of Samuel L Craven (54) in Roslyn, Kittitas, Washington, USA. Born in Washington.
  Samuel L Craven 54, wife Ethel F Craven 43, daughter Jimmie L Craven 20, daughter Lauella Z Craven 17, daughter Iona R Craven 16, daughter Ethel F Craven 14, son Samuel F Craven 13, son Wesley D Craven 12, son William A Craven 11, son Nathaniel G Craven 10, granddaughter Geraldine Ford 7, granddaughter Lena Webb 5, lodger Clara D Johnson 61, grandson Robert L Hobbs 0, lodger Margie Artego 58.

See also:

• Mount Olivet Cemetery, Roslyn, Washington - known burials category
• MT. OLIVET (AFRICAN AMERICAN) Roslyn, Washington