CRAVER
 
 
Descendants of Louis (Ludwig) Craver
 
Generation No. 1

1.  LOUIS (LUDWIG)1 CRAVER was born 1807 in Oeldorf, Baden, Germany, and died 22 March 1873 in Carrolltown, Cambria, PA.  He married (1) KATHRINE BLACK.  He married (2) MARGARET WOLFE.
 
Children of LOUIS CRAVER and MARGARET WOLFE are:
    2. i. MARY2 CRAVER, b. Abt. 1843, PA.
    3. ii. LOUIS CRAVER, b. 14 December 1846, Cambria Co., PA; d. 05 January 1900.
    4. iii. JOSEPH CRAVER, b. 14 February 1848, Cambria County, PA; d. 01 May 1919, 219 Truslow Street, Charleston, Kanawha, WV.
     iv. FLORENCE CRAVER, b. Abt. 1853, PA; m. SHANK.
     v. THOMAS CRAVER, b. Abt. 1856, PA; m. ANGELICA.
 
Children of LOUIS CRAVER and KATHRINE BLACK are:
     vi. CATHERINE (SISTER PLACIDA)2 CRAVER, b. 28 May 1835, PA; d. St. Joseph's Convent, St. Mary's, Elk County, PA.
     vii. AUGUSTUS CRAVER, b. Abt. 1833; d. 1905, Cherry Tree, PA.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  MARY2 CRAVER (LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born Abt. 1843 in PA.  She married NICHOLAS SEYMORE.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and NICHOLAS SEYMORE are:
     i. NICHOLAS3 SEYMORE.
     ii. CHRISTINA SEYMORE.

3.  LOUIS2 CRAVER (LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 14 December 1846 in Cambria Co., PA, and died 05 January 1900.  He married THERESA C.
 
Children of LOUIS CRAVER and THERESA C are:
     i. DEMETRIUS A.3 CRAVER, b. 17 June 1877; d. 09 October 1893.
     ii. INFANT CRAVER, b. 27 December 1891; d. 31 December 1891, PA.

4.  JOSEPH2 CRAVER (LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 14 February 1848 in Cambria County, PA, and died 01 May 1919 in 219 Truslow Street, Charleston, Kanawha, WV.  He married ANISE SOPHIA GLASS1 18 February 1872 in St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Carrolltown, PA, daughter of JOHN GLASS and MARY GIBSON.
 
Children of JOSEPH CRAVER and ANISE GLASS are:
    5. i. MARY CHARLOTTA CECELIA3 CRAVER, b. 15 December 1874, Carrolltown, Cambria, PA; d. 02 February 1910.
    6. ii. MARY EMILY ADELAIDE CRAVER, b. 08 June 1877, Carrolltown, Cambria, PA; d. 23 April 1963.
    7. iii. MARY PEARL CRAVER, b. 07 September 1879, Breath Farm, Cambria, PA; d. 10 May 1956, Charleston, Kanawha, WV.
    8. iv. MARY GERTRUDE CRAVER, b. 08 April 1882, Ashville, Cambria, PA; d. 19 February 1960, Charleston, Kanawha, WV.
    9. v. MARY BERTHA-GRAYCE CRAVER, b. 27 March 1884, Ronceverte, Greenbrier, WV; d. 03 February 1962.
    10. vi. MARY FRANCIS MAY CRAVER, b. 01 May 1887, Ronceverte, Greenbrier, WV; d. 10 February 1954.
    11. vii. MARY NINA CRAVER, b. 21 May 1889, Ronceverte, Greenbrier, WV; d. 23 October 1973, Kanawha County, WV.
     viii. MARY OLIVE CRAVER, b. 01 June 1892, Iron Gate, Allegheny, VA; d. 22 January 1970, Milton, WV; m. (1) WARREN CUNNINGHAM, 25 May 1913; m. (2) GEORGE HENRY CUSTER, 14 February 1952.
    12. ix. MARY EVELYN CRAVER, b. 22 March 1900, Hendricks, Tucker, WV; d. 02 December 1968, Charleston, Kanawha, WV.
 

Generation No. 3

5.  MARY CHARLOTTA CECELIA3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 15 December 1874 in Carrolltown, Cambria, PA, and died 02 February 1910.  She married JAMES KIRKPATRICK 09 January 1905 in St. Benedict's Church, Carrolltown, Cambria, PA.
 
Child of MARY CRAVER and JAMES KIRKPATRICK is:
           i. PHYLISS MARIE4 KIRKPATRICK, b. 20 January 1910; m. JOHN MCGOUGH, 1927.

6.  MARY EMILY ADELAIDE3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 08 June 1877 in Carrolltown, Cambria, PA, and died 23 April 1963.  She married ROBERT JACKSON BLACKHART 15 April 1903 in Hendricks, Tucker, WV.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and ROBERT BLACKHART are:
     i. INFANT4 BLACKHART, b. 04 July 1904; d. 04 July 1904.
     ii. HARRY JOSEPH WESELEY BLACKHART, b. 02 January 1906, Brooklyn Heights, WV; d. 19 July 1938; m. VIRGINIA, 1930.
     iii. NEDRA MAY JOSEPHINE BLACKHART, b. 07 May 1907, Hendricks, Tucker, WV; m. OSCAR WOOD, 1925.
     iv. MARGARET RUBY BLACKHART, m. FRANK IMES.
     v. MARIAN AGNES BLACKHART
     vi. ROBERT GALE BLACKHART, b. 09 June 1914, Georgetown, South Carolina; d. 23 November 1982.

  7.  MARY PEARL3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 07 September 1879 in Breath Farm, Cambria, PA, and died 10 May 1956 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV.  She married HARRY MACK HICKMAN 22 June 1903 in Thomas, Tucker, WV.
 
Child of MARY CRAVER and HARRY HICKMAN is:
      i. INFANT4 HICKMAN, b. 27 May 1904; d. 27 May 1904.

  8.  MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 08 April 1882 in Ashville, Cambria, PA2, and died 19 February 1960 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV3.  She married GEORGE WILLIAM SPANIOL 06 February 1915 in Davis, Tucker, WV4, son of JOHN SPANIOL and CATHERINE WANNER.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and GEORGE SPANIOL are:
    13. i. GEORGE WILLIAM4 SPANIOL, b. 24 December 1915, Hendricks, Tucker, WV; d. 03 May 1984, Charleston, Kanawha, WV.
    14. ii. JOHN JOSEPH SPANIOL
 iii. CHARLES EUGENE SPANIOL
    15. iv. RITA ELOISE SPANIOL, b. 13 January 1924, Charleston, Kanawha, WV; d. 30 April 1968, Houston, Texas.

  9.  MARY BERTHA-GRAYCE3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 27 March 1884 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, WV, and died 03 February 1962.  She married EDWARD AUGUSTUS SCHOOLFIELD 09 September 1907 in Hendricks, Tucker, WV.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and EDWARD SCHOOLFIELD are:
     i. EDWARD JOSEPH4 SCHOOLFIELD, b. 10 July 1908, Baltimore, MD; d. 14 July 1908.
     ii. EDWARD AUGUSTUS SCHOOLFIELD, b. 19 October 1909; d. 18 March 1995, Maryland; m. HELEN DUNN, 06 April 1936.
    16. iii. GERTRUDE LOUISE SCHOOLFIELD
     iv. FRANK CRAVER SCHOOLFIELD, b. 22 June 1912, Baltimore, MD; d. 07 November 1916.
     v. HUGH ANTHONY SCHOOLFIELD, b. 11 August 1913, Baltimore, MD; d. 09 September 1992; m. AGNES WHITHEAD.
     vi. CHARLES SCHOOLFIELD.
     vii. GRAYCE SCHOOLFIELD, b. 1921; d. 1986.

10.  MARY FRANCIS MAY3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 01 May 1887 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, WV, and died 10 February 1954.  She married (1) EUGENE SAMUEL RADCLIFFE 09 September 1907.  She married (2) CLARENCE W. WILLIAMS 14 July 1919.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and EUGENE RADCLIFFE are:
     i. SAMUEL DUANE4 RADCLIFFE, b. 1908; d. 1970; m. GEORGIA.
    17. ii. GRAYCE ELIZABETH RADCLIFFE, b. 24 October 1909, MD; d. October 1978.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and CLARENCE WILLIAMS are:
     iii. EUGENE4 WILLIAMS.
     iv. WARREN WILLIAMS.

  11.  MARY NINA3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 21 May 1889 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, WV, and died 23 October 1973 in Kanawha County, WV.  She married JOHN RICHARD SHERIDAN 11 June 1924 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and JOHN SHERIDAN are:
     i. INFANT4 SHERIDAN, b. 21 March 1925, Charleston, Kanawha, WV; d. 21 March 1925.
     ii. JOSEPH CRAVER SHERIDAN, b. 17 June 1926, Charleston, Kanawha, WV; d. 03 August 1982; m. MATTALIA CALES, June 1952.
     iii. MARY ANN SHERIDAN, b. 26 December 1928, Charleston, Kanawha, WV; d. 26 February 1930.

12.  MARY EVELYN3 CRAVER (JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 22 March 1900 in Hendricks, Tucker, WV, and died 02 December 1968 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV.  She married (1) LEO EIBERT GEE 20 June 1921 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV.  She married (2) FRANK LEO MCSORLEY 21 June 1931 in Ashland, KY.
 
Children of MARY CRAVER and LEO GEE are:
     i. PHILIP EIBERT4 GEE, m. FRANCES SULLIVAN
     ii. BRADLEY EIBERT PAUL GEE, m. MARGARET ANN WOODALL
 
Child of MARY CRAVER and FRANK MCSORLEY is:
           iii. PATRICIA SUSAN4 McSORLEY
 

Generation No. 4

13.  GEORGE WILLIAM4 SPANIOL (MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 24 December 1915 in Hendricks, Tucker, WV, and died 03 May 1984 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV.  He married (1) ODELL HUNTER.  He married (2) MARY FRANCES EAKIN 23 January 1937, daughter of JOHN WARD and MARY CRAIG.
 
Children of GEORGE SPANIOL and MARY EAKIN are:
    i. JOHN WARD5 SPANIOL
    18. ii. WILLIAM JOSEPH SPANIOL
    19. iii. GEORGE CRAIG SPANIOL
     iv. RAYMOND KING SPANIOL

  14.  JOHN JOSEPH4 SPANIOL (MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married BEATRICE INEZ SKIDMORE, daughter of JOHN SKIDMORE and MARY RUTHERFORD.
 
Children of JOHN SPANIOL and BEATRICE SKIDMORE are:
    20. i. MARY ELIZABETH5 SPANIOL
    21. ii. NANCY JO SPANIOL
    22. iii. LOUISE GERTRUDE SPANIOL

  15.  RITA ELOISE4 SPANIOL (MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 13 January 1924 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV, and died 30 April 1968 in Houston, Texas.  She married RICHARD ESTILLE H. RAY 16 November 1957 in Charleston, Kanawha, WV, son of DAVID ESTILE RAY.
 
Children of RITA SPANIOL and RICHARD RAY are:
    23. i. REX ESTILLE CLARENCE5 RAY
    24. ii. RICHARD EUGENE DAVID RAY
     iii. RENE ELOISE GERTRUDE RAY
     iv. ROY EDGAR ALLEN RAY, b. 07 April 1961, South Charleston, Kanawha, WV; d. 06 June 1983, Texas5.
     v. RUSSEL ERIC RAY
    25. vi. RENITA ELAINE BENICE RAY

  16.  GERTRUDE LOUISE4 SCHOOLFIELD (MARY BERTHA-GRAYCE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 21 April 1911 in Baltimore, MD.  She married WALTER AUGUSTINE 23 October 1946.
 
Children of GERTRUDE SCHOOLFIELD and WALTER AUGUSTINE are:
     i. DOUGLAS5 AUGUSTINE.
     ii. JANET AUGUSTINE
     iii. PHILIP AUGUSTINE

17.  GRAYCE ELIZABETH4 RADCLIFFE (MARY FRANCIS MAY3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 24 October 1909 in MD, and died October 1978.  She married JOHN HENRY NEUMAN.
 
Children of GRAYCE RADCLIFFE and JOHN NEUMAN are:
    26. i. JOHN HENRY5 NEUMAN, JR., b. 28 January 1939, MD; d. 03 June 1995.
    27. ii. JUDITH RADCLIFFE NEUMAN
    28. iii. MARY BETH CASSIDY NEUMAN

 

Generation No. 5

18.  WILLIAM JOSEPH5 SPANIOL (GEORGE WILLIAM4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married VICTORIA HAN.
 
Children of WILLIAM SPANIOL and VICTORIA HAN are:
     i. MARK CHRISTOPHER6 SPANIOL
     ii. ANDREW GREGORY SPANIOL

  19.  GEORGE CRAIG5 SPANIOL (GEORGE WILLIAM4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) married WANDA IRENE STOVER.
 
Children of GEORGE SPANIOL and WANDA STOVER are:
    29. i. MARY FRANCES6 SPANIOL
    ii. GEORGE CRAIG SPANIOL, JR.
    iii. MICHAEL DAVID SPANIOL

  20.  MARY ELIZABETH5 SPANIOL (JOHN JOSEPH4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) married THOMAS HOWARD GLASS, JR., son of THOMAS GLASS and MARGARET GILLESPIE.
 
Children of MARY SPANIOL and THOMAS GLASS are:
    30. i. JOHN THOMAS6 GLASS
     ii. ROXANNA LEA GLASS, b. 25 June 1969, Huntington, Cabell, WV; d. 06 October 1995, Manhattan, New York City, New York.
    31. iii. KATHERINE JANE GLASS
     iv. JAMES SPANIOL GLASS
     v. SARA ELIZABETH GLASS, m. PHILIP KEITH FARLEY
     vi. PETER MICAJAH GLASS
     vii. AMINDA SUE GLASS
     viii. JOSHUA MICHAEL GLASS

  21.  NANCY JO5 SPANIOL (JOHN JOSEPH4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married JAMES JARRELL PETERS, son of ALVIS PETERS and ELIZABETH RICHARDSON.
 
Children of NANCY SPANIOL and JAMES PETERS are:
     i. MICHELLE KATHARINA6 PETERS
     ii. MEGAN RUTHERFORD PETERS
     iii. ERIN ELIZABETH PETERS

  22.  LOUISE GERTRUDE5 SPANIOL (JOHN JOSEPH4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married (1) LAURENCE WILLIAM JONES (deceased), son of WILLIAM JONES and EVA SCARBRO.  She married (2) TERRY HILL.
 
Children of LOUISE SPANIOL and LAURENCE JONES are:
     i. MICHAEL SCOTT6 JONES WV.
     ii. TODD FORREST JONES

  23.  REX ESTILLE CLARENCE5 RAY (RITA ELOISE4 SPANIOL, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married DARLINE RUBY THOMPSON.
 
Children of REX RAY and DARLINE THOMPSON are:
     i. ROBBIN ELAINE SHARON6 RAY
     ii. RHONDA ELIZABETH RAY

  24.  RICHARD EUGENE DAVID5 RAY (RITA ELOISE4 SPANIOL, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) married SHERRY STONE.
 
Children of RICHARD RAY and SHERRY STONE are:
     i. KELSEY ANN6 RAY
     ii. DUSTIN JAMES RAY

  25.  RENITA ELAINE BENICE5 RAY (RITA ELOISE4 SPANIOL, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married WILLIAM H. DUBOIS.
 
Children of RENITA RAY and WILLIAM DUBOIS are:
     i. ANTHONY ROBERT JAMES6 DUBOIS
     ii. NICOLE MARIE ELIZABETH DUBOIS

  26.  JOHN HENRY5 NEUMAN, JR. (GRAYCE ELIZABETH4 RADCLIFFE, MARY FRANCIS MAY3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 28 January 1939 in MD, and died 03 June 1995.  He married DIANE CLIFFORD.
 
Children of JOHN NEUMAN and DIANE CLIFFORD are:
    32. i. JAY PHILIP6 NEUMAN
     ii. LESLIE ANNE NEUMAN
     iii. LAURA ANNE NEUMAN
     iv. JOHN STUART NEUMAN
     v. NEIL WILLIAM NEUMAN

 27.  JUDITH RADCLIFFE5 NEUMAN (GRAYCE ELIZABETH4 RADCLIFFE, MARY FRANCIS MAY3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married RONALD HENRY GRIMM.
 
Children of JUDITH NEUMAN and RONALD GRIMM are:
     i. JENNIFER ELLEN6 GRIMM
     ii. HENRY CHRISTOPHER GRIMM

  28.  MARY BETH CASSIDY5 NEUMAN (GRAYCE ELIZABETH4 RADCLIFFE, MARY FRANCIS MAY3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) was born 1944.  She married WILLIAM LEE WILSON.
 
Children of MARY NEUMAN and WILLIAM WILSON are:
     i. ELEANOR LYELL6 WILSON,  m. BRIAN KEITH SCHIMKE.
     ii. ELIZABETH RADCLIFFE WILSON, m. WILLIAM PATRICK WILSON.
 

Generation No. 6

29.  MARY FRANCES6 SPANIOL (GEORGE CRAIG5, GEORGE WILLIAM4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) married RONNIE HARVEY.
 
Child of MARY SPANIOL and RONNIE HARVEY is:
           i. ADAM LEE7 HARVEY

30.  JOHN THOMAS6 GLASS (MARY ELIZABETH5 SPANIOL, JOHN JOSEPH4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married JEANNE CECELIA KELLY, daughter of JOHN KELLY and JEANNE NICHOLSON.
 
Children of JOHN GLASS and JEANNE KELLY are:
     i. JOSEPH HOWARD7 GLASS
     ii. RUTH EVE GLASS
     iii. ANDREW DAVID GLASS
     iv. RICHARD JACOB GLASS
     v. JOHN THOMAS GLASS, JR

  31.  KATHERINE JANE6 GLASS (MARY ELIZABETH5 SPANIOL, JOHN JOSEPH4, MARY GERTRUDE3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1)  married WALTER LUTHER WAYBRIGHT, son of FLOYD WAYBRIGHT and NELLIE FRYMYER.
 
Children of KATHERINE GLASS and WALTER WAYBRIGHT are:
    i. JACOB NATHANIEL7 WAYBRIGHT
    ii. EMMA ROXANNE WAYBRIGHT
 
 32.  JAY PHILIP6 NEUMAN (JOHN HENRY5, GRAYCE ELIZABETH4 RADCLIFFE, MARY FRANCIS MAY3 CRAVER, JOSEPH2, LOUIS (LUDWIG)1) married VIKKI MAZZA.
 
Children of JAY NEUMAN and VIKKI MAZZA are:
     i. ALLYSON DANIELLE7 NEUMAN
     ii. KYLE PHILIP NEUMAN
 

Endnotes

1.  Records of Mary Gertrude Craver Spaniol, dau. of Annis Glass.
2.  Mary Craver Spaniol's journal
3.  Mary Spaniol Glass
4.  Mary Craver Spaniol's journal
5.  Renita Ray.

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Bands of Tucker County (Craver Sisters Band)