Jane Cravey^{[1, 2]}

1829 - 1912  (83 years)

• Name	Jane Cravey
  Born	Jul 03, 1829	Georgia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	Jul 11, 1912	Hardin county, Texas, USA
  Buried	Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA   [3]
  Notes	Her granddaughter, Jessie Wiess Whittington, said she learned the Bible at her grandmother's knee. handwritten notes from my grandmother, Jessie Wiess Whittington  ... some garbled     "Henry O'Cravey or Cravey -- came to Georgia in somewhere about 1790 or before -- he was serving as a slave overseer for a Georgia planter by the name of Sapp.  I do not know his first name, or the exact location of the Sapp plantation.  Could have been near or in what is now Savanna, GA or Atlanta, but I somehow feel that Savannah is the more likely place.  While Henry was so employed as slave overseer, he fell in love with the boss' daughter, Mary Sapp.  They finally eloped together and lived in the woods out of reach of Mary's father, who had certainly not planned for his daughter to marry a penniless immigrant Irishman.  Mr. Sapp, who was very angry, hunted his daughter and her husband for two weeks -- with his Negro body servant riding with him to carry the muzzle loading rifle.  The body servant, when told to load the rifle always spit in the firing pan, so that the rifle would not fire.  Finally Henry O'Cravey and Mary settled in a small home, and she ventured home to get her clothes. Her father does not speak to her at this time.  Later, Papa Sapp decides to go see how Mary is making out.  He found Mary rubbing out her wash at a tub, which slaves had always done for at her father's house, so he goes home and sends eight Negro slaves over to take care of Mary. When Henry came home he took an ox whip and ran the slaves off.  But later he bought slaves of his own.  He made quite a fortune moving across the South buying and selling abandoned homesteads, and renovating and reselling these plantations.  He and his Mary had a large family.  My grandmother, Jane O'Cravey was one of Henry O'Cravey's youngest daughters, born about 1820-26, died 1912 somewhere near that.  There were about six daughters and six or seven sons -- and then Mary died."     "After that, Henry O'Cravey immigrated across the Mississippi River across Louisiana on their way to East Texas.  On crossing the Mississippi on a ferry, my grandmother said there were two mules carrying the gold on the way to Texas.  By now Henry is getting up in years but, in Texas, he remarries a widow with two children and there are two or three more children born to old Henry and his new wife.  I do not know her name, but one of the half brothers was named Charlton O'Cravey -- so there must have been 16 or more children of this Irishman Henry O'Cravey.  He last settled at a place now called Old Hardin a few miles West of Kountze Texas in Hardin County.  His great reason for remarrying was to get a governess for his young daughters. But this stepmother was not to use any harsh discipline, and he almost sent her away for slapping my grandmother, Jane O'Cravey."
  Person ID	I1322	mykindred
  Last Modified	Nov 21, 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Cravey,   b. circa 1790, Edgecombe county, North Carolina, USA ,   d. circa 1862, Liberty, Liberty county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Sapp,   b. Between 1790 and 1800,   d. 1834, Georgia, USA  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	1812	Burke county, Georgia, USA
  	m. prior to 1813
  Notes	"Pioneer Reminiscences of Jefferson County", p. 174, states "Henry Cravy, Samuel Cravy, West Cravy and Henry Cravy, Jr., lived in the town of Hardin". - 1850 Census Jefferson Co., TX, Free Schedule, Page 237, (M432-912, p.237), Oct. 1, HH  49 Henry CRAVEY Sr, 60, Male, Farmer, 398, NC Sarah CRAVEY, 40, Female, GA Paul CRAVEY, 20, Male, Farmer, GA Jane CRAVEY, 19, Female, GA Charles CRAVEY, 18, Male, Laborer, GA William CRAVEY, 10, Male, FL Green CRAVEY, 7, Male, TX Edward CRAVEY, 4, Male, TX Napolean CRAVEY, 1, Male, TX Charlton CRAVEY, 1/12, Male, TX Reuben, LEGGETT, 21, Male, Farmer, GA - 1860 census, TX, Hardin, Hardin, p 25-26, July 16 -- HH 161/160 Paul CRAVEY, 30, M, FL Artemisia CRAVEY, 12, F, GA Nancy CRAVEY, 2, F, TX Warren CRAVEY, 1, M, TX -- HH 165/163 Henry CRAVEY,70, M, NC Sarah CRAVEY,50, F, GA William CRAVEY,19, M, GA Green CRAVEY,17, M, FL Bird CRAVEY,14, M, FL Napolean CRAVEY,10, M, FL Charlton CRAVEY,8, M, FL Josephine CRAVEY,7, F, FL -
  Family ID	F2644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mourad Whitfield Bumstead,   b. Feb 12, 1811, Hempstead, Queens county, Long Island, New York, USA ,   d. May 17, 1887, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 76 years)  [4]
  Married	May 11, 1848	Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Notes	They were on the 1860 Hardin county census, p. 338, Concord P.O.. In 1908, T.J. Russell, a long-time resident of Jefferson County, wrote that "Murad W. Bumstead lived on the west side of Village Creek, near Cook's ferry".  Later, in the same piece, he wrote "Down on Village creek lived at the old Cook Ferry, Capt. James Chesher; then Murad W. Bumstead on the West side of the creek and near him was Job Foster". Byron and Ezra died in a diphtheria epidemic in 1869. - 1860, TX, Hardin cty, Concord PO, (M653-1296, 338) June 28, 1860, lines 29-35, HH 67 Morad BUMSTEAD, 49, M, farmer, 830, 290, NJ Jane BUMSTEAD, 30, F, Geo Joseph BUMSTEAD, 10, M, Texas Jacob BUMSTEAD, 8, M, do Morad BUMSTEAD, 4, M, do Byron BUMSTEAD, 2, M, do Ezra BUMSTEAD, 11/12, M, do - 1870 census, Hardin county, Concord, TX, pct 2; p. 460B, (M593-1589, p.460) July 8, 1870, HH 130/130 BUMSTEAD, M.W., 59, M, W, Farmer, NJ BUMSTEAD, Jane, 40, F, W, Keeping House, Georgia BUMSTEAD, Joseph, 20, M, W, Farm Hand, Texas BUMSTEAD, Jacob, 18, M, W, Farm Hand, Texas BUMSTEAD, Morad, 14, M, W, Farm Hand, Texas BUMSTEAD, Henry, 4, M, W, Texas BUMSTEAD, Olia, 7, F, W, Texas BUMSTEAD, Ella, 1, F, W, Texas - 1880 census, TX, Hardin cty ,e.d. 29 p. 15, (T9-1308,422C) June 18, 1880, lines 10-22, HH 113/119 Bumstead, M.W., W, M, 69, farmer, NJ, NY, NY BUMSTEAD, Jane, W, F, 50, wife, keepinghouse, GA, GA, GA BUMSTEAD, Joseph P, 30, son, farmer, TX, NJ, GA BUMSTEAD, Henry, 15, son, farmer BUMSTEAD, Ellen, 10, daughter, at home BUMSTEAD, Dora, 8, daughter BUMSTEAD, Mary E, 28, dau-in-law, at home (Mary Johnson, wife of Joseph, above) BUMSTEAD, Beulah E, 9, g-dau BUMSTEAD, ?Joseph?, 8, g-son BUMSTEAD, Cave J, 9, g-son BUMSTEAD, Olia, 4, g-dau BUMSTEAD, Margret J, 3, d-dau BUMSTEAD, Ida G?, ?/12, b. Oct, g-dau - lines 23-24, same home, different family HH 113/121 FAIRCHILD, Henry, W, M, 28, lumberman, TX, MS, LA FAIRCHILD, Olia, 19, wife, keepinghouse, TX, NJ, GA - Mourad died in 1887.  In 1900, Jane is living with her daughter, Dora Wiess (dwelling 221, households 229 and 230, 1900 Census Hardin county, Texas, 2nd pct, p. 256B).  Next door is her son Herman. [5]
  Children	1. Editha Bumstead,   b. 1849, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Bef 1850  (Age < 0 years) + 2. Joseph P. Bumstead,   b. Feb 1850, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. 1918, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 67 years) + 3. Jacob Franklin Bumstead,   b. 1852, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Jan 06, 1929, Trinity county, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years) + 4. Morad Whitfield Bumstead, II,   b. Jan 19, 1856, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Nov 11, 1928, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 72 years)   5. Byron or Bryan Bumstead,   b. 1858,   d. 1869  (Age 11 years)   6. Ezra Bumstead,   b. circa Jul 1859, Texas, USA ,   d. 1869  (Age ~ 9 years) + 7. Olia Bumstead,   b. Jan 23, 1863, Hardin county, Texas, USA ,   d. May 05, 1929, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 66 years) + 8. Henry Bumstead,   b. Aug 30, 1865, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 04, 1945, Warren, Tyler county, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years) + 9. Ella Bumstead,   b. May 09, 1869, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA ,   d. May 14, 1953  (Age 84 years) + 10. Dora Bumstead,   b. Feb 10, 1871, Hardin county, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 26, 1951, Silsbee, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Cravey, Jane (1829-1912) Jane Cravey / O'Cravey
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Histories		Bumstead, Dora -- Family Bible The family Bible of Dora Bumstead Wiess and Willie Simon Wiess
  		The Bible of Willie Wiess & Dora Bumstead PDF version for printing
  		Bumstead, Mourad Republic Of Texas Service Claims

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Gedcom - Bennett, Lynn. [S136] 1860 US federal census, 1860, TX, Hardin cty, Concord PO, (M653-1296, 338), HH 67. 1860, TX, Hardin cty, Concord PO, (M653-1296, 338) June 28, 1860, lines 29-35, HH 67 Morad Bumstead, 49, M, farmer, 830, 290, NJ Jane " , 30, F, Geo Joseph " , 10, M, Texas Jacob " , 8, M, do Morad " , 4, M, do Byron " , 2, M, do Ezra " , 11/12, M, do [S2015] Obit / burial information (Reliability: 3). [S224] IGI - International Genealogical Index -- BEWARE. batch # M530101; dates 1837-1883; source call # 1311466; type: film [S83] Pioneer Reminiscences of Jefferson County, GC 976.514506 RUS.