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John Ravencraft (Maysville, Kentucky, boarding housekeeper, and coal inspector)

b. 1820?

Maysville, Kentucky, boarding housekeeper and coal inspector. Lewis County, Kentucky, native. Married to Margaret Ellis Ravencraft in Mason County, Kentucky, on July 9, 1846. Father of Jane Ravencraft Arthur, Mary Ravencraft, Alice Ravencraft, and John Ravenscraft. Boarding housekeeper in Maysville in 1850. Coal inspector in Maysville in 1860.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville, p. 36A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville, p. 312.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #669.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mason County Marriages, Film #000281843.

Citation

Ravencraft, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197000 (November 12, 2026).

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