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James Addison Cravens (Washington County, Indiana, farmer and representative)

b. 1818-11-04 d. 1893-06-20

Washington County, Indiana, farmer and representative. Rockingham County, Virginia native. Married to Susan Cravens. Father of Aaron Cravens, Benjamin H. Cravens, Bryson Cravens, Virginia Cravens, John Cravens, Sarah Cravens, and Marie Cravens. Served as a major in the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) in the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1847. Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana from Washington County from 1848 to 1849. Farmer in Washington County in 1850. Member of the Senate of the State of Indiana from Washington County from 1850 to 1853. Served as Brigadier General of the Indiana State Militia in 1854. Farmer in Washington County in 1860. Employed Malinda Shepherd and Lucetta Houghton as servants in Washington County in 1860. Employed Greenberry Sudduth as a farm hand in Washington County in 1860. Member of the House of Representatives of the United States from Indiana from March 4, 1861 to March 3, 1865. Member of the Democratic Party.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Indiana, Washington County, Posey Township, p. 246B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Indiana, Washington County, Madison Township, p. 423.

"Craven, James Addison," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States House of Representatives, Accessed May 19, 2023, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000883.

"James Addison Cravens (1818-1893)," Find A Grave, Memorial 21449016, accessed May 19, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21449016.

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Cravens, James Addison. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204417 (November 12, 2026).

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