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He was the "area mailman". He would pick
up mail in Clifton and people would come to
his "home store" to buy supplies and get the
mail. When they began to dispatch a rider on
the "Pony Express" from Clifton to Hamil-
ton, the riders were advised to give all area
mail to Sam Cranfill. His place was near a gap
in the mountain. Thus "Cranfill's Gap." Sam
had a boy, Charlie, who lived northwest of
town on Meridian Creek. He had nine
children, many of whom are in the commu-
nity or county yet. Leona Amundson and
Brownie still are around.
by Joe Cranfill
CRAVEN, CHILDREN OF J.T.graduate of Baylor. He was an auditor and
served as Auditor of McLennan County
thirty-one years until he retired in 1968.
Marie still resides in Waco. Lillian Craven
(1899-1981) attended business college in Fort
Worth. In 1935 she entered into business with
her father in Morgan. After retiring she
moved to Clifton in 1960 where she was a
resident until moving to Waco in 1980.
Maude Craven (1904-) is a graduate of
Baylor University. In 1932 she married Dr.
R.H. Stewart of Waco, a dentist, native of
Mississippi. He died in 1958. She still resides
in Waco. Ruth Craven (1912-) attended
Clifton College and was graduated from
North Texas State University, Denton. In
1937 she married Lawrence McMillan (1908-
1975), graduate of Baylor University, and for
many years Regional Manager of the Maytagreside in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Emily
Craven Wood (1941-), daughter of Thomas
Alonzo Craven and Marie Craven. She at-
tended the University of Texas and is
employed by American Airlines and lives in
Fort Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Craven and all
of their deceased descendants are buried in
Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, except
Thomas Alonzo Craven who is buried in
Moody. Dr. R.H. Stewart, husband of Maude,
is entombed in Hillcrest Mausoleum, Dallas.
Great grandchildren are Donald White
(1952-), married to Barbara Leisk (1952-),
Toledo, Ohio. Martha White (1954-)
married to Tom Mohler (1954-), Tulsa,
Oklahoma. All of theses are graduates of
Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio.
Great-great grandchildren are: Hannah
White (1973-) and Adam White (1983-)
both of Toledo, Ohio; Benjamin Mohler
(1978-) and Rachael Mohler (1979-) of
Tulsa, Oklahoma.by Ruth Craven Attaway
Children of J.T. and Lula Craven: Tom Craven, Gladys C. Majors, Leila C. Hall, Ruth C. McMillan Attaway
Lillian Craven, Maude C. Stewart.There were six children in the family of
John Thomas Craven and Martha Lula
Baker Craven. All of them were born in
Bosque County. The four youngest were
reared in Morgan and were graduates of
Morgan High School. Three daughters
taught school in Bosque County. Gladys
taught in Walnut Springs and Clifton; Maude
taught in Morgan and later in Waco; Ruth
was a high school English teacher in Morgan.
All of the children have been active members
of the Baptist Church.
The children in the Craven family are
Leila, Gladys, Tom, Lillian, Maude and
Ruth. Leila Craven (1890-1972) attended the
Eulogy School and a girls' Finishing School
in Cleburne. She married J.W. Hall (1888-
1966); he was employed by the Santa Fe
Company in Cleburne where they resided.
Gladys Craven (1892- 1974) married J. Tyler
Majors (1892-1970) of Morgan in 1914. They
lived in Morgan a short time but resided the
remainder of their lives in Fort Worth where
he was Assistant Manager of Burrus Mills.
Thomas Alonzo (Tom) Craven (1896-1975)
married Marie Anderson of Moody in 1927.
He attended Baylor University and she is aCompany. They were transferred to Waco in
1956 where she still resides. He was the son
of P.M. (Mint) McMillan and Ethel Williams
McMillan, landowners in the Fairview com-
munity near Valley Mills. Lawrence loved the
land and his boyhood community and in 1957
he and Ruth purchased a farm near Lake
Whitney adjoining land he later inherited.
This farm became his hobby. He rented the
land and was in partnership in the cattle
business with Rufus Hutchison until 1974
when they sold the farm. He and Ruth were
active in all areas of Columbus Avenue
Baptist Church, Waco, where Lawrence was
a deacon and vice chairman of the deacons at
the time of his death in 1975. In 1981 Ruth
married H.M. Attaway, owner of Aransas
Pass Machinery and Supply, Aransas Pass,
Texas. He is a native of Hewitt and returned
to Waco after retirement.
Grandchildren of the Craven family are:
Juanita Hall (1910- 1983), married to Robert
A. McDonald (1905-1980), a Certified Public
Accountant. They resided in Cleburne.
Rowena Lou Hall (1917-), married Clifford
E. White (1921-) in 1946. He is employed in
the New York Office of Mobil Oil. TheyCRAVEN, J.T.
F253
J.T. Craven (Tom), Bosque County mer-
chant, landowner and cotton buyer, moved to
the county in 1890. The Craven family is of
English descent. Lord Peter Craven sailed
from England on the Mayflower. Later some
of his descendants settled in North Carolina,
others in Georgia. They fought in the Revolu-
tionary War and later for the Confederacy.
John Thomas (J.T.) Craven (1864-1957),
one of twelve children of William Mills
Craven (1828-1892) and Sarah Ann Dobbins235
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