Prime Craven Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: Prime Craven
Alias: AKA Prince Cravens or Crivins
Place of Birth: Unknown Jefferson KY Year of Birth: 1846
Occupation:
Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet:
5 Inches: 6
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: February 24, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: B Regiment(s): 125th Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: December 20, 1867
Rank at Muster Out: Private
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Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Death Date: September 25, 1906
Cause of Death: meningoencephalitis
Death Certificate


Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: January 10, 1889
Application No.: 684603 Certificate No.: 486897
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Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: November 28, 1906
Application No.: 859148 Certificate No.: 676.202


Other Family Pension Information

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Pension File Information

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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

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Freedman’s Bank Notes:

A search of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Freedman’s Bank databases of Ancestry.com did not yield positive results for Prime Craven, or variations of his first and last name.

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Family Information

Mother First Name:  Louisa Mother Maiden Name: 
Father First Name:  Louis Father Last Name: Cravens
Siblings:
Horace Cravens
Rice Cravens
Allison Cravens
Ann Cravens

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Family Notes:

1870 Census (Ancestry.com page 16 of 20) in which Prime’s parents Louis and Louisa, age 70, living with Ann Cravens, age 19, born 1851, may be their daughter. This has not been confirmed. Based on her age, she could be Louis’s cousin, or his daughter with a woman outside of his marriage to Louisa. Allison was born abt 1832. Allison and Ann’s age difference is 19 years, so Ann could have been Allison’s daughter.
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/18563608:7163?tid=&pid=&queryId=0f8041ee8a2577000c6d234f9a77b85c&_phsrc=ivw18232&_phstart=successSource

Ann Cravens was counted twice in 1870 Census (Ancestry.com image page 16 of 20, Springdale, Ky., in household of Enslaver Lawrence Young’s son, W.W. Young, as a servant.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yLROXls-YMP8QCCqwaHmJ7vPYkX8HHZF/view?usp=sharing

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1870 Census

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1880 Census

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1890 Census

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1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Day Laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census

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1920 Census

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Enslaver Information

Name: Laurence Young Location: District 1, Jefferson County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:

Enslaver died in 1872. Enslaver’s son Richard Young was living next door to his father, Lawrence Young. Richard assisted his father in enlisting two enslaved men, Horace and Allison Craven.


1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 39


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $70,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $29,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 34


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $56,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $3,000


1880 Enslaver Census

1880 Census information not found


Compensation Information

Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No

Note: The Lincoln Administration offered compensation of $300 to enslavers in Kentucky and other Union states where slavery was still legal for each of their enslaved men that joined the Union Army. However to be eligible, they had to prove ownership of the soldier and have sworn testimony from others that they were loyal to the Union. Many applied, but were not approved for compensation payments.

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