Frank Craven and Myrtilla West

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Husband Frank Craven ^{1 2}

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       Marriage: 17 Oct 1878 1

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Wife Myrtilla West ^{1 2}

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         Father: Jonathan West (1827-Abt 1864) 3 4
         Mother: Melinda Gregg (      -Aft 1882) 1

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Children

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1 F Margaret Craven ²

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2 F Kate Craven ²

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General Notes: Husband - Frank Craven

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His elementary education was obtained in the public schools of California, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and he then attended the Southwestern State Normal School, at California. After leaving school he was engaged in various pursuits near California, and served one year as mail clerk between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad. He then entered the employ of Morgan & Dixon, and soon afterward purchased a general store in partnership with L. T. Claybaugh. One year later Mr. Claybaugh sold his interest to John Dixon. Later Mr. Dixon retired and John S. Beazell purchased his interest; the firm became Craven & Beazell, extensive dealers in groceries and general produce.

He was born and reared in Washington County. He left school when but fourteen years of age, having attended the Normal School at California for a time, and then took upon himself the responsibility of self-support. He secured a position in the railway department of the United States mail service, on the run between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, and later embarked in the mercantile business at California. For many years he was identified with the Southwestern State Normal School, located at California, Pennsylvania, as superintendent and controller of the building and grounds, for some fifteen years, in the summer of 1909, was elected to be also business manager of the school. From early manhood he was interested in politics and was a prominent factor in the ranks of the Republican party for years. He served as a representative in the State Legislature through three terms, being elected first in 1905, serving in the special session of 1906, and again in 1907. In this session he led the memorable fight over the so-called Craven Local Option Bill.
He was a member of the Royal Arcanum and passed through all the offices in the local lodge of this organization.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 671.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1074.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 33, 671.

4 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 26.