John R. Cravens

John Robert Cravens (1819 – 1899) was a politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. Between 1861 and 1863 he served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Early life and education John Robert Cravens was born November 22, 1819, in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, the son of Robert and Sarah Grover Paul Cravens. His maternal grandfather John Paul (pioneer) founded the city of Madison, Indiana. Cravens graduated from Indiana University in 1840 with a bachelors degree and obtained a masters degree at an unknown date. He read law in Madison in the office of Joseph G. Marshall. Marriage and family Cravens married Drusilla Lanier on February 1, 1844. They had 12 children with 11 of the children living to adulthood. The children were John, Robert, James, Alexander, William, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Drusilla, Margaret (died in infancy), and Franklin.