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About Darcus ‘granny Dark’ Cravens
Not a known daughter of Chief Nettle Carrier or of Nellie 'Leaf' Ugalogv Pathkiller
Darcus Winningham
- BIRTH 1811 Tennessee, USA
- DEATH 7 Aug 1889 (aged 77–78) Boatland, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
- BURIAL Hickory Hill Cemetery Hickory Hill, Cole County, Missouri, USA *MEMORIAL ID 22556953 · View Source
Married 1st: Jesse Roberts (1798–1866) in 1830 in TN
Child:
- Sarah Jane Roberts Winningham (1832–1908)
Married 2nd:
Michael H Cravens (1810–) in 1836 in TN
Children:
- Joseph Peter Cravens (1837-1887)
- Susannah A Cravens Sells (1841-1918)
- Mahala Pearl Cravens Winningham (1843-1889)
- Margaret Cravens (1845-)
- Nancy Jane Cravens Sells (1849-1886)
- Mary Emmaline Cravens Winningham (1852-1909)
Notes
∼Full Blooded Cherokee Indian. Also known as Granny Dark or Granny Black. Her father was said to be Nettle Carrier. Darkus was indentured to the Roberts family. The same family that bred the Governor of Tennessee. Darcus lied to the Government in the 1820's and 1830's telling them she was Black Dutch, to keep from being taken to Oklahoma on The Trail Of Tears. She was an indentured servant for years and the Cherokee was a civilized tribe. From York's Fentress County.
References
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22556953/darcus-cravens Memorials Region North America USA Missouri Cole County Hickory Hill Hickory Hill Cemetery Darcus Winningham Cravens Maintained by: litekeeper Originally Created by: Deb Added: 29 Oct 2007 Find A Grave Memorial 22556953. Claims she was the daughter of Daughter of Nettle Carrier & Nelly Ugalogv Pathkiller Attakullakulla (1735 - 1792)
- Darcus Winningham Cravens Photo added by P. A. (Bass) Anderson
GEDCOM Note
≤p>Darkas: The Ever Eluding Cherokee≤/p>≤p>One of the most interesting people hidden among the branches of my tree is a lady by the name of Darkas, aka Granny Dark or Granny Black. She is my third great grandmother. She was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. Darkas was born about 1811. Her father was said to be Nettle-Carry. Darkas was interned to the ROBERTS family. The same family that breed the Governor of Tennessee. Jesse ROBERTS fathered her a child named Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane married John WINNINGHAM, son of Soloman WINNINGHAM and grandson of Richard WINNINGHAM, brother to Adam, and one of the early settlers of Overton County. A few years later Darkas married Michael CRAVENS, my third great grandfather. Very little is known about the life of Michael, except for children. One of the offspring's of this union was Nancy Jane (CRAVENS) SELLS. You may remember the name from an earlier issue. She was mutilated by her daughter. Darkas lied to the Government in the 1820's-1830's by telling them she was Black Dutch. She did this to keep from being taken to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Some of the other Darkas stories I have written down from various family members are that she used tolike to come up behind children and scare them. She would spend much time in the woods. That story poses some questions. She was an indentured servant for years and the Cherokee were a "civilized" tribe. She also had children. So why would she live in the woods? After Michael died, Darkas moved in with her daughter Mahala (Haly) WINNINGHAM, the first wife of Seth WINNINGHAM, and her grandchildren. According to the 1880 Overton County census, Darkas's parents were from North Carolina. Two or three pictures exist of Darkas, including the one above. Darkas's children were as follows: Joseph Peter CRAVENS m. Nancy Jane THREET, Susie CRAVENS m. Dee THREET and then married Thomas Logan SELLS, Haley Pearl CRAVENS m. Seth WINNINGHAM, Margaret CRAVENS died young, Nancy Jane CRAVENS m. Henry SELLS,and Mary Emeline CRAVENS m. David WINNINGHAM. Pictures have been uncovered of Haley, Susie, and Emeline.≤/p>If anyone has anything to add, please drop me a line.
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Darcus ‘granny Dark’ Cravens's Timeline
| 1811 |
1811
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Overton County, TN, United States
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| 1832 |
1832
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Tennessee, United States
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| 1837 |
1837
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Overton County, Tennessee, USA
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| 1841 |
September 3, 1841
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Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
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| 1843 |
June 1843
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Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
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| 1845 |
1845
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Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
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| 1849 |
February 21, 1849
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Overton County, Tennessee, USA
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| 1852 |
1852
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Overton County, Tennessee, USA
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| 1889 |
August 7, 1889
Age 78
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Boatland, Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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