| John Randolph Havens, born March 1856, and Miss Mattie Elizabeth Hencley,
born December 2, 1863, were married in Coleman, October 30, 1879, by Elder
J. W. Holloway. Their children were Maud (see James Thomas Smith),
Claud, Gus, Guy, Bryan and Leonard (Bryan is my father).
They lived on a farm in the Silver Valley area at one time (when this
picture was made), later moving to Coleman Junction. John R. established
himself as a leader in civic and church affairs, known by the old timers
as Squire Havens. A marker from the Stacy Bridge, now placed on the
courthouse square, bears his name. He was an early day Justice of
the Peace. In north Coleman, south of the park, where J. R. Havens
lived in the 1930’s and at time of death, was known as the Havens addition.
Mattie Elizabeth Havens died June 23, 1902 (this picture made not long
before her death) and John R. in 1935, both buried in Glen Cove.
The annual Cowboy Camp meeting on the Flying H. Acres, between Coleman
and Santa Anna on Highway 84, was a portion of the Havens Estate.
It was purchased in the 1940’s by his grandson, George, who still owns
it and there conducts the Cowboy Camp meeting each year in the month of
June. This has been an annual affair since 1966.
(Images to be added)
Gus, John R. Havens, Guy (front), Mrs. Mattie E. Havens, Claud Maud
(back) and Bryan (baby)
George Havens and museum building
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