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(ii) JAMES CAVENER ("James Cavender"? &“James Cavinor”) who was born about either about 1821 ⁴⁴⁵ or about 1822 ⁴⁵⁴-1823 in Amelia County, Virginia, is said to have dropped the "d" in his surname “Cavender” for some unknown reason, married Frances B. Gray ("Frances Gray", "Fanny Gray" & "Fannie Gray") on June 23, 1842 in Marshall County, Tennessee, and died about 1859 in Christian County, Missouri. Frances Gray was born October 18, 1820 in Bedford County, Tennessee, was the daughter of Austin Gray and Mary B. ("Polly"), and died about 1905 in Christian County, Missouri. Apparently, Mary B. was either previously married to Thomas Maples or subsequently married Thomas Maples. On July 3, 1842, Frances Cavener ("Frances Cavender"?) and Kesiah Cavanaugh ("Kesiah Cavener"? & "Kissiah Cavender"?) signed a petition regarding a matter being considered by the Primitive Apostolic Gospel of Jesus Christ Church at the Cane Creek Meeting House in Marshall County, Tennessee.

The children of James Cavener and Fanny Cavener are found in the Christian County, Missouri census in the household of Thomas Cavener at which time Thomas Cavener was 37 years of age and his household then included: Timothy Cavener age 16; Adaline Cavener age 14; Clemetime Cavener age 4; Josephine Cavender age 3; and, Rhoda Cavener age 1. After James Cavener died in 1859, Fanny Cavener married widower Thomas Maples in 1860. He was the father of eleven children. Quoting from "Traces of Gold" by James Ray Gold: "This Thomas Cavener is thought to be a brother of James Cavener. He was known as "Uncle Tim Cavener", and lived for many years in School, Missouri which is now known as Union City, Missouri. When Thomas Maples and Fanny Cavener married in 1860, it is likely that five or six of his children were still at home, and Fanny Cavener had six children at home. This, no doubt, explains why Fanny Cavener's children went to stay with Thomas Cavener."

In the 1860 census of Boaz County, Missouri, Frances Cavener is listed as the head of the household with six children, three born in Tennessee and three born in Missouri. After James Cavener died, his widow married widower, Thomas Maples, in 1860 who was then the father of eleven children. The children of James Cavender and Frances Cavender were:

(iii) THOMAS CAVENER ("Uncle Tim Cavener", "Uncle Tom Cavener"?, "Thomas Cavender"? & “Thomas Cavinor”?) who was born in Virginia about 1823-1824, and lived for many years in School, Missouri, now Union City, Missouri. It is to be noted that in the Marshall County, Tennessee marriage records, it is recorded that Thomas J. Cavener ("Thomas Cavener" & "Thomas Cavender"?) married Martha J. Cavener ("Martha Cavener" & "Martha Cavender"?) on February 25, 1858 in Marshall County, Tennessee; According to the 1860 census for Christian County, Missouri, the children of James Cavender and Fanny Cavender (“Frances Cavender”) were living in the household of Thomas Cavener. In 1860, living in the Thomas Cavener household were:

(iv) TIMOTHY CAVENER, Sr. ( "C. Timothy Cavner", "Timothy Cavner"?, “Timothy Cavenor”, “C. Thimothy Cavender”? & "Timothy Cavender") was born either about 1823 in Amelia County, Virginia ⁴⁴⁵ or about 1824-1825^{414 & 54 4} in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He married Winna Gould ("Winna Gold", "Winifred Gold", "Winnie Gold"? or Winnie Gould"?) in Marshall County, Tennessee on either July 15, 1884 ²⁷⁹, or on August 14, 1884⁴¹⁴ or on August 15, 1844^{435, 445 & 454} in Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, died on either August 4, 1864 ^{445 & 454} or on April 4, 1864⁴³⁵ in a military prison hospital in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and is buried in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Winnie Gold was born on February 20, 1817 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, was the daughter of Jonathan Gold ("Jonnathan Gold"?) and Sarah Ryalls, died on September 3, 1912 in Union City (School), Stone County, Missouri at the age of 95 years, 6 months and 14 days, and is buried in the Molly Wright Cemetery ("Mary Wright Cemetery" & "Mary Ann Wright Cemetery") in Stone County, Missouri. On March 20, 1852, the Timothy Cavener family loaded their four children and all of their belongings on a wagon train that brought the Gold and Cavener families to Green Valley in what is now Porter Township, Christian County, Missouri, near Boaz, Missouri. They eventually owned 320 acres of land near Boaz. Timothy Cavener (also spelled "Timothy Cavender") was a Private in Company F. of the 24th... Regiment of Missouri Infantry Volunteers, having joined August 4, 1861, deserted the 24th.. Regiment of the Missouri Infantry Volunteers on February 20, 1862, later joined and became a corporal in Company F of the 14 Missouri S.M. Calvary, was in the battles in Arkansas, was captured, later he was exchanged to the North for Confederate prisoners, ended up in a prison hospital in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, where he died of dysentery on August 4, 1864 leaving a wife and eight children under 16 years of age. On March 25, 1865, Winey Cavender (“Winney Cavender”?) was named the administratrix of the estate of Thimothy Cavender ("Timothy Cavender"). The children of Timothy Cavener ("Timothy Cavender") and Winny Cavener ("Winey Cavener", "Winny Cavender" & "Winey Cavender") were: