William Thomas (Craighead) Craghead (1804 - 1894)

Born 1804 in Franklin, Virginia, United States

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Died 1894 at about age 90 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Thomas Craighead (also spelled Craghead - Find a Grave) was born in 1804 to Timothy Craighead (1774–1847) and Mary Ann "Polly" (Agee) Craighead (1782–1842) whom married on December 28, 1802 in the area of Franklin, Virginia.^[1] On March 28, 1828 he married Susannah Maxey (1797–1885) in Pittsylvania, Virginia.^[2] They are listed together on the following census reports:

• 1830 Census (in Franklin, Virginia)^[3]
• 1840 Census (in Franklin, Hunterdon, New Jersey)^[4]
• 1850 Census (in Montgomery, Virginia)^[5]
• 1860 Census (in Montgomery, Virginia)^[6]
• 1870 Census (in Montgomery, Virginia)^[7]

He married (2) Sarah Ann Grant.

He passed away in 1894 in Montgomery County, Virginia.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ6-LYV : 29 January 2020), Timothy Craghead, 1802.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3G-M5W : 6 August 2020), William Craghead, 1828.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5F-QXT : 20 February 2021), Wm Craghead, Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing 54, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 192; FHL microfilm 29,671.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTK-1WF : 2 March 2021), Wm Craghead, Franklin, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 294, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DX-H65 : 23 December 2020), William Craghead, Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M412-9WL : 18 February 2021), William Craghead, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGR-QG7 : 2 January 2021), William Craghead, 1870.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 April 2021), memorial page for William Thomas “Billie” Craghead (1804–1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #197688916, citing Craighead Cemetery, Bent Mountain, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Debby Spangler-Haymaker (contributor 49301357) .