Elmira (Elmore) Craft (abt. 1820)

Born about 1820 in Ulster, New York, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew DuBois Craft — married 21 Jun 1843 in Highland, Ulster, New York, USA

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Elmira Mila is the great, great, great, great grand daughter of Edward

Biography

When Elmira Elmore was born about 1820, in Ulster, New York, her father, Josiah, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth, was 15.

Name

Elmira Elmore ^[1][2][3]

Nickname: Mila (So far, I have found no reference other than family trees that refer to Elmira as Mila Elmore-505 23:31, 2 November 2016 (EDT))

Birth

abt 1820 • Ulster, New York, USA ^[1][3]

Marriage

21 June 1843 • Elmira married Andrew Du Bois Craft at the Presbyterian Church in Highland, Ulster, New York, USA ^[1][2]

Children

Elmira and Andrew had children: ^[1]

1. Samuel D Craft 1846–1928
2. Andrew B. Craft 1849–____
3. Edgar J. Craft 1860–____

Residence

1843 • Highland, Ulster, New York, USA ^[2]

1850 • New York, New York, New York, USA ^[1]

Death

8 May 1895 • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA ^[3]

Burial

11 May 1895 • Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA ^[3]

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: New York Ward 17, New York, New York; Roll: M432_555; Page: 86A; Image: 175.

Home in 1850: New York Ward 17, New York, New York, USA. Family Number: 1322.

Andrew D R Craft; Age, 39; Birth Year, abt 1811; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Male; Occupation, Weaver.

Almira Craft; Age, 26; Birth Year, abt 1824; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Female.

Samuel D Craft; Age, 4; Birth Year, abt 1846; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Male.

Andrew B Craft; Age, 1; Birth Year, abt 1849; Birthplace, New York; Gender, Male.

• FamilySearch, New York Marriages, 1686-1980. Database. http://FamilySearch.org : 11 July 2016. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50556-1. System Origin: New_York-ODM. GS Film number: 823767.

Elmira Elmore, mentioned in the record of Du_Bois Craft and Elmira Elmore; Name, Du_Bois Craft; Spouse's Name, Elmira Elmore; Event Date, 21 Jun 1843; Event Place, Presbyterian Church,Highland,Ulster,New York.

• FamilySearch, New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2W62-DVB : 20 March 2015), Elmira Craft, 08 May 1895; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,895.

Elmira Craft; Event Type, Death; Event Date, 08 May 1895; Event Place, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States; Address, 301 W. 43; Residence Place, N.Y.; Gender, Female; Age, 70; Marital Status, Married; Birth Year (Estimated), 1825; Birthplace, N.Y.; Burial Date, 11 May 1895; Burial Place, Canden, N.J.; Father's Name, Ambrose Elmore; Father's Birthplace, Ulster Co., N.Y.; Mother's Name, Elizabeth Elmore; Mother's Birthplace, Ulster Co., N.Y..

NOTE: This is an extremely important source as it identifies Elmira's parents. Unfortunately, if refers to her father as Ambrose. Ambrose is her grandfather. As her father died when she was young, Ambrose may have been the only father she knew. Elmore-505 01:01, 3 November 2016 (EDT)

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 1850 US Census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} New York Marriages
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} New York Deaths