William Craft (1789 - 1876)

Born 21 Dec 1789 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Died 25 Aug 1876 at age 86 in Auburn Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States of America

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Biography

William is the child of Edward Craft and Eliot Winship. ^[1]

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Research Notes

Married Drusilla (Moore) Hayes 9 July 1816 Gorham, New York. Married Elizabeth Kilbey 20 December 1869 at Geagua, Ohio.

See also: Pioneer and General History of Geauga County: With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men, Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880. (https://archive.org/details/oh-geauga-1880-historical-society/page/n9).

Sources

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL3-815 : accessed 5 November 2019), William Crafts, Auburn, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing p. 94, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 91; FHL microfilm 181,397.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGV-H53 : 9 September 2017), William Crafts, Auburn, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing 260, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 131; FHL microfilm 337,942.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRF-LVY : 8 September 2017), William Crafts, Auburn Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States; citing p. 140, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 395; FHL microfilm 20,165.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2T-LV8 : 13 December 2017), Wm Crafts, Auburn, Geaugua, Ohio, United States, 1860. Pg. 69.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZZ1-VMN : 26 August 2019), William Crafts and Elizabeth Kelby, 20 Dec 1869; citing Marriage, Geauga, Ohio, United States, 536, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M627-SW1 : 14 June 2019), William Crofts, Auburn, Geaugua, Ohio, United States, 1870. Pg, 18.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-17BB : 13 December 2015), William Crafts, 1876; Burial, Auburn Corners, Geauga, Ohio, United States of America, Shadyside Cemetery; citing record ID 25968284, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Crafts, William. “HIstory of Auburn, Ohio.” The Democratic Press, Ravenna, Ohio. 14 January 1875, Pg. 1. Accessed November 5, 2019. (https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035083/1875-01-14/ed-1/seq-1/).; The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]), 21 Jan. 1875. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035083/1875-01-21/ed-1/seq-1/>;https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035083/1875-01-28/ed-1/seq-1/. [Note: Published in three parts in three consecutive issues of the newspaper.]

• History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men, Williams Brothers, 1878. "William Crafts" pg. 198-199. (https://archive.org/details/oh-geauga-lake-1879-williams/page/n301).

No sources. The events of William's life were either witnessed by Diana Bardsley or Diana plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Diana Bardsley, Thursday, September 5, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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