William Arthur Craft (1883 - 1949)

Born 28 Apr 1883 in Mississippi, USA

Husband of Effie Leona (Wells) Craft — married 2 Nov 1905 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

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William Craft is buried in Mendenhall Cemetery.

Biography

William Arthur Craft was born on Apr 28, 1883 in Mississippi, USA.

He died on Jul 27, 1949 (Age at Death: 66).

When he was 22, he married Effie Leona Wells,daughter of Francis Marion Wells and Adioline Earline White, on Nov 02, 1905 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

William Arthur Craft lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 25; Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935.

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 67; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White)

Hwas buried in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Mendenhall City Cemetery). ^[2]

William Arthur Craft and Effie Leona Wells had the following children:

1. Elmer L Craft was born on Aug 01, 1908 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 21, 1992 (Age at Death: 83).
2. Myrtis/Myrtes (AKA Myrtes Cattonar) Craft was born on Oct 17, 1910 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 07, 1994 in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, USA (Age at Death: 83). ^[3] She married J D Walker on May 13, 1933 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[4]
3. Myrtle M Craft was born on Sep 14, 1912 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 28, 2000 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Rolling Acres Nursing Home; Age at Death: 88). She married Henry Hilton Canoy on Jan 03, 1931 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (also date on headstone). ^[5]
4. Gaither Arthur Craft was born on Oct 13, 1914 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 30, 1957 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 43).
5. Wilma (AKA Wilma Miloy) Craft was born on Jul 07, 1918 in Pinola, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 02, 2001 (Age at Death: 83).
6. Frank M Craft was born on May 12, 1922 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 24, 1970 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Hospital; Age at Death: 48).
7. Marshall D "Bob" Craft was born on Apr 01, 1925 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 27, 1988 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 62). He married Margaret Brooks on Apr 5, 1947 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi', USA. ^[6] He married Dorothy Lavola Mathews on Jan 01, 1949. He married Thelma Vanover on 18 Aug 18, 1978 in Montgomery County, Alabama, USA. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZGHB-S9W2 : 8 June 2020), Miss Effie Wells in entry for Mr W. A. Croft, 2 Nov 1905; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00150, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #57660644
3. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4W-RQK1 : accessed 20 October 2021), Mrs Myrtes Craft Cattonar, Washington, United States, 09 Aug 1994; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Wenatchee World, The, born-digital text.
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D5XD-RV2M : 27 November 2020), Miss Myrtis Craft in entry for Mr J D Walker, 13 May 1933; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00735, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
5. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DGYC-M4T2 : 22 November 2020), Miss Myrtle Craft in entry for Mr. Hilton Canoy, 3 Jan 1931; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi United States, 00571, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
6. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D422-6VZM : 5 October 2020), Margaret Brooks in entry for Marshall D Craft, 5 Apr 1947; citing Marriage, Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 00559, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
7. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1S-GYRS : 19 February 2021), Bob Craft and Thelma Vanover, 18 Aug 1978; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,694.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-587 : 22 February 2021), William Arther Craft, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-DVQ : 4 January 2021), Arthur Craft, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-4, sheet 7A, line 39, family 107, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-ZJH : accessed 20 October 2021), W A Craft, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 4B, line 51, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-WYX : accessed 20 October 2021), William O Craft, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 5B, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.