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James L Craft (1824 - 1887)

James L Craft
Born in Bradyville, Cannon County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 30 Nov 1845 in Cannon, Tennesseemap
Husband of — married 24 Dec 1865 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 63 in Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Unknown James Craft served in the United States Civil War.
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Side: Union
Regiment(s): Company A 3rd Colorado Infantry; Company H 2nd Colorado Cavalry

James was born in 1824. He was married twice. He passed away in 1887 in Battle during the Civil War and is buried at Prarie Grove, Arkansas, Veterans Park, Row 38, space 164.

Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 Name James L Craft Date of Death 29 Jul 1887 Burial Place Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, USA Regiment 2nd Company H Unit Colo Cav[1]

He married first Rebecca Lavina Essary on 30 Nov 1845.[2] They had the following known children:

  1. Mary A. Craft 1847–1878
  2. Martha Emaline Craft 1848–1928
  3. John R. Craft 1849–
  4. Nancy Catherine Craft 1850–1851
  5. William Jackson Craft 1852–1939
  6. Rebecca J. Craft 1855–1856
  7. Emily C. Craft 1856–1857
  8. James L. Craft 1860–1861

And he married second Anna M. Cherry in about 1865.[3] She was a cousin, the daughter of Jesse Cherry 1827–1879 and Permelia Cherry born 1828– . They may have had the following known children:

  1. Joel H. Craft 1873–1937
  2. James Walter Craft 1875–1930
  3. Nancy M. Craft 1877–
  4. Flora P. Craft 1878–1907
  5. Minnie Bell Craft 1881–1882
  6. John G. Craft 1883–1938
  7. Annie Emma Craft 1885–1962

Sources

  1. ↑ Source Information Title Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 Author Ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Citation Information Source Information Title Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Author Ancestry.com Original data - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville,
  3. ↑ A reference is needed for this information.




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