George William Creighton (1890 - 1950)

Born 18 Oct 1890 in Millwood Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elma Marie (Warfield) Ricci — married 16 Feb 1915 (to before 1930) in Barnesville, Warren Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1950 at age 59 in Richland Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George Creighton was born 18 October 1891 in Millwood Twnp., Guernsey Co., Ohio. He is the son of Michael Creighton and Amanda Fry. ^[1]

1900 census -- Millwood Twnp., Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA

Michael Creighton, head, white, male, born Feb 1839, age 61, married 30 years, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Virginia, farmer, own free farm; Amanda Creighton, wife, white, female, born Oct 1845, age 54, married 30 years, 7 children / 7 living, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia; Nettie M Flood, daughter, white, female, born Feb 1871. age 29, married 7 years, 0 children / 0 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Tressie Creighton, daughter, white, female, born Jan 1874, age 26, daughter, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Josephine Creighton, daughter, white, female, born Oct 1875, age 25, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ellsworth Creighton, white, male, born May 1879, age 21, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer; Blanch Creighton, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1886, age 13, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Ernest Creighton, white, male, born Sept 1888, age 11, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; George Creighton, white, male, born Oct 1890, age 9, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[2]

1910 census -- Millwood Twnp., Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA

Amanda Creighton, head, white, female, age 65, widow, 7 children / 6 living, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, farm manager, own free house; Elsworth Creighton, white, male, age 32, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ernest Creighton, white, male, age 21, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer; George Creighton, white, male, age 19, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer; Blanche Creighton, daughter, white, female, age 23, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[3]

He married Marie Warfield 16 February 1915 in Barnesville, Ohio.^[4] They were divorced by 1930.

He registered for World War I in Cambridge, Ohio in June 1917.^[5]

1920 census - Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, USA

George Creighton, head, rent, white, male, age 26, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, outside work coal mine; Marie Creighton, wife, white, female, age 22, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, machine operator shirt factory; Lucille Creighton, daughter, white, female, age 3 8/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Katherine Creighton, daughter, white, female, age 1 6/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio;^[6]

1930 census -- Millwood Twnp., Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA

Amanda Creighton, head, own, white, female, age 83, widow, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia; Blanch Creighton, daughter, white, female, age 43, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; George Creighton, white, male, age 38, ____, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer; Tinie Clary, daughter, white, female, age 46, widow, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; ^[7]

1940 census -- Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, USA

Tressie Clary, head, rent $8, informant, white, female, age 67, widow, 8th grade education, born Ohio, Guernsey Co OH 1935; Ernest Creighton, white, male, age 52, divorced, 8th grade education, born Ohio, Guernsey Co OH 1935; George Creighton, white, male, age 49, divorced, 8th grade education, born Ohio, Guernsey Co OH 1935;^[8]

He registered for World War II in Barnesville, Ohio in 1942.^[9]

He died 3 March 1950 in Richland Twnp., Belmont Co., Ohio.^[10] He is buried in Barnesville Catholic Cemetery in Barnesville, Ohio.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDY1-JQX : 13 March 2018), Geo. Wm. Creighton, 18 Oct 1891; citing Birth, Millwood, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,210,446.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM87-HQ1 : accessed 25 February 2019), George Creighton in household of Michael Creighton, Millwood Township Quaker City & Salesville villages, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 18B, family 424, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,273.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLX7-3FJ : accessed 25 February 2019), George Creighton in household of Amanda Creighton, Millwood, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 7B, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1186; FHL microfilm 1,375,199.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDKG-DNK : 10 February 2018), George Creighton and Marie Warfield, 16 Feb 1915; citing Marriage, Belmont, Ohio, United States, CN8757 p.118, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6FG-WH5 : 13 March 2018), George Creighton, 1917-1918; citing Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,832,237.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDY7-2WJ : accessed 25 February 2019), George Creighton, Barnesville Ward 2, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing ED 59, sheet 11B, line 94, family 330, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1350; FHL microfilm 1,821,350.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X47X-1LC : accessed 25 February 2019), George Creighton in household of Amanda Creighton, Millwood, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 2A, line 49, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1805; FHL microfilm 2,341,539.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWD5-DVC : 14 March 2018), George Creighton in household of Tressie Clary, Ward 3, Barnesville Village, Warren Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-66, sheet 2A, line 4, family 26, 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 3030.
9. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5HW-WYC : 8 November 2017), George Creighton, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X62F-1D4 : 9 March 2018), George Creighton, 03 Mar 1950; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2,372,555.
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLK-Z1KS : 13 December 2015), George M. Creighton, 1950; Burial, Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, United States of America, Barnesville Catholic Cemetery; citing record ID 100701493, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.