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Craft, John Wilhelm

Male Abt 1796 - Abt 1858  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Craft, John Wilhelm 
    Birth Abt 1796  Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Settled Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Abt 1858  Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2416  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2022 

    Father Craft, Archelaus Sr.,   b. 25 Dec 1749, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1853, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 103 years) 
    Mother Adams, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1770, Loudoun, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1810 and 1835, Floyd (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1785  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hagins, Susannah,   b. Between 1798 and 1803, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1818  Quicksand, Floyd (Now Breathitt), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Divorce 1843 
    Children 
    +1. Craft, William M,   b. May 1819, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1913, Menifee, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 94 years)
     2. Craft, Elizabeth Louisa,   b. 22 Apr 1825, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1895, Menifee, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +3. Craft, Maria,   b. 1826, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1906, Dotson, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     4. Craft, Lucinda,   b. Abt 1829, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Craft, Daniel Preston,   b. 22 Aug 1830, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1905, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +6. Craft, John Linville,   b. 28 Nov 1832, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1905, Menifee, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +7. Craft, Preston,   b. 23 Oct 1835, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1897, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +8. Craft, Elijah,   b. 24 Oct 1837, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1894 (Age 56 years)
    +9. Craft, Allen W.,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1926, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Brown, Elizabeth,   b. 1820, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1870, Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 1844  Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Craft, Thomas,   b. 15 Jun 1854, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1919, Carter, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F147458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1796 - Harris Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSettled - - Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Aug 1818 - Quicksand, Floyd (Now Breathitt), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1844 - Greenup, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1858 - Greenup, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] Floyd County, KY Marriages, 1808-1822, Marriage Bond Bk. 1, p. 91.

    2. [S330] Book:Floyd County KY Annals (Wells), p. 301.

    3. [S279800] Susanna Hagens, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".