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Craft, Archelous Jr.

Male 1802 - 1853  (51 years)


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  • Name Craft, Archelous 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Cheed 
    Birth 1802  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Oct 1853  Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • According to the entry in the death records, he was married, a farmer, and was born in Wilkes County, NC. The cause of death was "fever chills".
    Person ID I2418  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2009 

    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 Polly, Nancy Jane,   b. 1805, Carroll, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 76 years) 
    Marriage 23 Aug 1822  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Craft, Henry,   b. 20 Oct 1823, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1899, Pine Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +2. Craft, Mary,   b. Feb 1827, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
    +3. Craft, Susannah,   b. 21 Aug 1833, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1912, Elliott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. Craft, John P.,   b. Abt 1834   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Craft, David Kelson,   b. 22 Feb 1837, Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1918, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +6. Craft, Henrietta,   b. Abt 1838, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1880, Letcher (Now Knott), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 41 years)
    +7. Craft, Scena,   b. 25 Nov 1840, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Craft, Margaret,   b. Abt 1844   d. Yes, date unknown
    +9. Craft, Melvina Jane,   b. 14 Jan 1844, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1916, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     10. Craft, Martha,   b. Abt 1846   d. Yes, date unknown
    +11. Craft, Joseph Wiley,   b. May 1848, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1929, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years)
    +12. Craft, Edward,   b. 29 Jul 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1927, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1802 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Aug 1822 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Oct 1853 - Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S685] Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910.