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Craft, Joseph B.[1, 2]

Male 1816 - 1886  (69 years)


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  • Name Craft, Joseph B. 
    Birth 7 Dec 1816  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1880  Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Joseph, 68, Ky.
      Martha, 68, Va.
      Robert B., 20
      Morgan T., 18
    Religion an Old Regular Baptist preacher 
    Death 5 Dec 1886  Clay, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Craft Cemetery, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2545  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2020 

    Father Craft, James Washington,   b. 25 Nov 1790, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1867, Wayne, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Hammons, Drusilla,   b. Abt 1790, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1867, Wayne, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1812  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bates, Martha Irby,   b. 11 Dec 1816, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1895, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1834  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Craft, John Henderson,   b. 20 Dec 1834, Boone Fork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1920 (Age 85 years)
    +2. Craft, Sarah,   b. 10 Feb 1837, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1898, Myra, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +3. Craft, Druscilla,   b. 7 Apr 1839   d. 27 Aug 1876, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     4. Craft, James W.,   b. 26 Jul 1841   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Craft, William Richardson,   b. 24 Nov 1843, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1928, Springton, Mercer, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     6. Craft, Martha Manerva,   b. 7 Dec 1845, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1936, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +7. Craft, Mary Magdeline,   b. 4 Jan 1848, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1938, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     8. Craft, Joseph Ashton,   b. 6 Mar 1850, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1929, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +9. Craft, Eliza Jane,   b. 9 Nov 1853, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1921, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     10. Craft, Elizabeth V.,   b. 6 Feb 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1855 (Age 0 years)
    +11. Craft, Nancy Jane,   b. 12 Mar 1856, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1950, Kenton, Hardin, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     12. Craft, Robert B.,   b. 30 Mar 1860, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1901, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     13. Craft, Morgan Tennyson,   b. 4 Feb 1862, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1888, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Dec 1816 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Mar 1834 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Dec 1886 - Clay, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Craft Cemetery, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S23726] Josep Craft in entry for Elizabeth Virginia Craft, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S23730] Joseph Croft in entry for Nancy Croft, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S23727] Joseph Craft, "United States Census, 1850".

    4. [S23728] Joseph Craft, "United States Census, 1860".

    5. [S23729] Joseph Craft, "United States Census, 1870".

    6. [S23731] Joseph Croft, "United States Census, 1880".

    7. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 72-578.