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Robert Rae Craft 1897–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1897

Birth Location: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 19 July 1942

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: Seymore Craft

Mother: Melissa Crawford

Spouse(s): Alice Waller

Children(s): Robert Craft, Hazel Craft, Mary Craft, Frances Craft, Rae Jr

Robert Rae Craft was born in 1897 in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA, the child of Seymore C Craft And Melissa Cornelia Crawford. In 1900, Robert Rae Craft resided in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Robert Rae Craft resided in Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. Robert Rae Craft married Alice Viola Waller, and had children including Frances Louise Craft, Hazel Beatrice Craft, Mary Alice Craft, Rae Robert Craft Jr, Robert Bonner Craft. Robert Rae Craft passed away in 1942 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Rae Craft was born in 1897 in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA, the child of Seymore C Craft And Melissa Cornelia Crawford.
  • In 1900, Robert Rae Craft resided in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Robert Rae Craft resided in Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Robert Rae Craft married Alice Viola Waller, and had children including Frances Louise Craft, Hazel Beatrice Craft, Mary Alice Craft, Rae Robert Craft Jr, Robert Bonner Craft.
  • Robert Rae Craft passed away in 1942 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seymore Craft
1878–1959
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Melissa Crawford
1875–1939
Birth Location: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Alice Waller
1897–1972
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
AW

Children(s)

Robert Craft
1918–1994
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
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Hazel Craft
1928–1963
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
HC
Mary Craft
1926–2016
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
MC
Frances Craft
1920–2005
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
FC
Rae Jr
1916–1987
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
RJ

Robert Craft's Ancestors

Self
Robert Craft
1897–1942
Birth Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Seymore C Craft
1878–1959
Mississippi, USA
Melissa (Cornelia) Crawford
1875–1939
Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Hugh (M) Craft
1830–1912
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Ann) Bracey
1832–1880
Mississippi, USA
William Dixon
1830–1905
England
Martha (Rebecca) Farmer
1844–1931
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Craft
1805–1900
Evaline Thompson
1810–1860
Harrison Sr
1799–1885
Elizabeth McGowan
1805–1875
John Dixon
1791–1865
Ann Twilley
1795–1873
Henry Farmer
1809–1875
Martha Foster
1815–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Craft
1761–1834
Sarah Crawford
1774–1845
Parris Thompson
1764–1860
Winna Swann
1770–1850
Sackfield Bracey
1757–1807
Lucy Hicks
1768–1850
Robert McGowen
1757–1821
Mary Rian
1770–
Enoch Farmer
1780–1841
Febe Vestal
1782–1841
John Foster
1789–1865
Mary Cole
1790–1855

Robert Craft's Descendants

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Robert (Rae) Craft (23 Sep 1897–19 July 1942) m. Alice (Viola) Waller (29 May 1897–2 Jun 1972)
  1. 1. Robert (Bonner) Craft 1918–1994 m. Fannie (Carole) Rainwater 1918–1989 m. Martha Winn 1922–1989
    1. 1. Robert (Bonner Craft) Jr 1941–1976 m. Laura (A) Waters 1946–2008
  2. 2. Hazel (Beatrice) Craft 1928–1963 m. Jack (Thomas) Scoggins 1924–1991
  3. 3. Mary (Alice) Craft 1926–2016 m. Horace (Alvin) Craig 1921–2017
  4. 4. Frances (Louise) Craft 1920–2005 m. Weyman (Howard) Jr 1920–2015
  5. 5. Rae (Robert Craft) Jr 1916–1987 m. Evelyn Dyes 1917–1994

Robert Craft's Timeline

13 Records

1897
23 Sep 1897
Birth of Robert Rae Craft in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1928
1928
Age 31
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 43
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1942
19 July 1942
Age 45
Death of Robert Rae Craft in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1944
1944
Age 47
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1945
1945
Age 48
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1947
1947
Age 50
Robert Rae Craft resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Georgia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00731; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 160-178
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T625_250; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 142
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 2340099
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1240806
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_737; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1374750

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1240806

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_737; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1374750

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Fulton

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T625_250; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 142

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 2340099

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1933
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 31 Dec 1933 - Page 7, 31 Dec 1933

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00731; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 160-178

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 7 Apr 1935 - Page 10, 7 Apr 1935

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1938
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 24 Feb 1938 - Page 7, 24 Feb 1938

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00731; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 160-178

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1942
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 22 Jul 1942 - Page 8, 22 Jul 1942

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1942
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
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