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William Douglas Craft 1821 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1821

Birth Location: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1875

Death Location: Wet Glaize, Camden, Missouri, USA

Father: Samuel Craft

Mother: Margaret Guards

Spouse(s): Sarah Williams

Children(s): Bud Craft, Mary Craft, Elizabeth Craft, Isabella Craft, Eli Craft, Miranda Craft, Sarah Craft, Catherine Craft, William Craft, Lue Linley, William Craft, Annie Craft, John Craft, Eliza Craft, Ruth Craft

William Douglas Craft was born in 1821 in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Craft and Margaret Guards. In 1850, William Douglas Craft resided in Cole, Missouri. In 1863, William Douglas Craft resided in Marion, Missouri, United States. William Douglas Craft married Sarah Amanda Williams, and had children including Bud Craft, Mary Louise Craft, Elizabeth A Craft, Isabella Craft, Eli Edward Craft, Miranda Jane Craft, Sarah Amanda Craft, Catherine Craft, William L Craft, Lue Linley, William N Craft, Annie Belle Lousetta Catherine Craft, John Albert F Craft, Eliza Ellen Craft, Ruth Craft. William Douglas Craft passed away in 1875 in Wet Glaize, Camden, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • William Douglas Craft was born in 1821 in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Craft and Margaret Guards.
  • In 1850, William Douglas Craft resided in Cole, Missouri.
  • In 1863, William Douglas Craft resided in Marion, Missouri, United States.
  • William Douglas Craft married Sarah Amanda Williams, and had children including Bud Craft, Mary Louise Craft, Elizabeth A Craft, Isabella Craft, Eli Edward Craft, Miranda Jane Craft, Sarah Amanda Craft, Catherine Craft, William L Craft, Lue Linley, William N Craft, Annie Belle Lousetta Catherine Craft, John Albert F Craft, Eliza Ellen Craft, Ruth Craft.
  • William Douglas Craft passed away in 1875 in Wet Glaize, Camden, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Craft's Ancestors

Self
William Craft
1821 – 1875
Birth Place: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel Craft
1800 – 1872
Muncy Creek, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Guards
1800 –
Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Craft's Descendants

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William (Douglas) Craft (6 Jun 1821 – 15 May 1875) m. Sarah (Amanda) Williams (7 Nov 1824 – 16 Feb 1889)
  1. 1. Bud Craft (1840 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Louise) Craft (1 Mar 1843 – 10 Mar 1922)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (A) Craft (10 Dec 1844 – 30 Oct 1882) m. Elston Gouge (22 Dec 1840 – 06 Aug 1913)
    1. 1. Emma (Jane) Gouge (31 MAY 1866 – 05 JUL 1941)
    2. 2. John (William) Gouge (18 Nov 1868 – 2 May 1950) m. Sarah (Parthenia "Sadie") Manes (1 Sep 1872 – 27 Dec 1938)
      1. 1. Berta Gouge (28 Dec 1891 – 25 Jul 1940)
      2. 2. Blanche Gouge (27 Jan 1894 – 28 Sep 1941)
      3. 3. James (Edgar) Gouge (18 Nov 1895 – 09 Jan 1981)
      4. 4. Clarence (Elston) Gouge (May 24 1898 – Jun 8 1971) m. Erma (Inez) Taylor (Apr 11 1900 – Mar 27 1989)
        1. 1. Wayne (Elston) Gouge (16 December 1920 – 29 May 2013)
        2. 2. Dewey (Robert) Gouge (4 Dec 1922 – 10 Jun 2008)
        3. 3. Evelyn (Louise) Gouge (8 Sep 1926 – 31 December 2014) m. Maryld (Alvin) Edmunds (14 Feb 1926 – 29 Aug 2004)
        4. 4. Fern (Eileen) Gouge (14 Jun 1928 – 14 Apr 1929)
        5. 5. Melva (Dean) (Gouge) (1 September 1930 – 13 July 1993)
        6. 6. Melva Gouge (abt 1931 – )
      5. 5. Opal Gouge (7 Jan 1900 – 14 Jul 1991)
      6. 6. Alma Gouge (17 Nov 1908 – 6 Aug 1999)
    3. 3. Granville (Grant) Gouge (21 Mar 1871 – 25 Jan 1959)
    4. 4. Amanda Gouge (17 Apr 1873 – 2 Mar 1913)
    5. 5. Newton (Clark) Gouge (7 Jan 1875 – 21 Apr 1956)
    6. 6. Columbus (Lafyet) Gouge (12 Feb 1877 – 25 Aug 1877)
    7. 7. Laura (Zetta) Gouge (4 Mar 1878 – 19 May 1959)
    8. 8. Florence (Della) Gouge (24 Mar 1880 – )
    9. 9. Andrew (Elston) Gouge (21 Oct 1882 – 29 Nov 1882)
  4. 4. Isabella Craft (1847 – 1860)
  5. 5. Eli (Edward) Craft (12 APR 1849 – 23 APR 1938)
  6. 6. Miranda (Jane) Craft (20 Apr 1851 – 22 Apr 1940)
  7. 7. Sarah (Amanda) Craft (14 Jan 1853 – 13 Feb 1927)
  8. 8. Catherine Craft (4 Apr 1853 – )
  9. 9. William (L) Craft (1856 – 1906)
  10. 10. Lue Linley (Feb 1856 – )
  11. 11. William (N) Craft (Jul 1856 – )
  12. 12. Annie (Belle Lousetta Catherine) Craft (7 Mar 1859 – 11 Oct 1894)
  13. 13. John (Albert F) Craft (21 NOV 1861 – 8 SEP 1927)
  14. 14. Eliza (Ellen) Craft (FEB 1869 – 1916)
  15. 15. Ruth Craft

William Craft's Timeline

5 Records

1821
6 Jun 1821
Birth of William Douglas Craft in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 29
William Douglas Craft resided here in Cole, Missouri
Cole, Missouri
1863
1 July 1863
Age 42
William Douglas Craft resided here in Marion, Missouri, United States
Marion, Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 49
William Douglas Craft resided here in Auglaize, Camden, Missouri, United States
Auglaize, Camden, Missouri, United States
1875
15 May 1875
Age 54
Death of William Douglas Craft in Wet Glaize, Camden, Missouri, USA
Wet Glaize, Camden, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Auglaize, Camden, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Cole, Missouri; Roll: M432_397; Page: 52B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cole, Missouri
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Cole, Missouri; Roll: M432_397; Page: 52B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Marion, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Auglaize, Camden, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Auglaize, Camden, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1875
    Event Place: Wet Glaize, Camden, Missouri, USA

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