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William Kirby Craft 1925 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1925

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 11 April 1958

Death Location: Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina

Father: John Craft

Mother: Dora Speight

Spouse(s): Elsie Rogers

Children(s): Craft None

William Kirby Craft was born in 1925 in North Carolina, the child of John Thomas Craft and Dora Lillian Speight. In 1930, William Kirby Craft resided in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA. In 1935, William Kirby Craft resided in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina. William Kirby Craft married Elsie Rogers, and had children including Craft. William Kirby Craft passed away in 1958 in Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • William Kirby Craft was born in 1925 in North Carolina, the child of John Thomas Craft and Dora Lillian Speight.
  • In 1930, William Kirby Craft resided in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, William Kirby Craft resided in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina.
  • William Kirby Craft married Elsie Rogers, and had children including Craft.
  • William Kirby Craft passed away in 1958 in Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Craft
1898 – 1970
Birth Location: North Carolina
JC
Dora Speight
1905 – 1988
Birth Location: Greene County, North Carolina
DS

Spouses(s)

Elsie Rogers
1926 – 2013
Birth Location: Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
ER

Children(s)

Craft None
Birth Location: –
C

William Craft's Ancestors

Self
William Craft
1925 – 1958
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John Thomas Craft
1898 – 1970
North Carolina
Dora (Lillian) Speight
1905 – 1988
Greene County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph (Eli) Craft
1872 – 1954
Greene, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Marie) Holloman
1869 – 1905
Greene County, North Carolina, USA
Lee Speight
1879 –
Petersville, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
Dora Speight
1884 –
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Craft
1829 – 1896
Mary Jones
1838 – 1882
James Holloman
1810 – 1886
Nancy Bailey
1835 – 1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Craft
1798 – 1890
Nancy Chester
1798 – 1860
Joseph Bailey
1800 – 1869
Ava Williams
1810 – 1880
Nathaniel Holloman
1787 – 1838
Elizabeth Mitchell
1785 – 1813
Thomas Bailey
Mary

William Craft's Descendants

1.
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William (Kirby) Craft (3 October 1925 – 11 April 1958) m. Elsie Rogers (18 October 1926 – 12 February 2013)
  1. 1. Craft

William Craft's Timeline

7 Records

1925
3 October 1925
Birth of William Kirby Craft in North Carolina
North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 5
William Kirby Craft resided here in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
William Kirby Craft resided here in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina
Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 15
William Kirby Craft resided here in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
William Kirby Craft resided here in Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
William Kirby Craft resided here in Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
1958
11 April 1958
Age 33
Death of William Kirby Craft in Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina
Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1925
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 83
    [3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02918; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 40-18
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341428
    [6] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
    [7] North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Speights Bridge, Gre

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341428

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02918; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 40-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02918; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 40-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 83

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Speights Bridge, Greene, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Speights Bridge, Gre

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1958
    Event Place: Walstonburg, Greene, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    [3] North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walstonburg, Greene County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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