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William Thornton CRAFT 1940–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: SEPT 17,1940

Birth Location: Greenbrier

Death Date: May 28, 2015

Death Location: Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA

Father: Leonard Craft

Mother: Wilda Craft

Spouse(s): Mary Ross

Children(s):

William Thornton CRAFT was born in 1940 in Greenbrier, the child of Leonard Thomas Craft And Wilda E Craft. In 1935, William Thornton CRAFT resided in Denison, TX. William Thornton CRAFT married Charlotte Shotsie Mulligan, Mary Patricia Ross, and had children including Carolyn Anne Craft, Jayme Ross Craft. William Thornton CRAFT passed away in 2015 in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thornton CRAFT was born in 1940 in Greenbrier, the child of Leonard Thomas Craft And Wilda E Craft.
  • In 1935, William Thornton CRAFT resided in Denison, TX.
  • William Thornton CRAFT married Charlotte Shotsie Mulligan, Mary Patricia Ross, and had children including Carolyn Anne Craft, Jayme Ross Craft.
  • William Thornton CRAFT passed away in 2015 in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William CRAFT's Ancestors

Self
William CRAFT
1940–2015
Birth Place: Greenbrier
Parents
Leonard Thomas Craft
1909–1945
West Virginia
Wilda (E.) Craft
1910–1990
Craig County, VA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Craft
–1934
Charles (" Charley" Paris) Saunders
1873–1936
Giles Co., VA
Maggie (Grove Huffman) Crowder
1872–1917
Craig County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Florentine SAUNDERS
1845–
William Crowder
1854–1902
Mary Huffman
1850–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth SANDERS
1824–
Drucilla Doss
1824–

William CRAFT's Timeline

3 Records

1935
1935-1993
William Thornton CRAFT resided here in Denison, TX
Denison, TX
1940
SEPT 17,1940
Birth of William Thornton CRAFT in Greenbrier
Greenbrier
2015
May 28, 2015
Age 75
Death of William Thornton CRAFT in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA
Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: SEPT 17,1940
    Event Place: Greenbrier
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Granite City, Illinois, USA; Web edition:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Denison, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Granite City, Illinois, USA; Web edition:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 28, 2015
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Granite City, Illinois, USA; Web edition:

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