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George Russell Craft

G.R. Craft
Full Name: George Russell Craft
Birth date: July 23, 1839
Death date: June 14, 1913

Terms of Service

  • House, 19th (1) Legislature
    1/13/1885 - 1/11/1887
    Democrat
(1) Home address, Crafton. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.

Biographical Notes and Resources

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Other Resources

  • Confederate States Army, 4th Sergeant, Company F, 11th Regiment, Texas 11th Infantry (Robert's Regiment). Volunteer Infantry, commanding officer Col. O.M. Roberts, enlistment 2/22/1862 at Sulphur Springs, discharge age 22 years. George R. Craft, Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900; U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com .
  • George Russell Craft, birth date 7/23/1839 in Attala, Mississippi, death date 6/14/1913 in Oakville, Live Oak County, Texas. Marriage to Emily Craft 1863 in Denton County. Residence in Denton County (1870); Crafton, Wise County (1880); Victoria County (1900); and Live Oak County (1910). Occupation "Texas State Congressman" in 1885. Whitlock/Hucks Family Tree; U.S. & International Marriage Records. Ancestry.com .
  • Census of 1870 - George R. Craft, Denton County, Texas, age 31, born circa 1839 in Mississippi, famer, wife Emily.
    Census of 1880 - George R. Craft, Crafton, Wise County, Texas, age 40, born circa 1840 in Mississippi, farmer, wife Emily.
    Census of 1910 - George R. Craft, Live Oak County, Texas, age 70, born circa 1840 in Mississippi, farmer, wife Emily. FamilySearch . 1910 1880
  • 1870
  • Mentioned in CRAFTON, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Biographical sketch, George R. Craft, pp. 13-14. Born 7/23/1839 in Mississippi, founded Crafton, Texas. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.
  • Confederate States Army, 11th Texas Infantry. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.
  • George R. Craft, "The Story of Crafton," 10/4/1956, p. 25. Wise County Messenger .
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