Sarah Craft

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Craft was born on 4 October 1839, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, her father, Joseph Laburn Craft, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Clapp, was 25. She married Overton Abe P Goodwin on 1 October 1856, in Madison, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States in 1850 and Lawrence, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died on 31 January 1909, in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hickory Grove, Jackson, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Overton Abe P Goodwin
1834–1880
Sarah Craft
1839–1909
Marriage: 1 October 1856
Joseph Goodwin
1859–
Th Goodwin
1862–
Frances Goodwin
1869–
Minnie Goodwin
1872–
John William Goodwin
1863–1946
Christopher Columbus Goodwin
1865–1947
Mary Luvinia Goodwin
1867–1947

Sources (9)

  • Sarah J Craft in household of Joseph L Craft, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah Craft, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Sarah Croft in entry for John William Goodwin, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1862 · Battle of Pea Ridge

By the time the Battle of Pea Ridge happened the Union forces had pushed Confederates through Missouri and Arkansas. This battle was important in securing Missouri for the Union and opening Arkansas for the Union.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English craft ‘skillful, clever, learned’.

English: habitational name from Croft in Leicestershire. See also Croft .

Americanized form of German, Danish, Swedish, or Jewish Kraft . See also Croft .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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