Joseph W Cracraft Jr

Brief Life History of Joseph W

When Joseph W Cracraft Jr was born on 20 October 1826, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph W Craycraft, was 43 and his mother, Ruth Chase, was 43. He married Sarah Lucretia Penn on 22 November 1855, in Richland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Troy Township, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 13 April 1879, in Hiawatha Township, Brown, Kansas, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Hiawatha Township, Brown, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph W Cracraft Jr
1826–1879
Sarah Lucretia Penn
1834–1893
Marriage: 22 November 1855
Mary Amelia Cracraft
1857–1918
Lucretia Cracraft
1860–1932
John Cracroft
1873–1935

Sources (9)

  • Joseph Cracraft in household of Joseph Cracraft, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joseph Cracroft, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Joseph Cracraft, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Craycraft .

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

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