When Thomas Crafton was born on 20 November 1807, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States, his father, Henry Crafton, was 53 and his mother, Rachel Crafton, was 43. He married Mary Shirley on 16 September 1834, in Shelby, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 17 October 1867, in Noble Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Nauvoo Cemetery, Milford, Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States.
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Indiana is the 19th state.
Historical Boundaries: 1822: Shelby, Indiana, United States
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
English: habitational name from Crafton in Buckinghamshire, named from Old English croh ‘wild saffron’ + tūn ‘estate’. This surname is rare in Britain.
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