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 | Adelo Clifford Ground Estate, Letters of Administration (back) Status: LocatedThis documents names his sister Beulah Ground Burgess as his administrator |
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 | Aimee Elizabeth Dunn, wife of Thomas Knowles and daughter of Lewis B. Dunn and Elizabeth Henneberry Status: Located |
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 | Alexius Carlisle Craycroft, son of Alexius Sylvester Craycroft and Rose K. Frymire, registered for the World War I draft. Status: Located |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Status: Located |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Status: Located |
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 | Alma Edna Huddleson Stickel death notice Status: LocatedThis notice names her husband, Charles Stickel, and her siblings as well as confirming her marriage date. |
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 | Alma Edna Huddleson Stickel estate disposition Status: LocatedAccording this newspaper article Alma's in-laws, Lydia Spangler Stickel, Nathan Stickel and Mary Stickel Jacobs felt that is was morally right that Alma's father and his children should have what property had been Alma's preceeding her death. Her husband Charles died less than two months after Alma. |
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 | Alma Sergeant, wife of Clark Craycroft Status: LocatedClark was the son of John P. Craycroft and Minerva Jane Price and my 1st cousin four times removed. |
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 | Alma Sergeant, wife of Clark Craycroft Status: LocatedClark was the son of John P. Craycroft and Minerva Jane Price and my 1st cousin four times removed. |
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 | An unnamed son of Thomas Cracroft and Evelyn Parsons was stillborn Status: Located |
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| 61 |
 | Angeline Jones, second wife of Peter Rufus Ground Status: Located |
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 | Anna C. Shiels, daughter of John Cabot Shiels and Catherine A. Nolan Status: Located |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Status: Located |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Status: Located |
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| 65 |
 | Annie Evans Cracroft death certificate. Annie was the wife of John Edward Cracroft and the daughter of William Evan and Annie Edwards. Status: Located |
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| 66 |
 | Anthony Irwin "Duke" Vollmer Status: LocatedSt. Patrick's Church, Decatur, Illinois, is in the background. |
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| 67 |
 | Aquilla Ernst (Quiller) Stapp, son of Thomas Jefferson Stapp and Eliza A. Wilson Status: Located |
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| 68 |
 | Arlie J. Craycroft, son of Columbus Joel Craycroft and Rebecca Grable. Status: LocatedArlie was my 2nd cousin three times removed. Arlie died from burns suffered when a roman candle ignited while carrying it in his back pocket. |
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 | Arlulia Jane Craycroft, sixth child of Benjamin Craycroft and Elizabeth Breese. Status: LocatedArlulia was my 2nd cousin three times removed. She is buried in the family plot in South Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Illinois |
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 | Arms of Robert Cracroft and his first wife Anne Browne Status: LocatedThis coat of arms is on the floor memorial in the chancel of St. Michael's church. |
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 | August 13, 1931, letter from Nellie Craycroft Murphy to her daughter Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedPages one and four.
Nellie had gone to France at the request of the U.S. government in order to identify a grave for her son Maurice who had been killed in the battle of Mont Blanc, France, in 1918. |
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 | August 13, 1931, letter from Nellie Craycroft Murphy to her daughter Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedPages two and three.
Nellie had gone to France at the request of the U.S. government in order to identify a grave for her son Maurice who had been killed in the battle of Mont Blanc, France, in 1918. |
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 | August 13, 1931, letter from Nellie Craycroft Murphy to her daughter Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedEnvelope and enclosed postcard. The "X" marks Nellie's room in the hotel.
Nellie had gone to France at the request of the U.S. government in order to identify a grave for her son Maurice who had been killed in the battle of Mont Blanc, France, in 1918. |
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 | August 29, 1937 letter from Okley Murphy to his sister Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedEnvelope, apparently from Okley's business |
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 | August 29, 1937 letter from Okley Murphy to his sister Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedPage one of four |
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 | August 29, 1937 letter from Okley Murphy to his sister Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedPage two of four |
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 | August 29, 1937 letter from Okley Murphy to his sister Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedPage three of four |
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 | August 29, 1937 letter from Okley Murphy to his sister Bernice Cobine Status: LocatedPage four of four |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Status: Located |
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 | Back of postcard from Okley and Jessie Murphy to his sister and brother-in-law, Bernice and Sid Cobine Status: Located |
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 | Baptismal font inside St. Michael and All Angels Church Status: Located |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Status: Located |
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Status: Located |
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| 84 |
 | Ben Craycroft death notice. Ben was the son of Frank Craycroft and Emily Huff. Status: LocatedBen was my 2nd cousin three times removed.
Ben lived most of his life in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he retired from the railroad.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Ben on the telephone one evening in October, 1966, while I was stationed at Sheppard AFB, outside Wichita Falls. |
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 | Ben Craycroft, son of Frank Craycroft and Emily Huff, registered for the World War I draft. Status: LocatedBen was my 2nd cousin three times removed. I had the opportunity to speak with Ben while I was stationed at Sheppard AFB, Texas, in October, 1966. |
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| 86 |
 | Ben Craycroft, son of Frank Craycroft and Emily Huff. Status: LocatedBen was my 2nd cousin three times removed. I actually had a phone conversation with Ben in 1966, while I was stationed at Sheppard AFB, Texas |
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| 87 |
 | Benjamin Craycroft Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Breese marriage certificate. Ben was the son of Benjamin Craycroft and Elizabeth Pate. Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard and Jennie Breese. Status: LocatedBen was my 1st cousin four times removed.
Front side. |
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 | Benjamin Craycroft Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Breese marriage certificate. Ben was the son of Benjamin Craycroft and Elizabeth Pate. Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard and Jennie Breese. Status: LocatedBen was my 1st cousin four times removed.
Back side. |
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| 89 |
 | Benjamin Craycroft Jr. and Ora F. Wolfe marriage certificate. Ben was the son of Benjamin Craycroft and Elizabeth Pate. Status: LocatedFront view |
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 | Benjamin Craycroft Jr. and Ora F. Wolfe marriage certificate. Ben was the son of Benjamin Craycroft and Elizabeth Pate. Status: LocatedRear view |
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| 91 |
 | Benjamin Craycroft Land Patent issued 1 October 1849. Ben was the son of Benjamin Joseph Craycroft and Martha Thompson. Status: LocatedBen was my 3rd great-granduncle. |
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| 92 |
 | Benjamin Craycroft, Jr. letter to former daughter-in-law Rosetta "Rose" Niday (page 1). Ben is outlining his family history for Rose. Status: LocatedThe Eagle Brick Machine Works company was owned by Benjamin and his son Harry Benjamin "H.B.". It is my understanding that Ben bought the patent for the machine from the inventor and went into business in Vandalia.
Ben's brother Columbus Joel, "C.J." used these machines when he began his brickmaking yard in Fresno, California. |
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| 93 |
 | Benjamin Craycroft, Jr. letter to former daughter-in-law Rosetta "Rose" Niday (page 2). Ben is outlining his family history for Rose. Status: LocatedThe Eagle Brick Machine Works company was owned by Benjamin and his son Harry Benjamin "H.B.". It is my understanding that Ben bought the patent for the machine from the inventor and went into business in Vandalia.
Ben's brother Columbus Joel, "C.J." used these machines when he began his brickmaking yard in Fresno, California. |
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| 94 |
 | Benjamin Craycroft, Jr. letter to former daughter-in-law Rosetta "Rose" Niday (page 3). Ben is outlining his family history for Rose. Status: LocatedThe brother Ben talks about was Columbus Joel, "C.J." who died 17 November 1915 in Fresno, California. |
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 | Benjamin Craycroft, Jr.'s home in Vandalia, Illinois. Status: LocatedThis house was constructed of brick made by his own brickmaking company Eagle Brick. |
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 | Benjamin Craycroft, Jr., first son of Benjamin Craycroft and Elizabeth Pate. Status: LocatedBen was my 1st cousin four times removed. His father was one of four Craycroft brothers who came to the Decatur, Illinois, area from Maryland. |
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 | Benjamin Craycroft, Jr., letter to Rose Niday and her sons Harry, Ray and Ben. This letter was written just 3 months before Ben died on 19 March 1917. Status: LocatedThe letterhead is from H.B.'s Maxwell Automobile dealership. This later evolved in to a Ford dealership which H.B. operated until sometime in the 1960's or later. The building was torn down sometime after November, 2005, for a park and parking lot. |
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 | Benjamin Craycroft, son of Benjamin Joseph Craycroft and Martha Thompson Status: LocatedBenjamin was my 3rd great-granduncle. He and his brothers, Aaron, Edward and John, came from Maryland to the Decatur, Illinios, area around 1840 founding the Illinois branch of the Craycroft family. |
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 | Benjamin Franklin Gray and Mary Elizabeth Lowrie Status: Located |
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 | Benjamin Richard "Dick" Craycroft, son of Benjamin Craycroft, Jr., and Elizabeth Breese. Status: LocatedDick was my 2nd cousin three times removed. According to the 1910 census he was the manager of a moving picture theater in Los Angeles. Although he died in Sacramento, California, he was buried in the family plot in Vandalia, Illinois |
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