Texas Legislators: Past & Present

George Russell Craft

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

(1) Home address, Crafton. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.

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

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 .