Biographical Sketch of Hiram D. Craft, Pulaski County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Hiram D. Craft, farmer, of Pulaski County, MO., was born in Hancock
County, Ind., in 1844, and is the son of William and Emily (Williams)
Craft, who were of English and Scotch descent, respectively, born in
1812 and 1813.  The father became a resident of Illinois at an early
day, and was a farmer by occupation.  In 1866 he became a resident of
Kansas, and died in that state in 1872.  His wife is still living, an
active old lady, aged seventy-six years, and makes her home with her
son Abraham.  Eight of her twelve children are living, Hiram D. being
the sixth of the family.  He remained with his parents until eighteen
years of age, and then enlisted in the Union army, Company E, Seventy-
ninth Illinois Infantry, and served over two years, participating in
the battles of Stone River, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga and Kenesaw
Mountain, being wounded in the latter battle, which occasioned the 
loss of the sight of one eye.  In 1866 he was married to Mary Margaret
Paul, the daughter of John and Mary Paul.  She was born in Kentucky in
1847, and became the mother of eight children, whose names are as 
follows:  Edwin, William, Charley, Albert, Emery, Neva, Thomas and
Minnie.  Since his marriage Mr. Craft has resided in Pulaski County, 
where he has a good farm of 190 acres, with sixty under cultivation,
located on the Roubideaux River.  He takes a deep interest in the
cause of education, and makes his home in town during the winter 
seasons in order to give his children the benefit of the town schools.
He is a strong Republican, and he and wife are members of the Baptist
Church.

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