Fayette County PA Archives Bibles .....CRAFT-STEELE Bibles from the Journals of Josiah V Thompson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty ************************************************ AT 409 Water St, South Brownsville, Pa at home of Cousin C. Lou Cramer occupied now by D.L. Cowan formerly of Uniontown Pa Dec 14, 1921 6:44 PM I arrived here about ten minutes ago & Mr Cowan went upstairs & brought down the two big Bibles in accordance with letter from cousin Lou dated Carthage N.C. Dec 2, 1921. The old Bible has the back cover off, but is otherwise well preserved. The front board cover is also off, but with the Bible which contains the Apochrypha & was printed by M. Carey & Son Phila Pa in 1818. The record is on two leaves fully covered but they are loose & were found in the book of Esdras Chap IX. Evidently, they had been bound in at the end of the Apochrypha I copy: Births Page 678 Children of David & Margaret Craft 1. George Craft, born April 12, 1789 2. Rebecca Craft, born March 29, 1791 3. Anna Craft, born March 6, 1793 4. John Craft, born January 11, 1795 5. Lydia Craft, born Nov 23, 1796 6. Sarah Craft, born Nov 6, 1798 7. David Craft, born Nov 12, 1800 8. Elizabeth Craft, born Feby 17, 1803 9. Mary Craft, born Mch 9, 1805 10. James Craft, born Feby 13, 1807 11. Elijah Craft, born March 17, 1809 12. I. Newton Craft, born Nov 26, 1810 13. Margrt Craft, born Oct 1, 1812 V6 Page 179 Parents of the above Craft family were: David Craft & Margaret Woodrow who were married A.D. 1788 The above is in the first column & is all in the handwriting of Cousin Elijah Craft Second Column Births William Steele, born July 22, 1779 Sarah Steele, born April 25, 1789 William Steel married to Sarah Elliott 1806 Children of Wm & Sarah Steele: 1. Mariah Steele, born Nov 11, 1807 2. Johnston Steele, born Apr 15, 1809 3. William Crawford Steele, born Jany 20, 1811 4. Elizabeth Steele, born Sept 25, 1813 5. Ruth Steele, born Feby 17, 1816 6. Nancy Jane Steele, born July 29, 1818 7. Matilda Steele, born Aug 29, 1820 8. John Steele, born Aug 31, 1822 9. Charlotte Steele, born Apr 20, 1825 10. James Steele, born Sept 5, 1827 11. Michael F. Steele, born Feby 18, 1831 [Marriages] Mariah Steele married to John Niccolls Dec 31, 1833 Ruth Craft married to Elijah Craft Nov 17, 1835 Elizabeth Steele married to James Niccolls Feby 12, 1839 Nancy J. Steele married to James Biggon Nov 29, 1842 Matilda Steele married to William Nixon Apr 19, 1848 Johnston E. Steele married to Martha Moore Apr 24, 1849 John Steele married to Mary Jackman Mch 9, 1850 All this second column is in the handwriting of Cousin Ruth Craft. Then, on the reverse are two columns (1 1/2) all in the handwriting of Elijah Craft. V6 Page 180 Page 677 Rebecca Craft married to Freeman Lewis Dec 22, 1809 Ann Craft married to Yates Stokely Conwell Feby 10, 1814 George Craft married to Elia Workman Feby 20, 1821 Lydia Craft married to George Brown Oct 23, 1822 Mary Craft married to Clark Breading May 1, 1827 Elizabeth Craft married to Alexander Sproat Feby 24, 1829 David Craft married to Eliza Dearth Apr 30, 1829 Sarah Craft married to Thomas Dunaway Aug 18, 1831 Margaret Craft married to John Morgan Dec 20, 1832 Elijah Craft married to Ruth Steele Nov 17, 1835 Joseph N. Craft married to Edith Sharpless Births Page 678 First column is in handwriting of Elijah Craft Children of Elijah & Ruth Craft 1. William S. Craft, born Feby 1, 1837 2. Margaret M. Craft, born June 5, 1841 3. James Newton Craft, born Dec 15, 1844 4. Johnston S. Craft, born Apr 13, 1847 5. Charlotte Louisa Craft, born Oct 28, 1849 6. George Morgan Craft, born Mch 20, 1852 7. David S. Craft, born Aug 26, 1854 8. Elizabeth S. Craft born Dec 27, 1856 Second column bottom, same page in handwriting of Ruth Craft [Deaths] Matilda Nixon, died Aug 14, 1849 William Steele, died Aug 19, 1850 Sarah Steel, died March 13, 1855 Elizabeth Niccolls, died Aug 30, 1850 Johnston E. Steele, died Mch 16, 1855 Michael F. Steele, died Sept 2, 1855 V6 Page 181 Page 680 2 columns all in handwriting of Elijah Craft Deaths Margaret Craft, on Wednesday Oct 21, 1812 & buried Friday 23d John Craft, on Sunday June 23, 1822 at New Orleans aged 27 yrs 5 mos 2 days Lydia Brown, Sept 30, 1823 in her 27th year Mary Breading, Nov 10th, 1830 aged 25 yrs & 8 mos David Craft Sr on Apr 8, 1837 in his 73d year. (End of 1st column) Sarah Dunaway died Mch 21, 1840 in her 41st yr Elijah Craft died Dec 3, 1883 in his 75th yr (penciled in in another hand) Rebecca Lewis died Oct 24, 1844 David Craft died Feby 8, 1862 aged 61 yrs 3 mos 1 day? Joseph Newton Craft died Feby 5, 18445 Anne Conwell died Dec 23, 1870 in 77th yr George Craft died Oct 1, 1875 at Mt Vernon, O. & was buried at Dunlaps Creek Pres Ch Wednesday Oct 6, 1875. Lou's own Bible is a large one with Gold back & gold edges & clasp & is well preserved & is inscribed "Dec 25, 1875, Presented to our Daughter, C. Louisa Craft as a token of our love & affection. As a Father pityeth his children Pgh viz Elijah Craft Ruth Craft" It is printed by A.J. Holman & Co Phila 1875 Cft of Marriage Wm H. Coldren of Fayette Co Pa to C. Lou Craft of Fayette Co Pa on June 21, 1876 at Home by J.T.A. Henderson minister. V6 Page 182 Births Elijah Craft, father, born March 17, 1809 Ruth Steele Craft, mother, born Feby 17, 1816 William Henri Coldren, born April 20, 1849 Charlotte Louisa Coldren born Oct 28, 1849 Children of Johnston & Margaret Craft George Maitland Craft, born May 14, 1874 Margaret M. Craft, born May 24, 1877 Lloyd Johnston Craft, born July 21, 1878 Ruth Anna Newton Craft, born Jany 4, 1888 Mary Elizabeth Craft, born May 30, 1890 [Johnston CRAFT Self M Male W 33 PA Works In Steelworks PA PA Margret CRAFT Wife M Female W 26 PA Keeping House PA PA George CRAFT Son S Male W 6 OH PA PA Margaret CRAFT Dau S Female W 3 PA Oh PA --- Lloyd CRAFT Son S Male W 1 OH PA PA Mary MAITLAND SisterL S Female W 13 PA At Home PA PA Lucy RUSH Other S Female W 18 PA House Keeper GERM GERM 1880 Census Place 4th, 5th And 6th Ward, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania] Marriages Johnston S. Craft to Margaret Maitland Feby 17, 1874 William Watson Cramer to Charlotte Louise Coldren Nov 2, 1899 Deaths Elijah Craft, father, Dec 3, 1883 at home near B'ville Ruth Steele Craft, mother, May 2, 1889 in Franklin, Pa William Henri Coldren died Jany 16, 1883 Johnston Steel Craft died March 16, 1897 James Newton Craft died Jany 28, 1902 Matilda M. Craft Bridge died Oct 2, 1914 at Uniontown Margaret Graham Craft, born Oct 2, 1914 at Uniontown On a Family Record slip, in pencil, in cousin Lou's Bible is: Annie Steele, born July 19, 1850 Fannie Steele, born June 20, 1852 Martha Elizabeth Steele, born June 29, 1854 ----------