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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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George H. Crafton was born in Williamson County, Tenn., October 30, 1847, son of Alphonso J. and Nancy A. (Cromer) Crafton, and is the second of their ten children, and of English descent. His father was born in Gibson County, Tenn., March 11, 1824, and was left an orphan by his father when he was nine years old. His mother died when he was but three years of age. He was taken to Williamson County, Tenn., where he was reared by an uncle, Dennis M. Crafton. He married and remained in the county two years, then moved to Rutherford, thence to Obion Counties, where he died on the farm now owned by our subject, March 12, 1875. The mother was born in Williamson County, December 13, 1825, and died February 14, 1877. Our subject received a common education, and at the age of seventeen enlisted in the Confederate Army, in Company C, Eleventh Tennessee Cavalry. He was paroled May 9, 1865, at Gainesville, Ala. October 2, 1879, he married Fannie P. Ramsey, who was born in Obion County, Tenn., March 14, 1859. To them were born three children: Jasper, born July 14, 1880; Bertha, born June 13, 1882; and Ora Alice, born January 22, 1886. Mrs. Crafton’s parents were born in Middle Tennessee, and after their marriage moved to Obion County. The father was born February 14, 1826, and died November 29, 1884. The mother is still living. Mr. Crafton is a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He has a farm of 129 acres, and a cosy and cheerful little home.

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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed.  The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee

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