Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Craycraft
Birth28 Apr 1836, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death22 Jun 1911, Bracken Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam H. Craycraft (~1810-<1870)
MotherMelvina Miriam Parker (1809-<1849)
Marriage13 Nov 1859, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMahala Goodpaster
Birth12 Sep 1835, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death28 Oct 1874, Bracken Co., Kentucky
BurialOld Pioneer Cemetery, Johnsville, Bracken Co., Kentucky
FatherBarford Goodpaster (1801-1886)
MotherMargaret Kenneday (~1795-<1860)
Notes for John Craycraft
His death certificate records John Craycraft, age 75 years 1 month 24 days, born 28 April 1836 in Bath, Ky, died 22 June 1911 in Johnsville, Bracken Co., Kentucky, widower, farmer, father William Craycraft, mother’s maiden name Margarett Canady, cause of death renal dropsy, informant Mrs. Annie Smith, Planville, Ohio, burial in Oddfellow Cemetery.
Margaret Kennedy was not John’s mother; she was both his mother-in-law and his step grandmother, that is, she was the mother of his wife Mahala Goodpaster, and also the mother of his stepmother Letticia Goodpaster. But his mother died when he was about 10 or 11 years old, so the informant would have never met his mother.
Margaret Kennedy was not John’s mother; she was both his mother-in-law and his step grandmother, that is, she was the mother of his wife Mahala Goodpaster, and also the mother of his stepmother Letticia Goodpaster. But his mother died when he was about 10 or 11 years old, so the informant would have never met his mother.
Notes for Mahala Goodpaster
Dates of birth and death are from her gravestone, which is inscribed “Mahala Wife of John Craycraft Born in Bath Co., Ky Sept 11, 1835 - Oct. 28, 1874”
