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Joseph Croft

M, b. circa 15 April 1841, d. 21 December 1899
Joseph Croft|b. c 15 Apr 1841\nd. 21 Dec 1899|p676.htm|John Croft|b. c 1810|p672.htm|Mary A. Roberts|b. c 1820|p673.htm|||||||||||||
     Joseph Croft was born circa 15 April 1841 at Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio.1,2 He was the son of John Croft and Mary A. Roberts. He died on 21 December 1899 at Portage Township, Wood County, Ohio. His frozen body was found under a corn crib.2,3
     Joseph Croft appeared on the census of 14 August 1850 in the household of John Croft and Mary A. Roberts at 4th Ward, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. .4 He appeared on the census of 30 July 1860 in the household of John Croft and Mary A. Roberts at Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio. .5
     Joseph enlisted as a private on 2 January 1862.6 He was mustered into Company H, 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.6 He full corporal on 31 October 1863.6 He was mustered out on 7 December 1865 at City Point, Virginia.6
     Charles C. Baird, Joseph Croft, William A. Stacy, Carrie Mary Croft, and Elizabeth A. Croft deeded lot 186 in Perrysburg to John Samuel Croft in a deed signed on 17 January 1879 at Wood County, Ohio. .7
     Joseph was a shoemaker.3

Citations

  1. 1860 U.S. census, Wood County, Ohio.
  2. Wood, Ohio, Death Records Vol. 2, Joseph Croft, 21 December 1899.
  3. Unknown author, "Joseph Croft obit summary", p. 59.
  4. 1850 U.S. census, Lucas County, Ohio, John Crofts household, District 88, p. 77, dwelling 1057, family 1082.
  5. 1860 U.S. census, Wood County, Ohio, John Croft household, p. 403, dwelling 1112, family 1011.
  6. Ancestry.com American Civil War Soldiers database, online www.ancestry.com, Joseph Croft, Company H, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio.
  7. Wood County, Ohio, Deed Records 55: 489-490.