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Craycroft, William Wert Dr. (b. 10 APR 1870, d. AFT. 1947)

Source: (Name field)
Title: History of the Craycroft Family from June 10, 1297 A.D.
Author: John Henry Craycroft
Publication: January 1, 1942, Richmond, California
Media: Manuscript

Note: Secondary

Page: Page 88
Data:
Text: Our first child was born April 10th 1870. We named him William Wert Craycroft.

Occupation: Place: Dentist, Fresno & Stockton, California

Education: Place: San Francisco College of Dentistry

Source: (Residence field)
Title: History of the Craycroft Family from June 10, 1297 A.D.
Author: John Henry Craycroft
Publication: January 1, 1942, Richmond, California
Media: Manuscript

Note: Secondary

Page: Page 91

Reference: 371

Note: Transcribed from The History of the Craycroft Family, page 91, author of this passage thought to be John Henry Craycroft.

The oldest boy was William Wert Craycroft was educated in the public schools in Warm Springs California. when he reached the high school stage he was then sent to San Jose High School. Graduating from the high school he was sesnt to San Francisco College of Dentistry, where in due time he graduated as a dentist. He followed this profession all the rest of his life, and in many different localities in California, among which were Fresno, Stockton, and several different locations in and around Los Angeles. His worst enemy was liquor. The use of this curse brought him into several bad and unattractive, and unprofitable situations, and trouble. He left no children, therefore his branch of the Craycroft family died out.

Source: (Name field)
Title: History of the Craycroft Family from June 10, 1297 A.D.
Author: John Henry Craycroft
Publication: January 1, 1942, Richmond, California
Media: Manuscript

Note: Secondary

Page: Page 88
Data:
Text: Our second child was born November 19th 1873. We named him Harry J. Craycroft.

Occupation: Place: M.D., Fresno, California

Source: (Individual field)
Title: History of the Craycroft Family from June 10, 1297 A.D.
Author: John Henry Craycroft
Publication: January 1, 1942, Richmond, California
Media: Manuscript

Note: Secondary

Education: Place: Cooper Medical College, San Francisco, California

Reference: 372

Note: Transcribed from The History of the Craycroft Family, page 91, author of this passage thought to be John Henry Craycroft.

Their next child was also a boy. He was Doctor Harry J. Craycroft, an admirable individual and well liked by all. He was also educated in the Warm Springs schools, until he reached the high school age, then he was sent to the high school in San Jose, when he graduated, he then entered the Cooper Medical College in San Francisco California, and in due time graduated as an M.D. and carried the title of Doctor, and he proved to be a good one too. He immediately located in Fresno California where he became a prominent and widely known physician and surgeon since 1907.

He married the daughter of a wealthy lumber man name Shaver, he died June 27th 1933. Surviving him was his widow "Grace" Shaver Craycroft, a daughter "Marian" and one son name Burr Charles Carycroft, who attended the Stanford University where he graduated as an M.D. or a physician and surgeon. He was also survived by his mother Mrs. Alice Valpey Craycroft, and a sister Miss Franke Craycroft of Modesto and a brother William Wert Craycroft dentist of Long Beach California.

Reference: 373

Source: (Birth field)
Title: E-mail from Dan Craycraft

Data:
Text: THOMAS BENTON5 CRAYCROFT (BENJAMIN4, BENJAMIN JOSEPH3, JOSEPH WALTON2, WILLIAM ROGER1) was born March 09, 1844 in Cape Girardeau, MO, and died January 17, 1921 in Oakland, Alameda Co, Ca. He married (1) LYDIA FOUTS May 24, 1866 in Marion Co., IL, daughter of JOHN FOUTS and UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1847 in IL, and died April 11, 1907 in Berkeley, Ca. He married (2) VIOLA HUNT June 17, 1913 in Fresno, Ca. She was born Abt. 1846.

Source: (Death field)
Title: E-mail from Dan Craycraft

Data:
Text: THOMAS BENTON5 CRAYCROFT (BENJAMIN4, BENJAMIN JOSEPH3, JOSEPH WALTON2, WILLIAM ROGER1) was born March 09, 1844 in Cape Girardeau, MO, and died January 17, 1921 in Oakland, Alameda Co, Ca. He married (1) LYDIA FOUTS May 24, 1866 in Marion Co., IL, daughter of JOHN FOUTS and UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1847 in IL, and died April 11, 1907 in Berkeley, Ca. He married (2) VIOLA HUNT June 17, 1913 in Fresno, Ca. She was born Abt. 1846.

Cause: Heart trouble

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