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David Porter Croft

August 10, 1831 - March 16, 1910


 

Born in St. Claire County, AL on August 10, 1831.
Possibly resided at Fayette County, TX; occupied as a superintendent.

Mustered into Company F at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Present in February 1864.
Present in January 1865.

Married Mary Elizabeth "Lissy" Rabb, sister of J. W. Rabb, Co. F., on November 16, 1865.
Died on March 16, 1910.
Buried at Winchester Cemetery, Fayette County, TX.


Also Identified As:
  B. T. Croft, D. P. Craft

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
  Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
 
Virgil Sullivan Croft
b. September 4, 1866
d. March 16, 1947
Georgiana "Georgia" Croft
b. January 23, 1869
d. May 7, 1969
David Porter Croft, Jr.
b. November 25, 1876
d. August 11, 1959
Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Croft
b. November 20, 1878
d. June 12, 1972
Gravesite:
  Winchester Cemetery, Fayette County, TX.

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
  Head of Houshold  

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
                   
                   

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
                     
                       

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Race
Sex
Age
Rel.
Mar. St.
Occupation
Health
Education
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
 
 

1900 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Rel.
Race
Sex
D.O.B.
Age
Mar. info.
Children
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Citizenship
Occupation
Education
Home Ownership
                               
                               

1910 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Street Address, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Rel.
Race
Sex
Age
Mar. info.
Children
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Citizenship
Occupation
Education
Home Ownership
                             
                             

Related Links:
  J. W. Rabb Letter, November 7, 1862
J. W. Rabb, November 23, 1862

Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Croft)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Croft)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Craft)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Craft)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fayette County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Fayette County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fayette County, TX)


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