Edwin Craft

1906 - 1973  (67 years)

• Name	Edwin Craft
  Birth	4 Sep 1906	Ellenville, ULSTER, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Dec 1973	Great Neck, NASSAU, New York   [1]
  Burial	Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, New York
  Person ID	I1767	Krause
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Guernsey William Craft,   b. 4 Jul 1873, Ellenville, ULSTER, New York d. 14 Jul 1961, Ellenville, ULSTER, New York (Age 88 years)
  Mother	May Bradford,   b. 9 May 1879, Ellenville, ULSTER, New York d. 25 Apr 1939, Ellenville, ULSTER, New York (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1897	New York
  Headstones		Headstone of Guernsey and Mary (Bradford) Craft
  Histories		Federal Census 1900, Guernsey Craft family Canal Street Wawarsing, ULSTER, New York
  Family ID	F801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Z. Wheaton,   b. ca. 1906, Hayes Center, HAYES, Nebraska d. 29 Apr 1955, Ellenville, ULSTER, New York (Age 49 years)
  Documents		Federal Census 1940, Edwin Craft family 6 Bogaroos Street, Ellenville, ULSTER, New York
  		Federal Census 1950, Edwin Craft family 2 Bogardus Place Ellenville, New York
  Headstones		Headstone of Edwin and Franc (Wheaton) Craft
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2026

  
  

• Documents

  WWII Draft Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] SSDI. Ellenville - Edwin Craft, 67, of Great Neck Estates, on Long Island, formerly of Ellenville, died Monday at his Great Neck home. Mr. Craft was the former postmaster of Ellenville. He was born Sept. 4, 1906, in Middletown, to Guernsey and May Bradford Craft. He had been a resident of Ellenville for 19 years before moving to Long Island six months ago. Mr. Craft was a member of the Wawarsing Masonic Lodge, and a life member of the Pioneer Engine Co. He was married to the late Francis Wheaton who died April 29, 1955. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Viola Goodwin of Great Neck; three brothers, W. Deloise of Ellenville, Frederick of New Paltz, and Lawrence of Ellenville; a sister, Mrs. Hester Murdaen of Fallsburg and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 Thursday at Louck's Funeral Home, 79 N. Main St., Ellenville, with the Rev. Herbert Maynard, officiating. Burial will be in Fantinekill Cemetery in Ellenville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 Wednesday and from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral Thursday at the funeral home. The Masonic Lodge will hold services at 7:30 Wednesday, and the Pioneer Engine Co. services will be at 8. --Comprised from obituaries in the Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record, Wednesday, January 3 and Thursday, January 4, 1974