Researching Paul Craft
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 661 people with the Craft surname? In that year Craft was ranked number 2919 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Craft on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Craft and the Craft Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Craft Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Craft family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Paul Craft at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paul Craft using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Craft surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Craft Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1161 people with the Craft surname in the UK? Craft is now ranked number 2964 for popularity in the UK. |
Craft Family Tree Databases
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Craft Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Craft surname in the USA? Craft is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Craft Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Craft. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paul Craft
Paul Craft
Paul Craft (August 12, 1938 – October 18, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter. The Memphis-born Craft was known as the songwriter for Mark Chesnutt's single "Brother Jukebox", and the novelty song "It's Me Again, Margaret", recorded by Ray Stevens, and Craft himself. Between 1977 and 1978, Craft charted three singles on RCA Nashville.
His song "Keep Me From Blowing Away" was originally recorded by The Seldom Scene on their 1973 album Act II and was then recorded by Linda Ronstadt on her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel, and has since been recorded by Moe Bandy, T. Graham Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Grascals and Willie Nelson. His song "Midnight Flyer" was recorded by the Eagles. His song "Dropkick Me, Jesus" was a No. 17 country hit for Bobby Bare in 1976. He also wrote Moe Bandy's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" and T. Graham Brown's "Come as You Were" among others.
Craft was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 5, 2014.
Craft died at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 18, 2014, at the age of 76.
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