Scarborough Genealogy
Craft Family Introduction
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This line of the Craft Family is from the Columbia, South Carolina area. The Craft Family is related to the Dowdey Family through the marriage of Sarah Craft to Tillinghast Morgan Dowdey. The Dowdey Family is related to the Scarborough Family through the marriage of Bernice Ruth Dowdey to David C. Scarborough, Sr..

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Scarborough Genealogy
Craft Family Line
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Generation 1
John Franklin Craft, Sr. (1850 - 1935) + Charlotte Matilda Fraylick (1867 - 1953)
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Generation 2
John Franklin Craft, Jr. (1890 - 1964) + Garnett ?
Lottie Craft (1892 - 1968) + James Edward Kelley (1885 - 1938)
Forrest Craft (1893 - 1962) + Ruby Lord (???? - ????)
Lawrence Craft (1896 - 1957) + Martha Viola "Love" Wilson (1900 - 1986)
Victor Blue Craft (1898 - 1974) never married
Sarah Craft (1901 - 2000) + Tillinghast Morgan Dowdey (1894 - 1969)
Robert Ervin Craft, Sr. (1904 - 1978) + Rosa Lee Stewart (1910 - 1984)
Florence Lee Craft (1907 - 1976) never married
Thomas Jackson "Jack" Craft (1912 - 1990) + Jean ?
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Generation 3
Leah Louise Kelley (1913 - 1915)
Marvin Earl Kelley (1915 - ????) + Edna McCollum (???? - )
Alice M. Kelley (1916 - 2002) + Samuel Rembert Young, Jr. (1917 - 1971)
Jesse Louis Kelley (1920 - ) + Margie Richardson (???? - )
Bernice Ruth Dowdey (living) + David Carl Scarborough,Sr. (1918 - 1988)
Carl Eugene Dowdey (living) + Geraldine "Jerry" Miller (living)
Tillinghast Morgan Dowdey, Jr. (living) + Maree Smith (living)
Harvey Nelson Dowdey (living) + Willie Jo Graham (living)
Robert Ervin Craft, Jr. (living) + Florene Wright Yarborough (living)
Ernest Craft Dowdey (1934 - 1993) + Jewell Abbott 1st and Florrie Blume Thomas 2nd
Ethel Carol Dowdey (living) + Charles Nixon Brannon (living)
Anne Stewart Craft (living) + Carrow Little Moffitt (living)
Emily Charlotte Craft (1937 - 2006) + Neville Brooks Clark (living)
Claude Carreare Craft (living) + Rosael Colon (living) 1st, T. Lane Guerry (living) 2nd
David Victor Craft (1944 - 1944)
David Bauen Craft (living) + Sara Margaret Altman (living)
Olivia "Miss Ollie" Garner (living) + ?? Addison (living)
Joe Frank Garner (living)
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Generation 4
Samuel "Sammie" Rembert Young, III (living)
Raymond Allen Young (living) + Sarah ? (living)
David Carl Scarborough, Jr. (living) + (divorced) Era Jean Cabe (living)
James Albert Young (living) + (divorced)Marsha ? (living)
Daniel Morgan Dowdey (living)
Harvey Morgan Scarborough (living) + Donna Gay Raymer (living)
Joyce Diane Young (living) + Randy ? (living)
Thomas "Tommy" Monroe Dowdey (August 10, 1958 - September 29, 1959)
Ernest C. Dowdey, Jr. (1953 - 1993)
Gary Milton Dowdey (living) + Audry Lynn Greene (living)
Donald Dowdey (1956 - 2000)
George Ross Scarborough (living) + Karen Sue Hale (living)
Nelson Graham "Gray" Dowdey (living) + Tina Pettis (living)
Harold Nixon Brannon (living)
Linda Carol Brannon (living) + Gregory Thomas Barrett (living)
Sarah Miller Dowdey (living) + James "Jim" Dowdey Minick (living)
Stephen Byron Dowdey (living) + Susan ? (1st), ?? (2nd)
Joseph Dowdey Brannon (living) + Kimberly Kaye Shenefield (living)
Gregory Eugene Dowdey (living)
Paul William Dowdey (living) + Michelle Marie Anselment (living)
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Generation 5
Tina Michelle Young (living)
Andy Young (living)
Stephanie Dowdey (living)
Tracy Young (living)
Melissa Young (living)
Kevin Young (living)
Matthew Milton Dowdey (living)
Katie Morgan Scarborough (living)
Ryan Thomas Barrett (living)
Jordan Thomas Scarborough (living)
Patrick Brannon Barrett (living)
Allison Savannah Dowdey (living)
Sarah Katherine Brannon (living)
Clay Everrett Dowdey (living)
Michael David Brannon (living)
Adam Joseph Brannon (living)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft (1)
John Franklin Craft, Sr.
(November 6, 1850 - March 8, 1935)
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Parents: Not known at this time
Siblings: Three brothers (names unknown - moved to Arkansas before the Civil War).
Marriage: John Franklin Craft married Charlotte Matilda Fraylick
Children: They had six sons and three daughters:
John Franklin Craft, Jr. (1890 - 1964)
Lottie Craft (1892 - 1968)
Forrest Craft (1893 - 1962)
Lawrence Craft (1896 - 1957)
Victor Blue Craft (July 5, 1898 - January 4, 1974)
Sarah Craft (1901 - 2000)
Robert Ervin Craft (1904 - 1978)
Florence Lee Craft (February 13, 1907 - June 17, 1976)
Thomas Jackson "Jack" Craft (March 4, 1912 - February 16, 1990)

Notes: Several Craft Family members are buried in the McLeod United Methodist Church Cemetery near Eastover, SC. Tombstones pictured are of: John Franklin Craft, Sr., Charlotte Matilda Fraylick Craft, Forrest Craft, Lawrence Craft and wife Martha Craft, Victor Craft, Robert Ervin Craft, Sr. and wife Rosa Stewart Craft, and Florence L. Craft.

The following picture was taken sometime between 1957 and 1962:

Those pictured are: Sisters (l-r): Florence, Sarah, and Lottie
Brothers (l-r): Jack, Robert, Victor, Forrest, and John
(Lawrence was apparently deceased by the time of this photo.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft (2) - Fraylick (2)
John Franklin Craft, Jr.
(January 25, 1890 - April 3, 1964)
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Parents: John Franklin Craft, Sr. and Charlotte Matilda Fraylick
Siblings: Forrest Craft, Lottie Craft, Lawrence Craft, Victor Blue Craft, Sarah Craft, Robert Ervin Craft, Sr., Florence Lee Craft, and Thomas Jackson Craft
Marriage: John Franklin Craft, Jr. married Garnett ?.
Children: There were three children:
Audell Craft (???? - )
Mrs. Fred Myers (???? - )
Mrs. Judie Landrum (???? - )
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Craft (2) - Fraylick (2)
Lottie Craft
(January 16, 1892 - March 17, 1968)
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Parents: John Franklin Craft and Charlotte Matilda Fraylick
Siblings: John Franklin Craft, Jr., Forrest Craft, Lawrence Craft, Victor Blue Craft, Sarah Craft, Robert Ervin Craft, Sr., Florence Lee Craft, and Thomas Jackson Craft
Marriage: Lottie Craft married James Edward Kelley.
Children: They had four children:
Leah Louise Kelley (September 30, 1913 - June 15, 1915)
Marvin Earl Kelley (November 27, 1915 - ????)
Alice Kelley (December 26, 1916 - November 1, 2002) + Samuel Rembert Young, Jr. (1917 - 1971)
Jesse "Bill" Louis Kelley (October 25, 1920 - )
Notes:
James Kelley, Lottie Craft Kelley and daughter Leah Louise Kelley are buried in the McLeod United Methodist Church Cemetery in Eastover, SC. Photos of their tombstones are shown there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft (2) - Fraylick (2)
Forrest "Big Daddy" Craft
(November 27, 1893 - November 8, 1962)
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Parents: John Franklin Craft and Charlotte Matilda Fraylick
Siblings: John Franklin Craft, Jr., Lottie Craft, Lawrence Craft, Victor Blue Craft, Sarah Craft, Robert Ervin Craft, Sr., Florence Lee Craft, and Thomas Jackson Craft
Marriage: Forrest Craft married Ruby Lard (???? - ????) on November 6, 1937
Children: There were no children
Notes: Forrest was born in Kingsville, SC. He was employed by Georgia Kaolin Company of Sandersville and Dry Branch for about 30 years and afterwards was a contractor for Epps Brothers Construction of Dry Branch. He was a member of McLeods Methodist Church and a veteran of World War I serving in the 81st Division.

Forrest is buried at McLeod United Methodist Church Cemetery near Eastover, SC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft (2) - Fraylick (2)
Lawrence Craft
(February 12, 1896 - April 7, 1957)
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Parents: John Franklin Craft, Sr. and Charlotte Matilda Fraylick
Siblings: John Franklin Craft, Jr., Forrest Craft, Lottie Craft, Victor Blue Craft, Sarah Craft, Robert Ervin Craft, Sr., Florence Lee Craft, and Thomas Jackson Craft
Marriage: Lawrence Craft married Martha Viola "Love" Wilson (August 14, 1900 - January 21, 1986)
Children: There were five children:
Clyde Craft (January 12, 1922 - July ??, 1980)
Lloyd Craft (July 25, 1923? - ?? 1974)
Gladys Craft March 15, 1924?25 - July ??, 1986)
Lawrence Craft, Jr. (1930 - 1930)
Margaret Craft (living)
Notes:
Lawrence and Martha are buried at McLeod United Methodist Church Cemetery near Eastover, SC.

The newspaper article below shows what a "character" Lawrence must have been:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft (2) - Fraylick (2)
Sarah Craft
(July 22, 1901 - November 2, 2000)
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Parents: John Franklin Craft and Charlotte Matilda Fraylick
Siblings: John Franklin Craft, Jr., Lottie Craft, Forrest Craft, Lawrence Craft, Victor Blue Craft, Robert Ervin Craft, Sr., Florence Lee Craft, and Thomas Jackson Craft
Marriage: Sarah Craft married Tillinghast Morgan Dowdey, Sr.
Children: They had six children:
Bernice Ruth Dowdey (living) + David Carl Scarborough,Sr. (1918 - 1988)
Carl Eugene Dowdey (living) + Geraldine "Jerry" Miller (living)
Tillinghast Morgan Dowdey, Jr. (living) + Maree Smith (living)
Harvey Nelson Dowdey (living) + Willie Jo Graham (living)
Ernest Craft Dowdey (February 14, 1934 - May 22, 1993) + Jewell Abbott 1st and Florrie Blume Thomas 2nd
Ethel Carol Dowdey (living) + Charles Nixon Brannon (living)
Notes:
Sarah Craft's hobby was needle working. Her crochet and knitting work can be found in many of the homes of her friends and family. The Dowdey Family House was her home for almost 60 years.

Photo of Sarah Craft Dowdey and Tillinghast Morgan Dowdey. Not sure of the photo's date, but most likely in the early 1960's. Photo courtesy of Jim and Sarah Dowdey Minick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craft (2) - Fraylick (2)
Robert Ervin Craft, Sr.
(April 23, 1904 - December 24, 1978)
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Parents: John Franklin Craft, Sr. and Charlotte Matilda Fraylick
Siblings: John Franklin Craft, Jr., Forrest Craft, Lottie Craft, Lawrence Craft, Victor Blue Craft, Sarah Craft, Florence Lee Craft, and Thomas Jackson Craft
Marriage: Robert Ervin Craft, Sr. married Rosa Lee Stewart (July 7, 1910 - September 1, 1984)
Children: There were six children:
Robert Ervin Craft, Jr. (living) + Florene Wright Yarborough (living)
Anne Stewart Craft (living) + Carrow Little Moffitt (living)
Emily Charlotte Craft (1937 - 2006) + Neville Brooks Clark (living)
Claude Carreare Craft (living) + Rosael Colon (living) 1st, T. Lane Guerry (living) 2nd
David Victor Craft (September 5, 1944 - September 5, 1944)
David Bauen Craft (living) + Sara Margaret Altman (living)
Notes:
Robert and Rosa are buried at McLeod United Methodist Church Cemetery near Eastover, SC.