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Lewis Gordon Craghead Or Craighead
Male 1917 - 1956

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  • Birth  17 May 1917  , Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  18 Apr 1956  , Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: crushed by a John Deere tractor 
    Buried  20 Apr 1956  Union Chapel Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I10707  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  13 Feb 2009 
     
    Father  Orian R. Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 14 Apr 1889, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1971, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Georgie Anna Halley,   b. 21 Aug 1894, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1978 
    Married  25 Dec 1912  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14347820  Group Sheet
     
  • Death Certificates
    Death Certificate of Craghead, Lewis Gordon
    Death Certificate of Craghead, Lewis Gordon
    17 May 1917 - 18 Apr 1956. He was my 4th cousin twice removed.
     
  • Notes 
    • In 1930, age 12, occupation farm labor.

      He lived at R.F.D. #3, Salt River Township, Mexico, Missouri, at the time of his death. From his death certificate: Coroners case without jury, the deceased was found dead under a John Deere tractor by his wife while cleaning out a pond on his farm alone. The tractor turned over and caused a fracture of the cervical vertebrae, causing his death.

      His wife's name was Georgia E. Craghead. She gave the information for his death certificate. He was a crop farmer. He was a veteran of WW2.
     
  • Event Map
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    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Apr 1956 - Union Chapel Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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