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Greek Crafton

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Greek Crafton

Birth
Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
16 Jul 1859 (aged 23)
Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 10, 206
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killed in a knife fight with Peachy Quinn Harrison in the Short's Drug Store at Pleasant Plains. Abe Lincoln was the lawyer who defended Peachy Q. Harrison who was found not guilty. Greek Crafton was a clerk in the law office of Abe Lincoln. The body of Greek Crafton was removed to Oak Ridge in 1866 from Pleasant Plains Cemetery.
killed in a knife fight with Peachy Quinn Harrison in the Short's Drug Store at Pleasant Plains. Abe Lincoln was the lawyer who defended Peachy Q. Harrison who was found not guilty. Greek Crafton was a clerk in the law office of Abe Lincoln. The body of Greek Crafton was removed to Oak Ridge in 1866 from Pleasant Plains Cemetery.

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  • Created by: ChiFly
  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57407481/greek-crafton: accessed ), memorial page for Greek Crafton (31 Jan 1836–16 Jul 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57407481, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by ChiFly (contributor 47290219).