George C Croft

1916 - 1981  (65 years)

• Name	George C Croft  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	11 Aug 1916	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1930	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1940	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [8]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mary
  Elected	1976	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	Elected Mayor for two terms
  Death	11 Nov 1981	Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA   [1, 6]
  Burial	Saint John's Cemetery, Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1827	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Heber E Croft,   b. 9 Sep 1886, Alexander County, Illinois, USA d. 24 Feb 1946, Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bertie Ann 'Birdie' Fisher,   b. 1 Jan 1894, Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA d. 13 Aug 1980, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1920  [2]
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hale,   b. 17 Aug 1925, Illinois, USA d. 2 Jan 1997 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1943	Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Living   2. George Michael Croft,   b. 11 Jun 1946, Illinois, USA d. 2 Oct 1978 (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living   4. Ann Croft  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Dennis Croft  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Aug 1916 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1920 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Marriage - 6 Jun 1943 - Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mary - 1950 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Elected - Elected Mayor for two terms - 1976 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Death - 11 Nov 1981 - Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9662] Find a Grave: CROFT George C. [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 21. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 21 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340141. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340141 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00758; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 2-21. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Tamms, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00758; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 2-21 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tamms, Alexander, Il. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tamms, Alexander, Il [S4457] Newspapers.com: Obituary of George Croft • Carbondale Southern Illinoisan - 12 Nov 1981, Mayor George C Croft -- Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 12 Nov 1981; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois. https://www.newspapers.com/image/82664542/?article=9fc8cb73-3ca5-4a6e-915c-93f52c10a7d2&focus=0.017579012,0.42847288,0.3440111,0.59948117&xid=3355 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 356. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 356 [S170] Ancestry.com, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2019;).