Justice of the Peace.
Father of General Charles Cruft and husband of Elizabeth Armstrong Cruft.
One of three Cemetery Committee Members of Woodlawn cemetery that was bought in January, 1839, for the sum of $620. John F. Cruft, C. Gilbert, and Robert Wallace were named on the cemetery committee. Their duty was to have the lots cleared and trees that remained pruned. Later a fence of posts and boards was built around lot 47 of the cemetery and lots inside it were offered for sale. At the same time, he was given an order to buy a hearse and harness for the use of the town, and in 1839 the superintendent was ordered to attend funerals whenever requested with the public hearse and be allowed $1.50 for each funeral to be paid by those employing him. He was a Master of Terre Haute Lodge 19, F & AM.
Father of General Charles Cruft and husband of Elizabeth Armstrong Cruft.
One of three Cemetery Committee Members of Woodlawn cemetery that was bought in January, 1839, for the sum of $620. John F. Cruft, C. Gilbert, and Robert Wallace were named on the cemetery committee. Their duty was to have the lots cleared and trees that remained pruned. Later a fence of posts and boards was built around lot 47 of the cemetery and lots inside it were offered for sale. At the same time, he was given an order to buy a hearse and harness for the use of the town, and in 1839 the superintendent was ordered to attend funerals whenever requested with the public hearse and be allowed $1.50 for each funeral to be paid by those employing him. He was a Master of Terre Haute Lodge 19, F & AM.
Justice of the Peace.
Father of General Charles Cruft and husband of Elizabeth Armstrong Cruft.
One of three Cemetery Committee Members of Woodlawn cemetery that was bought in January, 1839, for the sum of $620. John F. Cruft, C. Gilbert, and Robert Wallace were named on the cemetery committee. Their duty was to have the lots cleared and trees that remained pruned. Later a fence of posts and boards was built around lot 47 of the cemetery and lots inside it were offered for sale. At the same time, he was given an order to buy a hearse and harness for the use of the town, and in 1839 the superintendent was ordered to attend funerals whenever requested with the public hearse and be allowed $1.50 for each funeral to be paid by those employing him. He was a Master of Terre Haute Lodge 19, F & AM.
Father of General Charles Cruft and husband of Elizabeth Armstrong Cruft.
One of three Cemetery Committee Members of Woodlawn cemetery that was bought in January, 1839, for the sum of $620. John F. Cruft, C. Gilbert, and Robert Wallace were named on the cemetery committee. Their duty was to have the lots cleared and trees that remained pruned. Later a fence of posts and boards was built around lot 47 of the cemetery and lots inside it were offered for sale. At the same time, he was given an order to buy a hearse and harness for the use of the town, and in 1839 the superintendent was ordered to attend funerals whenever requested with the public hearse and be allowed $1.50 for each funeral to be paid by those employing him. He was a Master of Terre Haute Lodge 19, F & AM.
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