Crofoot, James E.
(1850-1923)




Birth: March 1, 1850, Kendallville, Noble County, IN
Death: March 7, 1923, Kendallville, Noble County, IN
Parents: Archibald and Amanda (Green) Crofoot
Spouse: Jennie M. Piatt, married December 21, 1878
Second Spouse: Addie E.
Known Children: Lizzie (daughter of James and Jennie) died as child
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Individual Number: 3383


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1890s J. E. Crofoot Studio owner Kendallville, Noble County, IN Main St.





1893 J. E. Crofoot Studio owner St. Joe, DeKalb County, IN





1910-1912 James E Crofoot Studio owner Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN 324 N. Main























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OriginalNotes: Findagrave, viewed 18 Nov. 2012
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25887446
Birth: 	Mar. 1,  1850, Kendallville
Death: 	Mar. 7,  1923, Kendallville

James E Crofoot was the son of Archibald Crofoot and Amanda Green. James married Jennie M Piatt on December 21, 1878. They had a daughter named Lizzie who passed on as a child.
James next married Addie E. and they had no issue. James owned Crofoot Photo Studio in downtown Kendallville from 1875 to 1920. 

 Parents:
  Archibald Crofoot (1822 - 1892)
  Amanda M Green Crofoot (1831 - 1907)
 
Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville

Maintained by: M Crofoot N K
Originally Created by: Janet Tenenbaum
Record added: Apr 09, 2008 
Find A Grave Memorial# 25887446
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State: IN
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OriginalSource: late 1890s cabinet card, imprint on recto: "Crofoot / J. E. [logo]/ North Main St./Kendallville, Ind."

Findagrave, viewed 18 Nov. 2012
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25887446
James owned Crofoot Photo Studio in downtown Kendallville from 1875 to 1920. [NOTE: Doublecheck these dates]

Advertising card seen in photograph album: "Office of the International Copying Co. / J. E. Crofoot, Proprietor, Kendallville, Ind. / and General State Agent and Manager For the Steel Point Engraving, the finest portrait in the world. [text explains that no steel point engravings can be gotten in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan only through our house or agents. 100 agents wanted.]
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PersonID: 3191 CATNUM: 3383 NameFirst: NameLast: Crofoot LocationID: 4960 Address1: Address2: City: St. Joe State: IN StudioID: 3650 ---------------------------------- ID: 3650 StudioName: J. E. Crofoot SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:58:39 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: J. E. Crofoot Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 5228 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: DeKalb Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: James KnownDates: 1893 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1893 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: E. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: cabinet card, "Feb. 1893" inscribed on verso OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 5496

PersonID: 3191 CATNUM: 3383 NameFirst: NameLast: Crofoot LocationID: 5493 Address1: 324 N. Main Address2: City: Elkhart State: IN StudioID: 3934 ---------------------------------- ID: 3934 StudioName: James E Crofoot SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:59:43 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: James E Crofoot Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 5811 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Elkhart Country: USA Longitude: 0 Latitude: 0 NameNewFirst: James KnownDates: 1910, 1912 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1910 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1912 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: E. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1910 R. L. Polk & Co. Elkhart City Directory, p. 226 James E Crofoot (Alice E), photographer324 N Main, res 314 Sherman 1912 Polk's Elkhart City Directory, p. 228 James E Crofoot (Alice E), photogr, 324 N Main, res 314 Sherman OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 6092




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