CRATON, JIM
Merchant; b Goldsboro, N C Jan 4, 1896; s of Richard W Craton Margaret E Hillyer; ed Washington D C HS; George Washington U, Washington DC 1915-16; m Catherine Sears Sept 19, 1919 Davenport; d Clarissa J; 1919-26 emp in Sears Saddlery Co, Davenport; 1926- owner, pres & mgr sporting goods co; during World War enl US army July 12, 1917 commd 2nd It Jan 2, 1919 ordnance corps, disch Feb 1919; C of C; Exchange Club; Town Club; Davenport Country Club; Outing Club; Lindsay Park Boat Club; Scott Co Sportsman Club; hobbies boating, hunting, fishing; off 221 Harrison; res 1200 E 9th, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1091.