The son of Benjamin Craig Jr. and Elizabeth Walton Morris Craig of Gallatin (now Carroll) County, Kentucky, B. F. Craig married a cousin, Caroline D. Gex on December 26, 1837 in Carroll County, Kentucky.
They moved to Clinton County, Missouri in 1855. When the Civil War disrupted the country Craig wrote and published a book, "The Border Ruffians" (1863). He supported the Confederate cause and at one point was arrested by Union forces.
B. F. and Caroline had 11 children, Sarah Antoinette, Antoine, Morris, Curean, Benjamin Jr., Oscar, Joshua Morris, John A., and Caroline "Callie" Craig, but only Antoine, Joshua Morris, John A., and Callie lived to adulthood.
In 1880 Craig wrote and published "The Rough Diamond," a novella of interrelated short stories, with additional poems, and lectures.
They moved to Clinton County, Missouri in 1855. When the Civil War disrupted the country Craig wrote and published a book, "The Border Ruffians" (1863). He supported the Confederate cause and at one point was arrested by Union forces.
B. F. and Caroline had 11 children, Sarah Antoinette, Antoine, Morris, Curean, Benjamin Jr., Oscar, Joshua Morris, John A., and Caroline "Callie" Craig, but only Antoine, Joshua Morris, John A., and Callie lived to adulthood.
In 1880 Craig wrote and published "The Rough Diamond," a novella of interrelated short stories, with additional poems, and lectures.
The son of Benjamin Craig Jr. and Elizabeth Walton Morris Craig of Gallatin (now Carroll) County, Kentucky, B. F. Craig married a cousin, Caroline D. Gex on December 26, 1837 in Carroll County, Kentucky.
They moved to Clinton County, Missouri in 1855. When the Civil War disrupted the country Craig wrote and published a book, "The Border Ruffians" (1863). He supported the Confederate cause and at one point was arrested by Union forces.
B. F. and Caroline had 11 children, Sarah Antoinette, Antoine, Morris, Curean, Benjamin Jr., Oscar, Joshua Morris, John A., and Caroline "Callie" Craig, but only Antoine, Joshua Morris, John A., and Callie lived to adulthood.
In 1880 Craig wrote and published "The Rough Diamond," a novella of interrelated short stories, with additional poems, and lectures.
They moved to Clinton County, Missouri in 1855. When the Civil War disrupted the country Craig wrote and published a book, "The Border Ruffians" (1863). He supported the Confederate cause and at one point was arrested by Union forces.
B. F. and Caroline had 11 children, Sarah Antoinette, Antoine, Morris, Curean, Benjamin Jr., Oscar, Joshua Morris, John A., and Caroline "Callie" Craig, but only Antoine, Joshua Morris, John A., and Callie lived to adulthood.
In 1880 Craig wrote and published "The Rough Diamond," a novella of interrelated short stories, with additional poems, and lectures.
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