The Sprague Times Friday August 22, 1902: "DIED THIS MORNING"
Mr. W.P.A. Craig, aged 78 years, died at 6 o'clock this morning after a brief illness from pneumonia. The funeral services will be held in the Congregational church at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Next week we will give a sketch of the life of this venerable old patriarch."
The Sprague Times August 29, 1902: "SKETCH OF MR. CRAIG'S LIFE": W.P.A. Craig was born in Egypt, Illinois, January 4, 1824. Died at Sprague, August 22, 1902. His early childhood was spent in Illinois and Alabama. At the age of seventeen he began teaching school and after a few years in this profession he entered the Rush Medical College of Chicago. In 1850 his failing health caused him to seek a change of climate, so he started out with an ox team and crossed the plains to California, where he sought health and wealth in the gold fields. Three years later, his health again being poor, he went to sea in an old sailing ship. In 1854 he returned to California and was married to Janet Borland. They remained in California until 1862, moving in that year to Illinois, where he resided until 1875. Then he again came west, locating in Nevada, where he lived for 10 years.
Mr. Craig came to Washington in 1885, settling in this locality, making him one of the early settlers in this district.
His travels were quite extensive, he having visited almost every state in the Union, Central America and the West Indian Islands. He made eight trips between San Francisco and New York, going around the Horn three times. The other times he crossed the Isthmus of Panama, as it was before the days of railroads.
He was a kind and indulgent father and a most devoted husband. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, five daughters, seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild."
Mr. W.P.A. Craig, aged 78 years, died at 6 o'clock this morning after a brief illness from pneumonia. The funeral services will be held in the Congregational church at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Next week we will give a sketch of the life of this venerable old patriarch."
The Sprague Times August 29, 1902: "SKETCH OF MR. CRAIG'S LIFE": W.P.A. Craig was born in Egypt, Illinois, January 4, 1824. Died at Sprague, August 22, 1902. His early childhood was spent in Illinois and Alabama. At the age of seventeen he began teaching school and after a few years in this profession he entered the Rush Medical College of Chicago. In 1850 his failing health caused him to seek a change of climate, so he started out with an ox team and crossed the plains to California, where he sought health and wealth in the gold fields. Three years later, his health again being poor, he went to sea in an old sailing ship. In 1854 he returned to California and was married to Janet Borland. They remained in California until 1862, moving in that year to Illinois, where he resided until 1875. Then he again came west, locating in Nevada, where he lived for 10 years.
Mr. Craig came to Washington in 1885, settling in this locality, making him one of the early settlers in this district.
His travels were quite extensive, he having visited almost every state in the Union, Central America and the West Indian Islands. He made eight trips between San Francisco and New York, going around the Horn three times. The other times he crossed the Isthmus of Panama, as it was before the days of railroads.
He was a kind and indulgent father and a most devoted husband. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, five daughters, seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild."
The Sprague Times Friday August 22, 1902: "DIED THIS MORNING"
Mr. W.P.A. Craig, aged 78 years, died at 6 o'clock this morning after a brief illness from pneumonia. The funeral services will be held in the Congregational church at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Next week we will give a sketch of the life of this venerable old patriarch."
The Sprague Times August 29, 1902: "SKETCH OF MR. CRAIG'S LIFE": W.P.A. Craig was born in Egypt, Illinois, January 4, 1824. Died at Sprague, August 22, 1902. His early childhood was spent in Illinois and Alabama. At the age of seventeen he began teaching school and after a few years in this profession he entered the Rush Medical College of Chicago. In 1850 his failing health caused him to seek a change of climate, so he started out with an ox team and crossed the plains to California, where he sought health and wealth in the gold fields. Three years later, his health again being poor, he went to sea in an old sailing ship. In 1854 he returned to California and was married to Janet Borland. They remained in California until 1862, moving in that year to Illinois, where he resided until 1875. Then he again came west, locating in Nevada, where he lived for 10 years.
Mr. Craig came to Washington in 1885, settling in this locality, making him one of the early settlers in this district.
His travels were quite extensive, he having visited almost every state in the Union, Central America and the West Indian Islands. He made eight trips between San Francisco and New York, going around the Horn three times. The other times he crossed the Isthmus of Panama, as it was before the days of railroads.
He was a kind and indulgent father and a most devoted husband. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, five daughters, seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild."
Mr. W.P.A. Craig, aged 78 years, died at 6 o'clock this morning after a brief illness from pneumonia. The funeral services will be held in the Congregational church at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Next week we will give a sketch of the life of this venerable old patriarch."
The Sprague Times August 29, 1902: "SKETCH OF MR. CRAIG'S LIFE": W.P.A. Craig was born in Egypt, Illinois, January 4, 1824. Died at Sprague, August 22, 1902. His early childhood was spent in Illinois and Alabama. At the age of seventeen he began teaching school and after a few years in this profession he entered the Rush Medical College of Chicago. In 1850 his failing health caused him to seek a change of climate, so he started out with an ox team and crossed the plains to California, where he sought health and wealth in the gold fields. Three years later, his health again being poor, he went to sea in an old sailing ship. In 1854 he returned to California and was married to Janet Borland. They remained in California until 1862, moving in that year to Illinois, where he resided until 1875. Then he again came west, locating in Nevada, where he lived for 10 years.
Mr. Craig came to Washington in 1885, settling in this locality, making him one of the early settlers in this district.
His travels were quite extensive, he having visited almost every state in the Union, Central America and the West Indian Islands. He made eight trips between San Francisco and New York, going around the Horn three times. The other times he crossed the Isthmus of Panama, as it was before the days of railroads.
He was a kind and indulgent father and a most devoted husband. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, five daughters, seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild."
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