James W. Craig
Looking for burial site confirmation: No source to prove James W Craig is buried in this cemetery, other than that he lived here and his wife, three children and many other relatives are in this cemetery. This old cemetery is on a farm, many of the stones are broken and under the soil. Bette Scavone has dug up many of the stones and created memorials with photos for all of the ones she found. Photograph is of horse fence that runs through a portion of cemetery.
Father and Mother unknown
Born: Virginia or probably Kentucky, per census records of his children. Date Unknown.
Have found no Kentucky government records or other relatives, thus far.
Have not found connections to Illinois/Indiana Craigs.
Perhaps parents came straight from a 1700s Pennsylvania Scottish migration.
Migrated to Virginia where he met the family of Benjamin Woodson.
Lived in Virginia according to Franklin County marriage records (License 05/08/1834).
Identified as marrying Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Traveled from Franklin County, Virginia with the Woodsons, to Monroe County, Missouri.
Assumed to be the brother of fellow traveler William M. Craig #206067645.
William M. Craig has a marriage record in Franklin County, Virginia also.
William M. Craig married sister of James' wife, Martha LeSeuer Woodson Craig.
Have found no other Virginia government records, thus far.
1830 Census lists only 2 Craigs in county, Thomas and Polly.
1830 Census lists few Craigs in surrounding counties and state.
Have not found the exact location of wife's family Virginia farm.
Book- Historical Geneology Of The Woodson's And Their Connections, 1915, H.M. Woodson,
available online in print and electronic [Issue of 1126, Page 390]:
Confirms wife and children.
Wife: Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Child1: Thomas Benjamin Craig #119915065 (1835–1914)
Was living in Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Buried in Fowler Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Child2: Martha Delia Craig #21866168 (1838–1874)
Child3: Stephen Woodson Craig #76264141 (1841–1849)
Was living on the Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child4: Polina Ann Craig Strean #76199761 (1843–1881)
Was living in Marion Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child5: James Martel Craig #34175554 (1846–1923)
Was living in DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Woodson Farm is near the Union Covered Bridge, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
1897 Plat, Township 54, North Range 11, Sections 25 and 26.
William M. Craig #206067645 obtains farm in same county, then next county.
Map shows final farm estate located halfway between City of Dewitt and Bosworth.
1876 Plat, Township 53, North Range 21, Section 3, Lot 159.10.
Farmhouse was on the outside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Two nephews obtain farms across the street from William M. Craig,
1896 Plat Map, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Thomas Preston Craig, Section 4, Lot 126.75. (1866)
James Harvey Craig, Section 4, Lot 50. (1867)
Both buried in Wharton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri, Section 6.
Farmhouses were on the inside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Nephew Thadius G. Craig obtains farm back at the Woodson Farm.
Death: May 1848.
Probate: Intestate, New London, Ralls County, MO.
Administrator: Brother-in-law, Monroe Judge, Stephen Martel Woodson
Looking for burial site confirmation: No source to prove James W Craig is buried in this cemetery, other than that he lived here and his wife, three children and many other relatives are in this cemetery. This old cemetery is on a farm, many of the stones are broken and under the soil. Bette Scavone has dug up many of the stones and created memorials with photos for all of the ones she found. Photograph is of horse fence that runs through a portion of cemetery.
Father and Mother unknown
Born: Virginia or probably Kentucky, per census records of his children. Date Unknown.
Have found no Kentucky government records or other relatives, thus far.
Have not found connections to Illinois/Indiana Craigs.
Perhaps parents came straight from a 1700s Pennsylvania Scottish migration.
Migrated to Virginia where he met the family of Benjamin Woodson.
Lived in Virginia according to Franklin County marriage records (License 05/08/1834).
Identified as marrying Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Traveled from Franklin County, Virginia with the Woodsons, to Monroe County, Missouri.
Assumed to be the brother of fellow traveler William M. Craig #206067645.
William M. Craig has a marriage record in Franklin County, Virginia also.
William M. Craig married sister of James' wife, Martha LeSeuer Woodson Craig.
Have found no other Virginia government records, thus far.
1830 Census lists only 2 Craigs in county, Thomas and Polly.
1830 Census lists few Craigs in surrounding counties and state.
Have not found the exact location of wife's family Virginia farm.
Book- Historical Geneology Of The Woodson's And Their Connections, 1915, H.M. Woodson,
available online in print and electronic [Issue of 1126, Page 390]:
Confirms wife and children.
Wife: Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Child1: Thomas Benjamin Craig #119915065 (1835–1914)
Was living in Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Buried in Fowler Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Child2: Martha Delia Craig #21866168 (1838–1874)
Child3: Stephen Woodson Craig #76264141 (1841–1849)
Was living on the Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child4: Polina Ann Craig Strean #76199761 (1843–1881)
Was living in Marion Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child5: James Martel Craig #34175554 (1846–1923)
Was living in DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Woodson Farm is near the Union Covered Bridge, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
1897 Plat, Township 54, North Range 11, Sections 25 and 26.
William M. Craig #206067645 obtains farm in same county, then next county.
Map shows final farm estate located halfway between City of Dewitt and Bosworth.
1876 Plat, Township 53, North Range 21, Section 3, Lot 159.10.
Farmhouse was on the outside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Two nephews obtain farms across the street from William M. Craig,
1896 Plat Map, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Thomas Preston Craig, Section 4, Lot 126.75. (1866)
James Harvey Craig, Section 4, Lot 50. (1867)
Both buried in Wharton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri, Section 6.
Farmhouses were on the inside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Nephew Thadius G. Craig obtains farm back at the Woodson Farm.
Death: May 1848.
Probate: Intestate, New London, Ralls County, MO.
Administrator: Brother-in-law, Monroe Judge, Stephen Martel Woodson
James W. Craig
Looking for burial site confirmation: No source to prove James W Craig is buried in this cemetery, other than that he lived here and his wife, three children and many other relatives are in this cemetery. This old cemetery is on a farm, many of the stones are broken and under the soil. Bette Scavone has dug up many of the stones and created memorials with photos for all of the ones she found. Photograph is of horse fence that runs through a portion of cemetery.
Father and Mother unknown
Born: Virginia or probably Kentucky, per census records of his children. Date Unknown.
Have found no Kentucky government records or other relatives, thus far.
Have not found connections to Illinois/Indiana Craigs.
Perhaps parents came straight from a 1700s Pennsylvania Scottish migration.
Migrated to Virginia where he met the family of Benjamin Woodson.
Lived in Virginia according to Franklin County marriage records (License 05/08/1834).
Identified as marrying Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Traveled from Franklin County, Virginia with the Woodsons, to Monroe County, Missouri.
Assumed to be the brother of fellow traveler William M. Craig #206067645.
William M. Craig has a marriage record in Franklin County, Virginia also.
William M. Craig married sister of James' wife, Martha LeSeuer Woodson Craig.
Have found no other Virginia government records, thus far.
1830 Census lists only 2 Craigs in county, Thomas and Polly.
1830 Census lists few Craigs in surrounding counties and state.
Have not found the exact location of wife's family Virginia farm.
Book- Historical Geneology Of The Woodson's And Their Connections, 1915, H.M. Woodson,
available online in print and electronic [Issue of 1126, Page 390]:
Confirms wife and children.
Wife: Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Child1: Thomas Benjamin Craig #119915065 (1835–1914)
Was living in Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Buried in Fowler Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Child2: Martha Delia Craig #21866168 (1838–1874)
Child3: Stephen Woodson Craig #76264141 (1841–1849)
Was living on the Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child4: Polina Ann Craig Strean #76199761 (1843–1881)
Was living in Marion Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child5: James Martel Craig #34175554 (1846–1923)
Was living in DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Woodson Farm is near the Union Covered Bridge, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
1897 Plat, Township 54, North Range 11, Sections 25 and 26.
William M. Craig #206067645 obtains farm in same county, then next county.
Map shows final farm estate located halfway between City of Dewitt and Bosworth.
1876 Plat, Township 53, North Range 21, Section 3, Lot 159.10.
Farmhouse was on the outside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Two nephews obtain farms across the street from William M. Craig,
1896 Plat Map, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Thomas Preston Craig, Section 4, Lot 126.75. (1866)
James Harvey Craig, Section 4, Lot 50. (1867)
Both buried in Wharton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri, Section 6.
Farmhouses were on the inside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Nephew Thadius G. Craig obtains farm back at the Woodson Farm.
Death: May 1848.
Probate: Intestate, New London, Ralls County, MO.
Administrator: Brother-in-law, Monroe Judge, Stephen Martel Woodson
Looking for burial site confirmation: No source to prove James W Craig is buried in this cemetery, other than that he lived here and his wife, three children and many other relatives are in this cemetery. This old cemetery is on a farm, many of the stones are broken and under the soil. Bette Scavone has dug up many of the stones and created memorials with photos for all of the ones she found. Photograph is of horse fence that runs through a portion of cemetery.
Father and Mother unknown
Born: Virginia or probably Kentucky, per census records of his children. Date Unknown.
Have found no Kentucky government records or other relatives, thus far.
Have not found connections to Illinois/Indiana Craigs.
Perhaps parents came straight from a 1700s Pennsylvania Scottish migration.
Migrated to Virginia where he met the family of Benjamin Woodson.
Lived in Virginia according to Franklin County marriage records (License 05/08/1834).
Identified as marrying Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Traveled from Franklin County, Virginia with the Woodsons, to Monroe County, Missouri.
Assumed to be the brother of fellow traveler William M. Craig #206067645.
William M. Craig has a marriage record in Franklin County, Virginia also.
William M. Craig married sister of James' wife, Martha LeSeuer Woodson Craig.
Have found no other Virginia government records, thus far.
1830 Census lists only 2 Craigs in county, Thomas and Polly.
1830 Census lists few Craigs in surrounding counties and state.
Have not found the exact location of wife's family Virginia farm.
Book- Historical Geneology Of The Woodson's And Their Connections, 1915, H.M. Woodson,
available online in print and electronic [Issue of 1126, Page 390]:
Confirms wife and children.
Wife: Mary Royall Woodson Craig #21852668 (1811 - 1890)
Child1: Thomas Benjamin Craig #119915065 (1835–1914)
Was living in Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Buried in Fowler Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County CA.
Child2: Martha Delia Craig #21866168 (1838–1874)
Child3: Stephen Woodson Craig #76264141 (1841–1849)
Was living on the Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child4: Polina Ann Craig Strean #76199761 (1843–1881)
Was living in Marion Township, Monroe County, MO.
Buried in Woodson Farm, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
Child5: James Martel Craig #34175554 (1846–1923)
Was living in DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Woodson Farm is near the Union Covered Bridge, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO.
1897 Plat, Township 54, North Range 11, Sections 25 and 26.
William M. Craig #206067645 obtains farm in same county, then next county.
Map shows final farm estate located halfway between City of Dewitt and Bosworth.
1876 Plat, Township 53, North Range 21, Section 3, Lot 159.10.
Farmhouse was on the outside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Two nephews obtain farms across the street from William M. Craig,
1896 Plat Map, DeWitt Township, Carroll County, MO.
Thomas Preston Craig, Section 4, Lot 126.75. (1866)
James Harvey Craig, Section 4, Lot 50. (1867)
Both buried in Wharton Cemetery, Bosworth, Missouri, Section 6.
Farmhouses were on the inside curve of today's highway 310 and 335.
Nephew Thadius G. Craig obtains farm back at the Woodson Farm.
Death: May 1848.
Probate: Intestate, New London, Ralls County, MO.
Administrator: Brother-in-law, Monroe Judge, Stephen Martel Woodson
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