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James William Craig

Male 1860 - 1937  (77 years)


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  • Name James William Craig  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Born 1 Jul 1860  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Nov 1937  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • Julie Fontenot shows that he was the only child of Joesl Craig and Sarah Jane ?Simms?.

      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3D7-98V
      name: James William Craig
      event: Death
      event date: 07 Nov 1937
      event place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, United States
      gender: Male
      marital status: Widowed
      Wife Sydney Ann Clark
      birth date: 01 Jul 1860
      birthplace: , Mississippi
      father's name: Jael Craig
      mother's name: Sarah Simms
      Informant Felix Craig
      Cemetery Hemphill
      Undertaker His Friends
      certificate number: 57115
      film number: 2117398
      digital folder number: 005145824
      image number: 02745
      Collection: James William Craig, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
      Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
      SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2A Stamped 93
      24-25
      Craig, James Head W M July 1860 39 M 13 Miss Ala Ala Farmer
      Craig, Sidney A Wf W F Feb 1877 33 m 13 Tx Tx
      Craig, Sarah R Dtr W F Oct 1887 12 S Tx Miss Tx
      Craig, Ruby Son W M Dec 1890 9 S Tx Miss Tx
      Craig, Wm E Son W M Nov 1892 7 S Tx Miss Tx
      Craig, Christa A Dtr W F Dec 1894 5 S Tx Miss Tx
      Craig, Evie C Dtr W F Apr 1898 2 S Tx Miss Tx

      1910 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
      Enumerated 30 Apr 1910
      SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 11B
      Hemphill and Homer Road
      187-189
      Cregg, James W Head m W 49 m1 23 Miss Miss Miss Farmer
      Cregg, Sydney A Wf F W 43 m1 23 10/7 Tx Tx Tx
      Cregg, James R Son M W 19 S Tx Miss Tx Laborer Home Farm
      Cregg, William E Son M W 17 S Tx Miss Tx Laborer Home Farm
      Cregg, Christie A Dtr F W 15 S Tx Miss Tx
      Cregg, Eva J Dtr F W 12 S Tx Miss Tx
      Cregg, Sidney A Son M W 8 S Tx Miss Tx Laborer Home Farm
      Cregg, Eliga F Son M W 4 S Tx Miss Tx

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
      Enumerated 29 Jan 1920
      SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 23A
      Bronson Hemphill Road
      449-471
      Craig, William E Head M W 27 M Tx Miss Miss Farmer
      Craig, Arbor L Wf F W 20 M Tx Ala Tx
      Craig, lee E Son m W 2 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Craig, James W Son M W 1 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx
      450-472
      Craig, James W Head m W 56 M Miss Ga Ga Farmer
      Craig, Sydney A Wf F W 53 M Tx Tx Tx
      Craig, Arthur S Son M W 17 S Tx Miss Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
      Craig, Felix E Son M W 13 S Tx Miss Tx Farm Labor Home Farm
      Craig, Albert L Son M W 5 S Tx Miss Tx

    Person ID I40875  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2013 

    Family Sidney Ann Clark,   b. 10 Feb 1867, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1930, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1887  [1, 3, 5
    Children 
     1. Sarah "Sally" Irene Craig,   b. 6 Oct 1887, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1926, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     2. Joel E. Craig,   b. 12 Feb 1889, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1890, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. James Rubin "Ruby" Craig, Sr.,   b. 23 Dec 1890, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1983, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     4. William Eugene Craig,   b. 14 Nov 1892, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1977, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Annie Christine "Christie" Craig,   b. Dec 1894, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1975, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     6. Eva "Evie" Josephine Craig,   b. Apr 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1974, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
     7. Sidney Arthur Craig,   b. 17 Mar 1902, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1969, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     8. Elige Felix Craig,   b. 17 Jun 1905, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1973, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     9. Albert L. Craig,   b. 2 Aug 1914, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1979, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2013 
    Family ID F12342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jul 1860 - Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Nov 1937 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 2 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1 Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2A Stamped 93 24-25 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1 Enumerated 30 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 11B Hemphill and Homer Road 187-189 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    5. [S1176] McCary, Mackie & Kay "Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    6. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 29 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 23A Bronson Hemphill Road 450-472 (Reliability: 3).