Craig Family

Contents: Information about the Craig Family,

Includes some handwritten family records.

Location: Vertical Files at B.S. Ricks Memorial

Library of the Yazoo Library Association | 310N. Main Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

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John Ellzey

From:

To: I.Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 7:43 KiviAttach: Robert E Craig Family Bible.pdfSubject: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

Hi:

I recently came into possession of a family bible "Robert E. Craig, 1868, Yazoo City, Miss.". I havetranscribed, and made digital images. See attached PDF file.

Regards

Tom Leverich

West Windsor, NJ

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7/5/2011

Robert Emmet Craig Family Bible

Front piece of Bible: "Robert E. Craig, 1868, Yazoo City, Miss".Butler's Edition: The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New TestamentsPhiladelphia: Published by E. H. Bulter & Co, 1867Gifted to Tom Leverich, West Windsor, NJ by Joanne E. Brogan, Bronx,NY: June 30,2011. Facilitated by John Bartlett of Staten Island, NY(currently living in Thailand).

Marriages

Robert Craig and Lility Ann Coffin, November 10, AD 1841.Fountain Barksdale and Josephine Parisot, October 27 AD 1842.Robert Emmet Craig and Emilie Josephine Barksdale, December 12 AD 1867.Josephine Craig and Dr. Henry K. Wickes, May 27,1895.Fountain B. Craig and Fanny Eshleman, February 5,1896.Emmet Craig and Bethunia Barksdale, June 6, 1907, Yazoo City.

Births

Robert Emmet Craig, August 26 AD 1842 in Holmes Co, Miss.Emily Josephine Barksdale, February 18th, AD 1849, Yazoo City, Miss.Robert William Craig, in Yazoo City, Miss, September 22nd AD 1868.Fountain Barksdale Craig, Yazoo City, Miss, November 5th AD 1870.Josephine Craig, December 14 AD 1873, Yahoo City, Miss.Eliza Craig, New Orleans (175 Fourth St), August 5th AD 1876.Emmet Craig, Thursday May 15, 1879, New Orleans (295 Josephine St.).

Deaths

Robert William Craig, departed this life May 26 AD 1870 at Yazoo City.Newspaper clipping: Deaths and Funerals. Mrs. Josephine C. Wickes, November 9,

1961. Pasted in bible over clipping is a lock of hair.Emmet Craig, at Yazoo City, July 5,1943.Newspaper clipping, April 18,1951, obituary: Capt. Henry W. Wickes Jr, age 49, died

April 16, Newton Center at Chelsea Naval Hospital. Mentions wife Madelyn andson Henry Wickes Jr.

Newspaper clipping, death notice: Robert Craig, died April 1, 1894, at his home inDayton, Ohio, in his 80th year. Native of County Antrim, Ireland, came to US atage 8. Resident of Holmes Co, Mississippi for 25 years prior to removing toDayton Ohio in 1865.

Lility Ann Craig, departed this life March 20th AD 1855.Emilie Barksdale Craig, departed this life February 20th 1882, at 4:30 PM, 140 Prytania

St, New Orleans.Eliza Craig, April 18th 1884, at Eleven o'clock a.m. of Diptheria, 242 Philip Street, New

Orleans, resting at Yazoo City, Miss.

Craig Family Group Charts

Robert^ Craigbom: c 1814 County Antrim, Irelanddied; 1 April 1894, Dayton, Ohomarried 10 November 1841

Holmes County, MS 1850 Census; c 1865 to Dayton, Montgomery Co, OhioLility Ann Coffin

bom: c 1826

died: 20 March 1855

children:

Robert Emmet Craig, bom 26 August 1842 - see belowWilliam C. Craig, bom c 1848; married 1869 Hattie J. RabbThomas H. Craig, bom c 1853; marriedl878 Maud E. Moore

married 19 March 1860, Yazoo Co, MS <?but children bom c 1857 & 1858?>Elizabeth Robertson

children:

Mary Craig, bom c 1857Josephine Craig, bom c 1858John R. Craig bom c 1862Isabelle Craig, bom c 1863Female Craig, bom c 1864Jane R. Craig, bom c 1867

Robert^ Emmet CraigFront piece of Bible: "Robert E. Craig, 1868, Yazoo City, Miss".

Butler's Edition: The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New TestamentsPhiladelphia: Published by E. H. Bulter & Co, 1867bom: 26 August 1842, Holmes Co, MSdied: 31 December 1921, New Orleans, LAmarried: 12 December 1867

Emilie Josephine Barksdale, daughter of Fountain Barksdale and JosephineParisot

bom: 18 Febmary 1849, Yazoo City, MSdied: 20 Febmary 1882, New Orleans, LA

children:

Robert William Craigbom 22 September 1868 Yazoo Citydied 26 May 1870 Yazoo City

Fountain Barskdale Craigsee below

Josephine Craigsee below

Eliza Craigbom 5 August 1876 New Orleansdied 18 April 1884 Yazoo City

Fountain Barksdale Craig, at Gulfport, Miss, May 31,1905,10:18 P.M, interred in Col.Eschleman's tomb New Orleans.

Robert Emmet Craig at 1332 Philip St, New O. at 2.17 P.M. Dec 31st, 1921; buried inYazoo City, Miss, January 2nd, 1922.Newspaper clipping, death notice: Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, widow of Robert Emmet

Craig, age 75 years, Thursday August 16,1923.Newspaper clipping, death notice: in Winthrop, Feb 7,1923, Bonita Walden, wife of

Henry W. Wicks, Jr. and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Hubbell.Newspaper clippings (undated), loose in Bible: two separate obituaries for Mrs. Emily B.

Craig, died age 33 of consumption, wife of Mr. Robert E. Craig, daughter of Mr.Fountain Barskdale, bom 18 Febmary 1849.

Memoranda

Newspaper clipping, marriage notice: at the residence of the bride's father FountainBarksdale, Esq, Thursday evening the 12 inst., by the Rev. Mr. Monger of heMethodist Church, Mr. Robert E. Craig and Miss Emilie J. Barksdale.

We moved into our house cor- Mound and Broadway St, Yazoo City, January 4, 1871.We moved into our house in New Orleans Sept 17th 1875.Robert Wm Craig was baptized by Rev. J. W. Kerr, May 1st, 1870, Yazoo City, Miss.Fountain Barksdale Craig was baptized by Rev. J. W. Kerr August 13 AD 1871, Yazoo

City, Miss.Josephine Craig was baptized by Rev Jno Hunter November 29th AD 1874, Yazoo City,

Miss.

Eliza Craig was baptized by Rev. Mr. Houston of La March 31st, 1878, New Orleans.Emmet Craig was baptized by Rev. Dr. James Nael, 23rd Nov 1879, New Orleans.Newspaper clipping, death notice Robert, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. E. Craig,

May 26th.Newspaper clippings, two separate obituaries Mrs. Emilie Craig,wife of Mr. Robert E.

Craig of New Orleans.Newspaper clipping, January 2, 1922, obituary: Robert Emmett Craig, age 79, died

Saturday aftemoon in New Orleans. Buried in Yazoo City. Bom August 26,1842. Five children, two of whom survive: Mrs. Josephine Wicks of Chelsea andEmmet Craig of Yazoo City. Married 1868 Miss Emily Barksdale of Yazoo City.His wife died in 1882. He afterward married Miss Mary Elizabeth Hamilton ofNew Orleans.

Newspaper clipping, undated: obituary R. E. Craig, resident of New Orleans for 46 years.

Transcribed by Tom LeverichWest Windsor, New Jersey

July 1, 2011tomaug 12@aol.com

www.leverichgenealogy.org

Emmet Craigsee below

married-2

Mary Elizabeth Hamiltonbom 0 1848

died 16 August 1923

Josephine^ C. Craigbom 14 December 1873 Yazoo Citydied 9 November 1961

married 27 May 1895Dr. Henry K. Wickesdivorced between 1910 and 1910

children:

Henry W. Wicks Jr, bom c 1902Josephine Wicks, bom c 1909

Fountain^ Barskdale Craigbom: 5 November 1870 Yazoo Citydied: 31 May 1905 Gulfport, MSmarried 5 Febmary 1896Fanny Leverich Eshleman (daughter of Fanny Hampton Leverich and BenjaminFranklin Eshleman). Fountain committed suicide, for unknown reasons, in 1905in Gulfport, Miss. Fanny Craig and her children are living with her mother,Fanny Hampton Leverich Eshleman, in 1910 and 1920 Census in New OrleansLouisiana. She left a collection of family papers (Giles, Inskeep, Hampton andLeverich families) to Tulane University:

http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=462&q=Don+Ewellbom: 9 June 1875 New Orleans

died: 29 December 1969 New Orleans

children:

Fanny Hampton Craig: 1897-Robert Emmet Craig: 1898-1969; married Clarence Lee NeilsonElizabeth Eshleman Craig: 1902-1992; married Philip Nicholas Nott, Jr.Emilie B. Craig: 1904-1997; married Charles Haines Slingluff

Emmet^ Craigbom 15 May 1879 New Orleansdied 5 July 1943, Yazoo Citymarried 6 June 1907 Yazoo CityBethunia Barksdale

children:

Margaret, bom c 1879

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Robert E. Craig Family Bible, 1868, Yazoo City, MS.1850 Census: Holmes Co, MS. Mississippi Marriages 1776-1935, Ancestry.com data base.1860 Census: Holmes Co, MS. 1870 Census: Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH. 1880 Census:Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH; Yazoo Co, MS. 1900 Census: Yazoo Co, MS. New Orleans(LA) Times Picayune, 1 June 1905. 1910 Census: New Orleans, LA; Yazoo Co, MS.WWI Draft Registration Record Robert E. Craig. 1920 Census: Suffolk Co, MA; YazooCo, MS; New Orleans, LA. 1930 Census: New Orleans, LA; Yazoo Co, MS; El Paso Co,CO. Ancestry.com Public Family Tree: "Bartlett and Leverich Genealogy and AlliedFamilies", by John Bartlett. "Fanny Leverich Eshleman Craig collection, 1765-1958";manuscript collection at Tulane University. Family Group Chart: Benjamin FranklinEshleman and Fanny Hampton Leverich, by Tom Leverich.

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John Ellzey

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To:

Sent: Tuesaay, July 05. 2011 6:29 PiviSubject: Re: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

Dear Mr. Ellzey:

You are most welcome. Are you aware of any descendants of the Craig family still living in the area?

Regards

Tom Leverlch

In a message dated 7/5/2011 3:12:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ji i writes:

I appreciate very much you sending Ricks Memorial Library a copy of the transcribed Craig Bible. I willsave the file and well as make a photocopy to be placed in the genealogy section of our SpecialCollections. We are always interested in items of historical interest about Yazooans and the Craigswere a prominent family from here.

John E. EllzeyReference & Local History LibrarianRicks Memorial Library310 N. Main St.

Yazoo City, Ms 39194

662-746-5557

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Sent: Friday, July 01, 2Un /':43 PMSubject: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

Hi:

I recently came into possession of a family bible "Robert E. Craig, 1868, Yazoo City, Miss.". I havetranscribed, and made digital images. See attached PDF file.

Regards

Tom LeverlchWest Windsor, NJ

7/6/2011

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John Ellzey

From:

To:

Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 4:39 PMSubject: Re: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

Since my last message, I have located a distant relative of the Craigs who lives here in Yazoo City. Her name isJoDale Merrill (named for JOsephine BarksDALE). Her e-mail is frederickmerrill@cableone.net if you care tocontact her. She can fill you in on a lot of family history.

John E. Ellzey

— Original Message —Fror

To:jSent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 6:29 PMSubject: Re: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

Dear Mr. Ellzey:

You are most welcome. Are you aware of any descendants of the Craig family still living in the area?

Regards

Tom Leverich

In a message dated 7/5/2011 3:12:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,. i writes:

I appreciate very much you sending Ricks Memorial Library a copy of the transcribed Craig Bible. I willsave the file and well as make a photocopy to be placed in the genealogy section of our SpecialCollections. We are always interested in items of historical interest about Yazooans and the Craigs werea prominent family from here.

John E. EllzeyReference & Local History LibrarianRicks Memorial Library310 N. Main St.

Yazoo City, Ms 39194

662-746-5557

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Sent: Friday, July 01, 20n /•a3 PMSubject: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

Hi:

I recently came into possession of a family bible "Robert E. Craig, 1868, Yazoo City, Miss.". I havetranscribed, and made digital images. See attached PDF file.

Regards

Tom Leverich

West Windsor, NJ

7/18/2011

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John Ellzey

From:

To:

Sent: ^ uesday, July 05, 2011 2:12 PiviSubject: Re: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

I appreciate very much you sending Ricks Memorial Library a copy of the transcribed Craig Bible. I will savethe file and well as make a photocopy to be placed in the genealogy section of our Special Collections. We arealways interested in items of historical interest about Yazooans and the Craigs were a prominent family fromhere.

John E. EllzeyReference & Local History LibrarianRicks Memorial Library310 N. Main St.

Yazoo City, Ms 39194

662-746-5557

— Original Messaoe —Fro

To:Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 7:43 PMSubject: Robert E. Craig Family Bible

Hi:

I recently came into possession of a family bible "Robert E. Craig, 1868, Yazoo City, Miss.". I havetranscribed, and made digital images. See attached PDF file.

Regards

Tom LeverichWest Windsor, N J

7/5/2011

Robert P. Shay, Jr.139 RUSSELL AVENUE

WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02472

January 20,2004

Dear Sam,

I thought you might be interested in the progress of my research on Margaret Craig

Woodson since we returned to Massachusetts. After reviewing the materials I obtained in

Yazoo City and thinking further about this part of the narrative I realized that the really

interesting question about Margaret's Yazoo City years actually wasn't about Margaret

herself, but about the Craig family. Specifically, what were the origins of William R.

Craig's fortune, which is the source of the endowment on which the Woodson

Foundation is based?

This question has led me to learn something about the cotton brokerage business in the

late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and to see if 1 can find any records about the

W.R. Craig & Co., which was Will Craig's company in New York. With regard to tfelatter, I have learned that when he went to New York in 1905 he immediately bought a

seat on the New York Cotton Exchange. He and his brother had, up to that time, worked

in their father William C. Craig's cotton brokerage business. W.C. Craig apparently

moved from Yazoo City to Vicksburg at about the same time W.R. Craig went to New

York. This is where the story gets both interesting and a little tangled.

As was noted in the Yazoo County history you had sent me, Robert Craig (W.C.'s and

R.E.'s father) moved to Yazoo City in 1865. I found a fascinating business record in the

Harvard Business School historical collection that is the credit rating of U.S. firms from

1854 to about 1872. These credit ratings were descriptions of the character, credit

worthiness, wealth and land holdings of business owners and professionals in towns

across the country, including Yazoo City. They are written out in meticulous longhand

script - very small, I needed a magnifying glass to read them. The information was

obviously gleaned by the local representative of the credit rating company, R.G. Dunn

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and Company, by talking to the leading business and professional people in each townabout their brethren, as well, of course, as checking the real estate registries.

While I was looking for entries about the Craig family, as I was reading through theYazoo City entries I saw many names I recognized from my research in the churcharchives, and I have the sense you would know most of the families.

I wrote down what was written about a few of the men whose family names I thought I

recognized. For example:

July 11,1854 Frederick Quackenbush - died in epidemic, "died very poor owingseveral thousand $'s."

John Armistead of N.G. Nye law firm - "known to swindle his clients"

Hudson Nye - "of good standing & owns property but drinks hard."

At any rate, the Dunn investigator noted in an entry dated 6/14/1866 that Robert Craigand Elias Rundle established a dry goods and grocery business - "a new firm, but oldcitizens and merchants - splendid men & worthy of all trust &confidence, doing goodbusiness and have ample means. A1 in standing. Own valuable town property."

A second entry dated 8/15/1869 indicated that there was now a firm, Robt. Craig & Sons,the sons being R.E. and William. "Own RE worth $12,000-$15,000 — senior partner is aman of considerable wealth."

This second entry suggests that if Robert Craig did go to Dayton as the Yazoo historysuggests, he must have come back. Alternatively, the two sons might have simply kepttheir father's name in the company name, and the senior partner was actually the olderbrother, R.E.

Be that as it may, the missing part for me is how W.C. made the transition from the drygoods business into the cotton business, and in the process became, as was noted in W.R.Craig's obituary, one of the wealthiest men in Mississippi. You mention that the Craigfamily moved into cotton factoring and owned the very large Mayday Plantation in theDelta. Do you know where there might be documentation of that, i.e. when they boughtit and for how much etc.? I think we could learn a lot if we could find W.C. Craig's

obituary, but I don't know what year he died. I expect it would have appeared in theYazoo City newspaper as well as in the Vicksburg paper.

If I were to hazard a guess about how the fortune developed I would assume that it started

with W.C. and his brother, R.E. extending credit to cotton farmers who were customers

of their dry goods business, accepting the farmers' cotton crops as collateral. From thisthey may moved on to buying the farmers' cotton crops on the spot in Yazoo City andselling it at a profit in New Orleans. This probably became much more profitable thanthe dry goods business itself, and 1 would guess that they sold the dry goods business tomove into cotton factoring and or brokering full time. Sometime in this period one or

another of them probably bought the Mayday plantation. We do know that also in thisperiod between 1869 and 1880 R.E. Craig, W.C.'s brother, moved to New Orleans, where1 assume he entered the cotton brokerage business, providing better prices and wider

markets for the cotton his brother was buying through the factoring business in the Delta.

We know from W.R.'s obituary that he worked in his father's business in Yazoo City

along with his brother (also from the newspaper named R.E. Craig - the same initials ashis uncle - which makes this really confusing), until 1905, when he went to New York

City and bought a seat on the New York Cotton Exchange, presumably financed by hisfather, and established W.R. Craig & Co. We also know that R.E. Craig (in this case

W.R.'s brother) also was in the cotton business in New York, although I don't know

whether he was in W.R.'s company or had his own. Both were apparently mentioned in

the Pujo investigation of the Money Trusts in 1913.

The picture 1 have developed is a family enterprise with W.C. Craig buying cotton in theDelta and distributing it through his brother, R.E. in New Orleans, and later through his

sons, W.R. and R.E. in New York when New York superceded New Orleans and

Liverpool, England, as the world cotton brokerage center. The New York marketbecame the world's dominant cotton market during this time because it was the dominant

player in the cotton futures market, which during this period came to drive the globalcotton business.

I know that W.R. Craig was incredibly wealthy, not only from the fact that he owned his

own railway car, bought the estate in North Carolina and lived in the best hotels in New

York, but from the fact that when, in 1918 an employee embezzled $1 million from his

company, he personally covered the loss without it apparently affecting his standard of

living! The probate records of his estate, which 1 still have to see at first hand, indicate

that he died in 1931, at the depth of the Depression, with an estate valued at over $4million.

That is what I know at the moment. I am obtaining a couple of documents from the

Library of Congress that are statements of the W.R. Craig & Co. business, will look at the

W.R. Craig probate records, and should track down the obituaries of W.C. Craig, hisbrother R.E. Craig (who we know died in New Orleans in 1921) as well as W.R. Craig's

brother, R.E.

Any help you could give me with the Craig obituaries in the Yazoo City newspapers

would be much appreciated.

I hope all is well with you. Missy and I are off to our trek up Kilimanjaro next week.

Sincerely,

Mr. Sam Olden

138 Calhoun Ave.

Yazoo City, MS 39194

March 1,2004

Dear Sam,

Thank you so much for your recent letter and the copies of the W.C. Craigobituary. The information about the W.C. Craig & Co. offices in citiesacross the Delta makes it clear that the Craig family was a dominant playerin the cotton brokerage business in the Delta, and was able to leverage thatby having brother R.E. and son W.R. providing distribution into the world

markets through their brokerages in New Orleans and New York.

I have a few more sources to run down in New York City (the New YorkPublic Libraiy apparently has some documents from the New York CottonExchange pertaining to W.R. Craig & Co.), but I think I pretty much havethe information I need pertaining to the Craigs for this exercise.

I am also looking into whether the Rev. Charles Cunningham's wife, AnnieWarren Cunningham, was the beneficiary of some wealth through herbrother William Warren, who was the managing director of the Parke Davispharmaceutical company in the 1890's. The extent of my Aunt Margaret'sschooling in Virginia combined with her and her mother's extensive

Robert P. Shay, Jr.139 RUSSELL AVENUE

Wy^ERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02472European travels after the Rev. Cunningham died suggest that there was

more than the minister's salary supporting the family. So, there is probably

more to come.

Our African trip was wonderful. We got up to 15,000 feet on Kilimanjaro

before a freak snow storm forced us to turn back, just before the final ascent.

That was a bit disappointing, but we may just go back to finish the job.

The safari's enabled us to see all the wild animals one goes to Africa to see

and in profusion. Bumping around in Land Rovers day after day became a

bit tiresome, but I know we had it very easy compared to the European

explorers who ventured into the area during the 19^ century.

Thanks again for your help.

Sincerely,

i.i. ^s.u<y f"'

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he .State, tiic-d luTf ^Vcf^Leniuy ahuut nine r/cjock, arriving; ty 3r>ccial men .in thia countv, died au-Menly Sat-^ p-■:, ;u the Newton Sanslariunj : train from Jackson. The funrfrar urday riirht on a'Crninas he .1 I. /-..M • 1. ..1_1 ! .. . r , . . . . . __ , - , ;u the Newton Sanitarium | train from .lack; f . ly. , »< " 3 ) Ui U« > J t V Will \l /II ir ••y. •/•- - p. -

v.Jo.'i:iudv, /oJiovyjn^ . an njicra-^ held inj.hc hTe^bytcrian church .at_';H':3o|'pjj^inji'hornc froma trip tr» finy iiead. jti.-.meer. at the ci (-■. u clock, liein;; conducted by Itey ;J. S, ] N- J. He ' was accorr.nariicd hy Mr. :v-, .

liad been in ill healt h for ; Hilihouse or Vjfkshur;;, and Itey. . 1 UerlArt -iiok'ue. '•^■ho wired the rfis trc-3:-i- ;nc and E^ulTered a KTi.al. ije.-d. M'ddwell of lh;.s city. Never waj? thin | inir "ncv.-.» here from ifirmnnk'ham.. Capt. ;

■•nt'.y iie wa.'i pa.'^tor of tfie ^'dilice tiiore i-acrcdiy and hto'iutifully | OuHui't.^Crri '^cxi/irin^ in hi.=i nephrr^ j j chirrch at Laurel, and with fr:n:r:int How-ers;-■ j>olj-iYrns. 'the trrrin wa" cnto.'inK ■ ; 'V ><n V .. itu. V 1. " I ^ Ml". — - - - •• • I

nv jA'nvsician^ to ^.yive u;L and ever^Teer.a and appropHobj |'T. , . jhhis condition was serioi|. . de^u^ms emhiernalic of the life and charbulJui-Ason -.vn.-i about 72 yeans, .v

jlt. d with "peciylistH at N "v j ihe man who.^^e rnemory^ wid) jp> u;,d had ion;: been a ^u.'Tcrer of j!'Von were of the opinion that b'"-- ^'*rev.r ;e/ered in this comrnunity. ) d L the lorar't- " . i f Im... I, . o: 1 ; .- { . -• • , - . . . - , .. r :

. ..eld bo done to save liiin and Uiia .-^ad occasion. ' fV journev he had undertaken prov-xf too | }conlv a nuestion of tinie be- i'*'- honon-.ry paJ] l)e)irery were: ,D. fmjch fcm him, a.nil his death wrus ha.'i- ; *

.-n.l would corno. Keiiriin: L.iriii i;, S. S. 'iri;hn. H. L. J aylor. ,heart fadure. He lef* here ;,.. pavt.irate at l/auri-i. with i Haioi-l, I., li. Mo.ntknrnery, T. H. n-n diaYS a^o t''> kjo to Hay Hea^l to jo.;*: ; t' .. pastorate av lo. ^mui . - j • , - • • -; Men oiivs a^o lo lu i <a^ iiv.v, ..m .•>•/ . ..

hi' came to Newt.m .ahuut ' ' '^"d'hej], N. L. tS'arren; Ak-J c-itate. Mis'! Nannie | cexiiectin;: to ^^pemiiho Haunn. Lu\eaii. and Arl.s ijf \hcivSburj; J .preecdt-d him to the

- .-nfe h' TC. where he owned Act;vi - ji. M. L<n'e, Hee Bowriian. j ^ ...*• H*< «l»icliohs became r-o ■' Hopkins C. I.. Dunn. J. uf Capt; DuHui^.son w*ere' ^ tv in.it he decided to have aii Zi' * ■ ' "S*",cuiU'eYee: to Natcher, Mi-ii., and ten-* f

'.Mtii th/i* D'lssible cliaiW'- t'f Lo.vc; i .d aione., (ireeitWuCH.; • b., J , . i i. v;,: ii.it he <lecided to h.ave ati".snii tl/i* p'lssible cliar.'-i* t.f'AC, I .ti .\i a ione. IJ re en A u>h:. ' ' . i , , i • i x. •

1 derly pud• ar.d to }.:el n-lief from Ins

rioff :w>!n^' V comijiku/j thot

-'To feat aioni^-ftMe hni 3i.-\tcr!iMr. (hau^Mlied hi the Hlaza HoUd at dearoncs in the

Jibttmv/iird. tKn hr^ sie^d;^ ibV^TrK^-^L Wb; if "bpcrsiM^/n, eml fiftspcj | n IrJp to .Eurof.e^' hut atupp^ >t ■ m 'thd'koJemn obsc(?uic3r clc j res I J itOiXr " ■ 1 "V1 fi »ti,« f rt . .-./I rvn i « . •' »» r^i .r . — . ' trr -s '

obscffuicsy dc fcs■mlmg.EIdcrm'Ki-a-

■ ; - on f-

; to cfepTct the

iMU •

wnu fio

-ion. «t Sivm. TB^vf-TVilXira^

V,. v...r.- H. ioi.ir.1 4tea^.» ck^llent-dttarff^»:il-«rCDnOrerice i Tilideal; son, brother arcl neighbor. He

■jftss?. Bcrvcd a number of Itn-.j ^ ° . fC ^ "wa3~never"raarHe3,'buC'b.elongfng^'"^^ri . —...U V. ... r-.f I Fm. a-^"iU .«l vnu, ti/IiU ui ..liw ■-.- —.J ., , . .... . iV ;if ha.'i i^cfvcd a number ot t{n,| . , ; - , e ■ . tr'-- -■ "waa Jiever roamed, but belonging to

e • *1^ M.i .^..afrL' rnajnUiinca cotton ofTjecs here, at Mem- • • vAr. ♦ » •# u ^ ' 7 - * the .•n'JrchtiK'i jn tbc state aa pnator, i j t -rv 'A -' one of Alissjssippi 3 ofdc^t. moat amto-. ' •«• ^ -»,A rr.r.y.r..fin phis, vicksburg, QarV-xtJalc. -Grc^TJ- ■ - y.-r ^ - , str'- i .uio5t active and energetic 1 , , . ' , l" y • craltc and prominent farodiCH. leaves a

■ l" • rir,r wood, and several minor ixmiL3 rOnder , -• A 'A v ^ .v th.-- ■n (hc,..Ma^rer n . vi.ne.ard, anu • ._ ^ mt--- r-.n-trHrv-rrr^ 1ar;;fp .connection to b«moan hrr d^tifh . .;c strongeat and most forceful 1 ' - ^ He made his home with his sister, Mrs.swrs in the state. ■• ' He was iwcntined with every-li^ys^lBiilerl^yCnipp. ^1 been prwidiriK elder of sever- tn»l and progrcBSive .cntcrpnM:irh^|a- of YaT^ City.-Bnri in ..thia borne dvraitlargest di.strict-s inthcMe'bo- ^uo City, being jjreaidcnt oi th^/hX' peadc.iv.happine'ap. Jove,' benevolence,crenc

thcdhya.and benefits that .'accrue from

ng in having one of the3 in the State, and he 1e thing at Yazoo Cityhere. , vA-ems enlisted in the Co eerr.s enlisted in the Co

iOirSClTSlRFnfeder- i^Mr, Craig is aurrived by hlSjwidpw, • Xr-aiU at thcfAor

^'fi'lbtiS ' and dtd' v.diunts scr--■ whn,wjaa,Mi.3a JijiUiaJtahh^iLfeijafe.C;:^ " „ ' ,, ,f ..■caahehas aince done in be- ville. two duughters.' ■ , .T ■Cbristiamtv. He, was one of Maynard of Knoxville Tenn.,;and ,,-ng spirits in the Mississippi Hester Ciyig of Vieltaburgj ' g :ng spmits in the Mississippi .-rernrrvrf |; gKc, and an untinng woricer m - •• " c* Prf pV rfrora'.lChautauquft grounds, f «aj f bumanitv.; He_ was a public ^Jbev ap«^ humanitv.. He was a public nnnp SAcitizen and a man who WM an ^ J" y ■ ' ' _ ^ M

stceroed by toet? of frie.nds.. Orleans and 1. H.-Craig of Ih^a^tw,^ Ur ..sHemilnk'wX-dor- imise the Sute loses one of its '-Tbo remains .ww. wj«ye4:ii.et';^'titK>^wl«' dfuifes the 561 and citizens, and the church r TamostvaluaWe Md auecess- and Mrs W, R. ,Cra g,, a.^ R nrove^ftihibb.':Fimbe aave4 a reaeems was flrst roamed to Mias oiVTast rj-nsuii'"Ui iho Infb.tbe'jisTjMA^ aayetl an-1 icgawkina, wid after her death ceased y ^ oneTied to MIm Sophia GallowaVi one,wnom ., y-V .. b'-'- haustod in >4aati« .Sportsyhy of jiiiof the ,l»ta;;Hiehoj) Gnllowav- '"'jA. ^ AAb A.rht tiibTartifteiaiijifcapfifaWon'whieh" Ice ha^only two children; .:n daughter aWi^AygSajut.-iUeith Stigie^: and fc.nt wife^ who ia now Mrs. dno, w tin' t'^atSd.^but (" thi'lox^ ̂S E|^8ty^,a|^:di»t|ri«b;is^ed,theros«lve^ , p ti, pt Mrgn,<fha: &ij4 oua daugli- ta grieve «t hia wa-.w^Kh jo 'gouw second wlf«, who diod (n h»- ui exund Qor dec-pasc avnyp^tHib^;^ it ix

. /. , .1 . ..I wwi ?pvv«».. AyL- -'- •.Ariou.r ;javi;3; ■ roffca/SX-... h»nim .lime

Y A 7fX> UN A !I11=mm of Brfehf* - W,I. near Ikntor., danng «•« ,

PROJKC to Ixmc D!a«« of Bright'* :' gcbeol, near B«3itor., daring lh«"'■ !

Man/ CitUi^B Oicrrf>js f*7prt>i?riat« .MHUrrn '

fViIirs.

. ̂ --^crAw-Ypgnit-Todgiiig can^fcJwiJSJsS

'-nfi?S;S1?1£rWy in' y«do!rea«t«Ak rate for ^City r«rivid a brief tafegram o^'^'"U.= NV-r York yr^l^rday aft€niflcn .^-^"witii t^cTO th«:r cr»Fnnouncinz the d-rai.h in that dly "Ve ■«ipic£"*" to'

John A. Fo*. -ticn. of M.-mphi.. ha>: H«n, to_ Hon. .or^ ^ l«art W-!will teve a Urge attendance. ^ _Johnthf-Vablank petitions toiVic appropriation o

.ne

rroi,-< f:on. and bclj. vc the only, per-;.thii city, anu ■,'7.. » V. n . tu,. T^r, r./A.-ii-i./v«-v,«-^r. a lartre stockholder jn this ana hear-^Ajectfonfl —

ca: js .£ i »•» 'x xn-.e purpose of the U^vee Assd'coonty. Ho 'wft, a f^tl^ait of and a-.Uciation is to present to ConKre-.s in splendid intelligenee and w^e ^i^e at^ And aH po^ ^h.IVcemUer p.-UUon,s with at last a ;niation. and n-as blghlyt;aif million signature^ urging this >11 who knew blm. ■ ' h v' ei l ' i' i^nr.uc'n-needed iegislKtion. ^ Of his immediate family in thjs ;^e Vsessment. ^d no other changtr.

. * M. 1 1^l£ T H tirtM K.> ItA SI ,«A t^iti

ib<-: itl<-.> three giona, Jtfejiiirs. ''Ift- ^K- |•Cru'i:. of Kew York, and Mn FhiHp■ ^iCi.Mg. of Vicksbufir. and ij\'o daugh-i.ters. Mrs> Jan. Maynani, ~hf t^no^- Jamed L- McC

CHANC KKY NOTlCik

auiey, vs. Miltonvwnv/vfc- ters. MrSw Jan. m»ynttni, 51 s^uu^v- jameS 1— , \s. jiif.oti k

Hffl I Anr^f lS.f O'CrvTrilAirn 1 'lYmt., and Miss Hcat'er rlT et ux.. ii.'id Addm K^'fer.-nlLL UrLn ih Oi 1 itl iuLfi Vicktiburg, aiul ihe Chancer>' Court, of!C. ''raig. of New York. , • ^ ^QUttty, Mii>^issipp;. "

• I to Mllioii 1

If f'illl K, Ik. Caualy. *fv'.'!iOMiF:W t.M*!'LlCATiO.N.S AUC AI-HKADY'

t<>Mt.s(; i.N. : nW COS UUVAf.vise.-.before the Chancery Cvt^. -

.^i'ihir.Ooanty of Ya^o-.i. m ;<Li itj.:.-at ftulesCori the i^ntl Mofttiuv •K _

U*» *as<t.'«v

NUMBER

ifsc?^d?^vrife

l\lj ^ Nv!

, FOK AJOULARIi^ - the^P^per

faithful ^liceiucn/ died at hia"^ hotue-IS'^Otk'L''r!ftnaH-'Q# ' *■■ ■ : ."'.Kv^ ■ "'!

O^C; Ve&r

ki:'-'iA?l J-'l

■ - . . . ... . . .pJXlMi JitT6t week;of: the: Hmld'aloii

<t-titn trymnnh^,

;'if-: - "r • ,■ -■■,rX.-ir.' .-<^ r' .

satiafcLcv

ve.iUd^

■ • "v/v ': •' AiKwu'anuLine atsiJ worit He; .r;R« v'C 1^^

8Uu?a last week tho ,ol|;er,, will L . iHe boaU/and lHowe^ faiTii^hsn^j tUtti^r^ Inj«^itively be withdrawn 'October 1,1^^ Hia uniidrm kiniine:^?, biade i nunui Vkksbur^/Wietrwhen the «ub»cyij>tion will jro back to { Aa a luember of ihe: her • lifecime, ; The r«>sM^Ad'«».i* &i-

h^'boen preaching,aughtor. of-Rev. J>f. ^1ediUi&atoh' of Oxford.1 ■: chriati&n youngK?fa- cheerful Helper:uMtcrated hu«l>.^ciforxiign field. Rev.a^ialiie_o£^f. .;E. S, Cnme, hise eight years ago.ri Union' TlioJogicalTnond .in May, andHfo work in hia farl..^bfiTO?gh_e^0 their new homee prayers and goodknow' this young

)any' them. Ms>v

,50 a year, Tim special rate of^fl^OO j dis^Lprb|>«rty. not apciftedduring the niontho^ of Augu.**! andjj Ida duties, and had partir-r^^^d sHairo alike ti> tho widow ftpibcptf^lnber, is, below the'cost of publi-f'l^^.^^^ the arrests of » number of <^hlldren. J^^rtain gLft.i to the ehthff^^rc&lioii, raid U only madr because of cnriun&lb. . ,ro b^: d«-.iu.i«sji in i-,i»kiriis tbctbo general rmnncial condition of the sympathy h felt for the l>.ese .^um^ hAve

Herald's^ need of widow and other loved ones'^n given the children by Mr. Cra3g;money to go ' Uifoiigh IRe suinmer. fo-»K>un\.Kisjdealhu_The.lT'' U. Crtd^ and W*. Cmlg. $10 -"VVO appreciate the hearty .reai>onse Kcrvice, conducted by Rev. to PhiUp S. tAthat our pfTcr has met and if (he re- t^^' Uarmonj was held at the family I ^irs. James Mayrvard, $2S.0w'\). It

roductive .^^^idence-Friday evening, A!\d the re- wa,* provided in the will that |50 perr,»f mams interred 111 the Fi*v aanufn he c'ivi<»k« ^/x

ni&infn£^ >\t'<*ks Rrie rb productive cf i ^ >•.-.»*ti..i «jiv m, n:- ""■» jw» .uc vyui corc |>tcr*3 the fi rst one. we will get , i't'efred in the Ci-.y Cemetery.i«^ti>n be siven to ililtoo. Jsoe» dur-

'' ' ' ' I -ring His Ixfetirufi.. The ■wilt •»."»« nvWiethe; 1^500. ■ jing his lifetimo» The wtll -waji aTitWe Would urge' 6ur"sul»scribers" to

take adNTintftge of the $1.00 -ratewhile it lasts, and to tell their friendswho arn not now tsVinr the TVfVV r> -u:

'Hand by Mr. Cr%}^.

part in^ l^rMa>ch^ 2T, andmainder in 1900, July 0,

r ? or

AN'NIVIU^^ARV I'.I'jITION.

Some of Yazoo City^s Handsome Homes.

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Mr. .Inliii Lear.Mr. If. !•'. I'aik.r.•Mrs. I!avcrl\;uii|i.

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"""• •Inlin Shan. Williams"''• iinn, S. S, (!.-i!lin,Mr. ,1. (f. MrCijirr.M .• *!• II I „

M

OLD BARKS

the big fire of A

Craig, son of Mnow deceased;

Greenviile, S. Cof the home wa

vice Station and

of the city to eold homes succi

residential orooi

iri nil

"'■■riii iiiiiiiiilliPlijliii i!

Robert P. Shay, Jr.139 RUSSELL AVENUE

WATERTOWN. MASSACHUSETTS 02472

Mr. John Ellzey

Ricks Memorial Library

310 North Main St.

Yazoo City, MS 39124-4253

March 1,2004

Dear John,

Sam Olden's mention of your recent assistance to him in finding W.C.Craig's obituary in the Yazoo County News reminded me that I have beenremiss in writing to thank you for all the help you provided to me, mymother and my wife in connection with our trip to Yazoo City lastNovember to research the early life in Yazoo City of my great Aunt,Margaret Craig Woodson. You could not have been more welcoming orhelpful.

I understand Sam gave you a copy of my letter to him containing the results

of my research to date about the Craig family, which some future historian

may find of use.

I am enclosing a check for $100 to the Yazoo Library Association in

appreciation for all of your assistance.

Thank you again.

Sincerely,

TELEPHONES: 617-926-9943 • rpshay@ne.mediaone.net