This is being forwarded from the message board. If you can help or have comments, please reply to varcsix@hot.it.com http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QS.2ADI/510 and to the list. Thanks, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <varcsix@hot.rr.com> To: <ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:44 AM Subject: Edward Everett Craig - born 1845 - died Ellis Co TX 1914 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QS.2ADI/510 > > Message Board Post: > > Ennis Weekly Local > Thursday, August 6, 1914 > Vol XXX No 32 > > > Edward Everett Craig > Died Thursday Night > > Pioneer Merchant of Ennis > Gone to His Reward - Was a man above Reproach > > Ennis is mourning the loss of one of her best citizens and her pioneer > merchant. > > It was a great shock to the entire community when news of the death of > E.E. Craig, Sr. was learned last Friday morning. Mr. Craig was at his > place of business Thursday morning as usual, but about 9 o'clock began to > feel badly and went to a physician for some medicine. He went home just > before noon, and throughout the afternoon told his family and friends that > he was suffering from a pain about the heart. About 10:30 that night he > suddenly passed away, his trouble being given as neuralgia of the heart. > > His devoted wife and daughter, Mrs. Harry Atwood were at Winslow Ark, for > their summer vacation. A message was sent them during the afternoon while > he was sick and Mr.s Craig left there that night and arrived on the > interurban at 10 a.m. Friday not knowing that her companion had passed > away until she arrived in Dallas. Mr. Harry Atwood having met her in that > city. Mrs. Atwood and children left Winslow Friday morning and arrived at > home Friday night. > > Edward Everett Craig was born in Colbert County, Ala, formerly called > Franklin County on August 2, 1845 and therefore lacked but two days of > being 69 years of age at the time of his death. He served in the > Confederate army in Newsome's company, Johnson's Alabama brigade and was a > true soldier. > > He came to Texas to Red River county in 1870 and to Ennis in 1873 when he > took the agency for the Express Company and soon afterwards in partnership > with Billy Park entered the hardware business at the present location, > where he did business continuously for forty one years. His partner, Mr. > Park was killed, and the late J.W. Dunklerly, father of the Dunkerley > family, in Ennis, who then resided in Alabama and who had been a friend of > Mr. Craig, volunteered to come to Texas and enter the firm, telling Mr. > Craig to invoice the stock and have everything ready as he was willing to > take Mr. Craig's word for anything about the business. > > Mr. Dunkerley joined the firm in 1877 and for thirty years these two men > were partners in business and it is said that during all that time there > was never a disagreement, hard word or thought one for the other. When Mr. > Dunkerley voluntarily retired from the firm the same confidence in Mr. > Craig's honesty and integrity was shown for Mr. Dunkerley told Mr. Craig > to estimate what his share was worth and take it. Mr. Craig did so and > asked Mr. Dunkerley if he thought he had received all that was due him. > Mr. Dunkerley expressed himself as being satisfied, his only concern being > as to whether Mr. Craig had paid him too much for his share. > > The firm then became E. E. Craig & Co and has remained so to this day, > never a word or suspicion attaching to his business integrity and honesty. > Truly he was a man against whom no word of censure or criticism has ever > been heard. > > Mr. Craig is said to have been the oldest hardware dealer, in point of > service on the H. and T.C. railroad and most probably in the state. > > In 1876 Mr. Craig was married to Miss Emma Harlan, a cousin of W.M. > McKinney, here, who with two sons, E.E. Craig, Jr. and Randolph M. Craig, > two daughters, Mrs. Harry Atwood and Miss Kathryn (Tot) Craig, two > brothers, John F. Craig of Ennis and D.C. Craig of Malone, Hill County and > one sister, Mrs. Mattie Keton, also of Malone, survive him. > > In early life Mr. Craig joined the Methodist church and lived a consistent > Christian life. He had also long been a loyal and zealous member of the > Masonic lodge and chapter here and was also recognized as a model citizen > and a friend to the needy. > > The bereaved family has the sincere sympathy of the entire community in > their great grief, many close friends sharing their bereavement with them. > > Funeral at 5:30 pm Saturday from the family home, 408 W. Belknap street, > corner Belknap and North Preston streets at 5:30 o'clock Saturday > afternoon, conducted by Rev. Umphrey Lee, pastor of the Methodist church > of which he was a member. > > The Masonic lodge then took charge of the remains and convey them to the > cemetery where they were laid to rest with Masonic honors. > > The family has named the following friends as honorary pallbearers: N.L. > Worley, P. Freeman, D.W. Burchfield, Mark Latimer, Floyd W. Dunkerley, > George Fugate, Jno. P. Mann, Hix McCanless, Jno. S. Telfair and Dr. J.C. > Loggins. > > The active pall bearers were selected from the Masonic fraternity in > attendance at the funeral. > > Craig Funeral Saturday was Largely Attended > > A very large number of friends assembled at the Craig home on West Belknap > Street at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon to pay a last tribute to the memory > of E.E. Craig, Sr. who died Thursday night. > > A short but very impressive funeral service was conducted at the home by > Rev. Emphrey Lee of the Methodist church, who paid a beautiful tribute to > the life and character of the deceased. A great many beautiful floral > wreaths were sent in by loving friends. > > After the service at the home the remains were taken in charge by the > Masonic lodge, of which he was a charter member, and taken to Myrtle > cemetery and there tenderly laid to rest with the beautiful and impressive > ceremony of that order. > > The following were the active pallbearers: J.S. Brown, B.H. Brewer, Jno. > M. Weekley, Claude Brewer, Claude Dietrich and James M. Baldridge. > > The follwoing were named by the family as honorary pall bearers: > N.L. Worley, P. Freeman, D.W. Burchfield, Mark Latimer, Floyd W. > Dunkerley, George Fugate, Jno. P. Mann, Hix McCanless, Jno. S. Telfair and > Dr. J.C. Loggins. > > 1900 United States Federal Census > Texas > Ellis > Ennis Ward 3 > > District 25 > > Craig, Edward E. Aug 1845 54 AL NC AL > Emma H Feb 1854 46 TX KY IL > Everett E. Jr Apr 1877 23 TX AL TX > Bettie Nov 1878 21 TX AL TX > Randolph M Dec 1885 14 TX AL TX > Kathleen Dec 1888 11 TX AL TX > Marchbanks, Hal Boarder Jun 1879 23 > Bennett, Laura Servant b f 1860 40 > Taylor, Anderson Servant b m 1879 21 > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.1/421 - Release Date: 8/16/2006 > >