----- Original Message ----- From: Penny Wilson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [DC] "old" Stewart County book > Dear Mary, > My gr gr grandfather had a daughter named Martha ( not sure about Mary as a > first name) but according to the 1850 Benton County TN census she was 11 yrs > old and born in TN. She is my gr grandmother, M. Elizabeth Craig's sister. > M. Elizabeth Craig married Thomas A. Watson in 1863 in Benton County. > The 1850 Benton County TN census as far back with solid documentation I > have on my Craig ancestors: > > Census info: > Thomas Craig age 44 occupation: miller born in TN abt. 1806 > Sarah (Allen) (2nd wife) age 37 born in NC > Martha age 11 born in TN > M. Elizabeth age 9 (my gr grandmother) born in TN > These above two daughters are by Thomas's 1st unknown wife > Angeline age 6 born in TN > Charlotte age 1 born in TN > Susan Craig (listed this way on census; may have been a relative) age 21 > born in TN > > There were several other Craig's in Benton County and in Carrol County TN at > this time and if you want the info please let me know and I will send it to > you. Right off the top of my head in 1850 there was a Asa Craig in Carroll > County TN, Charles Freeman Craig, and Eli Craig along with my Thomas in > Benton County TN. During the early years of 1800 in this area of TN counties > were formed out of each other ( Stewart, Humphreys and Benton) someone on > this list probably knows a lot more about how and when they were formed than > I do. Maybe someone would not care to explain how these counties formed from > each other. I know there were Craig families at least 3 in the Stewart > County & Humphreys County TN area during the early 1800's but not how they > were related to each other. Seems like I read in some info about Craig's > going to Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and back and forth from IL to TN and > Mo. > Also, my Craig's were related and aquainted with the Pressons, Watsons, > Cottinghams, possibly Wilsons, Wards, and Poyners and Greers. Do any of > those names come up in your Craig's. > I will be glad to share info with you because I would love to know about my > Craig's also. Who knows, there may be a link! > Looking forward to hearing from you. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Thornburg, Mary <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 8:43 PM > Subject: Re: [DC] "old" Stewart County book > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello I am interesting in the E-Mail that was sent in by Penny Wilson. > > Requesting if there was any thing on the Craig family's in Stewart C. > book? > > In the early 1800's. She listed James, Thomas and William Craig > > all were in Stewart Co. in 1803. > > My great grandmother was Mary Martha Craig (b) 11/30/1853, (d)8/4/1900 in > > Ark. She (M) Wilson Henry Stephens 12/22/1869-70 in Weakly Co. TN. > > I would like to know who her parents were and if they were some of the > same > > family of these Craig's? If you would like more on my family I can give > you > > more. > > Mary Cheatham Thornburg > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Penny Wilson <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 5:09 PM > > Subject: [DC] "old" Stewart County book > > > > > > > I was wondering if this book told about any of the CRAIG'S in Stewart > > County in the early 1800's. There was JAMES CRAIG, THOMAS CRAIG and > WILLIAM > > CRAIG. All were in Stewart County TN around 1803. Do you have any of these > > folks in this book? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Penny Wilson > > > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > > What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > My genealogy software won't accept "spaceship" > > as a "Place of Birth"..... Now What ???? > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > My Family Tree has Root Rot !! > >