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    1. [INDIANA] Craig, Melville, Jackman, Dennis, Lord, Golding,
    2. This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography are: Craig, Melville, Jackman, Dennis, Lord, Golding, WILLIAM CRAIG, one of the leading merchants of the City of Muncie, was born in the City of London, England, April 27, 1886. His active business experience for many years connected him with hotels. From England Mr. Craig went to South Africa, and after his sojourn in that country came to the United States and soon afterward located in Muncie. He is a son of George and Marian (Melville) Craig. His father was born and reared in Scotland, attended school there and, going to London, worked at his trade as cooper, this being his business through life. He died in 1906 and is buried in the Brockley Cemetery of London. Mrs. Marian Craig is still a resident of London. She was born in the United States and was a small child when her parents moved to London, where she grew up and attended school. She is a communicant of the Church of England. These parents had a large family of eleven children, two of whom died in infancy. Rose is Mrs. John P. Jackman, of Nutley, New Jersey; Frances, now Mrs. Dennis, lives in London; George Craig, also of London; John Patterson, of London; William; Frederick, of London; Elizabeth, wife of George Lord, of London; Arthur, of London; and James Wilson, who left London at the time of the World war, became a captain in the British forces, and after the war remained in the army, serving with the rank of adjutant, and was sent to India and later to Australia, where he died in 1927, as a result of the black water fever. William Craig attended school at London and his first training for a business career was as a molder’s apprentice. After three years he left that trade and for six years was in hotel work in his native city. About 1911 he went to South Africa, and for twelve years was in the hotel business at Droagveld. Mr. Craig came to the United States in 1923 and for a few months was located at Anderson, Indiana. In December of that year he moved to Muncie and in March 1924, bought the Central Meat Market, at 115 East Charles Street. This is a very prosperous business and is probably the largest enterprise of its kind in Muncie. Mr. Craig has impressed his tremendous business energy and progressive ideas as a merchant on his market, which is unsurpassed in point of equipment and service. He does both a wholesale and retail business and has a fleet of delivery trucks for prompt service. He is sole owner of the business. Mr. Craig has identified himself with the progressive element in the civic affairs of Muncie, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Dynamo Club and the Grace Episcopal Church. He married in London, August 10, 1906, Miss Blanche Golding, of that city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Golding, both of whom are deceased. Her father is buried in London and her mother died in 1919 and is buried in South Africa. Mrs. Craig attended school in London. She is a member of the Episcopal Church, but her chief interest is in her home and family. They have one son, William Arthur.

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