Hello Angela, Thank you very much for the Obituary on my Great Great Grandmother's sister. I am posting the following in order to maybe assist someone else and also to possible gain some information for myself. Descendants of Benjamin E. "Ben" Johnson Generation No. 1 1. BENJAMIN E. "BEN"3 JOHNSON (GILBERT2, CRAVEN SMALLWOOD1) was born July 16, 1849, and died 1921. He married CATHERINE LOTTE SUMMERS, daughter of RILEY SUMMERS and ELIZABETH ?. She was born 1850. Notes for BENJAMIN E. "BEN" JOHNSON: 1880 Census Report taken in June 1880 JOHNSON Ben 33 Catherine 31 MELINDA J 15 James 13 William 11 John E 9 Martin 7 Anliza 6/12 b December 1870 Campbell County Census 29 27 Johnson,Ben 22 M W Farm Laborer 100 TN XX Johnson, Lotte 20 F W Keeping HOUSE TN XX Johnson,Malinda 2 F W TN Johnson,James 1 M W TN Children of BENJAMIN JOHNSON and CATHERINE SUMMERS are: i. MALINDA J.4 JOHNSON, b. April 1866, Campbell Co, TN; d. 1939, Beech Grove, TN; m. WILLIAM A. "BILL" CRAIG, October 15, 1887, Anderson Co, TN; b. September 1863, Union Co, TN; d. May 01, 1924, Beech Grove, TN. Notes for MALINDA J. JOHNSON: Marriage records give name as Matilda Johnson? 1930 Census Report for Anderson County, TN CRAIG M.J. head F-W-64 Wd Glema M son M-W-25 single Milas gr-son M-W-18 Dan gr-son M-W-14 Clifford gr-son M-W-9 SNIDER Sevela dau F-W-22 married (Misspelling of Swela's name) More About MALINDA J.JOHNSON: Burial: Old Beech Grove Cemetery, Beech Grove, Anderson Co, TN Notes for WILLIAM A. "BILL" CRAIG: 1910 Anderson CRAIG William A head 49 Married 1 time 22yrs Melinda wife 43 M1 22 6/children/5living May dau 21 single Harriett dau 18 single Oliver son 15 Glenath son 5 Swala dau 1 1920 Anderson CRAIG Will A head 62 Malinda wife 53 Harriet dau 27 Gleometh son 14 Sevela dau 12 Milas gr-son 7 Great Grandfather William "Bill" Craig was 27 years of age, he had a pregnant wife and infant daughter to feed and support, when he was forced by corrupt mine owners, Local officials and Politicians to participate with other area miners in a REBELLION; which local and State history would later call: -------------THE COAL CREEK WARS----------------- STORIES WERE PROVIDED EARLIER IN THE MONTH More About WILLIAM A. "BILL" CRAIG: Burial: Old Beech Grove Cemetery, Beech Grove, Anderson Co, TN Occupation: Coal Miner More About WILLIAM CRAIG and MALINDA JOHNSON: Marriage: October 15, 1887, Anderson Co, TN ii. JAMES JOHNSON, b. Bet. 1867 - 1868. iii. WILLIAM JOHNSON, b. Bet. 1869 - 1870. iv. JOHN E. JOHNSON, b. Bet. 1871 - 1872. v. MARTIN JOHNSON, b. Bet. 1873 - 1874. vi. ELIZA ANN 'ANLIZA' JOHNSON, b. December 01, 1877, Coal Creek, Anderson Co, TN; d. December 1962, Litchfield, IL; m. ZAK WATHERN, October 28, 1893, Coal Creek, Anderson Co, TN; d. March 24, 1957. Notes for ELIZA ANN 'ANLIZA' JOHNSON: Eliza Wathern STAUNTON, IL Mrs. Eliza Ann Wathern, 85, a resident here 55 years, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday in St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, where she had been admitted the preceding day. Born Dec. 1, 1877 in Coal Creek, Tenn.,she was the daughter of Benjamin and Lottie Summers Johnson. She married Zak Wathern Oct. 28,1893 at Lake City, Tenn. Mr. Wathern died March 24, 1957. The couple celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in 1956. Survivors include nine children: Mrs. Verda Hix, Mrs. Doris Veschak and Ervin Paul Wathern of Staunton, Mrs. Bernice Kunze, Fred and Willard Wathern of Mt. Olive, Charles and Robert of Peoria, and Emmett G. of Wood River; 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Three daughters died in infancy. Mrs. Wathern was a member of Ladies Auxillary, PMWA, 35. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Williamson funeral home. The Rev. Thomas Lowery of the First Evangelical United Brethren church, Wood River, will officiate. Interment will be in Memorial Park with the PMWA Ladies Auxillary officiating at the graveside services. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, December 3, 1962 More About ELIZA ANN 'ANLIZA' JOHNSON: Burial: Memorial Park, Wood River, IL More About ZAK WATHERN: Burial: Memorial Park, Wood River, IL More About ZAK WATHERN and ELIZA JOHNSON: Marriage: October 28, 1893, Coal Creek, Anderson Co, TN John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com