Cornelia Caroline Craig: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Cornelia Caroline Craig was born on 26 Oct 1845 in Smith Co, Tennessee (daughter of Hiram Moses Craig and Louisa H. Highers); died on 3 Feb 1916 in Crawford Co, Illinois.

Cornelia married John Abbott about 1861. John was born on 26 Jun 1840 in Tennessee; died on 15 Mar 1915 in Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Hiram Moses Craig was born on 27 Nov 1818 in Robertson, Tennessee (son of James* Craig and Susanna Abigail* Burchett); died on 18 Dec 1902 in Pope Co, Illinois; was buried in Bethany Church Cem, Pope Co, Illinois.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 15 Aug 1860, Pope Co, Illinois
Census: 1870, Pope Co, Illinois
Census: 1880, Golconda, Pope Co, Illinois
Census: 1900, Golconda, Pope Co, Illinois

Notes:

Census:
66 Craige Joshua 30 1830 Tennessee
66 Craige A K 20 1840 Female Illinois
66 Craige Marcellus 11 1849 Tennessee
66 Craige Mary F 2 1858 Illinois
66 Craige James W 1 1859 Illinois

67 Craige Hiram M 41 1819 Tennessee farmer 1500 550
67 Craige Nancy 34 1826 North Carolina
67 Craige George W 17 1843 Tennessee
67 Craige Cornelius (Cornelia) 14 1846 f Tennessee
67 Craige Sarah 8 1852 Illinois
67 Craige John W 7 1853 Illinois
67 Craige Ellen 5 1855 Illinois
67 Craige Alice 3 1857 Illinois
67 Craige M A 10/12 1859 Illinois
67 Craige Susan 68 1792 North Carolina

Census:
1870 Pope Co, Illinois
H M Craig 52
Nancy B Craig 45
Ivah W Craig 17
Ellen Craig 15
Alice Craig 13
Melissa Craig 11
David O Craig 7
Charles Craig 6
Olive Craig 4
Robert Craig 2

Census:
1880 Golconda, Pope Co, Illinois
Hiram M. Craig 52 Tennessee
Nancy B. Craig 54 North Carolina
Melissa A. Craig 20 Illinois
David O. Craig 17
Charles A. Craig 16
Mary O. Craig 14
Robert Craig 2

Census:
1900 Golconda, Pope Co, Illinois
Moses M. Craig 81 Nov 1818 TN TN TN married 1850
Nancy V. Craig 74 Sep 1825 NC NC NC 10 births 8 living

Hiram married Louisa H. Highers on 6 Jun 1841. Louisa was born on 9 May 1820; died on 18 Mar 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louisa H. Highers was born on 9 May 1820; died on 18 Mar 1849.

Children:

George Washington Craig was born on 3 Jul 1842 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 25 Aug 1920 in Saline, Illinois.
1. Cornelia Caroline Craig was born on 26 Oct 1845 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 3 Feb 1916 in Crawford Co, Illinois.

Generation: 3

James* Craig was born in 1787 in North Carolina (son of James* Craig and Hannah* Davis); died in Jan 1860 in Pope Co, Illinois.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1850, South Duncan, Smith Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Census:
South Duncan, Smith Co, Tennessee
7 Sep 1850
James Crage (Craig) 63 1787 laborer North Carolina
Susan 62 1788 North Carolina
Martha 19 1831 Tennessee
William 17 1833 laborer Tennessee
Moses 30 1820 laborer Tennessee
Janey 24 1726 North Carolina
George 7 1843 Tennessee
Cornelia 4 1846 Tennessee

James* married Susanna Abigail* Burchett about 1810. Susanna was born in 1788 in North Carolina; died after Aug 1860 in Pope Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna Abigail* Burchett was born in 1788 in North Carolina; died after Aug 1860 in Pope Co, Illinois.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 15 Aug 1860, Pope Co, Illinois

Notes:

Census:
66 Craige Joshua 30 1830 Tennessee
66 Craige A K 20 1840 Female Illinois
66 Craige Marcellus 11 1849 Tennessee
66 Craige Mary F 2 1858 Illinois
66 Craige James W 1 1859 Illinois

67 Craige Hiram M 41 1819 Tennessee
67 Craige Nancy 34 1826 North Carolina
67 Craige George W 17 1843 Tennessee
67 Craige Cornelius (Cornelia) 14 1846 f Tennessee
67 Craige Sarah 8 1852 Illinois
67 Craige John W 7 1853 Illinois
67 Craige Ellen 5 1855 Illinois
67 Craige Alice 3 1857 Illinois
67 Craige M A 10/12 1859 Illinois
67 Craige Susan 68 1792 North Carolina

Notes:

Orphan Project List of Craig surname
NC>TN >IL

Ray Hart
rhart@brtc.net

Descendants of James Craig
1 James Craig +Susanna Burchett b: in Smith Co Tenn
2 Elizabeth Craig b: May 01, 1811 in NC d: June 15, 1885 in Newbern, Green Co., IL +Abraham Snider b: June 05, 1808 in Pennsylvaina d: October 11, 1892 in Newbern, Green Co., IL
2 Sarah Craig

Burchett, Snider, Piggott

http://www.oocities.org/heartland/meadows/9791/orphlist5.htm

Children:

Elizabeth* Craig, (dau?) was born on 1 May 1811 in North Carolina; died on 15 Jun 1885 in Newbern, Jersey Co, Illinois; was buried in Newbern Cem, Mississippi Twp, Jersey Co, Illinois.
2. Hiram Moses Craig was born on 27 Nov 1818 in Robertson, Tennessee; died on 18 Dec 1902 in Pope Co, Illinois; was buried in Bethany Church Cem, Pope Co, Illinois.
Nancy Elvia Craig was born on 12 Dec 1819 in Tennessee; died in 1870 in Tate, Mississippi.
Sarah Matilda Craig was born on 15 Dec 1821 in Tennessee; died on 23 Dec 1897 in Elsah, Jersey Co, Illinois.
Susan Craig was born in Jun 1826 in Anderson Co, Tennessee; died after 1830.
Joshua Craig, (son?) was born in 1830 in Tennessee; died in Feb 1880 in Golconda, Pope Co, Illinois.
Martha Craig was born in 1831 in Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, South Division, Smith Co, Tennessee.
William Benjamin Craig was born in 1833 in Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, South Division, Smith Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

James* Craig was born in 1750 in Augusta Co, Virginia (son of Robert Thomas* Craig, (not son of Wm & Janet) and Grizell* Crawford(?)); died about 1836 in Smith Co, Tennessee.

Notes:

not sure of this portion of the line from Elizabeth Craig.
Have seen that she is daughter of James and Susannah Burchett, and James is son of John Craig and Hannah Davis. However, the tree shows John as son of John 1732-1805 and Mary Molly Cox. No references.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/34727753/family/pedigree

James* married Hannah* Davis about 1770. Hannah* was born about 1780; died after 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

9.
Hannah* Davis was born about 1780; died after 1830.
Children:

4. James* Craig was born in 1787 in North Carolina; died in Jan 1860 in Pope Co, Illinois.