Clay County Alabama History of Wesobulga/Cragford Contributed by Linda S. Ayers Jan 2003 Wesobulga/Cragford The town of Cragford was first called Wesobulga but was changed to Cragford in 1907. Cragford was given the name by the A B & A Railroad. The town was across Crooked Creek from the depot. There was no bridge the crossing of the creek was done by fording. Since the village was on a craggy hill, the town became know as Crag-ford or'' Crag and Ford'' Cragford is best known for the Sabina Knight-Mitchell who was murdered by Charles Jesse Waldrop. After being hunted down by a posse Waldrop was hung about a mile from Cragford Baptist Church. Wesobulga was right in the middle of the Gold Rush District-many men lost their lives coming down with ''Gold Fever'' in the 1840's and 1850's. It is said there a few unmarked graves in Cragford Cemetery are men killed in shoot-outs over gold. Businesses in Wesobulga from 1850-1870 John Powell Miller Lewis Culpepper Clergy John Bradley Hatter Thomas Thompson Brick Mason George Conway General M James Lashley Mechanic Robert Melton Brick Mason George Moore Mechanic Albert Carter Brick Mason Nancy Carter Dress Maker Samuel Harper Grocer Alsey Stephens Miller Henry Liles Mechanic Frances Bibby Thompson's MD William Rice Mechanic Eliza Mullins Millwright Coleman Allen Miller William East Mechanic James Bowen Mechanic William C.P. East Miller Thomas Ellard Miller The cemetery transcription for Wesobulga/Cragford Cemetery can be seen at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/clay/cemetery/cragford.txt ******************************************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ******************************************************************************************************