Yolo-Nevada-El Dorado County CA Archives Biographies.....Craig, Fred 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

FRED CRAIG, a prosperous farmer residing on his fine farm five miles southeast
of Davisville, was born in the State of New York; his parents having died when
he was quite young he went to Ohio, where he made his home with an uncle, Mr.
Craig, a farmer of that State Here he received a limited education in the common
schools. In 1852 he started for California, taking passage on a steamboat at
Wheeling, Virginia, and traveled down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New
Orleans. From there he took a vessel for Havana to inspect a steamer from New
York to Chagres. The voyage was tedious and uneventful. Having crossed the
Isthmus of Panama, he was obliged to wait fifteen days for a vessel to San
Francisco. He finally secured a passage on a sail vessel, which proved to be
unseaworthy and scantily provisioned. After a few weeks of stormy weather, which
drove the ship out of her course, they landed at San Blas for provisions. From
here they again started for San Francisco and again encountered severe storms,
which drove them to the Sandwich Islands, where they landed for a fresh supply
of provisions. They finally landed in San Francisco, in September, 142 days from
the date of leaving Panama. Mr. Craig worked for a short time near San
Francisco, then went to Nevada City, California, and engaged in mining for two
years and a half. From Nevada City he went to Coloma and worked in the mines of
that camp about the same length of time. In April, 1857, he came to Yolo County,
and worked as a farm laborer for three years. In 1860 he commenced farming on
his own account, on rented land; and in 1862 bought the farm where he now lives.
His home farm contains 160 acres and he also owns 160 acres in Solano County,
adjoining the home place. He devotes his attention entirely to grain and
stock-raising.

  He was married April 2, 1868 to Miss Juliett A. Royce, a daughter of Alpheus
Waldo and Jane (Olmstead) Royce. Mr. Royce was a native of Connecticut, and his
wife a native of Vermont. Mrs. Craig has one brother who resides in San Diego,
California.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.

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