Biographical Sketch of A. C. Craig, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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A. C. Craig, retired merchant, was born in Jackson County, Indiana,
April 24, 1822, and lived in Jeffersonville, Indiana, until his 
twelfth year, and then removed to Kentucky, and remained nine years.
He made his home in Nashville, Tennessee, four years, and then came
to this county in 1848.  His education was received mostly in Ken-
tucky, at the common schools.  His early ambition was for a store,
so that he spent several years as clerk.  When he came West, he went
into the general dry goods business with his brother, in DeKalb, in
which they remained until 1858.  He then came to this city and com-
menced in the dry goods business with Messrs. Clark & Conrad.  In
1862, they sold out their business, Messrs. Clark & Conrad going to
Montana.  In 1864, he went to Montana, and again embarked in the
same trade, and remained until 1866, when he returned to St. Joseph
and entered into the wholesale business with Tootle, Farleigh & Co.,
and also Tootle, Craig & Co., remaining with them until 1876.  Since
that period his time has been occupied in attending to his private
interests.  He married Miss Ellen I. Christopher, daughter of Major
Christopher, of Richmond, Kentucky, March 27, 1851.  They have one
son living, Dr. William B.  Their eldest son, Thomas, died in Jan-
uary, 1877, in this city, aged twenty five years.  Mr. Craig is one 
of the many successful business men of this city.

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