Caldwell-Daviess County MO Archives History .....URIAH CRAIG FAMILY OF DAVIESS COUNTY AND CALDWELL COUNTY ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Walker khw4@yahoo.com September 4, 2008, 4:48 pm URIAH CRAIG FAMILY OF DAVIESS COUNTY AND CALDWELL COUNTY Narrator: John Henniger, Cameron Uriah Craig was born 1821 in Mahoney county Ohio. He came by wagon to Daviess county 1855 with wife and four small children. He settled in the same county with Charley Morton, about the same time and in the same community, something like 8 miles north of what is now Hamilton. They were fine old friends. In his neighborhood up there, he was one of the few Republicans among many Democrats; in 1860 he and Charley Morton had quite a thrilling experience in the excitement of the first election of Lincoln. They were two of the few who got to vote for Lincoln and Hamlin at Gallatin, where several Republicans were bullnozed and run out of town without getting to vote the ticket of their choice. During the war, he moved his family down over the Caldwell county line into Hamilton township, where they lived till 1888 when he sold his farm and moved to Cameron where the old folks lived till death. His wife Rebecca died 1899 aged 75, and he died 1903, aged 82. They both are buried in the Kidder cemetery where they had previously started a family lot. There were several Craig children. In the early 60s, they lost a child who was buried in the Charley Morton burying plot on the farm of the latter. Seeing that this farm would eventually pass out of Morton hands, Mr. Craig in the early 80s, moved this body to a lot in the Kidder cemetery which was fairly near the home. The little casket was opened, the body was still preserved even after so long a time, the yellow hair had turned red. Mollie Craig married John Henniger 1888 (the narrator) and they lived many years in Hamilton. She is buried in the Bowman cemetery north of town. A son, Charles L. married Ella Powers, daughter of D.H. Powers of the Kidder community, who came from Ohio into the county 1882. Charles Craig for ten years was superintendent of the Caldwell county poor farm near Kingston. He had bought a farm northeast of Hamilton, near Nettleton, and expected to retire there. For some unknown reason, he committed suicide 1905 and his wife was appointed to finish his term at the poor farm. The Craig family still live near Nettleton. There was also a blind daughter Dolly Craig, who was sent off to be educated in a school for the blind. She survived both her parents. The children of the above Chas. Craig, thru the marriage with Ella Powers, are kin to many families in Caldwell county. One daughter of D.H. Powers married M.F. Nevitt who formerly was a farmer west of town. Dr. James Nevitt of Braymer is a son. Another daughter is Mrs. Frank Austill of Hamilton whose daughter is Mrs. Harry Morris. A son was J.P. Powers of Kidder father of Mrs. Maud Garnant of Kidder. Interview 1934. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/caldwell/history/other/uriahcra275gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb