Biographical Sketch of Samuel J. Craig, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Samuel J. Craig, farmer and stock raiser, is a son of Andrews and 
Martha M. (Rogers) Craig, natives of Limestone County, Ala., who moved
to Gibson County, Tenn., soon after marriage.  In 1829 they came to
Crawford County, and settled on a track of land, now included in Phelps
County, removing to the place now owned by Samuel J. in 1849.  Andrews
Craig, a farmer by occupation, was appointed assessor of Crawford County
in 1835, and also filled the offices of constable and magistrate. 
Politically a Democrat, he was a Union man during the war, and was 
supposed to have been killed by the militia in 1864, at the age of 
sixty-six years; his wife died at the age of seventy-eight years.
Samuel J., the youngest but one in the family of eight children, was
born in Crawford County in 1833.  He was brought up on the farm, and
in early life was engaged in teaming to St. Louis.  During the war he
served a short time in the Confederate service, and soon after his 
mother prevailed upon him to buy the old homestead, going in debt for
320 acres, which he succeeded in paying for in three years; he now owns
370 acres, all well stocked.  In 1872 he married Nannie Cannon, who 
died in 1883, leaving six children, viz.: John R., Lula D., Birdsoe F.,
Minnie E., William A. and Nannie B.  In 1884 Mr. Craig married Mrs. Sue
E. Smalley, who had one daughter by her former husband, William L.
Smalley, named Sarah W.  One child was born to the latter union, named
Grover S.  Mr. Craig is one of the most enterprising farmers in the
county, and devotes considerable attention to stock; he is a Democrat
in politics, and a Master Mason.

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