Biographical Sketch of J. P. Craig, Johnson County, Missouri Jackson Township >From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," Kansas City Historical Co. 1881 J. P. CRAIG, born in Augusta county, Virginia, near Stanton, February 14, 1823. His father, Robert, was also a native of Virginia, and born in the same county, and emigrated to Missouri in 1829, and in 1830 he moved his family and settled near Columbus, on a farm, where he remained until his death in 1847. J.P. Craig's mother was also a native of Virginia, and died on the same farm as that of his father, in 1849. J.P., who was principally a resident in this county, began to trade in stock when quite young, and today is one of the leading stock dealers of his township. He married in 1850, Miss Catherine J. Baker, daughter of Peter Baker. She died, leaving one child, Jennie. In 1857, Mr. C. married Miss Anna Phillips of this county, for his second wife. She is a native of Indiana. Soon after his marriage he moved on his present farm, containing 230 acres, 120 acres lying in Centerview township, with a good vein of coal. His present family consists of two sons, James P. and John W. Mrs. C. is an acceptable member of the M.E. Church South. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Pennington ====================================================================