Biography of Charles H. Craig, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Craig, Grady, Noell, Greier, Moody

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 264

CAPT. CHARLES H. CRAIG

Mr. Craig is a native of Morgan county, Illinois, born in 1836, the son of
Joseph and Susan A. (Grady) Craig, natives respectively of Kentucky and
Virginia. Whenhe became nineteen, our subject gave inception to his
independent career by engaging in farming in Missouri, and this was his
business until 1862, when the call of patriotism summoned him to sterner
duties. In February of that year, he enlisted in Company F, Second Missouri
cavalry, and for the ensuing thirty-seven months he followed the fortunes of
war, his rank at the time of his discharge being duty sergeant. He
participated in many engagments and skirmished and in the battle of Chalk
Bluff, Arkansas, was shot through his hand.

At the close of hostilities, Mr. Craig resumed his farming in Missouri, but in
1869, he sold out his holdings and came to Baker county, Oregon, locating at
Auburn. He mined there until 1872, then at Sparta until 1875, eventually
ocming to Eagle valley,where he filed on a homestead of hone hundred and sixty
acres. He now owns two hundred acres, and is engaged in general farming and in
the sheep business, in both of which industries he is achieving an eviable
success.

At the time of the Indian outbreak in 1878, our subject organized a company of
volunteers in Eagle valley, of which he was captain, Tom Pearce being second
lieutenant and Joseph beck, first lieutenant. Themost important engagement in
which it participated was that at Lookout mountain, in which it suffered no
casualities but killed a number of Indians.

At present, Mr. Craig is commander of Phil Kearney Post, No. 66, G.A.R. of
Pine valley. His marriage was solemnized in October, 1861, the lady being
Catherine, daughter of Peter B. and Mary Ann (Noell) Greier, natives of
Virginia, and to this union, two children have been born, Richard Franklin,
who married Rebecca E., and Clara, widow of Orley Moody, deceased.

Captain Craig and William Ainsworth are the discoverers of Lewis lake, which
was named after a boy who caught incredible numbers of trout in its water. Mr.
Craig had a narrow escape from the paws of a bear one 4th of July day. The
family and J. Holcomb, while traveling on horseback, discovered a steer that
had recently fallen a victim to the savage beast, and while they were looking
at the carcass, Bruin put in an appearance. Several shots were fired at him,
and soon he appeared to be dead. Dismounting, Mrs. Craig ran to him that she
might be first to touch him. To her surprise and dismay he soon proved to be
very much alive, and it was only by presence of mind and agility that she was
enabled to escape uninjured.