Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: CRAIG, Matilda, 18 Apr 1895

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from The Pittsburgh Press dated Friday, April 19 1895  (page 4):

Mrs Matilda CRAIG, aged 68 years, died yesterday morning at her
residence, No. 86 Church avenue, Allegheny.  She was the widow of
Joseph CRAIG and was the youngest daughter of William STAUNTON, a
native of Chester, England, who located in Pittsburg in 1818 and in
182? built the house in which his daughter was born and which was her
home for many years before her death.  In 1847 she became the wife of
Joseph CRAIG.  Mrs CRAIG had been in failing health since last fall.
She leaves eight children - Mrs N C BRACE, whose husband is a member
of the firm Brace Bros.; Mrs E E HECK, wife of the Federal street,
Allegheny, druggist; William J CRAIG; Edwin S, the attorney; Joseph W,
of the Chartiers Oil company; George L, manager of the Mellon pipe
lines; Percy L, secretary of the New Castle gas company at New Castle;
and Pressly T, secretary and treasurer of the Craig Oil company of
Toledo, O.  The funeral services will be held at 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon.  Interment will be private at Uniondale Cemetery.


from the Allegheny City Death Records:

Matilda CRAIG, aged 68 years, widow, died April 18 1895, hyprostatic
pneumonia; born in Allegheny; lived at 68 Church Avenue; burial in
Union Dale Cemetery on April 20 1895.


>From census, daughters were Mary E (Mrs Napoleon C BRACE) and Matilda
(Mrs Emil E HECK).