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John A. CRAIG

John A. CRAIG

Male 1871 - 1968  (97 years)

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  • Name John A. CRAIG 
    Born 28 Jan 1871  Clarion Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1900  Madison Twp, Clarion Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    rig builder 
    Residence 1901  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1910  [3] 
    oil rig contractor 
    Census 1910, 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    oil & gas contractor 
    Census 1930  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    oil well contractor 
    Census 1940  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 14 Apr 1968  Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I120500  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 May 2018 

    Family Helen M. "Nellie" STEWART,   b. 31 Jul 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1901  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 19 1910 at 629 Mulberry Street:
      John Craig, 37, oil rig contractor, married 9 yrs; wife Helen M, 31, married 9 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Paul, 8; son Bryce, 5; son John Jr, 2.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 at 629 Mulberry Street:
      John Craig, 48, oil & gas contractor; wife Helen, 41; son Charles P, 17; son James B, 15; servant Maggie Forsythe, 36, b. Scotland (immigrated 1902), cook for private family; mother-in-law Fannie Stewart, 78, widowed; niece Mary Glade Strickling, 22, single, no occupation.

      1930 Census, Kanawha Co, WV (City of Charleston), enumerated on Apr 7 1930 at 1206 Kanawha Blvd:
      John A. Craig, 55, b. Pa, oil well derrick contractor; wife Helen, 49, b. WVa; son Paul C, 26, b. WVa, single, oil well derrick contractor; son James B, 24, b. WVa, single, oil well derrick contractor; servant William Prise, 35, b. Va, Negro, general housework for private families.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 9 1940 at 629 Mulberry Street:
      John Craig, 68, b. Pa, 2 yrs college, contractor building oil & gas derricks; wife Helen M, 63, b. WVa 2 yrs college; servant Martha Harris, 19, b. WVa, maid in private home.
    Family ID F51722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    3. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793954&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2302] 1930 Census, Kanawha County, WV.

    7. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793954&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John Craig, 29, b. Clarion Co Pa, res. Tyler Co; and Nellie Stewart, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 15 1901 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, W.Va., officiated by William B. King, pastor of Simpson M.E. Church.