Benjamin
W
(Ben)
Craig
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Harvey B Craig
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Jennie (Montgomery) Craig
— married
10 Jul 1879 (to 1884) [location unknown]
Husband of
Julia Ann (Burch) Craig
— married
after 1884 in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 35
in Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Apr 2015
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Biography
Benjamin was the son of and Harvey Craig and Francis F. Cleere.
He married Margaret Jennie Montgomery on July 10, 1879 in Lawrence County, Alabama.[1] They had two sons:
After the death of Margaret, he married Julia Ann Burch. They had two children:
- Cora Craig
- Lennie Jane Craig [4]
He died, at the age of about 35, in 1892. He is buried at the Old Prospect Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama,[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DW-F48D : 22 July 2021), B W Craig and M J Montgomery, 10 Jul 1879; citing Lawrence, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,432,073.
- ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDN3-P74 : 11 January 2021), W. B. Craig in entry for Marlin H. Craig, 1929.
- ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFMX-PNG : 11 January 2021), Ben Craig in entry for Walter Jackson Craig, 1961.
- ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JN9V-NFG : 11 January 2021), Ben Craig in entry for Lennie Jane Appleton, 1969.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32268788/benjamin-w-craig : accessed 18 April 2022), memorial page for Benjamin W. Craig (unknown–Sep 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #32268788 citing Old Prospect Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by WSALMOND (contributor 47006647) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ben:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ben:
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~6.25%
Nathan Dial
:
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~0.39%
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Craig-13540 and Craig-3837 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
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