Often mixed up with David H Craig of Limestone County, Alabama who is a different person
His widow received money for his coffin in July 1864 (image 13 of probate record). Some trees give him a death date of 19 Jun 1864 but the exact source is unknown.
Sources
1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840" citing p. 386, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm . FamilySearch Record: XHB4-FGH (accessed 8 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBW-9CG3 Image number 00786 David Craig in Pike, Alabama, United States.
1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850" citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 9; FamilySearch Record: MH57-57N (accessed 8 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6W9S-44Z David Craige (49) in Pike, Alabama, United States. Born in South Carolina.
1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860" citing Page: 61; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; FamilySearch Record: MHD6-8D2 (accessed 8 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBF-9JV6 David Craig (58) in Eastern Division, Pike, Alabama, United States. Born in South Carolina.
1860 Non-population Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880" Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern District, Pike, Alabama; Archive Collection Number: M279; Roll: 27; Page: 13; Line: 19; Schedule Type: Agriculture Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #6196719 (accessed 8 May 2023) Name: David Craig; Enumeration Date: 2 Jul 1860; Place: Eastern District, Pike, Alabama, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
1860 Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules" The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91611415 (accessed 8 May 2023) David Craig in Eastern Division, Pike, Alabama, USA.
Probate: "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976" citing Pike County courthouse, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,294,713. FamilySearch Record: VNTJ-1M8 (accessed 8 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRRN-9J1K David Craig probate in 1870 in Pike County, Alabama.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David 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 David: