2 Jun 1900 16-year-old John is listed living on his parents' farm in Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri.[1]
Craig David T. (head of family, white, male, born Dec 1845, 54 years old, married for 34 years, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, can write, read and speak English, owns a farm free of mortgage)
Craig Mary A. (wife, white, female, born April 1849, 51 years old, married for 34 years, 11 of her 12 children are alive, born in Iowa, birthplace of parents is unknown, can write, read and speak English)
Craig Charles (son, white, male, born Sep 1868, 31 years old, single, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, farmer, can write, read and speak English)
Craig Marion (son, white, male, born Oct 1872, 27 years old, single, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, farm hand, can write, read and speak English)
Craig Oliver P. (son, white, male, born Sep 1878, 21 years old, single, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, farm hand, can write, read and speak English)
Craig Willard H. (son, white, male, born April 1881, 19 years old, single, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, farm hand, can write, read and speak English)
Craig John F. (son, white, male, born Oct 1883, 16 years old, single, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, farm hand, can write, read and speak English)
Craig James S. (son, white, male, born Nov 1885, 14 years old, single, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, farm hand, can write, read and speak English)
Craig David T. Jr (son, white, male, born Oct 1888, 11 years old, single, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, attending school, can write, read and speak English)
24 Dec 1904 When John is 21 years old he marries the 18-year-old Emma Slightom in Schuyler County, Missouri. [2]
John and Emma stay in Schuyler County, Missouri. Their first son Harvey is born in 1908.
23 Apr 1910 John's young family is listed renting a farm in Liberty Township, Schuyler County, Missouri.[3]
John F Craig (male, white, 26 years, married for 5 years, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, speaks English, farmer of a rented general farm, can write and read)
Emma Craig (wife, female, white, 23 years, married for 5 years, her only child is alive, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, speaks English, can write and read)
Harvey F Craig (son, male, white, 2 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri)
In 1912 John's second son Glenn is born.
After the death of his mother in 1915, John and his family move in with his father.
12 Sep 1918 John is registered for World War I Military Draft.[4]
John Franklin Craig of RFD#3, Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, 35 years, born 5 Oct 1883, white, native born, self-employed farmer, nearest relative is Emma Louise Craig also of RFD#3, Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, medium height and built, blue eyes, brown hair
28 Jan 1920 John, his wife and their two sons are listed living with John's father David, who still owns the family farm in Liberty Township, Schuyler County, Missouri.[5]
Craig David T. (owns a farm free of mortgage, male, white, 74 years, widowed, can write and read, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, speaks English, farmer)
Craig John (son, male, white, 36 years, married, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Iowa, farmer, can speak, read and write English)
Craig Emma (daughter-in-law, female, white, 33 years, married, born in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, can speak, read and write English)
Craig Harvey (grandson, male, white, 12 years, single, born in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, attends school, can speak, read and write English)
Craig Glenn (grandson, male, white, 8 years, single, born in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, can speak English)
John's father dies on 27 Dec 1920 from cancer.
Died
1 Nov 1925
in Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri, USA.[6]
John dies due to an accidental discharge of a shot gun when he is only 42 years old.
Buried
at the Germania Cemetery
in Schuyler County, Missouri, USA.[7]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DX-T5Z : accessed 17 July 2020), John F. Craig in household of David T Craig, Liberty Township (excl. Lancaster city), Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 2A, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,902.
↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WPS8-FRN2 : 1 October 2019), John F Craig, 24 Dec 1904; citing Marriage, Schuyler, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007515695.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BR-581 : accessed 2 August 2020), John F Craig, Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 11A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 807; FHL microfilm 1,374,820.
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3TS-YZP : 23 August 2019), John Franklin Craig, 1917-1918.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8C2-Q9T : accessed 2 August 2020), John Craig in household of David T Craig, Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing ED 145, sheet 2B, line 87, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 940; FHL microfilm 1,820,940.
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