William Riley Craig (1837 - 1909)

Born 2 Sep 1837 in Henry, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Elizabeth (Ellsworth) Craig — married 13 Nov 1857 in Union Twp., Hardin Co., Iowa

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1909 at age 71 in Union, Hardin, Iowa, United States

Biography

William was born in 1837. He passed away in 1909.

Sources

• "Ellsworth Families" P.E. Carruth 2010 p. 27

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260158917912/facts

• "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23N-SSV7 : 17 March 2018), William R Craig, 1861-1949; citing Iowa, United States, Military Service, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,487,402.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWD-2SY : 5 November 2017), William R. Craig and Jane Elizabeth Ellsworth, 13 Nov 1857, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 17, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,939.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82T-WPQ : 18 February 2021), William R Craig in entry for Hiram Craig, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2N-VC6 : 14 January 2022), William Craig, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QV-FFF7 : 11 February 2019), William R Craig, 10 Jun 1909; citing Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,169,151.

• Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997; Probate Records, Vol 2-5, 1903-1913

• U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; Film Number M540 roll 16

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67623332&ref=acom