William
Price
Craighill
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Edward Addison Craighill and Robert Templeman Craighill
Husband of
Rebecca Churchill (Jones) Craighill
— married
22 Sep 1874 in Saint Johns Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
William was born in 1833[1]. He was the son of William Nathaniel Craighill (1808–1887) and Sarah Elizabeth Brown (1812–1887).
In 1850 he was in the United States Military Academy [2]and in 1853 was commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He was division and department engineer during the American Civil War.
After his first wife, Mary Ann Elizabeth Morsell (1831–1872) died, Craighill married Rebecca Churchill Jones[3] (1833–1899).
In 1880 they lived in Charles Town, West Virginia, with William's parents, and the children from his first marriage[4].
He was appointed Chief of Engineers by President Grover Cleveland in 1895 and retired two years later with the rank of Brigadier General.
William passed away in 1909[5].
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7G-M9K : Tue Apr 04 18:24:00 UTC 2023), Entry for William P Craighill, 01 Jul 1833.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCB1-QQ2 : 23 December 2020), William P Craighill, Cornwall, Orange, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V7-8QL : 16 January 2020), Rebecca Churchill Jones in entry for William P. Craighill, 1874.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6R5-Z81 : 15 January 2022), William P. Craeghill in household of W. N. Craeghill, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5678170/william-price-craighill: accessed 28 April 2023), memorial page for William Price Craighill (1 Jul 1833–18 Jan 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5678170, citing Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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