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The information here sought is for use in the preparation of a Biographical Work of the North Carolina Baptist leaders. We hope no name will be omitted. A personal sketch written by yourself or some friend will be greatly appreciated. Fill and send this blank now; the sketch may come later. Mail to J. T. ALDERMAN, Chairman, Henderson, N. C. i RVER. RALEIGH. N. c.. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1928. friendship at the entire community, Craig of Greenaboro, and Mra. G. B. he led in the accomplishment ot Phillips, at Greensboro. many thinp for the betterment ot , BRAXTON CRAIG the church and the religious life of the community. Mr. Crai, wal called tothe pas torate of the BapUlt ehurth 3.t DIES AT MONROE Southport where he served until last June when eicknell forced him to give up hill work. Veteran Baptist Minister, He had held putorates at Ahollkie.. II Brother of Late Governor, Norfolk, Va., Tarboro, BoCky Mount II and levera! other places. Passes Away Durin, the laIIt few years of hill Monroe, Feb. 29.-Bev. Braxton life he rave Invaluable auistaJlee to the Baptiat IItate eonvention in di· Craig, 65, veteran Baptist minister, rectin, foreim mluion campaigns. j died Tucsday morning at the Ellen Mr. Crai, was married in 1886 to Fitzlterald hoepita1. , MillS Helen Willon, daughter of ths J Mr. Craig WIll! forced to give up late T. J. Willlon of Chapel HilL Mrs. his pastoratc at Southport last June Craig and the following childrcn and retire to hill plantation ncar 8unil'o: Gillam Craig, B. B. Craig, I~ Bakers beeaulI! of heart dillease Mrs. J. T_ Shute, Jr., Marraret and which caused hie death. Rcbeeea Cr..i, of Monroe; T. J. Funeral serviees were held at, the home of Gillam Crai" the oldest son, - Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and the body was buried in tIle Mon roe cemetery. Mr. Crai, WIlli called to the pas Governor Docke Craig. He began his career in the ministry in 1888. The deeeued wall for five yearl l ~r of the Fim Baptist eburch of Monroe. While he acquired tho ~!!!iiiiiii~-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:::====-"=-' . ,

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224 r{ A R R J V E R HIS 'P 0 R Y

\1 t!IC Theological Se1l1in:1rY, gl':lciU;;tl ili g itl! dcgrec !)f 13, \ 1, Th, i I F IIis fir~t pastol',lte \\'llS:1t DIIJ'1ington, Xorth Cal'olin:l, " , ! I ~ '.l Hit' only \\"ork in the Tal' Ri,-cr A, o. oci:1tion W,I S with tho church at, \Y"shing'lon; from 'Wa sh ington he went to ~~nll ill r: ' .i Lt\"jlina, where rno~t of his ministerial Ii fc ha s hcen S p C'~Ir. \ , ' i Tn S"'lIIh (';)J'olin:l he )Ias helll SC\'(' 1',11 il11po1'tant pa s to1'ate,~) i' , r and is nO\I ' (10]1) P,I;t ll' of tIll' Fird[;:lptj~t ChllfCh ill r.. ' Llllc,I.:,[('r, He ha;: l!1ade n "I 'I'ci :llry (If ;~lI11d:'.I ' School :111c! el':Hlgl'li stic 1\"01'h-. ,\lthollgh im'iting' p" oiliollS h:I\'e IX'l' ll F···· of1'c'l'cd him he h:1 5 l'CJIl ,- (,t! 10 tlll'll a-ide i'1'ClI11 the P:l;;t01':l il', . 1 I! ': i. for hc fl'('l~ that. this is hi, God appoillted work. ' , I r. "'1 1 i 1 II.. , I i

This faithf1l11l1inistel' 0f Christ was 1' 01'11 in Bertie Coun ty, \"ol'lh (':1l'01 i 11;1, Octo],('l' 8, t8133, In his endy child hOI)d hi ~ fnther died :Inrl he W,15 depl'il'ed of tIle C,lJ'C u11d gllillaJ1(,C of n father; [HIt his 1I10the!' Ir,F a wlhle, c:lpaolt' 11'01110111, :\llll he flnd the other cltildrC'11 "'pre \\'C'll rl"U'ccl. '1" 11 he hC'cowing n minist('r of the \I'ord, :lIld his brotliel', Locke .\ :' ·,·-i Cl'., ig, se\'\'ing thc gTe:1t Stnte of ::\orth Cnrolin:l for 1'our : !--, 11 ye:1I's ns OOl'ernor, ',' f'r , ; ' \ ~\rr, Craig entcred the [I1iICl'sity of Xorth Carolina in ! " 1S30, "here he spent abollt three alld n lJ"li ."e:1r~, He W:1S onl"illcd to t!w fnll work of the g(l ,~pcl ministry ?\o 1'f:'l1lber Hi, lS!) ;"; . a11l1 nt 011ce ente rre! IIpon his life \I'nrk. Hi2- first P,lst01'nte W:'15 at Ahos].;ie. whcre llc remnined six years, sen 'in!! :1t the S

\\"isel)', laying th e fOllndatioll on which that strong church iu I IIfl~ been bl1ilt. Aftcr this lIe spent h-ro years working with . !.l ,; r 'tAR RIVER HISTORY 225

,It-g lee of 13. the State :Mission Board ns evangelist and enlistment man in Eastern North Cnroliufl. Resiglling Lis \\ork witL the n it Cll"0~iJl:l. Board. he labored. olle ,Yenl' at j\,[ount Oli\'e, and thell InOV" W:iii with the in,g- to Monroe, 1;lbol'8d fOllr year:; in that in11)ortant. center. ,'''nt to SOll1 h The J ndsoll Cell tenniul )[0\'eI11011 t, being 011, be rcsig11cd the ,': I ( 'Il SI'C!It. Monroe pastorate alld spent Heady three years with the It I':I-'t rate;;, FOl'eign 1Lis'::10lL J10arc1 of Xorth Carolillfl. Having finished i ' l "hul"l'h in his wOl'k fol' the J lld"on CcnteJlHiaL he mo\'ed to TillllllOllS ,\ \' Sell.) 1 aJld viJle, Soutb Carolina, and from Timlllollsville he CJIHC to I'~ lill\"e \)('( 'n Fal'DlrilJe, Korth Carolina, whero lIe st,ill (19:2]) r('~ i(1es !III' 1,:I"'to(,;ltr. :md labors. "" :\:, ::\fl'. Craig is by nn.tllrc, trainillg and experiellce well equipped for the \\'o1'k of Ule lIlinistl',"; and, as Le is yet in the IY,idst of \'igol'oUS m;mhood, we Illn." cxped !tim to reD der l1111ch more scrvice in the killgdolll for the Killg, l Bertie C01ln i" rfl rho cLild ,. tllr c:lI'e and 1\"1.!(,, (;1 pable ',' w(,ll rearco, This able T11l1llslcr of tile \\'ol'd \\',IS bol')} fll S:IIICO:l(S, \,r,)(hc1', Locke A:vreshirc, Scotl:1Il cl. lIe studied nt Gla s~ow T:n;,' C' )'sily, ,,,lill:l for 'four also at lhe Thcolo;"icnl ~: (' lIlillfl), ,\ ' of the ]<\',IIl~::clic;t1 L.;ni vcrsity, Glas:fow, Sco(iflnd. Ii C:ll'olina, in He \\',IS licell ;o cel nod cll'cbined .LIllllflrJ', 18(;7, 0." J $ Il IC' \,' "I,' yr:tl'~. ITc loil11cl'5 Congl'c'?" ltionnl Chul'ch, He \\',15 aftennlI'd, pCI .s !or I llI illis!!'," ?\o :11 rhis place foJ' (('n ,"cal' ~ , He 1\',13 j1nslul' at \\'n1'c, J]Cl't hi:, life \\o1'k ford ;c liire, ScoLland, from lS7G to J~S :? ~-\frel' rhis Jle ClIne , IJI ' l'('illUine(l I() thc rni k'.1 Slatcs aULI ~cttl\' d )lea!' Hendersoll, X(,rtll (1:11l'c\1 ill thc C:t l'l .lilla, III ,1 few ,"e

<;o~nty, N.C. on October July 30, 1902 minutes state that $) 5 had been forward ed to M. Craig and Clara R. Mr. NQah Biggs to help build a church in Martin County. ed in Craig's early child Meanwhile, many people were joining our church. While the d noble. She brought her church was sti u.. ~truggling with finances, on September 4, in'g a minister and his 1904 the church voted to assume the full payment of the pas ate of North Carolina as tor's salary and no longer receive help from the Miss ion Board: Y of North Carolina in Most of the minutes deal with members who are coming by and a half years. letter, for baptism, moving to another church or having church :raig and Miss Helen G. fellowship withdrawn from ·them. Some repairs were Illade to J. Wilson, Sr., were mar the parsonage, some chairs purchased for the church, and in line children. Apri I 1905 plans were inaugurated to celebrate the church's pel ministry in Windsor, 25th anniversary in June, 1905. ; first pastorate was at January 6, 1907 Braxton Craig submitted his resignation in rs. He was in West Nor I order to become State Evangelist with the N.C. Mission Board. :urned to North Carolina r ' Our minutes state that "with much regret and broken hearts hi s three years. ' During his resignation was accepted." ocky Mount, this section 1 • After serving as state evangel ist for two years, he pastored churches at Mount Olive and Monroe. During the Judson ~pression because of too :eginning with 1893, for Centennial Movement, he spent nearly three years with the nd 5 cents a pound. This Foreign Mission Board of North Carolina. When this wo rk was finished, he preached at Timmonsville, South Carolina and Farmville, N .C. raig came to our church Braxton Craig died of heart trouble February 28, 1928 at $700 and the parsonage the Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital in Monroe, N.C. Thc lJihlical ary ) 902, the Quarterly Recorder of March 7, 1928 remarks: .. He was pastor for most eacons recommend that of his life, and never sought prominent fields or large sa laries. soon as sufficient funds He was satisfied to go wherever he felt the Lord needed him, !opted. In discussion of and the question of salary never influenced hi s decisions." posed to present to the Ime of his wife and him ric lights." , Kendrick, Jr., a A month later, Braxton Craig, of Bertie 'm Seminary grad County, brother of Governor Locke Craig of North . C., became pastor Carolina, accepted a call to the Mount Olive He and rus wife, church. Pastor Craig and his large family, consist ;ters, Margaret and ing of rus wife, Helen Wilson, of Chapel Hill, and lig ht, February 28, their nine children, necessitated the addition of a I; and he assumed room to the parsonage at a cost of $165, and the A. Summerlin was upstairs of the parsonage was wired for electricity. 'leased from hold According to the records of Church Clerk Sum nd fourth Sunday I merlin, "Pastor Craig and family arrived Friday Ie might preach at P.M., March 5, and moved in the parsonage Sat 'econd Sunday and urday in the rain and gave us two excellent ser House the fourth mons first Sunday, March 7." ct of some of the BRAXT O N CRAIG One of their daughters, Margaret, who VJas Icern about church (1901-.. _. __ .J a baby ..,."hile they were here, is now Mrs. M. T. olutions on church McRacken, an associational missionary, living at Caswell Assembly, South port, N. C. Another daughter is Mrs. Guy P. Phillips of Chapel HilL y the congregation, , cd to withdraw fel During June, 1909, while Mr. L. A. Bird, Sr., was Sunday School superintendent, the construction of a new church was again discussed. A the church yard. building committee consisting of J. B. Oliver, L. A. Bird, Sr., Y. H. Knowles, th e construction of Claude Summerlin, and D. S. Ivlartin was appointed to see how much money 909. Accordingly, and Bell's lumber could be raised. Having been called to Monroe Baptist Church, Monroe, N. C., Pastor April 21, 1907, but Craig resigned February 15, 1910. onth longer. Following his resignation, the Calypso.; the Falling Creek, and the Mount Olives churches joined in seeking a pastor to minister to the three congregations. An invitation was extended to nn Arl hur Anthony, of Bedford County, Va., to ser ve Mount Oiive, Calypso and Falling Creek. Immedi ately after he began his work in April, 1910, the three churches bought a good horse and buggy to be used for pastoral work. Mr. Anthony came here from lhe South Bos ton, Va., church. He was called three separate times to the same church in Buena Vista, Va., and serv.ed them faithfully and weIl for many years. Their church history is dedicated to him. Mr. Anthony· d died in 1952 at the abO'e of 90 at the home I'E "IN A 0 TH910-U__R A) NTHO/-! Y C. M. ROCK f hIS 11\~7·1 9 0e ) o aughter, Mrs. J. Cedric Oliver, of Big Island, Va. ch of the l\1ethodist Throughout Pastor Anthony" s short stay in Mount Olive, the congre and afterwards into laach was ordaip-8d gation continued to consider the advisability of a new church building. On ' idly examined by a January 13, 1911, before Pastor Anlhony resigned in February, Yvir . Me Michelel, an architect of Charlotte, came to il:lount Olive to present a pboto graph and sh' 'Lches of a building which he thoughl would b0 aplhopriate for t'ff tive the fourth ' Vilk esboro church. the Mount Olive Baptist Church. A lar ge number of members met with him :; Pastor C. r, L Rock in M. C. S. Cherry's office to discuss the plans. :Ig sermo))s. At the Cl er k Summe rlin's records carry the following reference for Jan ill 3. general h apd- uary 5: "It b'ing una:-i; mously the opinion of the mCl1l bersl ip of the

-9 CRAIG, Braxton, Tarbon (Tarboro), N. C.--Born, Windsor, N. C.; Stud. U. of

N. C.; Lie. March, Ord. Nov. 1889, Windsor Ch., N. C.; P. Ahoskie, N. C., '90-96; West Norfolk, Va., '96-98; Tarbon (Tarboro), N. C., '98-

BAPTIST MINISTERIAL DIRECTORY, p. 179

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, .* , 3:38 HI,;'lOny lW THE Uno\\'.\' CnU'; K ~ J3~ , /l5!:tJ 13 : CT 3L4c tC I fe lI'as II J:l rricd ill January. 18(JL to :,! i~s Liley Plulll mer jlill,. d~lll,~l! t er of I'rut. L, R, jrill~ of \\':lke Forc~t, '1'1: e: ~'l ; h;t'. · : :\" C. They h<11'12 si~ children lil'ill!;,-thrcc huy=- and thrce ~, C. J al t:ar gIrls. the _ ('lIt h I'. ,. ---0- .'lruCli,' il. h ,.,

flc II'a: 0.: ' r.LnEl~ l:'{.\~'i<).\' C,nll;. Il'ilh the ( l;j" , The :,tlbjcct (.j this ~~~uch I\'a s born in \\'ind:::o r, Gertie l'nd(' r 111;~l\ :: ' C:)Uiliy, :\" C.. Clciuhn 8, 18(13. ~pirit to cn ~l:: I [e \l'iI' cr:UGtkd nt the Cuil'er~ity of :\'orth C:1!'olina. (h11rch in I." l Rt~() - !0~~ ' ~ , :lnrl 11';tS onlaill.~(ll'J prt;leh :\'.)I'emhc r 16. IRS!). chu rche", lh' [Ii, first i';t~l rJ rate II as at ,\ho,kic,. :;, c., where he ill ],~ ~) 2, SetTe:! from 1~'!O to lS~).;, Desid6, he has hel(] sllcccssflll [II l'llinll ~ . p;J,tuJ':1les ill :;()rth Carerlin:l, at Tarlloru. Rocky :'fonnt. 1'hi!:1,lkl ph i.l. :- It. Uli\'c and j]l)nroc, Tk Il'as also pastor at \\'c ~ t :;Qr [( }pc, rI:,:)' : l inlk, \ '".. for three \ 'C;l r ~ , :lilt! h;JS been On' his present field In ,\II" 'll (' ;1" r,a, (ur of the Fi,~~t Uaptist Chllrch ·of' 'tillln,Qlls\'ilk, S. bnd, [;:cd I!i' C" i(lr tll'O YC:lrs, Cret'k, In additi')11 to his I\'(lr!;: in the p:l~torate he serl'\~d the [k ~t1 ' q _t' napli .; t ~t:1te .\i i"iull Doanl oi:':orth C:1rolina jor t\\'() !{ockin" ha ITl . : YC;U'S ;lI1d Il'ith the Foreign .\] ission llO:1rd a f tILe Southern ru st :\:' Itt: lJapti~t (j;I1I'l'llli u;l ill raisin,::' the Jud~(ln Cel1telllti ~ d funcl II'''' rk he I \ a ~ . for three y(::1r~, Thc!'c po,itions \ITre fIlle!\ \I'ith credit to I in~...!" (; rcd jn l : ' him ;o cl i :lilt!

l h .ll l h \'n: \1 b :\! • Br:lxton Craig, ISDO-189S •l t ld IJC!H'\'''kll' l' J. K. Fallt, 1895-1SD7 'I'll"; ( hill! I, R. D. Cross, 189S- 1900 IJlr )\ I,d 10-\i I' ,,:.. i l L. :U. Curtis, 1!lOI-1S07 (ti l ell III ell :1, t I T l ;\{. A. Adams, 1903-1910 ,1 !l Il'S T, \"\ \111 . C. L. Dowell, 1911-1917 \\':1S Ill ~ ld e I

46 HISTORY OF AHOSKIE BAPTIST CHURCH

on our P;Il-t, and brger contributions in mell, \\'o men and L I, \ ',1'111. I means." c : \ I : " ! I , It· . \.,, ; I" _ . It \ ' That year, ]002, tile churcbes or tile "'est CIIO\I-an ,\ssc) i I.,' It !Llii ' ci:1tion rcsol\-ed to make a heroic effort to raise their p:11 t { )r \,. II~ ! 11, 1 L ' Lhe S250,000 as a centennial Ennd. During 1037 the receipts of tbe foreign ~[i s ~ion Board amounted to )1,011.90(-i. ~ q. If the (11 1I rches Eorty-sc\-en years ;Igo Inc! much to (' il eou rage OIl1.l il ll'ti .1; " them, 'I'e ha\"C far more tocby. Surely the results on Lite forcigll . I I I ~ r! I , , I : • lIelds during the lIrst InlE of this second century e '~c('ed their i :: t!I ! ' f ~ \ .... '. • greatest ho pes. ld .t ll ' I~L· The first dullar gi\-en by ,"',llOSkiL' [or forci2,11 \1Ii ~s i()1lS in l ie ,,!': 1810 grell' LO )50.00 per year during most of ":\fr_ Cr;lig-s pas I ),! , t tit 'll '" ~\ !" Lorate. II j Ill .d:. 1 I :;\1r. Craig early ill his pastorate led some br,~ ( hre!l , Sum It " 111"\\ , \ I ner 1\ ("I-SOl11e. llill Jernigan anel oLhers, in a I11O\C\11cnt tInt li'l\!ill''': II' \_ has influenced the tOIl'll through the years since. The distance . 1 1.\ i tl ! In . of one mile 'I-as measured from the church each \\;)Y ;l\ld a [,<,I lL \'ote taken as to 'I'hether into~ic"ting liquors ShOldcl !Je sold , 1'11 <: I 'I-ithin this area. The oppositioll 'I-as so strong that the meas \ I I ~, l'.n a I: uring was clolle at night and P astor Cr~1ig was thre;Hened to be i lil. i !l~ '.',' : beaten. The election, hO\I'e\'('r, "'as carried agaiJ1St Lhe sale of i ~; , f ) t i ,,, t . 1-I .1 ~ liquor and no Jiquor has ever been soldlcgally in Ailoskie. ,d 'tllI l I :-- !'~',

The lIrst mici-','eek prayer meetillg was started by ;\1r. t.tl I I 'l i d " 1 • Craig_ The boys and girls took lamps 'I'ith them to light the O -'l' ! ' l ol l I, church. Mrs. ;\1ary Craig Jenkins was one of the attendallts at ;\CllI(' ill I the first services. lin j n il, About 1895 the Tho\l13sville Orph;J,n:lge singing class '1'11 -1( '

made its first visit to Ahoskie. i\Ir. ,\fills had twel\'e girls with p.,' : , ,1 ~Il l · . hilll. The program was given one morning in the ,,-eek. The ( elli. t

offering amOllnted to $100.00 (lnd a box of meat. \f) !\ ~ :L \" d .(

The delegates to the association during this jJ;J,slo rate \':I: : t '! ! ,Ult were R. H. Overton, .l110. 'V. 'Vynns, LaFayette Holloman, 1. ; nil \ ;"L)'" I P. Ne,,-some, Kindred Holloman, T. E. Vann, 'V. L Crimes, W. H. Jernigan, R. B. Odol11, A. K. Ne'l-some, W. H. Miller Tbi, 1'1" and D. E. Newsome. lik il; - (lInt The Sunday School superintendents were R. II. (herton. •

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cn, ,,"omen. and T. J. Vann, LaFayctte Holloman and \V. H. Jernigan; the church clerks ,,'ere Solon Jernigan, T. J. Vann and J. C. Jen kins. i\[r. Craig baptized se\enty-snen during his pastorate, ,[ Cho\l'an Asso The mcmbership \,'as 290 \\'hen he bccame pastor and 33,1 Li,e their pal t n! when he resigned to go to Virginia, ~I::, the receipts RCl/. ]. K. FOlll) 1896-1897 ~ 1.on , 996.3-t. H Eldcr fant was born in Andcrson COUllty, S. C. Hc \·.'as ( l\ to encollrage ordained at sixtecll; graduated at furman Uni\Crslty ill 1 Its on thc roreign S,:; and from the Southcrn Baptist Theological Seminary ill 1875, lmy excecd their in the class \,'ith Dr. R. T. \'an11, The seminary was tlten local, ed at Grecl1\'i Ilc, S. C. ;c:ign miSSions in He Cd mc to Ahoskic ill ApriI 18go from Li ttlcton but his \[r. Craig's p:ts pastoralc ,,'as to be the shortcst in the hi~tory of tbc church. His he;dth bilcd in the SlIllllller of tbc next )Tar, 1 S97, a'ld e brethren, SlIm hc mo\'cd back to SOllth Carolina in Dccember of that year ;1 1ll0\'emenl th:tt hoping to regain his hcalth , but he died .-\pril I, 1900. He \,'as nee. Thc distancc a faithful. loving shephcrd and an humble folloll'Cl Ot hi s each " ':tv alld a I Lord. I' SllOldd bc sold Thc first organ ,,'as purch;lse cl for thc church ahOI!t 180fi '1:..; that thc meas Mrs, Fant and her daughtCl", )1ay, ,,'Crc fLrst org;lllists, l C, , threatened to be Jenkins \\':1S lcader of thc sil12,ing [or many years, ,-\1 so tl~c flrSl L l, ;l iIU lhe sal e of Baptist Tr;linillg Ullion \I'a- orgallizcd dming this 1);15to1":IIC. ,11\ in Ahoskie, about 180,. All \,'!Lo attencLd, )'Ollllg Jnd ole!, IIcre COIlSirl c r I , started ];\' )[r. cd mcmhers, ?\Irs, LOll Fam, :-'f. C. WilliZl!l1s. \Irs. )Ian ti l,'ll1 to light thc O\,crton Elliott, )Iisses \hucl and \lina Holloman \,' n e' \(:1"\' lhe attcndants at acti\c in thc organizalion alld serH'd :b prc~idcl1ts o( thc Ulllon , . I~ l' singing class Thirty-three 'I'cre baptized during his year alld ;1 haJi [\,('hc girls ",ith poi:: tor:lle, ill thc wcck, Thc Ccntcr Gro\(: \\'as or0, ~ lllj/('d in J~~)7 , the fLrth daug lllci Il eaI. I(J k:,\'e the mothcr Ch1l1Ch, ,-\'hoskie, Sl'\Cnty-fl\'e mcml)crs I l~ tltis pastorate \:I:1'f granlcd letters of disl":llSsion From Ahoskie clllring J ~C)'I t·tte Holloman, 1. :llld 1898 a nd most of lhem \\"clll lo Celltcr G ro\'c. II I . \\" L. Grimes, Ii C, W. H, i\Iiller Rco, R. D, C10SS, 189°-10°0 This pastorate oE tIncc years 11l;l\~,l"Cl:l 10l\" ebb in the ctlllrcil

I t' R. II. (herton, life ill somc respells, Lo\,- prices for farm crops prc\ailcd:

Descendants of William Craige

Generation No. J

I. WILLlAM2 CRAIGE (THOMASl) was born April 29, 1694 in East Kilbride, Lanark, Scotland, and died 1760 in HawfieJds, NC. He married MARGARET LOGAN Abt. 1729 in on ship "George & Anne" into New Castle Del 9/09/1729, daughter of ARCHIBALD LOGAN and CHRlSTIAN GEMMILL.

Notes for WILLIAM CRAIGE: Info on parents came from Ancestry.com. Also birthday. [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]

Notes for MARGARET LOGAN: Info on parents came from Ancestry.com.Birthday also. Notes on margaret----married 3 times, 1st & 2nd to Long Brothers. Had one child, George Long, by second husband. [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]

Children of WILLIAM CRAIGE and MARGARET LOGAN are: 2. I. JOHN) CRAIG. ii. DAVID CRAIG. iii. IsABEL CRAIG. iv. SAMUEL CRAIG. v. JAMES CRAIG.

Generation No.2

2. JOHN3 CRAIG (WILLlAMl CRAIGE, THOMASI). He married MARy BLACKWOOD, daughter of WILLIAM BLACKWOOD.

Children of JOHN CRAIG and MARy BLACKWOOD are: 3. I. ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4 CRAIG, d. December 30, 1818, Chapel Hill,NC. 4. ii. JAMES CRAIG. 5. iii. DAVID CRAIG. iv. ALEXANDER CRAIG, b. 1773; d. June 07, 1855; m. GrNNY STRAYHORN. v. SAMUEL CRAIG, m. NONE. VI. JOHN CRAIG, m. NONE. vii. ISABEL CRAIG, m. GEORGE LoNG. viii. BETSY CRAIG, m. ALEXANDER RUSSELL. ix. PEGGY CRAIG, m. NONE. x. MARy CRAIG, m. CHARLES FREELAND.

Generation No. 3

3. ABRAM CABRAHAM)4 CRAIG (JOHtv3, WILLlAM2 CRAIGE, THOMASl) died December 30, ISIS in Chapel Hill,NC. He married JANE MURDOCK, daughter of ANDREW MURDOCK.

Notes for ABRAM (ABRAHAM) CRAIG: Apparently he was either a Preacher or a Justice of the Peace because there is a record of his marrying Bennette Partin to Mrs. Margaret Cooke at Chapel Hill (Abstracts of Vital Records from Raleigh NC Newspapers 1799 IS19) Sept 4, ISIS Raleigh Registry had Abraham Craig, Esq. which leads more to Justice of Peace than Preacher.This was in his death notice on 1ISI1 S19 Children ofABRAM CRAIG and JANE MURDOCK are: 6. I. ANDREW MURDOCK5 CRAIG, b. October 09, 1806, Orange County, NC or Scotland; d. October 29, 1874, Bertie County, NC. ii. JOHN CRAIG.

4. JAMES4 CRAIG (JOHN3, WILLlAM2 CRAIGE, THOMASl). He married NELLIE TURNER.

Notes for JAMES CRAIG: Settled near Chapel Hill, to the west, and was one of the landowners of the University when it was founded.

Children ofJAMES CRAIG and NELLIE TURNER are: i. ANNIE5 CRAIG. 7. II. JOHN CRAIG. iii. JAMES A. CRAIG.

Notes for JAMES A CRAIG: Dr. James A. Craig graduated from the University in 1816, was a teacher and physician of considerable note in his day. Died without children.

5. DAVID4 CRAIG (JOHJIP, WluIAM2 CRAIGE, THOMASI). He married BETSY BOROUGHS.

Children ofDAVlD CRAIG and BETSY BOROUGHS are: i. _?_5 CRAIG, m. WILLIAM BROWN. ii. -??- CRAIG, m. JOHNSTON BLACKWOOD. iii. -???- CRAIG, m. A C. MURDOCK. 8. iv. -????- CRAIG.

Generation No.4

6. ANDREW MUROOCK5 CRAIG (ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHN3, W/LUAM2 CRAIGE, THOMASl) was born October 09, 1806 in Orange County, NC or Scotland, and died October 29, 1874 in Bertie County, NC. He married (l) LESLIE EVANS Abt. 1832. He married (2) MARy ANN RAsCOE PUGH May 21, 1844 in Bertie County, NC. He married (3) CLARlSSA REBECCA GILLAM December 04, 1855 in Bertie County, NC, daughter of WILEY GILLAM and ELIZABETH BOND.

Notes for ANDREW MURDOCK CRAIG: This is Reverend Andrew M. Craig

Was a member of Missionary Baptist Church in Alamance County, NC. He attended University ofNorth Carolina in 1822, 1866-1867 Marriage contract to Mary Ann Rascoe Pugh dated May 21, 1844 states that the marriage is to be solom ized shortly.

Notes for MARY ANN RASCOE PUGH: Buried in St Francis Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodland, Bertie County, NC. In her will she left the remainder of her $200.00 for burial in her estate for Mr Humphrey Hardy "to build a yard for the church" She was the sister of John Peter Rascoe.

Children ofANDREW CRAIG and LESLIE EVANS are: i. WILLlA~ CRAIG, b. Abt. 1835, Bertie county, NC (1850 Census).

Notes for WILLIAM CRAIG: info came from 1850 Census (no trace in grave yard or any where else)

ii. CLINGMAN CRAIG, b. Abt. 1841, Bertie County, NC; d. 1863, Pa or Md rrm See notes.

Notes for CLINGMAN CRAIG: Clingman Craig enlisted in the "Bertie Volunters"(Company L, First Regiment North Carolina Infantry) on May I, 1861. At the time of his death, he was a Lieutenant under Capt. Francis Winder Bird's company

2 asigned to the Eleventh Regiment North Carolina Troops And Designated Company C. He was wounded in Pennsylvania or Maryland, captured and died in 1863 [do not know where he is buried).

Children ofANDREW CRAIG and MARy PuGH are: 9. III. ANDREw6 CRAIG, b. September 19, 1847, Bertie County, NC; d. March 13, 1918, Bertie County, NC. iv. MARGARET M CRAIG, d. Abt. 1874, Memphis, Tn; m. EDWARD HARE.

Notes for MARGARET M CRAIG: Per A M Craig's will dated 5/18/1874 Margaret M Craig Hare had already died. am craig had sent $5.00 money to Owen & McNutt, Memphis, Tn. and willed this money to his son-in-law along with $400.00 already sent Margaret.

Children of ANDREW CRAIG and CLARJSSA GILLAM are: 10. v. LOCKE6 CRAIG, b. August 16, 1860, Bertie County, NC; d. June 09, 1924, Asheville, NC. II. VI. BRAXTON CRAIG, b. October 08, 1863, Bertie County, NC; d. February 28, 1928. vii. JOHNNIE CRAIG, b. February 16, 1858; d. September 19, 1859, Bertie County, NC.

7. JOHNs CRAIG (JAMEs4, JOHN3, WILLlAM2 CRAIGE, THOMAS') .

Children of JOHN CRAIG are: 1. JAMES f.6 CRAIG. ii. WILLIAM CRAIG.

Notes for WILLIAM CRAIG: William was a lawyer in Texas.

8. ·71??·s CRAIG (DAVllJ4, JOHNJ, WILLlAW CRAIGE, THOMAS') . She married JOHN (SQUIRE) FREELAND.

Children of.????- CRAIG and JOHN FREELAND are: 1. CHARLES6 FREELAND. ii. JOHNSTON FREELAND.

Generation No. 5

9. ANDREw6 CRAIG (ANDREW MURDOC~, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHNJ, WIWAW CRAIGE, THOMAS') was born September 19, 1847 in Bertie County, NC, and died March 13, 1918 in Bertie County, NC He married (I) PATTIE GILLAM December 15, 1871 in Windsor, Bertie Co., N. C, daughter of WILEY GILLAM and ELIZABETH BOND. He married (2) LETTIE E. THOMAS Abt. 1895 in Bertie County, NC, daughter of JOSEPH THOMAS and SALLIE BUNCH.

Notes for ANDREW CRAIG: married by his father Rev. a m craig probably at Cashie Baptist Church as this is where a m craig was pastor at the time.info from Marriage Register of Bertie County NC I 869-june 1872.

Notes for PATTIE GILLAM: Died of consumptionl windsor ledger 4/20/1892

Children of ANDREW CRAIG and PATTIE GILLAM are: i. ANDREW M.7 CRAIG, b. Bertie County, NC; d. Bertie County, NC.

Notes for ANDREW M. CRAIG: Died as infant.Andrew died in infancy

ii. FRANK CRAIG, b. 1872, Bertie County, NC; d. 1872, Bertie County, NC.

Notes for FRANK CRAIG: 9 months old at death.

3 iii. LOcKE CRAIG, b. May 23, 1886, Bertie County, NC; d. October 05,1918, Bertie County, NC.

Notes for LOcKE CRAIG: Died at 24 years old on the funn (plantation in some refrences) Did not marry.

iv. MARy RASCOE CRAIG, m. JAMES CADMUS JENKINS.

Notes for JAMES CADMUS JENKINS: "Brother Heckstall's mother- Doris was the daughter of this marriage.

12. v. THOMAS EDWARD FANNTNG CRAIG, b. June 04,1874; d. December 17,1928. vi. MOSES GILLAM CRAIG, d. 1907. 13. vii . ELIZABETH BOND CRAIG. viii. CLARA REBECCA CRAIG.

Notes for CLARA REBECCA CRAIG: Died in infancy

Children of ANDREW CRAIG and LETTIE THOMAS are: ix. HELEN WILSON' CRAIG, b. June 26, 1907; d. December 21 , 1911. 14. x. Lou LYON CRAIG, SR., b. November 26, 1909, Bertie County, NC; d. April 04, 1975, Bertie County, NC. IS. xi. FOREST BROUGHTON CRAIG, b. October 28, 1911, Bertie County, NC; d. May 07, 1998, Punta Gorda, Florida.

10. LocKE6 CRAIG (ANDREW MURDocK>, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, Jomp, WILLlAMl CRAICE, THOMAS]) was born August 16, 1860 in Bertie COlmty, NC, and died June 09, ] 924 in Asheville, NC. He married ANNIE BURGUlN November 18, 1891.

Notes for LocKE CRAIG: UNC Alumni 1795-1924 AB 1880, LLD 1915 grnl assy 1899-]901, Gov. 1913-17, Mason, Baptist

Children of LocKE CRAIG and ANNJE BURGUIN are: I. LOcKE' CRAIG. JR, b. November II, 1914. II. GEORGE WINSTON CRAIG, b. June 18, 1894, Asheville, NC; m. KATHRYNE TAYlOR, June 08, 1921.

Notes for GEORGE WINSTON CRAIG: UNC ALUMNI History 1912-16, Kappa Sigma USA 1917-19

iii. CARYlE CRAIG. iv. ARTHUR CRAIG.

II. BRAXTON6 CRAIG (ANDREW MURDOcK>, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, Jomp, WILLlAMl CRAICE, THOMAS') was born October 08, 1863 in Bertie County, NC, and died February 28, 1928. He married HELEN GILLIARD "MAMA" WILSON December 09, 1886.

Notes for BRAXTON CRAIG: From UNC Alumni History 1795-1924 Minister, Monroe, NC agent Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Board 3 years, State Baptist Mission Board 2 years. Phi Society

Children of BRAXTON CRAIG and HELEN WILSON are: 16. I. GILLAM' CRAIG, b. August 31 , 1893, Ahoskie, NC; d. October 07, 1941 . ii. ANDREW MURDOCK CRAIG, b. September 01, 1888; d. 1925; m. RUTH JACKSON . iii. ANNIE ELIZABETH CRAIG, b. May 07,1895, Ahoskie, NC; d. September 18, 1975, Greensboro, NC; m. GUY BERRYMAN PHILLIPS, June 27,1917. iv. ROSS "BUDDY" CRAIG, b. October 12,1891; d. 1894. v. THOMAS JAMES CRAIG, b. March 12, 1897; d. June 14,1958; m. JOSEPHINE SHEILDS.

Notes for THOMAS JAMES CRAIG: Thomas Craig and his wife had no children.

4 VI. BRAXTON BIGGS CRAIG, b. October 02, 1900; d. February 25, 1952; m. GRACE WILLIAMS.

Notes for BRAXTON BIGGS CRAIG: Braxton Biggs Craig and his wife had no children.

vii. HELEN WILSON CRAIG, b. October 17, 1902. viii. MARGARET DoUGLAS CRAIG, b. June 18, 1908. Lx. CLARA REBECCA CRAIG, b. June 28, 1910; d. August 06, 1968; m. WALTER LEWIS GARRISON.

Notes for CLARA REBECCA CRAIG: Clara Rebecca Craig and her husband had no children

Notes for WALTER LEWlS GARRISON: Clara Rebecca Craig and her husband Waiter Lewis Garrison had no children. He died of a heart attack at 49.They were members of Monroe Baptist Church. he served in Battery F-National Guard. He owned or worked at Monroe Hardware Co

Generation No. 6

12. THOMAS EDWARD FANNING7 CRAIG (ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDOCK:5, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHN3, WILLlAMl eRAIGE, THOMAS') was born June 04, 1874, and died December 17, 1928. He married (I) CEYCE ROANNA DoDD. He married (2) NORA ESTER REESE October 25, 1911 in Windsor NC, daughter of WILLIAM REECE and WILLIE VEALE.

Notes for THoMAS EDWARD FANNING CRAIG: Was named for Mr Thomas Edward Fanning- was known as Fanning. He attended local schools of city and county, the Bingham School of Asheville,NC unde the Major Robert Bingham, the University of North Carolina for two years, Wake Forest College for his last two years and then at Wake Forest under Prof N Y Gurley and was admitted to the bar in 1899 under Judge Fred Moore. He spent three years in Raleigh, NC and then had his practice in Windsor permanently. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and a teacher of the Baracca Bible Class. At UNC he was member Phi Society. He was Mayor of Lewiston

Notes for CEYCE ROANNA DoDD: Attended UNC 1897-1898

More About CEYCE ROANNA DoDD: Fact I: Divorced - no children with Craig

Children of THOMAS CRAIG and NORA REESE are: 1. LESLIE EVANS8 CRAIG, b. July 08, 1918.

More About LESLIE EVANS CRAIG: Fact I: Died as infants july 8, 1918

11 . HENRY LYONS CRAIG, b. July 08, 1918.

More About HENRY LYONS CRAIG: Fact I: Died as infants july 8, 1918

17. iii. DoNALD WINSTON CRAIG, b. 1912; d. 1979. iv. ARRON RAsCOE CRAIG, m. MARy GARNER.

Notes for ARRON RAsCOE CRAIG: No children of marriage

v. lRON GILLAM CRAIG, m. BESSIE GoDWIN.

5 Notes for IRON GILLAM CRAJG: No children of marriage.

18. vi. MARy GILLAM CRAIG.

13. ELIZABETH BON07 CRAIG (ANDREW<>, ANDREW MURDOCJ;5, ABRAM (A BRAHAM}4, JOHN3, WIUIAAf2 CRAICE, THOMAS'). She married IRION GILLAM.

Children ofELlZABETH CRAIG and IRION GILLAM are: i. JOHN BONDs GILLAM. ii. KATHRYN GILLAM. III. ELIZABETH GILLAM.

14. Lou LYON7 CRAIG, SR. (ANDREW<>, ANDREW MURDOCJ(S, ABRAM (ABRAHAM}4, JOHN3, W/UJAAf2 CRAICE, THOMAS') was born November 26, 1909 in Bertie County, NC, and died April 04, 1975 in Bertie County, NC. He married HILMA MAE WARD August 15, 1936 in Bertie County, NC, daughter of JAMES WARD and HELLEN RICE.

Children of Lou CRAIG and HILMA WARD are: i. SARAH RlCE8 CRAIG, b. November 28, 1937; d. November 28, 1937.

Notes for SARAH RICE CRAIG: Buried in Cling Bazemore cemetery in Bertie Co., NC. Was a wooden headboard and has deteriorated.

19. II. LOu LYON CRAIG, JR, b. July 02, 1941, Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina 20. iii. NANCY HELEN CRAIG, b. February 07, 1943, Bertie County, NC.

15. FOREST BROUGHTON? CRAIG (ANDREwt>, ANDREW MURDOCJ(S, ABRAM (ABRAHAM}4, JOHN3, W/uw.i2 CRA/CE, THOMAS') was born October 28, 191 I in Bertie County, NC, and died May 07, 1998 in Punta Gorda, Florida. He married GERDA BAENISCH in New York.

Notes for FOREST BROUGHTON CRAIG: Forrest Broughton Craig, son of Andrew Craig and Lettie (Thomas) Craig, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 7, 1998, at age 86. Bom in Windsor, North Carolina, October 28, 191 I, he grew up in Republican, North Carolina. His father died when he was six years old and his brother was eight, so his mother taught him how to be diligent from an early age.

After graduating from the small local high school, he attended Massey Business College in Richmond, Virginia, graduating with honors, managed a general store, and for a time was private secretary for C. W. Spruill, a Representative to the North Carolina legislature, corresponding with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, among others. In 1933, at the urging of a hunting cl ient and friend, be moved to New York City to take a job and worked in the garment industry. He helped support his mother until her death in 1964.

He was an avid hunter, he I ping put food on the table from his youth and worked as a professional hunting guide for several years in his teens. A skilled fisherman, in his retirement years he won several contests for the "Biggest Fish." His great enjoyment of the outdoors, knowledge and love of animals, and many woodsman's skills were taught to and appreciated by alJ the members of his family as well as many others. His hobbies included reading, woodworking, hunting, fishing, gardening, historic storytelling, and enjoying his family. He was an active member ofthe Caloosa Rare Fruit Exchange for more than 10 years.

Forrest was known as an exceptional salesman, working for 33 years for Canada Dry Corporation in New York City after his marriage to Gerda (Baenisch) Craig. After retirement, in 1981 he and his wife moved to a home which they had built in Punta Gorda, Florida, where he fished, gardened, developed many new friendships, enjoyed his family and neighbors, and took care of his widowed mother-in-law until her death in 1989.

In 1993 he suffered a severe, debilitating stroke which partially paralized his right side and from which he gave every determined effort to recover. Although this did not fully succeed, be was ambulatory and participated in many family gatherings over the following years until his death.

6 He is survived by Gerda, his beloved wife of almost 58 years, son Robert "Bob" F. Craig, ofEmerson, New Jersey, daughter Linda "Lin" C. Christian, of Northfield, Vermont, granddaughters Jennifer (Craig) Cullen, of Kearny, New Jersey, Meredith (Craig) Goodyear, of Bedford Comers, New York, Cheryl (Craig) Barna, of Hong Kong, Nicole Christian, Elise Christian, Jessica Christian, and grandson Philip Christian, all of Northfield, Vermont and new great-granddaughter Jillian Cullen, of Kearny, New Jersey. He is also survived by a nephew, Lou Craig, of Wilson, North Carolina, and a niece, Nancy Parker of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and their families, and several other loved relatives including Katherine Gillam, of Windsor, North Carolina, Mary Corprew of Stantonsburg, N.Caroiina, and others ..

He was pre-deceased by a brother, Lou Lyon Craig, a sister, Helen Craig, who died in childhood, several half sisters and brothers, and an uncle, Locke Craig, who was Governor ofNorth Carolina from 1913-1917.

Forrest will long be remembered by those who knew him as a loving, kind, and caring son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, and neighbor. He was always tbere when his family needed him and ready to lend a hand to help anyone. His loving and faithful example will be sorely missed, but be bas left a godly heritage and multitudes of beautiful memories.

Children of FOREST CRAlG and GERDA BAENISCH are: 21. I. ROBERT P CRAlG. 22. ii. LINDA CRAIG.

16. GILLAM7 CRAIG (BRAXTOAf>, ANDREW MURDoc!(5, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHN3, WILLIAAi2 CRAICE, THOMASI) was born August 31, 1893 in Ahoskie, NC, and died October 07, 1941. He married ANNIE WELSH January 03, 1918.

Notes for GILLAM CRAlG: UNC Alumni History 1795-1924 Principal Matthews HS 1913-1914, Principal Monroe HS 1914-1915, Lawyer 1916-; 2nd It, 1st It, capt US Army 1917-1919, Baptist

Child of GILLAM CRAIG and ANNIE WELSH is: i. SARAJf8 CRAIG, m. N. K. DICKERSON, JR.

Genera/ion No. 7

17. DoNALD WINSTON8 CRAIG (THOMAS EDWARD FANNING?, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDoc!(5, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHN3, WILLlAAi2 CRAICE, THOMASI) was born 1912, and died 1979. He married KATHRYN P WILLIAMS.

Child of DoNALD CRAIG and KATHRYN WILLIAMS is: i. ANDREW WINSTO~ CRAIG, b. 1945; m. RENATE KAy KLEINERT.

More About RENATE KAY KLEINERT: Fact I: Was German

18. MARy GILLAM8 CRAIG (THOMAS EDWARD FANNING?, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDOC!(5, ABRAM (A BRA HA Ali, JOHN3, WILUAM2 CRAIGE, THOMASI). She married LoUlS CORPREW.

Children of MARy CRAIG and loUIS CORPREW are: i. LoUIS9 CORPREW, JR. ii. MARy FANNING CORPREW. III. KATHRYN ANN CORPREW.

19. Lou LYON8 CRAIG, JR (Lou LYON?, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDoc!(5, ABRAM (ABRAHAM;4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 CRAIGE, THOMASI) was born July 02, 1941 in Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. He married NORMA ELAINE JOHNSON December 22, 1962 in Askewville Baptist Church, Bertie Co., NC, daughter of FINLEY

7 JOHNSON and ALMA PHELPS.

More About NORMA ELAINE JOHNSON: Fact 1: June 1995, Retired - taught Social Studies 30+ years

Children of Lou CRAIG and NORMA JOHNSON are: 23. i. GERALD GRANT9 CRAIG, b. May 22, 1963, Wilson, Wilson County, NC. 24. ii. MARSHA ELAINE CRAIG, b. September 23, 1968, Wilson, North Carolina

20. NANCY HELEN8 CRAIG (Lou LYON7, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDOCJ<5, ABRAM (A BRA HAMi, JOHN), WILLlAJvt2 CRAIGE, THOMAS!) was born February 07, 1943 in Bertie County, NC. She married DAVID ARCHIE PARKER June 22, 1969 in Windsor, Bertie County, NC, son of REUBEN PARKER and MAYME DAVIS.

Children of NANCY CRAIG and DAVID PARKER are: i. CAMMIE LYNN9 PARKER, b. March 14, 1971; m. STEVEN CHRISTOPHER VIVERETTE, June 20,1997, Lakeside Baptist, Rocky Mount, NC. ii. DAVID CRAIG PARKER, b. May 28, 1974; m. TAVENER HAIGLER, October 21, 2000.

21. ROBERT F8 CRAIG (FOREST BROUGHTON7, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDocJ<5, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHN), WILLlAM2 CRAIGE, THOMAS'). He married KAREN.

Children of ROBERT CRAIG and KAREN are: 25. i. JENN1FER9 CRAIG. ii. MEREDITH CRAIG, m. ???? GOODYEAR. iii. CHERYL CRAIG, m. ???? BARNA.

22. LINDA8 CRAIG (FOREST BROUGHTON7, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDOCJ:5, ABRAM (ABRAHAMi, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 CRAIGE, THOMAS'). She married? CHRISTIAN.

Notes for? CHRISTIAN: Birth sirname was Diablo (sp?). Name was changed during marriage to Linda Craig.

Children of LINDA CRAIG and? CHRISTIAN are: i. NICHOLE9 CHRISTIAN. ii. ELISE CHRJSTIAN. iii. PHILLIP CHRISTIAN. iv. JESSICA CHRISTIAN.

Generation No. 8

23. GERALD GRANT9 CRAIG (Lou LYoNB, Lou LYON7, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDocJ<5, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHN3, WILLlAM2 CRA1GE, THOMAS') was born May 22, 1963 in Wilson, Wilson County, NC. He married SHERRY ANNETTE COLE January 07, 1984 in Asheboro, Randolph County, NC, daughter of MILTON COLE and PAT.

More About GERALD GRANT CRAIG: Fact 1: Financial Planner, Charlotte, NC

Children ofGERALD CRAIG and SHERRY COLE are: i. BRADLEY TYSON 10 CRAIG, b. July 28, 1984, Sanford, NC. ii. SARAH ANNE CRAIG, b. April 27, 1987, Charlotte, NC.

24. MARsHA ELAINE9 CRAIG (LOu LyoNB, Lou LYON7, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDOCJ<5, ABRAM (ABRAHAM)4, JOHN3, WIWAM2 CRAIGE, THOMAS') was born September 23, 1968 in Wilson, North Carolina. She married KEVlN MICHAEL HOLLAR May 22, 1992 in Wilson, Wilson County, NC, son of DON HOLLAR and Lors.

More About MARsHA ELAINE CRAIG: Fact 1: 1990-1992, Met Kevin during graduate studies at Clemson Fact 2: 1992, Obtained graduate degree in applied math

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More About KEVIN MICHAEL HOLLAR: Fact 1: 1992, Completed graduate degree at Clemson U., SC in appl ied math

Child of MARSHA CRAIG and KEVIN HOLLAR is: i. MADELINE GRACE 10 HOLLAR, b. October 27,2000.

25. JENN1FER9 CRAIG (ROBERT P, FOREST BROUGHTON7, ANDREW>, ANDREW MURDocJ('5, ABRAM (ABRAHANJ)4, JoHfi3, WILUAMl CRAJGE, THOMAS!). She married ???? CULLEN.

Child ofJENNIFER CRAIG and ???? CULLEN is: i. JILLIANiO CULLEN.