William S Craig

Individual Report for William Samuel Craig (Pictured Right)

Father: Craig, Robert

Mother: Dotson, Mary

Individual Facts:

Birth: 08 Jan 1832 in Nicholas County, KY

Picture at left of William Samuel is from Joyce Kohls

(see * below)

Military Service: Bet. 1862–1865, Private, Civil War, Union

Illinois Infantry Volunteers on August 11, 1862 at Cheny's Grove and was mustered in on September 6, 1862 at

Decatur, IL as a private in Captain Bishop's Company, 116 Reg't Il Inf. which subsequently became Co. F, 116

Reg't Il Inf. Was in several battles, wounded below the knee, in the hip, (Vicksburg, Mississippi) his shoulder and

eye (Atlanta, Georgia July & August, 1864). Returned to service March 1865. Applied for pension June 19, 1880.

Lived from 1909-1913 in National Military Home in Leavenworth, Kansas

Death: 13 Mar 1913 in Leavenworth County, KS

Cause of Death: Acute Gastritis (Inflammation of the Stomach) Mo Death Cert. #8391.

Burial: Old Stemple Cemetery, Norborne, MO

*NOTE:

Genealogist Joyce Kohl wrote a paper (May, 1998) on Civil War Ancestors that includes information on William

Samuel Craig. Kohl was able to interview Jerry Craig and view what she called "genealogical gold" in a box Jerry

had. In the box were letters, notebooks, and church records on the Craig family. You can find this work on the

web at: http://goinside.com/98/5/cw.html. (*Kohl, J. (1998). "Go Inside" is a David Boles Trademark. Downloaded

August, 2009)

Shared Facts: Payne, Levica (Pictured Right)

Marriage to Levica: 11 Jul 1858 in McLean County, IL

Levica is the daughter of James Payne and Harriet Ridgell. She was born about Fed 25, 1835 in Knox County KY.

She died on Sept 16 1893 in Carroll County MO and is buried in the Old Stemple Cemetery north of Norborne, MO.

Children:

Craig, James Robert

Craig, Mary - b. abt. 1863

John Craig - b. 1871 d. 1871

Craig, Ella Sue - b. Sep 2, 1873 d. March 10, 1961. She married a man with a last name Underwood. (Joyce

Kohl's grandmother)

1880 United States Census

Name: William Craig

Home in 1880: Norborne, Carroll (County), Missouri

Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838

Birthplace: Kentucky

Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)

Spouse's Name: Lou

Father's birthplace: Kentucky

Mother's birthplace: North Carolina

Occupation: Farmer

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Male

William 42

Lou 40

James 18

Mary 17

Ellen 7

Montgomery Jackson 25 (Farm Laborer)

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Norborne, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: T9_679; Family History Film: 1254679; Page: 430.1000; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0101.

Family notes, obituary, U.S. Census Reports