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140. Rev. John
CRAIG\CRAGG Sr.363,545,546,547,548
was born about 1772 in USA, South Carolina. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE:
Tax List]549 Craig John
0547(alphabetical list)
0547 Craig John Crage? See 1809 Intruder Lists and 1810 Sims Petition
He appeared in the census in 1820.550
This is a possiblity? -
Tennessee, Smith Co
364, Craig, John 000101 02001
1 male 16-26
1 male 45+
2 females 10-16
1 female 45+
364, Craig, James 100010 40010
1 male under 10
1 male 26-45
4 females under 10
1 female 26-45
366, Craig, John Jun. 100010 10010
1 male under 10
1 male 26-45
1 female under 10
1 male 26-45 He signed a will in 1839 in USA, Alabama, DeKalb Co..
Sources:
Title: Craig, John - Will, 1839
Author: DeKalb Co. Alabama Will Record A
Repository:
Family History Center
Call Number: Film #1035188 - LDS
Media: Census
Page: pp. 5-7
He died after 1839 in USA, Alabama, DeKalb Co. (prob.). "
John Craig and his wife, Jane Miller, were born in South Carolina of Scotch ancestry,
and were strict members of the old Scotch Presbyterian Church. After becoming
acquainted with the Methodists they found that something more than the mere form
of Godliness was necessary to Salvation, and after having sought and found "The
pearl of great price", John was called to preach. About the year 1805 he
went to Tennessee and was a member of the Holston Conference until his death
in 1841. He devoted almost his entire time to his work as a travelling preacher.
When Jane died John married again in 1832 to Caroline Mary. He was then
about sixty years old and his bride only twenty. Of this union were born one
son, Isaac Easterling, and one daughter, Mary.
The old Scotch way of spelling Cragg (pronounced Craig) was followed by
our South Carolina ancestry for many years - but the present mode (Craig) is,
now almost universally used."
(Pauline Craig Hughes)
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Rev. John Craig went to preach in Pisgah in Giles Co., Tennessee in 1811
(Carden). This was frontier country then and the Methodist church was sending
it's missionarys to help establish the church in the new settlements. The Methodists
and Primitive Baptists also pioneered in Perry Co., Tennessee. Rev. John Craig,
of the Methodist Church, was the first minister that preached in the county,
beginning his labors in 1818-19. The leading religious denominations now in the
county are the Methodists, Christians and Primitive Baptists.
John Cragg is mentioned in "A History of Methodism in Alabama" by Rev.
Anson West, D.D.
"After the Rev. Thomas Stillwell came the Rev. John CRAGG and the Rev.
Alson J. Waters for 1821. The Rev. Alson J. Waters had just been received on
trial in the Tennessee Conference, and was discontinued at the close of the year.
The Rev. John Cragg was received on trial by the Western Conference at the close
of the Conference year 1807. In due course he was admitted into full connection
and ordained deacon and elder. For the year 1815 he was on Flint Circuit,
and for 1821 on Shoal Circuit, so that two years of his ministry were given
to Alabama. From 1825 till 1840 he was a member of the Holston Conference.
He was thirty-three years an itinerant preacher and twenty-eight of these years
he was effective. This was a long service and he filled many important appointments.
He died in 1840."
Rev. John CRAIG\CRAGG Sr. and Jane MILLER were married about 1792. 141. Jane MILLER551
died in 1819. She was born in USA, South Carolina.
"Jane was a true helpmate and considered no sacrifice on her part too
great if thereby through her husband's ministry, souls were won to Christ.
She bore six children. Three died in infancy."
Jane probably came from a Miller family that resided in Lancaster, SC during
1790, as that is the location of John Craig's parents at that time. Geo Miller,
Jno Miller are enumerated on the same page as Wm Cragg (John's father), and several
other Miller families in the Lancaster area are on nearby pages. Children were:
| i. | William CRAIG175,552 was born
before 1800.172 He is older
than his brother John. He died in 1854 in USA, Texas.175 "As his father devoted almost his entire
time to his work as a travelling preacher, the care of the family devolved principally
upon the oldest son, William. William never married and upon his baby brother,
John Craig, he bestowed all the warmth of his loving, generous heart. He took
great interest in the education of the younger brother, and being a good English
scholar himself, assisted him in every possible way, also arranging for him to
take a classical course. William went from Tennessee to Alabama about 1822 and
later his brother John followed him there. They lived awhile near Nanofolia
before going to Marengo County. William made his home with his younger brother
John a good part of the time until John's death. He then went to Louisiana and
finally to Texas where he resided with John's widow and her children until his
death in 1854." (Pauline Craig Hughes)
William The brother of John founded with others the First Methodist Church In
Tyler, Tx. (Steve Craig) | | ii. | Samuel
CRAIG was born before 1800. He died in 1826 in USA, Tennessee.175 Samuel, the second son,
lived in Tennessee until his death which occurred in 1826. He left a wife and
one son, John Henry Craig. His little girl died about two weeks before him.
In 1839, John Henry was living in North Alabama. His post office was Florence,
Alabama. John Henry was about five years older than his cousin Pauline Craig. | 70 | iii. | Dr. John CRAIG. |
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