John Rice Craig & Lucinda Wheat Family
This page is devoted to all of the documents and records collected for the John Rice Craig family. John was a veteran of the Mexican American War.
John Rice Craig Family Group Sheet
Newspaper Articles - This is for John, Lucinda and their sons.
John's Military Service - These are the documents relating to John's service in the Mexican-American War
Federal Census Records : 1850 1860 1870 1880 John died in 1872 so he is not listed in the 1880 census.
Kansas State Census Records : 1875 1885 Lucinda and family are listed in these records.
Kansas State Agricultural Census Records : 1875 1885 Lucinda and family are those listed in these records
Marriage Record
Land Deed - Land purchased in Osage County, Kansas just prior to John's death in 1872.
Pre-emption Patent - John claimed this land by pre-emption. This means he essentially claimed it and "improved" it much like homesteading. Once approved he paid for the land at an inexpensive rate.
John Craig Death Notice - John's death was noted in a roundup of passings for the year.
Lucinda Wheat Craig Death Notice and Obit
Lucinda Craig Probate Lucinda died in 1887. Her son John was her Executor.
Transcriptions of Craig Grave Markers - Burlingame Cemetery
Craig Burial Plot - Burlingame Cemetery. It was owned by John's relative William but John and Lucinda are both buried there.
John and Lucinda had 4 children :
Mary Elizabeth (Mollie) Craig John Harvey Craig James Newton Craig Martha Claudia Craig
Updated on 03 January 2022
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