CRAIG, Alta Belle

1880 - 1905  (24 years)

• Name	CRAIG, Alta Belle
  Birth	21 Dec 1880	Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS   [1]
  	"She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Craig of this place. She was born in Osage county, near Burlingame, Dec. 21st, 1880, and at the time of her death was 24 years, 11 months and 10 days old."
  CENSUS	1885	Burlingame, Osage Co., KS   [2]
  		1885 Kansas State Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 49
  CENSUS	1895	Americus Township, Lyon Co., KS   [3]
  	Attending school
  		1895 Kansas State Census: Americus Township, Lyon Co., KS, p 4
  CENSUS	12 Jun 1900	Americus Township, Lyon Co., KS   [4]
  	Alta listed twice in the 1900 US Census, first living with her father William H. Craig in Americus, KS and again living with cousin Joseph C. Fisher's family in Burlingame, KS Occupation (blank) Can read and write
  		1900 US Census: Americus, Lyon Co., KS, p 8A
  CENSUS	29 Jun 1900	Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS   [5]
  	2nd 1900 US Census entry for Alta Living with cousin Joseph C Fisher and family Occupation: housekeeper Can read and write
  		1900 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 14A
  EVENT	3 Mar 1902	Emporia, Lyon Co., KS   [6]
  		Alta Craig to Emporia 1902 "Miss Alta Craig went to Emporia Monday where she has accepted a position with a lady friend in the supervision of the culinary and domestic affairs of the domicile."
  EVENT	16 Aug 1902	Burlingame, Osage Co., KS   [7]
  		"Mr. and Mrs. J. S. (should be J. C.) Fisher were very pleasantly surprised on Saturday evening, August 16th, by a number of relatives and friends calling on them, in honor of the tenth anniversary of their marriage."
  EVENT	25 Dec 1904	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [8]
  		Craig family christmas 1904 "Preston Dill and family of Council Grove were Christmas visitors at Henry Craig's. Mr. Craig's children were all home at once the first time for several years."
  EVENT	1 Dec 1905	Council Grove, Morris Co., KS   [9]
  		Mrs Preston Dill operation 1905 "Mrs. Preston Dill died at her home in this city Saturday evening. She had been ill several days and on Friday an examination was made, and it was found that she was suffering with an abscess of the liver. An operation was performed the same evening by Drs. Evans, Jaquith and Snow, but the patient was to far gone to recover from the same. The doctor say it was the most severe case they had ever experienced."
  Death	2 Dec 1905	Council Grove, Morris Co., KS   [1, 10]
  	"Mrs. Preston Dill had been under the doctor's care for several weeks past and on Friday an operation was performed, after which time she grew worse until the end came on Saturday night about 9 o'clock."
  		Obituary: Mrs. Preston Dill 1905
  		Death of Mrs. Dill 1905.
  Burial	4 Dec 1905	Americus Township Cemetery, Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [1, 10]
  	"A short and impressive funeral service was conducted at the home on Monday by Rev. Stafford of the M. E. church, after which the re-mains were taken to Americus for interment in the old home cemetery. The remains were accompanied by a number of friends from this place, besides the relatives." "The body was brought down from Council Grove Monday on the 11:30 train, and the funeral services were held at the residence of her parents at 1 o'clock, the interment taking place in the Americus cemetery."
  		Headstone: Alta B Dill
  		Card of thanks Alta Dill 1905
  Person ID	I1892	Main
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	CRAIG, William Henry,   b. 21 Jun 1845, Bernadotte, Fulton Co., IL d. 24 Jun 1933, Americus, Lyon Co., KS (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	FISHER Emma Jane,   b. 28 Oct 1854, Pennsylvania d. 14 Nov 1911, Americus, Lyon Co., KS (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	21 Apr 1878	McDonough Co., IL   [11, 12]
  	"...she married W. H. Craig 21 Apr 1878." "Mr. Craig was married April 21, 1877, (should read 1878 per Emma's obit and carving on their headstone) to Miss Emma Fisher, a Pennsylvanian. There were 10 children, two dying In infancy, and three in later life. Of the five remaining, all Ilve at home with Mr. Craig except Mrs. Alice Cowser, who lives in Emporia. Those at home in Americus are McPherson, Delia, Albert and Mrs. Ella Wagner."
  Family ID	F592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DILL, Archie Preston,   b. 4 Mar 1877, Illinois d. 29 Nov 1944, Great Bend, Barton Co., KS (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1902	Council Grove, Morris Co., KS   [13, 14]
  	Archie age 24, Alta 21 Archie's address: Council Grove, KS Alta's address: Americus, KS H. I. Bryant, Pastor of Christian Church officiating
  		Marriage record: Archie P Dill and Alta Craig 1902
  		Married Preston Dill and Alta Craig 1902 "Married At Council Grove, Thursday, August 21, 1902, Mr. Preston Dill of that city, and Miss Alta Craig of Americus. The groom is a prominent young farmer of the Grove. The bride is the daughter of Mr. W. H. Craig of this place with quite a large circle of friends and esteemed by all. The happy couple came down on the 3:12 train Friday to visit with the bride's parents here."
  Children	1. DILL, Arthur W.,   b. 11 Aug 1903, Council Grove, Morris Co., KS d. 29 Apr 1978, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   2. DILL, Archie Preston,   b. 10 Apr 1905, Council Grove, Morris Co., KS d. 21 Feb 1972, Tulsa, Osage Co., OK (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Dec 1880 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS CENSUS - 1885 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS CENSUS - 1895 - Americus Township, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 12 Jun 1900 - Americus Township, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 29 Jun 1900 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS EVENT - 3 Mar 1902 - Emporia, Lyon Co., KS EVENT - 16 Aug 1902 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Marriage - 21 Aug 1902 - Council Grove, Morris Co., KS EVENT - 25 Dec 1904 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS EVENT - 1 Dec 1905 - Council Grove, Morris Co., KS Death - 2 Dec 1905 - Council Grove, Morris Co., KS Burial - 4 Dec 1905 - Americus Township Cemetery, Americus, Lyon Co., KS  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 7 Dec 1905, p 6 (Reliability: 1). [S165] 1885 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1885, p 49 (Reliability: 2). [S134] 1895 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1895, Americus Township, p 4 (Reliability: 2). [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 12 Jun 1900, Americus, sht 8A (Reliability: 2). [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 29 Jun 1900, Burlingame Township, sht 4A (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 6 Mar 1902, p 1 (Reliability: 2). [S667] News articles: Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS , (Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS ), 21 Aug 1902, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 29 Dec 1904, p 5 (Reliability: 2). [S695] News articles: Council Grove Republican, Council Grove KS , (Council Grove Republican, Council Grove KS ), 7 Dec 1905, p 8 (Reliability: 2). [S694] News articles: Council Grove Daily Appeal, Council Grove KS , (Council Grove Daily Appeal, Council Grove KS ), 7 Dec 1905, p 4 (Reliability: 1). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 23 Nov 1911, p 4 (Reliability: 2). [S688] News articles: The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS), 26 Jun 1933, p 1 (Reliability: 2). [S670] Kansas Marriage Records, 1811-1911, (Ancestry.com), 21 Aug 1902, Morris Co., p 400 (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 28 Aug 1902, p 1 (Reliability: 2).