CRAIG, Eda V.

1895 - 1907  (12 years)

• Name	CRAIG, Eda V.
  Birth	16 Mar 1895	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [1]
  	"Eda V. Craig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Craig, was born in this city March 16, 1895..."
  CENSUS	12 Jun 1900	Americus Township, Lyon Co., KS   [2]
  		1900 US Census: Americus, Lyon Co., KS, p 8A
  EVENT	25 Dec 1904	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [3]
  		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."
  CENSUS	1905	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [4]
  		1905 Kansas State Census: Americus, Lyon Co., KS, p 6
  EVENT	1 Apr 1906	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [5]
  		Craig family released from quarrantine 1906 "The Henry Craig family were released from quarantine the first of the week. This is the last of the scarlet fever cases in this vicinity, or of any other contagious diseases for that matter."
  Death	13 Jun 1907	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [1]
  	"Eda V. Craig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Craig...departed this life Thursday morning, June 13th, at about 7 a. m. She was taken sick only the Sunday previous. While she was preparing for Sabbath School the first symptoms of the disease showed itself...The cause of death was impaction of the bowels."
  		Death of Eda V. Craig 1907
  Burial	14 Jun 1907	Americus Township Cemetery, Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [1]
  	"The funeral services were held at the residence Friday afternoon June 14th, at 3 p. m., and were conducted by Rev. Funston of the M. E. church, and the remains laid to rest in the Americus cemetery. The floral decorations were very profuse and beautiful and the casket was almost covered with nature's offerings."
  		Headstone: Eda V Craig
  Person ID	i1893	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   [6, 7]
  	"...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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Mar 1895 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 12 Jun 1900 - Americus Township, Lyon Co., KS EVENT - 25 Dec 1904 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 1905 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS EVENT - 1 Apr 1906 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS Death - 13 Jun 1907 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS Burial - 14 Jun 1907 - 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 ), 20 Jun 1907, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 12 Jun 1900, Americus, sht 8A (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 29 Dec 1904, p 5 (Reliability: 2). [S138] 1905 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1905, Americus, p 6 (Reliability: 2). [S687] News articles: Americus Greeting, Americus KS , (Americus Greeting, Americus KS ), 5 Apr 1906, p 2 (Reliability: 2). [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).