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Margaret Merie Craig 1918–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1918

Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Sep 1989

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Father: William Craig

Mother: Mary Barber

Spouse(s): Olcott Abbott

Children(s): Margaret Abbott

Margaret Merie Craig was born in 1918 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Young Craig And Mary Elizabeth Barber. In 1930, Margaret Merie Craig resided in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Margaret Merie Craig resided in Painesville, Lake, Ohio. Margaret Merie Craig married Olcott Rutherford Abbott, and had children including Margaret Tressa Abbott, Olcott Rutherford Abbott Jr, Rosemary Grace Abbott. Margaret Merie Craig passed away in 1989 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Merie Craig was born in 1918 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Young Craig And Mary Elizabeth Barber.
  • In 1930, Margaret Merie Craig resided in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Margaret Merie Craig resided in Painesville, Lake, Ohio.
  • Margaret Merie Craig married Olcott Rutherford Abbott, and had children including Margaret Tressa Abbott, Olcott Rutherford Abbott Jr, Rosemary Grace Abbott.
  • Margaret Merie Craig passed away in 1989 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Craig
1891–1971
Birth Location: Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Barber
1900–1942
Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Olcott Abbott
1912–2000
Birth Location: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
OA

Children(s)

Margaret Abbott
1943–2009
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MA

Margaret Craig's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Craig
1918–1989
Birth Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Young Craig
1891–1971
Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Barber
1900–1942
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Shelby (Jefferson) Barber
1871–1940
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Ida Owings
1870–1923
Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Owings
1844–1926
Mary Cummings
1847–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marcus Owings
1810–1895
Nancy Henderson
1813–1898
John Cummings
1820–1896
Margaret Betts
1827–1913

Margaret Craig's Descendants

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Margaret (Merie) Craig (15 Nov 1918–24 Sep 1989) m. Olcott (Rutherford) Abbott (16 May 1912–20 Jun 2000)
  1. 1. Margaret (Tressa) Abbott 1943–2009

Margaret Craig's Timeline

10 Records

1918
15 Nov 1918
Birth of Margaret Merie Craig in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Painesville, Lake, Ohio
Painesville, Lake, Ohio
1939
5 Feb 1939
Age 21
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1989
1989
Age 71
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH
1989
24 Sep 1989
Age 71
Death of Margaret Merie Craig in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1992
1992
Age 74
Margaret Merie Craig resided here in Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03023; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 4-15
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 4675; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 92-691

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03023; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 4-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1939; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03023; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 4-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 4675; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 92-691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Cleveland, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Cleveland, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1989
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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