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William Speed Craig 1839–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1839

Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 1 June 1907

Death Location: Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Robert Craig

Mother: Rachel Craig

Spouse(s): Nancy Craig

Children(s): Rachel Craig, John Craig, Clarance Craig, Samuel Craig, Robert Craig, Lawrence Craig, Ida Craig, William Craig, Maggy Craig, James Craig, Mary Alexander, Thomas Craig, Ernest Craig

William Speed Craig was born in 1839 in Pickens, Pickens, South Dakota, USA, the child of Robert Craig And Rachel Ann Speed Craig. In 1880, William Speed Craig resided in Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. William Speed Craig married Nancy Mahala Allgood Craig, and had children including Clarance L Craig, Ernest Hampton Craig, Ida Amelia Craig, James B Craig, John F Craig, Lawrence C Craig, Maggy E Craig, Mary Ada Josephine Craig Alexander, Rachel M Craig, Robert A Craig, Samuel Baker Or Baxter Craig, Thomas Edward Craig, William Rhett Craig. William Speed Craig passed away in 1907 in Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Speed Craig was born in 1839 in Pickens, Pickens, South Dakota, USA, the child of Robert Craig And Rachel Ann Speed Craig.
  • In 1880, William Speed Craig resided in Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Speed Craig married Nancy Mahala Allgood Craig, and had children including Clarance L Craig, Ernest Hampton Craig, Ida Amelia Craig, James B Craig, John F Craig, Lawrence C Craig, Maggy E Craig, Mary Ada Josephine Craig Alexander, Rachel M Craig, Robert A Craig, Samuel Baker Or Baxter Craig, Thomas Edward Craig, William Rhett Craig.
  • William Speed Craig passed away in 1907 in Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Craig
1802–1876
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Craig
1803–1882
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Craig
1847–1920
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Rachel Craig
1877–1877
Birth Location: –
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John Craig
1870–1932
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
JC
Clarance Craig
1872–1922
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Samuel Craig
1886–1935
Birth Location: –
SC
Robert Craig
1879–1968
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Lawrence Craig
1866–
Birth Location: –
LC
Ida Craig
1884–1884
Birth Location: –
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William Craig
1885–
Birth Location: –
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Maggy Craig
1867–1938
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
MC
James Craig
1874–1961
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
JC
Mary Alexander
1882–1962
Birth Location: –
MA
Thomas Craig
1868–1944
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Ernest Craig
1877–1926
Birth Location: South Carolina
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William Craig's Ancestors

Self
William Craig
1839–1907
Birth Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Robert Craig
1802–1876
Rachel (Ann Speed) Craig
1803–1882
Grandparents
John Craig
1761–1842
Ireland
Catherine ("Kitty" Wilson) Craig
1767–1859
William (Wages Speed) Sr
1783–1833
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Unk) Speed
1783–1847
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Craig's Descendants

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William (Speed) Craig (10 August 1839–1 June 1907) m. Nancy (Mahala Allgood) Craig (Abt 1847–18 December 1920)
  1. 1. Rachel (M) Craig 1877–1877
  2. 2. John (F.) Craig 1870–1932 m. Annie (Lee Bradford) Craig 1887–1959 m. Georgia (" Fleta " Henry) Craig 1873–1922
    1. 1. Jack Craig 1909–1912
    2. 2. Margaret (Craig) Holliday 1907–1985 m. James (Alex) Holiday 1913–
    3. 3. Sara Rosa 1904–1988 m. William (Asbury) Rosa 1901–
      1. 1. Margaret Rosa 1926–
    4. 4. John (Franklin) Craig 1901–1990 m. C (Artee) Craig 1909–
  3. 3. Clarance (L.) Craig 1872–1922 m. Ada (Helena Brown Howland) Craig 1880–1984
    1. 1. Nancy (Blessinggame "Nannie" Craig) Childress 1906–1991 m. Clipton Childress 1902–
      1. 1. Caroll Childress 1926–
    2. 2. Horace (Luther) Craig 1917–2008 m. Edith (Freeman) Craig 1921–
    3. 3. Fred (Lowman) Craig 1909–1959
    4. 4. Ezra (Brown) Craig 1899–1899
    5. 5. Nellie (Mae) Craig 1900–1901
    6. 6. Lyda (Catherime Craig West) Holland 1915–2002 m. Matthew (G) Holland 1905–
    7. 7. Helen (Craig) Scruggs 1921–2015 m. Sheldon (Leon) Scruggs 1920–
    8. 8. Mary ("Lucille" Craig) Hudson 1912–1998 m. James (Furman) Hudson 1906–
      1. 1. Pam Hudson 1880–
  4. 4. Samuel (Baker or Baxter) Craig 1886–1935 m. Mary (Lewis or Lauis) Craig 1892–1971
    1. 1. Robert (Lewis) Craig 1916–1923
    2. 2. Ruth Craig 1922–1986
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Craig) Guettler 1919–1982
  5. 5. Robert (A.) Craig 1879–1968 m. Nina (Unk) Craig 1888–1979
    1. 1. Nancy (Craig) McLees 1914–1992 m. William (Harold) McLees 1912–
    2. 2. Charles (Robert) Craig 1910–1998
    3. 3. Grace (Craig Kinard) Taylor 1912–2009 m. Wayne (Woodrow) Kinard 1902–
    4. 4. Jim Craig 1921–2010 m. Leone (H Unk) Craig 1916–
    5. 5. Carl Craig 1924–2011 m. Henry (J) Field 1923–
    6. 6. Beryl (Craig) Finley 1916–2011 m. Felix (L) Finley 1917–
    7. 7. David (Ross) Craig 1923–1995 m. Bessie (Lee Unk) Craig 1926–
    8. 8. John (Ross) Craig 1925–1988 m. Eula (Stephens) Craig 1923–
    9. 9. Rose (Craig) Schumacher 1918–2003 m. Otto (Henry Schumacher) III 1916–1988
  6. 6. Lawrence (C.) Craig 1866– m. Ida (Unk) Craig 1873–
  7. 7. Ida (Amelia) Craig 1884–1884
  8. 8. William (Rhett) Craig 1885–
  9. 9. Maggy (E.) Craig 1867–1938 m. William (Calvin) Keith 1858–1941
    1. 1. Mary (Elaine Keith) Doom 1902–1994 m. William (H orne "Bill") Doom 1898–
    2. 2. Roy (Robert) Keith 1899–1977
    3. 3. Oscar (Coatsworth) Keith 1894–1926
    4. 4. James (Allen) Keith 1908–1979 m. Doris (E Johnson) Keith 1911–
    5. 5. Inez (C Keith Black) Crump 1893–1985 m. Charles (Spurgeon) Blacks 1896–
      1. 1. Betty Blarla 1925–
  10. 10. James (B.) Craig 1874–1961 m. Janie (Stewart) Craig 1884–1962
    1. 1. Ada (Belle) Craig 1912–1913
    2. 2. Lillian Craig 1909–1911
    3. 3. Josie (Craig) Carson 1914–2003 m. Lloyd (Thaddeus) Carson 1908–
    4. 4. Ethel Craig 1917–
    5. 5. James Craig 1925–
  11. 11. Mary (Ada Josephine Craig) Alexander 1882–1962 m. Francis (Edward "Frank") Alexander 1869–1921
  12. 12. Thomas (Edward) Craig 1868–1944 m. Sarah Gantt 1876–1961
    1. 1. Martha (Almeda Craig) Keese 1913–1953 m. William (Thomas " Billy") Keese 1910–1966
      1. 1. W (Craig) Keese 1941–2022
    2. 2. George (W.) Craig 1918–1918
    3. 3. Sarah (Charlotte) Craig 1921–1939
    4. 4. Annie (Sue Craig) McFall 1924–1997
    5. 5. Larry Craig 1917–1992
    6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Craig 1911–1985 m. Betty (Whitesides) Craig 1919–2001
    7. 7. Johnson Craig 1910–1987 m. Alice (C White) Craig 1915–
    8. 8. Wallace Craig 1914–2004 m. Verdanna (Peterson) Craig 1918–
    9. 9. S (Edward) Craig 1907–1945 m. Virginia ("Jenny" Clarke Wilburn) Craig 1914–2002 m. Virginia (Clark) Craig 1915–
      1. 1. Frances (Virginia Craig) Finley 1937–2011
  13. 13. Ernest (Hampton) Craig 1877–1926 m. Nancy (Unk) Craig 1882–1977
    1. 1. Lawrence (Cotesworth) Craig 1906–1990
    2. 2. James (Ernest) Craig 1904–1994

William Craig's Timeline

3 Records

1839
10 August 1839
Birth of William Speed Craig in Pickens, Pickens, South Dakota, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Dakota, USA
1880
1880
Age 41
William Speed Craig resided here in Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1907
1 June 1907
Age 68
Death of William Speed Craig
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1839
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 81a; Enumeration District: 131
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 81a; Enumeration District: 131

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1907
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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