James L. Craghead Or Craighead b. 4 Jan 1810 , Franklin, Virginia, USA d. 4 May 1893 , Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1810 - 1893

Birth	4 Jan 1810	, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Gender	Male
Obituary	Thursday May 11, 1893	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Fulton Gazette
	Uncle Jimmie Craghead After an illness of several weeks, Uncle Jimmie Craghead died at his residence in this city May 5th. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church and burial at the new cemetary. He had been in declining health for several months and death came from general debility and old age. He had a iron constitution, and in his younger days had the endurance almost of a horse. In fact, in his palmy days he could out walk a horse for a long distance having made a race of that kind once from St. Charles to Fulton. He never had but little use for a horse or vehicle but used to start out and walk all over the country. He was a man of powerful frame and his strength was phenomenal. He was a stone mason by trade and would lift large stones that ordinarily were a load for two or three men. He was born in VA on Jan. 4, 1810 and was 83 years and 4 months old. He came to this county in 1829 and resided here continuously until his death. He first married a Miss Williamson with whom he lived happily up to five or six years ago when she died and about three years ago he again married Mrs. Mattox, who survives him. He never had any children. He was a man of fixed convictions and took the bible literally throughout and claimed that our Savior never used any figurative language. In an argument on scripture once the writer heard a man ask uncle Jim if the passage "feed my sheep" meant sheep, and he said it did. He claimed the earth revolved from west to east at a very rapid rate-much faster than a railroad train could run. He replied if that was the fact a man could go up in a balloon in San Francisco and in a little while drop down in New York. He was an Ironside Baptist and was unswerving in his faith. He was a unique character and his characteristics were peculiar and interesting. He had his likes and dislikes and generally took a lively interest in politics and whenever he took a stand on any question he was there to stay. When once committed on any question he never changed- argument had no effect whatever on him. He had a deep insight into human nature and no sharper could deceive him. He would have been in his palmy one of the hardest men to bunco in the United States. You couldn't fool him. He seemed to have an instinctive perception of a fraud and was utterly devoid of gullibility. A lightning rod peddler, or any other sharper would drop him like a hot potato. His insight into human nature with all its weaknesses, seemed to be wonderful. During a hot political canvass in this county, the writer heard a man tell Uncle Jim how he was going to vote and his reasons for doing so. The writer had no doubt of the man's statement, but as soon as the man walked away Uncle Jim said that fellow is not going to do what he says. He was asked how he knew. He said he did not know how he knew it, but, says he, "I am certain of it." In order to test this instinctive knowledge, another man who was on the opposite side of the question was sent to this man to find out where he stood and he proved to be a spy in Uncle Jim's Camp. In a political fight he knew his friends and foes by instinct and his knowledge was as unerring as a bee in a hive or bird building its nest. He was a character worthy of being studied. There was but one Uncle Jim Craghead and there will never be another. He was absolutely destitute of the sense of fear and you might has as well try to bull doze the British navy as him. He with all of his erratic, peculiar traits, and many good qualities are worthy to be remembered.
Died	4 May 1893	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Obituary	11 May 1893	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Fulton Telegraph
	Jas. L. Craghead Dead Died, at his home in this city on Thursday, May 4th, 1893, James L. Craghead, aged 83 years and 4 months. Uncle Jimmie, as we called him, came to Missouri with his parents in 1839. His father, Isaiah Craghead was raised in Franklin county, VA, and moved to Missouri with his family consisting of five sons, John R., George H., Jas. L., Isaiah W., W. A. B. Craghead, and two daughters Jane and Nancy F., all of whom have passed away now except Wm. A. B. and Mrs. Nancy F. Bradley. Uncle Jimmie professed religion in 1837 and joined the Methodist church and lived in that church until about 1846, his wife who was Miss Mary Williamson, belonged to the Missionary Baptist church and he withdrew for the Methodist and joined his wife in the Baptist, and lived in that church a worthy and acceptable member until a few years back he withdrew and joined the Old Baptist Church. Uncle Jimmie was in many respects a remarkable man. Strong, vigorous and powerful in physical manhood, a man with strong mind, tenacious of his own convictions, courageous in maintaining his opinions and steadfast in his religious beliefs. He was a man of cheerful temperment and leaves a host of friends to sympathize with his bereaved widow, his second wife, Mrs Nancy Maddox, to whom he was married some three years ago. He had made his home in Callaway continuously since he come here in 1839. He leaves no children. Peace to his ashes.
Name	Uncle Jimmy
Buried	Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Person ID	I2770	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
Last Modified	16 Mar 2009

Father	Isaiah Walter Craghead Or Craighead, b. 10 Sep 1782, , Franklin, Virginia, USA , d. 22 Aug 1864, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
Mother	Feminina Robinson, b. 11 Sep 1777, d. 2 Jan 1848, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
Married	27 Dec 1802	, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Family ID	F828	Group Sheet

Family 1	Mary Williamson, b. 25 Jul 1825, , , Virginia, USA , d. 28 Jan 1889, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
Last Modified	30 Jan 2006
Family ID	F1172	Group Sheet

Family 2	Nancy Ashworth, b. Abt 1828, , , Virginia, USA , d. Aft 1892
Married	24 Apr 1890	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Last Modified	11 Nov 2006
Family ID	F14346703	Group Sheet

Headstones		James L. Craighead and Mary Williamson Headstone is very hard to read. James L. Craighead, born Jan. 4, 1810, Franklin Co., Virginia, died May 4, 1893, Callaway Co., Missouri. Mary Williamson his wife, born July 25, 1825 in Virginia, died Jan. 28, 1889 in Callaway Co., Missouri. He was a son of Isaiah Walter Craighead and Feminina Robinson, a grandson of John Craghead and Jane…
		James L. Craighead James L. Craighead, born Jan. 4, 1810, died May 4, 1893. One side of headstone of James L. and Mary A. Craighead.

Notes	1850 Callaway Co., Missouri census Craghead James 36 M Farmer 300 VA Craghead Mary H 24 F VA 1870 census James L. 60 va stone cutter Mary A. 45 va Tricy, Eda 62 va Williamson, Minerva 45 mo " Anna 18 " William 14 " Ruthie 8 " Mary J. 2 1880 Callaway Co., Missouri census James L. CRAGHEAD Self M Male W 70 VA Stonemason VA VA Mary A. CRAGHEAD Wife M Female W 53 VA Keeps House VA VA Edy FREEZE SisterL W Female W 71 VA VA VA William HARRIS Other S Male W 20 MO Clerks In Store KY VA From the Cra(i)ghead book: James L. "Walking Jim" Craighead was called Walking Jim because he was forever taking long hikes. He was considered eccentric and some say he was just plain contrary. He was a Baptist, while all the rest of Isaiah's and Robert's families were Methodists. He was a close friend of his cousin :Unity John", so may have changed to Baptist belief on that account. He would walk and ponder - and had vry definite ideas. Often he would arrive at wrong conclusions, yet many of them were also right. It is said that people of high intelligence respected his opinions and judgement to the extent of seeking him out for advice. James had no children by either wife, but his 2nd wife was mother of Julia Mattox, who married Patrick Craighead.

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	Birth - 4 Jan 1810 - , Franklin, Virginia, USA
	Married - 24 Apr 1890 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Gazette - Thursday May 11, 1893 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - 4 May 1893 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Telegraph - 11 May 1893 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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