Martha Bell Carter b. 24 Jul 1831 , Green, Kentucky, USA d. 28 Jun 1922 McCredie, Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1831 - 1922

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Birth 24 Jul 1831 , Green, Kentucky, USA

Gender Female

Died 28 Jun 1922 McCredie, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Cause: parallysis

Obituary 29 Jun 1922 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Fulton Gazette

Callaway Pioneer Is Dead
Mrs. Martha Craig Died This Morning at Her Home In McCredie.
Funeral Thursday Afternoon
Mrs. Martha B. Craig, 91 years old, died at her home in McCredie about 2:00 o'clock Wednesday morning after a week's illness. Funeral services were held at Richlan Baptist church, northeast of Fulton, Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock and burial was in the cemetery of that church.
Mrs. Craig was born in Culpepper county, Kentucky, July 24, 1831, and is the last of a family of six or eight children. She came to Missouri when a young woman, her maiden name being Miss Martha Carter. Her husband, the late James Tolliver Craig, died about twenty years ago. She is survived by four daughters and one son, all living in or near McCredie: R.N. Craig, Mrs. S.A. West, Mrs. J.W. Martin, Mrs. Virgil Epperson and Miss Mattie Lou Craig, who lived with her mother. Quite a number of relatives also are living in Fulton and other parts of the county.
Mrs. Craig was one of the pioneer women of Callaway who always lent her aid to the good causes of the county. Friends here extend sympathy to all those who mourn her death.
(note: born in Green Co., Kentucky not Culpepper, her parents were born in Culpepper Co., Virginia)

Time of Death

3:00 a.m.

Buried 29 Jun 1922 Richland Baptist Cemetery, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Person ID I6738 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 11 Nov 2010

Father Robert P. Carter, b. Abt 1790, , Culpeper, Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1831, , , Kentucky, USA

Mother Mary Polly Smith, b. Abt 1800, , , Virginia, USA , d. 4 Nov 1876, , Audrain, Missouri, USA

Married 30 Sep 1819 , Green, Kentucky, USA

Family ID F14346355 Group Sheet

Family James Tolliver Craig, b. Abt 1829, , , Missouri, USA , d. 29 Dec 1898

Married 23 Aug 1854 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Children

>	1. Susan W. Craig, b. 15 May 1855, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 3 May 1944, McCredie, Callaway, Missouri, USA
>	2. Mary E. Craig, b. 30 Jan 1858, McCredie, Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 5 Aug 1945, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	3. Martha Lewis Craig, b. 18 Nov 1865, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 29 Jul 1955, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA
>	4. Fannie B. Craig, b. Abt 1867, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Aft Jul 1955
>	5. Robert Nathan Craig, b. 28 Nov 1869, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 24 Sep 1951, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Last Modified 13 Feb 2007

Family ID F14346672 Group Sheet

Headstones		James Craig & Martha Carter James T. Craig, 1829 - 1898. Martha C. Craig, 1831 - 1922. James Tolliver Craig was a son of Nathanial Craig and Ester L. McKinney. On Aug. 23, 1854 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married Martha Bell Carter. She was a daughter of Robert P. Carter and Mary Smith. She was my 2nd great grandaunt.…

Death Certificates		Death certificate of Craig, Martha Bell Carter 24 Jul 1831 - 28 Jun 1922. She was my 2nd great grandaunt.

Notes	In 1850 she is living at home with mother, Mary Beavers. They are listed with John Smyth in the 12th Dist, Callaway Co., MO with Robert (24), James (20), Martha (19), Elisa (14), William (12) & Sarah (9). The children are all listed as Beavers.John Smith is either Mary's older brother or some other relative. Robert, James, Martha are Robert & Mary Carter's children. Their ages match later records. Elisa, William & Sarah being born after 1833 are Mary & Barnett Beavers' children. John, Alexander, Mary Ann are already married and a father at this time. 1880 census lists a Richard Carter, age 5 nephew, living with this family. We think this was a son of her brother, Robert. 1900 United States Federal Census about Martha B Craig Name: Martha B Craig Home in 1900: McCredie, Callaway, Missouri Age: 68 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Kentucky Relationship to head-of-house: Mother Race: White Household Members: Name Age Robert M Craig 28 Martha B Craig 68 Mattie L Craig 35 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: McCredie, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T623 844; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 30. 1910 United States Federal Census about Martha B Craig Name: Martha B Craig Age in 1910: 78 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Kentucky Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Kentucky Mother's Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1910: McCredie, Callaway, Missouri Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Martha B Craig 78 Martha Lou Craig 43 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: McCredie, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 394. 1910 census shows 10 children born, 5 living. 1920 United States Federal Census about Martha B Craig Name: Martha B Craig Home in 1920: McCredie, Callaway, Missouri Age: 87 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Kentucky Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: United States of America Mother's Birth Place: United States of America Marital Status: Widow Race: White Sex: Female Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 890 Household Members: Name Age Martha B Craig 87 Mat Lou Craig 55 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: McCredie, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 890. Mrs. Martha B. Carter Craig 24 Jul 1831 28 Jun 1922 Callaway Weekly Gazette Death certificate gives parents as Robert P. Carter and Polley Smith, which is important because it verifies the original letter written in the early 1970's from a Carter relative who knew that John G. Carter's parents were Robert P. Carter and Polly Mary Smith. Her obituary gives Culpepper county Kentucky as her birthplace, there was no county by that name in Kentucky, however, her father was born in Culpepper county Virgina, so whoever gave the information for the obituary must have been thinking about that. As far as I have found records, they lived in Green county Kentucky when she was born.

Event Map

Event

	Married - 23 Aug 1854 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - Cause: parallysis - 28 Jun 1922 - McCredie, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Gazette - 29 Jun 1922 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 29 Jun 1922 - Richland Baptist Cemetery, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

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