George Herbert CRAIG
(Abt. 1854 or 1856 - 1916)

George Herbert CRAIG
b: Abt. 1854 or 25 Dec 1856* Illinois, USA (likely Bradford, Stark Co.),
son of Orin CRAIG or Orland CRAIG (not proved);
m1: Emma Addie EDDY, 31 May 1884 Verndale, Wadena Co., Minnesota, USA;
m2: Ida Rebecca BRADFORD abt. 1891;
d: 24 Mar 1916 (*age 59 years, 2 months, 29 days)
Buried: Park Hill Cemetery, Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA

George Herbert CRAIG's Occupation:

Locomotive Fireman (or Locomotive Foreman ?),
NPR Co., Brainerd, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, USA;
1879 - 1881 - Locomotive Fireman (or Locomotive Foreman ?),
Brainerd, Minnesota $2.00 per day;
1881 - 1909 - Locomotive Engineer, Brainerd, Schedule pay, also Duluth;
Nov 1884 - Oct 1885 - Out of service

George Herbert CRAIG's Residence:

1880 - Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA
(living with Archibald & Ruby NELSON & their five children,
among others living at same household:
William H. LANGDON, age 38, Conductor R. R.)
1901 - 1812 W. 1st. (3rd.) St., Duluth
1915 - postcard mailed from Duluth & Staple--- R.P.O.,
N.P. Hospital, Brainerd, Minnesota, USA

George Herbert CRAIG may have had a connection to
the GLIDDEN & STURM surnames in Illinois:

George Herbert CRAIG was born in Illinois,
likely Bradford, Stark Co., about 1856.
It seems that he was orphaned by 1862,
& that a man named Ephraim GLIDDEN (a neighbor?)
was his guardian for a few months.
Ephraim GLIDDEN's residence was Elmira Township, Stark Co.
Guardian's Petition 21 Apr 1862 for George H. CRAIG
(age given as seven on 24 Dec 1861, father deceased)
Toulon, Stark Co., Illinois;
Ephraim GLIDDEN resigned his guardianship to join, as a Private,
Company "B", Unit 112, Illinois U.S. Infantry (the Civil War).
The parents of Ephraim GLIDDEN were Jonathan GLIDDEN
(the son of Phineas GLIDDEN & Elizabeth PAGE)
& Judith LIBBY (the daughter of Ephraim LIBBY & Judith PAGE)
Ephraim GLIDDEN m: Clarissa ALLEN 17 Jul 1860 Penobscot, Maine

Osceola Grove Cemetery, Elmira Township (section 24), Stark Co., Illinois, USA
Includes the names
CRAIG, Mary Wife of Oren (Photo of grave marker),
GLIDDEN,
STURM

To photo of Minerva Jane NELSON,
daughter of Upton NELSON & Rebecca STURM > (30 KB)

First Marriage of George Herbert CRAIG to
Emma Addie EDDY (a.k.a. Addie EDDY):
b: 24 Feb 1868 Iowa, USA
daughter of William C. EDDY & Emma Alice COMSTOCK;
m: George Herbert CRAIG 31 May 1884 Verndale, Wadena Co., Minnesota, USA;
d: 27 Oct 1887 Wadena Co., Minnesota, USA

Child of George Herbert CRAIG & Emma Addie EDDY:

Myrtle E. CRAIG

William C. EDDY Family in 1880 United States Census:
Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota
Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age,
Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace
William C. EDDY, Self, M, Male, W, 32, IA, Farmer, IA, IA
Emma A. EDDY, Wife, M, Female, W, 29, IL, Keeping House, NY, NY
Addie A. EDDY, Dau, S, Female, W, 12, IA, At Home, IA, IL
George F. EDDY, Son, S, Male, W, 9, KA, IA, IL
Hiram H. EDDY, Son, S, Male, W, 7, IA, IA, IL
Harriet S. EDDY, Dau, S, Female, W, 5, IA, IA, IL
Martha A. EDDY, Dau, S, Female, W, 1M, MN, IA, IL
Source Information:
Family History Library Film 1254636 NA Film Number T9-0636 Page Number 18B

also

John L. EDDY Family on 1880 United States Census:
Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota
Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age,
Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace
John L. EDDY, Self, M, Male, W, 38, IA, Farmer, NY, NY
Martha M. EDDY, Wife, M, Female, W, 32, IL, Keeping House, NY, NY
Bristol L. EDDY, Son, S, Male, W, 11, IA, At Home, IA, IL
Cora K. EDDY, Dau, S, Female, W, 6, IA, IA, IL
Source Information:
Family History Library Film 1254636 NA Film Number T9-0636 Page Number 18B

also

Chet EDDY Family on 1895 Census for Menahga Precinct,Wadena Co., MN:
EDDY, Chet, Gardner
EDDY, Emma
EDDY, Matta
EDDY, Burt
EDDY, Beulah
CUSSTOK, Safrona, Widow (COMSTOCK?)

Second Marriage of George Herbert CRAIG
to Ida Rebecca BRADFORD:





Ida Rebecca BRADFORD
b: 10 Mar 1869 Wheeling, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
daughter of Thomas BRADFORD & Sarah SNYDER;
m: George Herbert CRAIG abt. 1891;
d: 03 Nov 1933 Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA

Siblings:

William P.,
Frank Arbby,
Clark H.,
Annie L.,
George H.,
Mary Jane,
Thomas H.,
Charles Edward,
Edith Mae,
Ernest J.,
Sarah

Ida Rebecca BRADFORD's Occupation:

Two Harbors Hospital, Two Harbors, Lake Co., Minnesota, USA;
Clothing alterations at the Glass Block downtown, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Ida Rebecca BRADFORD's Residence:

1869 - Abt. 1874 - Wheeling, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
Abt. 1874 - Abt. 1878 - Floyd Co., Iowa, USA
1880 - Compton Twp., Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, USA
1901 - 1812 W. 1st. (3rd.) St., Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA
1915 - postcard mailed from Duluth & Staple--- R.P.O.,
N.P. Hospital, Brainerd, Minnesota, USA
Aft. 1916 - 1933 - Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA

Children of George Herbert CRAIG & Ida Rebecca BRADFORD:

Leslie Jay CRAIG
Nathalie M. CRAIG

More about George Herbert CRAIG:

Leslie Jay CRAIG Memorial photo & obituary;
Letter as typewritten from Tom BRADFORD, Bellingham, Washington, USA
to a daughter of George Herbert CRAIG
Tuesday 30 Sep 1952 (39 KB)

Family tradition:

George H. CRAIG "was 15 years older than his second wife, Ida Rebecca BRADFORD.
He came down from Canada to Kansas (?) & met his wife in Wadena, Minnesota.
George CRAIG was ill in hospital in Brainerd, Minnesota
for three years (therefore 1913 - 1916).
His wife nursed him & lived in Duluth & 'came out a nurse'.
Then she worked at Two Harbors, Minnesota Hospital
& then did clothing alterations at the Glass Block downtown, Duluth.
She died on 03 Nov 1933 in Duluth."
There is a Kansas connection, as George Herbert CRAIG's cousin,
James Upton CRAIG - Jim CRAIG went from Overbrook, Osage Co., Kansas
to Pomona, Los Angeles Co., California about 1887.
Jim died in Pomona in 1947 (Obituary >).
It appears that Jim's father, Harlow CRAIG,
& George Herbert's father, Orin CRAIG or Orland CRAIG,
may have been brothers, from a Vermont family.
This is only speculation at this point!

(Above)
George Herbert CRAIG,
1854 or 1856 to 24 March 1916,
buried with his wife
Ida Rebecca BRADFORD CRAIG
& their son
Leslie Jay CRAIG
in Park Hill Cemetery,
2500 Vermilion Rd., Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA.

Links to:
Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota (MNGenWeb);
Bradford, Stark Co., Illinois, USA;
Brainerd, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, USA
(The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001);
BrainerdHistory.com (Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, USA);
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Chamber of Commerce);
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Key to the City);
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA (Village Profile);
Chinch bug (Univ. of Florida);
City of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA;
CRAIG, Mary Wife of Oren, grave marker;
Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, USA;
Death Certificate Search 1907 - 1996 (Minnesota Historical Society);
The EDDY Family Association;
Floyd Co., Iowa, USA (USGenWeb);
Illinois, USA (ILGenWeb);
Northern Pacific Railroad;
NPR Co.;
N.P. Ry. First of the Northern Transcontinentals;
Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, USA (USGenWeb);
Persons of interest buried at Park Hill Cemetery (Find A Grave);
Ron Nixon's Northern Pacific Locomotives;
Wadena Co., Minnesota, USA (USGenWeb);
Wadena County Birth Index through 1910 "E" (Minnesota, USA);
Wadena County Deaths 1880 - 1994 "E" (Minnesota, USA);
Wadena County Marriages Book 1 (1873 - 1885) (Minnesota, USA).

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