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 1867 - 1953

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• Birth	6 May 1867	Hams Prairie, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Male
  Time of Death	4:30 a.m.
  Died	15 Nov 1953	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Cause: anemia, failure to eat
  Buried	17 Nov 1953	Mount Carmel Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I1909	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2010
  Father	Robert Powell Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 7 Feb 1828, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1911, Fulton Twp, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Mother	Nancy C Hall,   b. 1 May 1836, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1908
  Married	17 Oct 1861	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F1218	Group Sheet
  Family	Laura Belle Herring,   b. 30 Oct 1876, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1943, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Married	8 Jan 1899	Pitcher, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	License granted January 7, 1899, by John M. Bryan, Recorder of Deeds. J.L. Craighead of Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, who is over 21, and Miss Bell Herring of Pitcher, Callaway Co., Missouri, who is over the age of 18. J.H. Thomas, Minister of the Gospel did at Pitcher on 8th day of January 1899 unite in Marriage the above named persons.
  Children	> 1. Alta Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 8 Aug 1902, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1998, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA > 2. Guy Thomas Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 1904, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1996   3. Lewis Turner Craghead Or Craighead,   b. 1911, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1979
  Last Modified	05 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F576	Group Sheet

• Headstones		James L. Craighead and Laura B. Herring James L. Craighead, May 6, 1867 - Nov 15, 1953 L. Belle Craighead, Oct 30, 1876 - Mar 12, 1943. James Lewis Craighead married Laura Belle Herring on Jan 7, 1899. She was a daughter of Thomas Wesley Herring and Mary Jane Young, granddaughter of John Herring and Lucy Carver, and, Joseph Young and Nancy Nichols. She was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.…
  Marriages		Marriage, Craighead - Herring 1899 Marriage license of James Lewis Craighead and Laura Belle Herring Record of marriage, J.L. Craighead of Fulton county of Callaway state of Missouri who is over the age of twenty-one years and Miss Belle Herring of Pitcher in the county of Callaway state of Missouri who is over the age of eighteen years. This is to certify that the undersigned a…
  Death Certificates		Death certificate of Craighead, James Lewis 6 May 1867 - 15 Nov 1953. He was my 3rd cousin three times removed, married to my 1st cousin 3 times removed.

• Notes

  Can't find on 1900, but on 1910 they are living next door to G.W. Herring Jr. Thomas W. and Mary Jane are on the other side of G.W. Jr. 1910 United States Federal Census about James L Craghead Name: James L Craghead Age in 1910: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Missouri Mother's Birth Place: Virginia Spouse's name: Laura B Home in 1910: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age James L Craghead 42 Laura B Craghead 33 Atta M Craghead 8 Guy T Craghead 5 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 76. 1920 United States Federal Census about James L Craghead Name: James L Craghead Home in 1920: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri Age: 52 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Laura Father's Birth Place: Missouri Mother's Birth Place: Virginia Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Occupation: Merchant, general store Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age James L Craghead 52 Laura B Craghead 43 Ada M Craghead 17 Guy T Craghead 15 Lewis T Craghead 8 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 577. 1930 United States Federal Census about James L Craighead Name: James L Craighead Home in 1930: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri Age: 62 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Lora B Race: White Occupation:Farmer Household Members: Name Age James L Craighead 62 Lora B Craighead 53 Lomer Craighead 18 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: 1179; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 1082.0. He died 2 hours after being taken to the Shoaf nursing home in Fulton. His home was at 207 W. 12th St., Fulton, Missouri. He was a retired farmer and a grocery store manager. He was never in the military. His death certificate was signed by his son, Guy Craighead, Fulton.

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 6 May 1867 - Hams Prairie, Callaway, Missouri, USA Married - 8 Jan 1899 - Pitcher, Callaway, Missouri, USA Died - Cause: anemia, failure to eat - 15 Nov 1953 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Buried - 17 Nov 1953 - Mount Carmel Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth