George Gorgas Craig
| Birth Name | George Gorgas Craig |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 65 years, 4 months, 20 days |
Narrative
This biography probably comes from Jane Maria Craig's Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western
Pennsylvania, and his Descendants, (Greensburg, PA: unknown, 1915),
page 63. From online images of the book at heritagequestonline.com.
George Gorgas Craig, also served in the Civil War,
graduated from Jefferson Medical College (1869), and then moved to
Rock Island, Illinois, where he practiced medicine for forty years. He
married Ellen Cleland about 1874 and had four children. He was "one of
the good, substantial men of Rock Island." Practiced allopathy, died
in Rock Island, IL. Obituary in JAMA 56:909, and Hafner, Arthur Wayne, Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 (Chicago: American Medical Association, c.1993).
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Censuses
1870; Census Place: Rock Island Ward 2, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: M593_273; Page: 319A
George G Craig 28, physician, born in PA, seems to be a boarding house
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1880 United States Census Rock Island Co., Rock Island, Illinois
Series T9, Roll 0246, Page 510B
Craig, G. G., 34, head, Physician, PA PA PA
----, Nellie, 29, wife, Keeping House, IL IRE NJ
-----, George, 5, Son, IL PA IL
-----, Nellie, 2, Dau, IL PA IL
Johnson, Sophia, 26, Other, Servant SWE SWE SWE
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1900; Census Place: Rock Island Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T623_339; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 117.
at 1720 Seventh Ave
all children born in Illinois
George G Craig 54, Oct 1845, married 25 yrs, PA PA PA, physician
Nellie Craig 47, Jul 1852, 5 children 5 alive, IL IRE NJ
George G Craig 23, son, Sep 1876, single, physician
Nellie Craig 21, daughter, Aug 1878, single
Alexander Craig 16, son, Jul 1883, single
Elizabeth C Craig 11, daughter, Aug 1888, single
Samuel Craig 11, son, Aug 1888, single
Annie Mcshane 19, servant
Daniel Slevin 28, servant
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1910; Census Place: Rock Island Ward 4, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T624_321; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0120;
at 1720 Seventh Ave
indexed as Cosig at ancestry.com
George W Craig 64, physician, pain doctor
Eleanor Craig 57
George W Craig Jr. 32, physician, pain doctor
Eleanor Craig 29, teacher, school
Alexander Craig 25, physician, pain doctor
Elizabeth C Craig 19
Samuel Craig 19
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | October 26, 1845 | Pennsylvania, United States | 1 | |
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| Death | March 15, 1911 | Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States | 1 | |
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| Occupation | doctor | |||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Alexander Craig | August 13, 1794 | September 10, 1869 | |
| Mother | Sibilla Kern | December 30, 1808 | June 21, 1888 | |
| Brother | Alexander Craig | December 22, 1838 | August 16, 1899 | |
| Sister | Louisa Sibilla Craig | December 24, 1840 | May 21, 1910 | |
| George Gorgas Craig | October 26, 1845 | March 15, 1911 |
Families
Family of George Gorgas Craig and Eleanor “Nellie” C. Cleland |
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| Married | Wife | Eleanor “Nellie” C. Cleland ( b. July 1852 d. after 1920 ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| George G Craig | September 1876 | May 26, 1947 |
| Nellie Craig | August 1878 | |
| Alexander Craig | July 6, 1883 | August 12, 1936 |
| Elizabeth C Craig | August 1888 | |
| Samuel Craig | August 1888 | October 7, 1928 |
