Person Page 83

Mary Barfield¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Barfield was born circa 1805 in North Carolina.²
• Marriage: She married John Craig Jr., son of John Craig and Jane Miller, on 16 October 1823 in Marengo Co., Alabama.
• Name-Marr: As of 16 October 1823,her married name was Mary Craig.
• Residence: Mary Barfield lived circa 1842 in Winston Co., Mississippi.³
• Residence: She lived in 1850 in Winston Co., Mississippi.²
• Residence: She lived in 1860 in Smith Co., Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 15 July 2024

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.
2. [S466] National Archives, Winston Co. Mississippi Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 370.
3. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)
4. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), p. 63.

Lewis Barfield^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Lewis Barfield was born circa 1768 in North Carolina.²
• Marriage: He married Catherine.
• Residence: He lived in 1830 in Perry Co., Alabama.³
• Residence: He lived in 1842 in Winston Co., Mississippi.⁴

• Last Edited: 7 November 2022

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.
2. [S466] National Archives, Winston Co. Mississippi Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 328.
3. [S3] National Archives, Arkansas Federal Census 1830 - Index (Washington D.C.: unknown publisher), p. 16. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas Census Index1830.
4. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)

Sarah Barfield¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Sarah Barfield was born.

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.

Alfred Barfield¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Alfred Barfield was born.
• Marriage: He married Matilda Perkins on 16 October 1823 in Marengo Co., Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.

Matilda Perkins¹

Biography

• Marriage: Matilda Perkins married Alfred Barfield, son of Lewis Barfield and Catherine, on 16 October 1823 in Marengo Co., Alabama.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 16 October 1823,her married name was Matilda Barfield.

• Last Edited: 7 November 2022

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.

Pauline Craig¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Pauline Craig was born circa 1824.¹
• Marriage: She married Charles Edward Hughes.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Pauline Hughes.
• Death: She died on 10 December 1910 at age ~86.²
• Burial: She was buried in Hughes Cemetery, Daleville, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.²

• Last Edited: 14 July 2024

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41635076/pauline-hughes: accessed July 14, 2024), memorial page for Pauline Craig Hughes (1 Apr 1826–10 Dec 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41635076, citing Hughes Cemetery, Daleville, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Mary (contributor 47148892). . Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Mary Craig¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Craig was born.
• Death: She died in September 1841 in Mississippi Springs, Mississippi.¹

• Last Edited: 9 May 2014

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.

William H. Craig^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William H. Craig was born circa 1831 in Alabama.³
• Marriage: He married Amanda Jane Smith on 4 November 1858 in Smith County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 16 July 2024

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.
2. [S853] Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1965.
3. [S466] National Archives, Winston Co. Mississippi Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 370.

John Craig¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Craig was born circa 1834 in Mississippi.^2,3
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in Smith County, Texas.⁴
• Death: He died in the Civil War.⁵

• Last Edited: 17 July 2024

Citations

1. [S216] Hughes, Pauline Craig, History of the Craig Family (unknown publisher address: a Xeroxed copy, written about 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of the Craig Family.
2. [S466] National Archives, Winston Co. Mississippi Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 370.
3. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), p. 63.
4. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860.
5. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)

Louisa Anna Craig^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Louisa Anna Craig was born circa 1840 in Alabama.²
• Residence: She lived in 1860 in Smith Co., Texas.³
• Marriage: She married John H. Gore on 16 November 1866 in Smith County, Texas.^1,4
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Louisa Anna Gore.⁴
• Death: She died on 7 October 1887 in Henderson County, Texas, at age ~47.⁵
• Burial: She was buried in Leagueville Cemetery, Leagueville, Henderson County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 16 July 2024

Citations

1. [S134] Norma W. Anderson, E-mail from Norma W. Anderson (CRAIG) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S466] National Archives, Winston Co. Mississippi Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 370.
3. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), p. 63.
4. [S607] Marriage record: unknown subject, by Ancestry; Texas Marriage Records; Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Online https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/; Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, This record includes marriages up to 2019. The wife is named as L.A. Craig.
5. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42486543/louisa_anna-gore: accessed July 16, 2024), memorial page for Louisa Anna Craig Gore (20 Nov 1841–7 Oct 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42486543, citing Leagueville Cemetery, Leagueville, Henderson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Jaycie Smith (contributor 47274161). Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

John H. Gore^1,2

Biography

• Marriage: John H. Gore married Louisa Anna Craig, daughter of John Craig Jr. and Mary Barfield, on 16 November 1866 in Smith County, Texas.^1,2

• Last Edited: 16 July 2024

Citations

1. [S134] Norma W. Anderson, E-mail from Norma W. Anderson (CRAIG) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S607] Marriage record: unknown subject, by Ancestry; Texas Marriage Records; Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Online https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/; Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, This record includes marriages up to 2019. The wife is named as L.A. Craig.

Catherine^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Catherine was born circa 1774 in North Carolina.²
• Marriage: She married Lewis Barfield.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Catherine Barfield.

• Last Edited: 7 November 2022

Citations

1. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)
2. [S466] National Archives, Winston Co. Mississippi Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 328.

Eliza Jane Craig¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Eliza Jane Craig was born circa 1823 in Alabama.^1,2
• Birth: She was born on 14 July 1824 in Alabama.³
• Birth: She was born in 1828 in Mississippi.⁴
• Marriage: She married Armel F. Adair on 26 April 1844 in Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.^5,1
• Name-Marr: As of 26 April 1844,her married name was Eliza Jane Adair.
• Residence: She lived in 1849 in Texas.¹
• Marriage: She married Jacob Colvin on 10 September 1854 in Smith Co., Texas.
• Name-Marr: As of 10 September 1854,her married name was Eliza Jane Colvin.
• Residence: She lived in 1860 in Smith Co., Texas, near her mother.⁶
• Note: In 1870, the following people were living with Eliza Jane Craig Adair Colvin:
  daughters Elizabeth Colvin and Eudora Colvin
  Adair children John C., Theodocia (female, b. 1856 Texas)
  sister Sarah C. Craig
  nephew Burrell Gibson, b. 1862 Texas.
• Residence: She lived in 1870 in Pct. 4, Henderson Co., Texas.⁷
• Death: She died on 31 January 1894 in Henderson County, Texas, at age ~66.⁸

• Last Edited: 26 September 2022

Citations

1. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)
2. [S183] National Archives, Henderson Co. Texas Census Records - 1870 (ancestry.com), Pct. 4.
3. [S469] Rootsweb - WorldConnect, online rootsweb.com. Hereinafter cited as Rootsweb.
4. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), Mt. Vernon Beat, p. 63 B.
5. [S308] ancestry.com, Mississippi Marriages 1826-1900 (unknown publisher.)
6. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860, p. 63 B.
7. [S183] National Archives, Henderson Co. Texas Census Records - 1870, Pct. 4, p. 308 B.
8. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 42486482. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Armel F. Adair^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Armel F. Adair was born circa 1812 in Kentucky.³
• Marriage: He married Eliza Jane Craig, daughter of John Craig Jr. and Mary Barfield, on 26 April 1844 in Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.^2,1
• Note: In 1850 he is listed in the census as A. F. Adain.
  
  By 1860, Jane Craig Adair is married to Jacob Colvin.
• Residence: Armel F. Adair lived in 1850 in Limestone Co., Texas.³
• Death: He died before 1860 in Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 26 September 2022

Citations

1. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)
2. [S308] ancestry.com, Mississippi Marriages 1826-1900 (unknown publisher.)
3. [S265] National Archives, Limestone Co. Texas Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), Pct. 5, p. 375 B.
4. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), p. 63 B.

Jacob Colvin^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Jacob Colvin was born circa 1823 in Alabama.²
• Marriage: He married Eliza Jane Craig, daughter of John Craig Jr. and Mary Barfield, on 10 September 1854 in Smith Co., Texas.
• Death: Jacob Colvin died in 1863 at age ~40.³

• Last Edited: 20 April 2015

Citations

1. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)
2. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), Mt. Vernon Beat, p. 63 B.
3. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 42486482. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

John Craig Adair^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Craig Adair was born circa 1846 in Mississippi.¹
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in Smith Co., Texas, with his mother and step-father.¹
• Marriage: He married Theodocia E. Tindell.
• Note: Children of first marriage:
  William Littleton Adair (1872 - 1923)*
  Armel Sebern Adair (1875 - 1885)*
  John Robert Adair (1878 - 1964)*
  from second marriage:
  Price Eugene Adair (1890 - 1962)*
  Myrtle D. Adair Barton (1891 - 1918)*
  Burrell Richard Adair (1896 - 1936)*
  Luther Holeman Adair (1897 - 1976)*
  Maybelle N Adair Harrison (1899 - 1978)*
  Sam Bailey Adair (1900 - 1975)*
  Mary E. Adair Brightwell (1903 - 1981)*
  Daniel Horton Adair (1905 - 1993)*.³
• Marriage: He married Mary Elizabeth Cranford in 1888.^4,5
• Residence: He lived circa 1892 in Henderson Co., Texas.⁶
• Residence: He lived in 1900 in Henderson County, Texas.⁵
• Death: He died on 27 December 1906 in Henderson County, Texas, at age ~60.⁴

• Last Edited: 26 September 2022

Citations

1. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), Mt. Vernon Beat, p. 63 B.
2. [S265] National Archives, Limestone Co. Texas Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), Pct. 5, p. 375 B.
3. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 42230315. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
4. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 42230315.
5. [S586] National Archives, Henderson Co. Texas Census Records - 1900 (ancestry.com.)
6. [S219] Betty Hughes (daughter of Pauline CRAIG Hughes), Hughes, Betty - Letter - CRAIG Family (Written in 1949.)

Mary S. Pauline Adair¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary S. Pauline Adair was born circa 1852 in Texas.¹
• Marriage: She married John Broyles.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Mary S. Pauline Broyles.
• Residence: She lived in 1880 in Van Zandt County, Texas.
• Note: She died young and left 3 children, who were raised by her brother John Adair.

• Last Edited: 7 November 2022

Citations

1. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), Mt. Vernon Beat, p. 63 B.

John Broyles¹

Biography

• Birth: John Broyles was born circa 1853 in Arkansas.¹
• Marriage: He married Mary S. Pauline Adair, daughter of Armel F. Adair and Eliza Jane Craig.
• Note: According to the 1880 census, John and Ida have different mothers.

• Last Edited: 8 November 2022

Citations

1. [S424] National Archives, Van Zandt Co. Texas Census Records - 1880 (ancestry.com), ED 132, p. 129 A.

John Broyles¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Broyles was born circa 1876 in Texas.¹
• Note: He was a farmer in East Texas.

• Last Edited: 8 November 2022

Citations

1. [S424] National Archives, Van Zandt Co. Texas Census Records - 1880 (ancestry.com), ED 132, p. 129 A.

Charles F. Broyles¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Charles F. Broyles was born on 12 October 1880 in Athens, Texas.¹
• Note: He was Postmaster at Fruitval, Texas in the 1930's.

• Last Edited: 18 October 2022

Citations

1. [S569] Vaughan, Bertie Mae, death certificate 08136 (16 Feb 1977), Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Texas Death Certificates.

Eudora Colvin¹

Parents

Biography

• Name-Var: Eudora Colvin was also known as Theodora E. Colvin.²
• Birth: She was born circa 1863 in Texas.¹
• Marriage: She married Unknown Hardy.²
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Eudora Hardy.
• Note: She was a widow, and lived with Charles Broyles (her half-nephew, son of Mary Adair Broyles) at the end of her life.
• Death: She died in 1937 at age ~74.²

• Last Edited: 15 November 2022

Citations

1. [S183] National Archives, Henderson Co. Texas Census Records - 1870 (ancestry.com), Pct. 4.
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 42230315. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Matilda Craig¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Matilda Craig was born circa 1838 in Alabama.¹
• Residence: She lived in 1860 in Smith Co., Texas.²
• Marriage: She married J. T. Gibson on 16 November 1860.²
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Matilda Gibson.

• Last Edited: 16 July 2024

Citations

1. [S466] National Archives, Winston Co. Mississippi Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 370.
2. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), p. 63.

J. T. Gibson¹

Biography

• Marriage: J. T. Gibson married Matilda Craig, daughter of John Craig Jr. and Mary Barfield, on 16 November 1860.²

• Last Edited: 16 July 2024

Citations

1. [S607] Marriage record: unknown subject, by Ancestry; Texas Marriage Records; Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Online https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/; Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, This record includes marriages up to 2019. The wife is named as E.M. Craig.
2. [S396] National Archives, Smith Co. Texas Census Records - 1860 (ancestry.com), p. 63.