Craig, George W. (1828? - 7 JUL 1901)

George W. Craig was born in March, 1828 in Canada.  He was a faithful soldier in the Civil War and a member of Co. E 18th Regiment., Wis. Infantry, and was held in high esteem by his comrades.  Dec. 14, 1861, he was living in Almond, Portage Co., Wisconsin and enlisted  for a term of three years with the Union Army.  Cornelia Eastling became his bride the 4th of July, 1849 in Hobart, Lake Co., Indiana.  He died July 7, 1901 in Thorp, Clark Co., Wisconsin and was buried in the East Thorp Village Cemetery.  At the time of his death, he was 73 years old.  He is buried in the East Thorp Village Cemetery.

Craig, Cornelia (Eastling)

Cornelia Eastling Craig was born October 14, 1831 in Ontario, Canada, to Luther Calvin Eastling (b. 30 May 1791, MA, d. 1880 circa) and Maria VanSiclen (b. 15 Sep 1801, NY, d. 4 Mar 1868, Almond, Portage Co., WI).  Her parents married 22 Jul 1814 in Canada.  Both Cornelia's mother and father are buried in Lone Pine Cemetery, Almond, Portage Co., Wisconsin.

After suffering from Bright's Disease and Dropsy (edema) for about 18 months, she died at the age of seventy-one years and 8 months on June 5, 1902 and was buried in the East Thorp Cemetery.  .  She suffered from Brights' Disease and Dropsy (edema) for about 18 months before her death.  She was under the care of Dr. W. B. Seldon of Thorp, Wisconsin.

Census Records

NAME                                         RELATIONSHIP    YEAR        LOCATION

BURKE, John                                          Head                  1880         St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN
BURKE, Ellen (MCCARTY)                   Wife                   1880         St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN
BURKE, Maggie                                      Niece                  1880        St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN
BURKE, Patrick                                       Son                    1880         St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN

NAME                                         RELATIONSHIP              YEAR             LOCATION

EASTLING, Luther Calvin               Head                              1850                Lake Co., IN
EASTLING, Maria (VAN SICLEN)       Wife                         1850               Lake Co., IN
EASTLING, Cornelius                             Son                          1850               Lake Co., IN
EASTLING, Cynthia                               Dau                          1850               Lake Co., IN
EASTLING, Fanny Hill                          Dau            1850         Lake Co. IN.
EASTLING, Ferdinand             Son             1850          Lake Co. IN
EASTLING, Hiram                Son            1850              Lake Co.IN.
 

NAME                                            RELATIONSHIP                  YEAR            LOCATION
   
EASTLING, Maria (VAN SICLEN)     Head                           1860              Almond, Portage Co., WI
EASTLING, Cornelius                            Son            1860        Almond, Portage Co. WI 
EASTLING, Hiram              Son                              1860          Almond Portage Co. WI