of Marion County, Illinois · from Kentucky · documented from the public record
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James Craig b. 1784
James Craig⚭ Sevilla Hanks
childrenJames K. Craig
Source: Brinkerhoff's History of Marion County, Illinois
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What the record says
Father of James K. Craig.
Born June 1, 1784, in Kentucky (the Blue Grass state).
At one time the richest man in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Lost his land claim through litigation.
Came to Illinois 1837, settling in the wilderness of Marion County.
Family of nineteen children.
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