Members of the Craig family Processor’s note: This information is taken from a 14-page family history (partially quoted above) written by Murray Woodrow Craig, Sr. in 1984. The full account is filed in Series 7 – Genealogy, along with many other papers relating to the Craigs and related families. The names listed below are in order of birth. Nicknames are in quotation marks. Parents George Milton Craig, Sr. (1871-1916) – Father Lucy May Hagins (1887-1964) – Mother JRC called her “Mama” in his letters home, as well as “Miss Lucy” or “Louie”. They lived at 1021 Talbotton Avenue in Columbus. They had the following children: “Little Brother” Craig (born and died May 22, 1900). He is buried in Linwood Cemetery. Clara Helen “Sister” Craig (August 20, 1901-October 9, 1992). She married Rex Aurelius Powell (February 17, 1890-February 5, 1966), who helped fill the paternal role left vacant by the death of Jon’s father three months before his birth. Rex and Clara were the parents of: Jane Craig Powell (born November 14, 1924); Aurelia Powell/Mrs. Elbert Curtis Henson (June 2, 1926-December 4, 2009); and Rex Burnham Powell (born February 25, 1929). The Powells lived at 2928 11th Avenue in Columbus. George Milton “Dopie” Craig, Jr. (January 28, 1903-June 11, 1974). He married 4 times: (1) Lydia Cherry (annulled); (2) Anna Mae Elmore, who died giving birth to their daughter, Clara Mae “Camay” Craig/Mrs. Curtis Edge; (3) Lucille Bridges, who had George Milton Craig III before divorcing; and (4) Blanche Tallent (born about 1898). George lived in Richmond Virginia for a while where he worked as a baker. In May of 1941 he moved to Norfolk, Virginia where he lived at 1412 E. 38th Street. He was a baker there as well, before joining the Army. Alton Cosby “Tooney” or “Al” Craig (5 Oct 1904-24 June 1972). He married Cecile Cunningham about 1930. Gurley Alfred “Joe” or “Jody” Craig (born 20 September 1906). He married first Mary Frances King and second Eleanor Birchfield. After he was widowed at age 87 he re-married his first wife, then the widow of Colonel Sam Allison. He worked for the Hershey candy company and before the War lived at 1010 Eighteenth Avenue in Meridian, Mississippi. He travelled frequently and much of his correspondence is on the letterhead of various hotels. His wife Eleanor often included a letter along with her husband’s. She signed hers “E.B.” Moody Hagins Craig (June 11, 1908-June 12, 1909) Charles Thomas Craig (September 16, 1910-December 25, 1913) Murray Woodrow Craig (born November 21, 1912). He married Edith Ailene Smith on June 1st, 1940. They had 4 children: Eleanor June Craig (b. March 1, 1941), who married first Marvin Patrick Vining, Sr. (1940-February 19, 1977). Eleanor adopted Patrick Vining, Jr. She married James Mauldin in July of 1983. The second child of Murray and Ailene was Nancy Joyce Craig (b. April 15, 1944), who married William “Bill” Dewey Reaves on 10 January 1965. The third child was Murray Woodrow Craig, Jr. (b. December 27, 1947) who married Paulette Carol Hudson in 1971. Their fourth child was Carol Susan “Susie” Craig (b. January 7, 1951). She married Kenneth “Ken” Walters. Murray lived with his mother for some time after his marriage to Ailene. She often included a note to J.R. Craig with Murray’s letters. Mary Ruth “Taggie” Craig (March 6, 1915). She married first Parley E. Davis (the brother of Jon Robert’s best friend, James V. Davis) on October 5, 1941 and secondly Charles Glenn Holder in 1949. They had one son, Arthur Glenn Holder. During most of the period covered by these letters, she lived at home with her mother on Talbotton Avenue in Columbus. She worked at Kirven’s Department Store on Broadway and many of her letters were written there. Jon Robert “Bobby” or “Bob” in childhood, later “John” or “Johnny.” Beginning in the summer of 1940 he chose to be known as “Jon” Craig (born 7 September 1916, 3 months after the death of his father). He married Hilda Haynie and they had two daughters: Lucy Deborah Craig/Mrs. Rudi Killer and Laura Cynthia Craig/Mrs. Harold Balsoma. He was living in Atlanta at the time of his being drafted. His address there until his military service began on March 24, 1941 was 313 Georgia Ave. S.E., Atlanta. His first military address was: Private Jon Robert Craig, Battery A-12th Batallion-4 F.A. Training Regiment, Field Artillery Replacement Center (F.A.R.C.), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. On June 28 of 1941 his address changed to Headquarters, 1st Engineers, Battery A-12, Field Artillery Training Battalion, Fort Bragg. During the War he had various APO addresses. Jon Robert Craig routinely corresponded with several of his nieces and nephews. He affectionately referred to them as his grandchildren. Included in the groups of letters from family were letters included from friends and employers, such as James “Jimmy” Varner Davis, Charles “Charlie” Mixon, Mary Mobley, Rachel Smith (a serious girl-friend), Marjorie “Margie” Faulkner (later Craig’s fiancée), Thomas Franklin “Frank” Joerg, Jr. and family, John A. Savage, and Frank Foley. There are also letters relating to Craig’s Boy Scouts, church, and work activities. The letters of Jimmy Davis, the Frank Jeorg family, Clyde Armour, Jr., Saloushis Haimin, and Marjorie Faulkner are filed in separate folders under the Friends and Employers sub-series.