Brief Life History of Eliza Jane
When Eliza Jane Jones was born on 15 July 1833, in Vermont, United States, her father, Isaac G. Jones, was 34 and her mother, Lydia F. Stevens, was 30. She married James C Craig Jr on 29 October 1855, in Topsham, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 10 May 1910, in Neponset, Bureau, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Neponset, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Eliza J Craige in household of James J Crange, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Craig & Eliza Jane Jones, Marriage - "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Eliza Craig in household of James Craig, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1828–1900 Male
1833–1910 Female
Children (5)
1857–1863 Male
1859–1906 Male
1862–1924 Male
1866–1894 Female
1874–1901 Female
Parents and Siblings
1799–1875 Male
1802–1840 Female
Siblings (4)
1825–1899 Female
1831–1893 Female
1833–1910 Female
1835–1839 Female
World Events (8)
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
Age 1
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1855
Age 22
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1860 Henry Harvey and Jennie Craig Bennett
HENRY HARVEY BENNETT was born November 15, 1860, at Neponset, Bureau County, Illinois. He married JENNIE CRAIG November 5, 1885, at Neponset. She was born January 29, 1866, at Neponset, the daughter …
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