I would like to introduce my family!
Front row: Frankie Craig, Dean Craig, and Charlie Craig (my father)
Second Row: Joe Craig, Charles Pleasant, Thelma Craig Pleasant, Dorothy Craig, Margie Craig and                          Herman Craig
Back Row: (My grandparents) Sam Craig and Eva Gertrude Rivers Craig holding the youngest child Jerry Craig

I know that it isn't the best photo in the world...but it's the only one I have with all of the family. Grandma and grandpa got married in the early 20's. Their oldest child, my aunt Thelma was born in 1923 and the youngest son was born in 1947.  They would go on to have a total of four daughters and six boys.Nine of the children reached adulthood, a little girl died at the age of three.

The oldest two daughters would grow up and leave the small town where they were raised. The oldest sister raised her family in Norfolk, Virginia and the middle sister would end up in California, far from the piney woods of Louisiana. The youngest daughter moved an hour away from home, so although she had moved to a larger community, she was still close. All 6 boys would continue to live close to home. Four stayed in their small hometown of Zwolle and the other two moved with fifteen miles of their parents.

All but my aunt in California are deceased. All that's left now are the memories!

Please comment if you have any suggestions on my blog and ways to make it better! I'd love to hear from you!

Ruth


Comments

  1. Lisa Louise CookeOctober 4, 2016 at 8:23 AM

    This is such a wonderful photo. I would recommend joining the Photo Restoration Free Service group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/134089711030/ and posting the photo there. I'll bet they can enhance it to make it even better.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. RuthOctober 14, 2016 at 9:43 PM

      I just asked to join the restoration group. I'll be excited to see what they can do with the photo of my dad's family!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Rivers and del Rio Surname Connection

Image
       Genealogy has been one of my long time passions for a while now. But over the last few months I've developed another one. I frequent our local Goodwill stores searching for art that others have discarded. The photo on the left is one of those framed pieces that I've recently purchased.. When I saw it, it spoke to me and I knew that I had to take it home! Texas and Louisiana are a large part of my heritage. When I started my research to find out where my ancestors came from, I found that many had been there since Texas was ruled by Spain.    My research on my Rivers line was one that took me down that Spanish trail. I had no idea where my Rivers family came from and our "set" had always been told that they weren't related to the other Rivers in our community that appeared to be of Native American or Hispanic descent.  But over the years, I have collected enough information that leads me to the conclusion that my 2nd great grandfather Joseph “Hosea” Ri
Read more

Sam Charles Craig: Through the Eyes of a Daughter!

Image
My dad wasn't famous or rich, he was just an ordinary man who was far from perfect, but I loved him all the same! He was a hard working country boy who loved to hunt, who loved country music, Hank Williams, an ice cold beer, his family and he loved me! Daddy was the seventh child born to Sam and Eva  Rivers Craig. He was born August 25, 1937 just as the great depression was coming to an end. He was met by five older siblings, Thelma, Herman, Joe,  Dorothy and Margie. There was another sister that died the year before my dad was born, her name was Helen Ruth and he named me after her. The family was poor, but they managed to get by! As I started to write this I realized that as much as I know about him, there were things that I still don't know. Dad died in 2005 and as I sit here writing I realized there is so much that I didn't ask! Daddy was the one person that loved hearing about my family research. He would sit with a big grin as I told him about the ancestors I'
Read more