GEORGE W. CRAIG

Was born January 6, 1845, at Pine Bluff, on the Tennessee River. He is the oldest of six children born to George W. and Lavinia (McCuiston) Craig. The father was a native of the State and was engaged through life in mercantile and farming pursuits. He died in July, 1867. He was of Irish descent and a son of James Craig. George W. Craig assisted in early life in the management of his father's warehouse, and clerked in the store. At seventeen he accepted a clerkship in the warehouse and commission store of Whitlock & McNichols, and after continuing in this capacity two years came to Murray and served three years as a deputy circuit clerk. He then engaged in farming and continued the same up to 1880, excepting two years, during which time he was employed as a salesman by Harding & Adair, of Graves County. In 1880 he was elected circuit clerk for a term of six years. He is a member of the I. O.O.F. and Knights of Honor, and is an eminent and active worker in the cause of temperance. May 19, 1867 he married Miss Nannie Eaker of Murray. This union has been blessed with seven children, three of whom are living, Mary Craig, Harmon E. Craig, and George C. Craig.