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John Alexander Craig

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Birth	:	10 Aug 1866 Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Sep 1950 Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pittsburg Rural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7490000, -91.9960000
Plot	:	Section 1, Row 27, going south
Description	:	**Handwritten: 1950 JOHN A. CRAIG RITES WILL BE HELD TODAY Funeral services for John A. Craig, 84, prominent Van Buren county retired farmer, of Keosauqua, will be held at 2 p.m., this Thursday at the Keosauqua Methodist church. Services will be in charge of the Rev. Burton Bastuscheck, with burial in the Pittsburg cemetery. For the past 17 years he had served as a member of the Inheritance Tax Appraisers commission for Van Buren county, and resigned about two months ago because of ill health. He had served as a member of the Keosauqua town council and for many years... Read More	**Handwritten: 1950 JOHN A. CRAIG RITES WILL BE HELD TODAY Funeral services for John A. Craig, 84, prominent Van Buren county retired farmer, of Keosauqua, will be held at 2 p.m., this Thursday at the Keosauqua Methodist church. Services will be in charge of the Rev. Burton Bastuscheck, with burial in the Pittsburg cemetery. For the past 17 years he had served as a member of the Inheritance Tax Appraisers commission for Van Buren county, and resigned about two months ago because of ill health. He had served as a member of the Keosauqua town council and for many years prior to 1948, was a member of the board of stewards of the Methodist church. He had been seriously ill about two months and in failing health for the past nine months. He died at 10 a.m., Tuesday, in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Russell Boley of Bloomfield. He was born August 10, 1866, near Keosauqua, and had been a resident of this community all his life. Active in church and social work, he was known to be an outstanding contributer to all the community and public welfare benefits, giving generously to the Memorial hospital. Surviving are his widow, Dolly, and five children, Collin and Harold Craig of Keosauqua, Mrs. Arthur Bloomquist of Burlington, Mrs. Russell Boley of Bloomfield, and Kenneth Craig of Appleton, Wis., and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book H, Page 150, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA Obituary courtesy of Kristi Bruner.

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John Alexander Craig's memorial is located at: Pittsburg Rural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA.
When did John Alexander Craig death?
John Alexander Craig death on 19 Sep 1950 in Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7490000
Longitude: -91.9960000

Family Members:

Parent

Alexander P Craig

(1825 - 1896)

Hester I. “Hessie” Browne Craig

(1830 - 1894)

Spouse

Florence Pearson Craig

(1871 - 1953)

Siblings

James Craig

(1860 - 1933)

Mary G Craig

(1870 - 1910)

Children

Colin Pearson Craig

(1894 - 1962)

Harold Bates Craig

(1896 - 1978)

Dorothy Helen Craig Bloomquist

(1900 - 1986)

Hazel Pearl Craig Boley

(1902 - 2005)

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Coordinate: 40.7490000, -91.9960000

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Coordinate: 40.7592500, -91.9171500

17. Lippincott McCrary Cemetery
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21. Prall Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6817017, -91.9822006

22. Hoskins Cemetery
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23. Roush Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7872009, -92.0755997

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