ROBERT RANDALL AND RACHEL MILES CRAIG

Robert Randall Craig was born in South Carolina on 15 December 1786, the son of Samuel Craig and Elizabeth (Molly) Anderson. Molly was the daughter of Samuel Anderson. Robert married Rachel Miles, who was born 8 December 1795, in 1810 in Fairfield Co., SC. They came to Tennessee in 1815, settling first in Franklin County, where Robert farmed for three years. They then moved to Maury County, where Robert continued farming.

Children of Robert and Rachel Craig were:

John (12 May 1815 SC - 13 June 1896), m. Sarah H. Gilliam, 23 Jan 1838 in Maury County
Elizabeth (1816-20 - bef Feb 1858), m. a Thompson
Joseph Miles (abt 1821 - 14 Feb 1858), m. Nancy M. Gilliam on 20 March 1844
Teresa Emaline, b. abt 1823, m. 15 Nov 1840 to Jessie Aaron Cheek
Robert A., b. abt 1826, m. 1851 to Martha Jane Freeland
Margaret Eliza (10 Jul 1829 - abt 1910), m. Samuel P. Rook on 16 Jan 1850 in Maury County. Samuel (9 May 1827 - 1 May 1898), was the son of Jacob Rook and Elizabeth Asque Rook, daughter of William Asque.
Matilda Ann (13 Sep 1831 - 30 Jan 1911), m. John Lawrence Smith on 11 Feb 1851 in Maury County.
Stephen Samuel (14 Dec 1833 - 22 Aug 1916), m. Mary A. Sharber on 26 Jan 1859 in Maury County.
Martha O., b. abt 1836, m. Sanford A. Bandy on 17 Nov 1859
James Madison, b. 1838, m. 18 Mar 1861 to Nancy Jane Wilson. James died at Camp Chase Prison in 1863, during the Civil War.
William Davis, b. abt 1842, m. Mary A. Watson

Robert Randall Craig, who fought in the War of 1812, died 18 Nov 1854 in Maury County. Rachel Miles Craig, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, died on 26 Aug 1883 in Maury County. They are buried in unmarked graves at Gilliam-Rook Cemetery in Maury County.

Submitted by: Charles Allen Demastus
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