Craighead (surname)
Enclosed you will find the information collected on the Craighead family and on the Wooster Rubber Company. I am sending the information in two packets. In packet # 1, you should find the following documents:
- Time line for William Johnson Craighead Ancestors
- Family Group Sheet on William Johnston Craighead
- 2 Pedigree charts on Lee Durbin Craighead
- Select pages from Douglass’ History of Wayne County, OH"History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time", Robert Douglas, Indianapolis, 1878.</ref>
- Wayne County, OH Birth Records 1867-1908
- 1850 & 1860 U.S. Census for Jonathan and Martha McClure
- 1850 & 1860 U.S. Census for William Craighead (b. 1833)
- 1870 – 1930 U.S. Census for Lee Durbin Craighead (b. 1860)
- 1885 Minnesota Territorial and State Census for Lee Durban Craighead
- 1910 – 1930 U.S. Census for William Johnson Craighead (b. 1886)
- Obituaries on Lee Durbin Craighead and Mary Emerson Cunningham Craighead
- Wooster Cemetery burial records for the Craighead and McClure families
- Richland County, OH Cemetery Records for John and Alesanna Craighead
- Necrology abstracts for William J. Craighead, Mary Anne Craighead, and John Gilson Craighead
- Ohio Death Certificates for Lee Durbin Craighead, Mary Emerson Craighead, and William Johnson Craighead
- Places to contact in Allegheny County, PA to further your research
- Timeline for Wooster Rubber Company (no charge)
- General information on Wooster Rubber Company
Time Line for William Johnson Craighead Ancestors
07 Mar 1833 William Johnson Craighead, father of Lee Durbin Craighead, is born in PA. He is the son of John and Alesanna Johnson Craighead.
About 1835 Mary Ann McClure, mother of Lee Durbin Craighead, is born in OH. She is the daughter of Jonathan and Martha Yocum McClure.
17 Oct 1855 William Craighead marries Mary A. McClure in Wayne County, OH.
18 Jan 1860 Lee Durbin Craighead, son of William and Mary Craighead, was born.
05 Jun 1860 William Craighead and family residing in Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, OH.
22 Nov 1860 Mary Emerson Cunningham, daughter of Thomas C. Cunningham and Mary Emerson, was born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA. She later marries Lee Durbin Craighead.
1862-1863 William J. Craighead serves as Trustee for Wooster, Wayne County, OH.
19 Aug 1864 William Craighead, father of Lee Durbin Craighead, is buried in the Wooster Cemetery.
xx Sep 1870 Mary Craighead, widow of William Craighead, and family are residing with the Martha McClure family. Martha McClure is the mother of Mary Craighead, widow of William Craighead. They are residing in Wooster Ward 4, Wayne County, OH.
18 Jun 1880 Mary Craighead and family continue to reside with Martha McClure and family.
About 1882 Lee Durbin Craighead marries Mary Emerson Cunningham. The place and exact date of marriage is unknown.
01 May 1885 Lee Durbin Craighead and family residing in Winona, Winona County, MN.
23 Aug 1886 William Johnson Craighead, son of Lee Durbin and Mary Craighead, is born in Wooster, Wayne County, OH.
02 Jun 1900 Lee Durbin Craighead and family are residing in Wooster Ward 3, Wayne County, OH.
About 1903 Mary Ann Hopkins immigrates to the United States. She is about 19 years old at the time. She probably settles in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA.
xx Aug 1909 William Johnson Craighead marries Mary Ann Hopkins, possibly in Pittsburg, Allegheny County, PA. Marriage record not recorded in Cuyahoga County or Wayne County, OH.
21 Apr 1910 William Johnson Craighead and family are residing in Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny County, PA.
23 Apr 1910 Lee Durbin Craighead and family are residing in Wilkinsburg Ward 3, Allegheny County, PA.
About 1911 Lee Durin Craighead, son of William Johnson and Mary Ann Craighead, is born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA.
About 1915 John Gilson Craighead, son of William Johnson and Mary Ann Craighead, is born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA.
14 Jan 1920 William Johnson Craighead and family are residing in Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny County, PA.
16 Jan 1920 Lee Durbin Craighead and family are residing in Wilkinsburg Ward 3, Allegheny County, PA.
About 1922 William J. Craighead, son of William Johnson and Mary Ann Craighead, is born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA.
11 Apr 1930 William Johnson Craighead and family are residing in Lakewood City, Cuyahoga County, OH.
24 Apr 1930 Lee Durbin Craighead and family are residing in Wooster Ward 4, Wayne County, OH.
09 Jan 1931 Lee Durbin Craighead, father of William Johnson Craighead, dies in Wooster, Wayne County, OH.
06 Jul 1938 Mary Emerson Cunningham Craighead, mother of William Johnson Craighead, dies in Wooster, Wayne County, OH.
06 Mar 1951 William Johnson Craighead dies in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, OH.
23 Dec 1957 John Gilson Craighead, brother of William Johnson Craighead, dies. He was a resident of Dayton, Montgomery County, OH.
06 Apr 1975 Mary Ann Hopkins Craighead, widow of William Johnson Craighead, dies in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH.
9. 1946 and 1948 directory advertisements for Wooster Rubber Company 10. Obituaries on Clyde Gault, Thomas E. Rice, and John D. Overholt