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Robert Edward Craig                               1840-1911
Robert was born on 21 February 1840, the son of Albert Gallatin Craig and Virginia Brooking, at Gallatin County, Kentucky. He first married Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny. After her untimely early death he married the widow Susan "Sarah" White.

Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny                     1840-1878       (1st Wife)
Elizabeth was born about 1840, at Ghent, Kentucky.
I have identified the following children.
Robert Edward Craig
Alice Kearny Born abt 1868   Kentucky  
Virginia Judith Born Nov 1869   Kentucky Married Richard D. Chotard
Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" Born 2 Dec 1872   Kentucky Married Henry Blackwell Wiggs
Robert Edward Jr. Born abt 1873     Died 26 Oct 1878
Sarah Kearny No Date      
Maime Kearny No Date   Zanesville, Ohio  
Birth of Parents
Robert Edward Craig b: 21 Feb 1840         Gallatin County, Kentucky
son of Albert Gallatin Craig and Virginia Brooking

Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny b: 6 Jun 1840         Ghent, Carroll County, Kentucky

Marriage
6 Sep 1865
Robert Edward Craig
Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny

Children
 Bessie Craig
Alice K. Craig b: abt 1868               Kentucky
daughter of Robert Edward Craig and Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny
Virginia J. Craig b: abt 1870               Kentucky
daughter of Robert Edward Craig and Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny
Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" Craig b: abt 1872               Kentucky
daughter of Robert Edward Craig and Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny

Death
Elizabeth Aspinwall (Kearny) Craig Died 1878       Kentucky


1880 Census 1 June 1880 Gallatin County, Kentucky
Hoggins District, Image 23 of 23
Occupation		 Birth Place  
Self Father Mother
Albert G. Craig
Virginia J.
Sarah W.
Laura B.
Virginia
Alice K. (GrDau)
Virginia J. (GrDau)
Bessie A. (GrDau)
 Plus 1 Servant 		Age 73
Age 63
Age 35
Age 24
Age 22
Age 12
Age 10
Age 8 		Farmer
Keeping House


Farmer 		Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky 		Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky 		Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio 		abt 1807
abt 1817
abt 1847
abt 1856
abt 1858
abt 1868
abt 1870
abt 1872


Susan "Sarah" White                           1853-                             (2nd Wife)
Sarah was born in November 1853, in Alabama. She was a widow ahen she married Robert.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of New Wife
Susan "Sarah" White b: Nov 1853     Alabama

Marriage
abt 1898
Robert Edward Craig
Susan "Sarah" L. White

1900 Census 1 Jun 1900
 Carter Township, Ashley County, Arkansas
District 186, Image 6 of 55 Years
Married		 Children/
Living		 B I R T H     P L A C E
Person             Father           Mother		 Month & Year of Birth
Robert E. Craig
Sarah L. (Wife)
Mn Bettie Pugh (DauLaw)(M)
Thomas White (StepSon) (s)
Mary G. White (StepDau) (s)
Plus 5 Boarders 		Age 56
Age 46
Age 23
Age 20
Age 16 		Lawyer 25
25
3
5/4 		Kentucky
Alabama
Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas 		Kentucky
Maryland
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama 		Kentucky
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama 		Feb 1844
Nov 1853
Sep 1876
Feb 1880
Oct 1892

1910 Census 15 April 1910
 Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas
District 5,
Image 3 of 28		 Years
Married		 Children/
Living		 B I R T H     P L A C E
Person       Father      Mother
Robert Craig
Sarah L. (Wife)
John S. White (Son)
Virginia Johnson 		Age 70
Age 65
Age 32
Age 27 		Lawyer 12
12
5/4 		Kentucky
Alabama
Arkansas
Arkansas 		Kentucky
Maryland
Arkansas
Arkansas 		Kentucky
Alabama
Arkansas
Arkansas 		abt 1840
abt 1845
abt 1878
abt 1883

Death
Robert Edward Craig Died 1911       Hamburg, Arkansas

1920 Census 1 Jan 1920
 Carter, Ashley County, Arkansas
District 5, Image 12 of 31,
Lincoln Street		 Birthplace
Person		 Birthplace
Father		 Birthplace
Mother
Sarah L. Craig (Widow)
Turner White (Son)(s) 		Age 66
Age 39 		None
?? 		Alabama
Arkansas 		Maryland
Alabama 		Alabama
Alabama 		Nov 1853
abt 1880

Death
Susan "Sarah" L. White No Data

SPECIAL THANKS  to , a descendant of Lawthan McGehee Austin (1896-1987) and Virginia Cephise Wiggs (1898-1970), for many of the details provided above.