Cainsville History Book

CAINSVILLE COMMUNITY HISTORY p.331
boyd flanagan
my great grandfather and great grandmother john albert adn annie e hamilton flanagan, came here from kentucky afround 1880. john albert and annie lived on a farm in clay township #12 on the map. john albert was helping to build the akron bridge when he came down with pneumonia and died in 1900. he was buried at the st. mary's cemetery. annie died in 1950. to this union 10 children were born.
my great grandfather and great grandmother boyd were both from indiana. susan elliott and her family moved to missouri in 1870. in 1884 she was united in marriage to sanford boyd. they lived on a farm in clay twp. #25 on the map. to this union 10 children were born. later they moved to the same property in cainsville where tavy hrdlicak lived south of cainsville. sanford died in 1924. in later years susan moved north of the fred cain property. she shared a house with mollie mullins until her death in 1959.
my father, harley flanagan, was born in iowa then moved back to missouri with his folks. he married sylvia bryan in 1935 thenin the 1940's they moved to a farm near cainsville. i attended the red rock school. in 1948 when i was in the second grade there was a polio epedimic that went through the school. i was the only one that was hit real hard. they fumigated the school and burned the books.
most of my life i was growing up has been around cainsville and the iowa line. my folks still live northeast of cainsville. by virginia matson.
p.301 william alexander craig more commonly known as 'alec' was born july 8 1864 to eli and sarah bruntin criag, who came to this area from indiana.
alec married louise may cordle daughter of william s and louisa may brummitt. alec and may married in nov 1885 were farmers in cainsville area for many years, and he became well-known as the "watermelon king". alec raised an abundance of watermelons, selling them as far away as mt. ayr, iowa. people caem from far and near to purchase the delicious melons. they also sold muskmelons, but the watermelons were his specialty.
their children were: RAY who later settled in southern missouri; CARRIE who married ernast carter and later settled in harrison county, mo; ORA who ws the school custodian in cainsville many eyars; ESSIE & ERNAST died in childhood of diptheria and another died in infancy; ESTHER ANTIONETTE (TOIE)married nien still and lived all her married life around cainsville and mt moriah; HUGH, whose wife, inez overton, taught school for many years in mercer county,mo and they have spent all their lives in this area; ELVA first married glen fitzpatrick & later married ronald marrs settling in trenton, mo; RAY, a talented carpenter, woodworker and musician spent most of his life in mercer county,mo; OVAL married mildred hallcroft and in later years became a minister in the belton, mo. area.
alec passed away in 1939 & may in 1946. they are buried in the st. paul cemetery in mercer co, mo.
william alexander craig was born in cainsvillem the son of eli craig who was born in henry county, indiana. eli was the son of andrew craig who was born in north carolina. he was the son of roderick craig jr, who was the son of roderick craig who was born in london, england, and a soldier in the english army.
p.297 RODERICK CRAIG AND MELVINA COOK CRAIG Roderick Craig married Melvina Cook on Thursday, April 21 1849. Roderick was a Civil War veteran. Melvina was born Wed, March 7 1827 in Hancock County, Indiana. Roderick and Melvina came to Missouri by covered wagon between 1855-1864, and settled on a farm three miles east of Cainsville.
Melvina died Wed. August 18 1909 and is buried in the Zoar cemetery in Cainsville. Funeral services were conducted at her home. a like service was alos heald for Rodeick on Wed, April 1906 and their daugher, Belzena, who is buried in the Cain Cemetery.
Melvina's obituary states: 10 children were born to Roderick and Melvina, although only seven are listed. Four children preceded her in death. Charles Cartwright Craig April 12 1850, James Craig , William S. Craig b. Octr 8 1867, Thomas "Tom" Craig, Jane Craig Oct 31 1852, Rose Ann "Rosa" Craig born April 8 1870, and Belzena Craig born June 20 1861. , died Dec 30 1895., Lida Craig born Aug 22 1878 (some family members add this name to the list of children.)
p.297-8 JANE CRAIG was born to Roderick and Melvina Craig on Oct 31 1852, in Hancock County, Indiana.
The family moved to a farm three miles east of Cainsville, when she was two years old.
She was married to Andrew Hart in 1871 and they were the parents of six children. Andrew passed away in 1885. She was married to Richard Stanley in 1890 & he passed away in 1895.
When her children were small she raised sheep and knitted thier wool into socks and mittens, which she sold to the Cainsville merchants.
Two of her sons died in infancy. Her children included: Peter Hart, Charley Hart, Sarah (Sally) Wood and Melvina McDowell, who are all deceased.
She donated lumber to build the Zion Baptist Church of which she was a member. Later she belonged to Cainsville Baptist Church.
She was a strong pioneer woman and has many descendants living in Cainsville and surrounding areas.
She passed away in 1947 and is buried in Zoar Cemetery.

from cainsville community history pp. 620-1
charles cartwright and america missouri hart craig
Charles Cartwright Craig, son of Roderick and Melvina Cook Craig was born Friday, April 12 1850 in Henry county, Indiana. Charles came to Missouri with his parents when he was five years old. On Oct. 22 1871 he married America Missouri Hart.
America Missouri, daughter of William H. and Elizabeth Hubbard Hart was born May 10 1843 in Mercer County, Missouri. To this union nine children were born. Charles and America spent their married life in Harrison and Mercer counties. Three grandchildren were left in the care of Charles and America, who reared and cared for them as tenderly as their own. They are Mrs. Grace Stanley Gilbler, Tommie Stanley, and Lawrence Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig were converted during the Bittner revival in 1890, became a member of the Methodist Church following the revival, living a Christian life. Mr. Craig was a constant reader of "The Blessed Book", his Bible. Mrs. Craig always made great sacrafice to help and comfort others.
America died January 8 1934, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jim (Eliza) Zimmerman, in Cainsville, Missouri. Charles spent many sad and lonely days after the death of his wife, because of this grief he often spoke of the lonely hours without her. He died at the home of his daughter Eliza Zimmerman, on March 23 1935.
Services for each of them were held in the Methodist Church by Rev. George Austin, and they are buried at the Zoar Cemetery, Cainsville , Mo.
To this union nine children were born: Cora May Craig Stanley Zimmerman, Alex Craig, Maudie Craig, Lucy Craig Smith, infant son (Philip), Maggie Craig, Eliza Josephine Craig Zimmerman, Eva Lanora "Nora" Craig Morley and Jessie Mable Craig Rowan.
p. 621 Cora May Craig Stanley Zimmerman and Thomas Stanley William Zimmerman , Cora May craig, daughter of charles cartwright and america missouri hart craig was born november 2 1873 in mercer county mo. cora married thomas Stanley in 1891 at the age of 18. their first child, gracie, was born may 7 1893. before their son, tommy, was born on may 18 1893 , her husband died. with no income after the death of thomas, she went to work at the cavender's hotel in blythedale, mo. for the sum of $1.50 per week. she did the cooking and helped with the laundry. her parents cared for gracie and tommy. gracie married john edward 'jack' gibler and tommy married lena lacy.
while working at the Hotel she met william zimmerman,. they were married july 23, 1902 and moved to the home of his parents, william and lucinda samples zimmerman where he was born in april, 1872, four miles north of cainsville,mo. william died at the age of 46, being very ill several years before his death on nov 21, 1918, leaving cora with the responsibilty of raising the seven children, the oldest being only 16. she struggled, with lots of hard work and help from her brothers-in-law and her children she managed. for added income cora raised turkeys, ducks, geese and chickens. in those days she always used the down for pillows and feather beds, using the eggs and young chickens to eat, always saving enough hens for laying. she would sell her young turkeys to chambers grocery store, trading soem along with extra eggs for grocery items and poultry feed. they raised their own corn and came to town every friday to have it ground into cornmeal.
cora was a member of the church of christ, ever faithful to her savior. she always was willing to help a friend, neighbor and especially her family, and spent many hours mending and patching for grandchildren whle visiting in her children's homes as she grew older.
when her youngest son, marshall, married mildred griffin, they continued to live with cora for the last twenty years of her life and did the farming. cora died jan 25 1960. she and william are buried in the fairview cemetery.
cora and william's children: ruby dove (mrs. shelvie george), lois (died at nine months), rufus clayton married oren mcneil, florence mamie (mrs. edgar george), albert richard married lulu thompson, winona (mrs. alva crawley), marshall married mildred griffin, and mary beatrice (mrs. ivan speer).
ruby, the oldest, shelvie ezekeil george. (see george). lis vada died at nine months. rufus clayton was born aug 18 1926 and died dec 9 1963. he united in marriage with orene mcneil. their children are: william lloyd zimmerman who was born on the river bottoms 4 1/2 miles north of cainsville on aug 18 1926. he was the first of six children born to rufus and orene zimmerman.
p.620 WIlliam zimmerman and lucinda samples zimmerman (parents of william zimmerman, second husband of cora may craig stanley)
william zimmerman, son of jacob and susan cook zimmerman, was born april 1833 in virginia. he died in 1882 ate 49 at his home north of cainsville and is buried in fairview cemetery north of cainsville. william married lucinda samples in 1860 and they made their home with his parents, raising their family there until his death,
lucinda was born in hart county, kentucky oct 8 1837 and died in harrison county jan 18 1918. lucinda came to missouri in 1854 with her parents in a covered wagon pulled by a team of oxen. at the age of 16 she was converted and united with the baptist church. she later united with the christian church while wm. c. moore was holding meetings in her father's home, there being no church at that time. she was truly a christian lady, a neighbor whoe hospitality knew no bounds.
william died 36 years before lucinda, leaving her with limited means, almost blind and six small children to raise. during these years she toiled, raising her children to manhood and womanhood.
their daughter, ida zimmerman burk, married j.m. 'matt' burk, matt was previously married to martha jane canary better knownas 'calamity jane' of mercer county, mo. matt and martha jane have one daughter, leona burk, who is buried by her father in fairview cemetery. matt was born september 22 1858, died may 25 1916.
ida was born in the 1860's AND DIED around 1936. she was living with her son, chester in arkansas at the time of her death. matt and ida had eight children: jesse w., charley, mary, milam chester, nellie, rosie, and bessie. three of their children, jesse w., charley, and mary burk, are buried in fairview cemetery. ida was buried in arkansas.
william and lucinda's son john zimmerman was born dec 12 1875. he never married, lived and farmed on the homeplace along with his parents, later in life with his brother, zac, cora (his sister-in-law) and her son , marshall, his wife and family until his death. john died aug. 13 1942 and is buried in fairview cemetery.
william and lucinda's daughter, nell zimmerman, married charles flick.. she worked for twenty-five years at the hotel in leon, iowa. she later moved back to the homeplace to be with her mother, and two brothers. this is where she spent the rest of her life, dying of cancer. nell is buried in the fairview cemetery.
william and lucinda's son, william zimmerman, was born april 1872 and died nov 21 1918. he married cora may craig stanley , daughter of charles cartwright and america missouri hart craig. cora was born nov 2 1873 and died jan 25 1960/ both are buried in fairview cemetery. william and cora's children: ruby dove (mrs. shelvie george), lois died at nine months, rufus clayton married oren mcneil, florence mamie married edward george, albert richard married lulu thompson, winona married alva crawley, marshall wayne married mildred griffin, and mary beatrice married ivan speer. cora had two children by her first husband, thomas stanley, gracie stanley gibler and tommy stanley who married lena lacy.
william and lucinda's son zackariah 'zack' zimmerman, was born jan 18 1878., died march 24 1958 after suffering from a stroke. he never married and lived all his life on the homeplace, farming after the death of his father, caring for his mother until her death, and then took on the chore of helping raise his neices and nephews. he was loved like a father by all of cora's children. zack is buried in the fairview cemetery.