Walter Craighead

Submitted by Gary Pace

 

FROM THE CARTHAGE COURIER  CARTHAGE, TN  THURSDAY  4 MAR 1920

 

Walter Craighead died at his Home near Defeated last Saturday morning after an illness of only a few days. Mr. Craighead was about 37 years Old. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church at Friendship and  was held in High esteem by his neighbors. Eld. H.L. Gholston of Brush Creek preached the Funeral, after which the remains were laid to rest in the West graveyard. Mr. Craighead is survived by his wife and six children.

 

 

Callie Ann Kemp Craighead

 

FROM THE CARTHAGE COURIER  CARTHAGE, TN  THURSDAY  9 Jan 1975

 

Services for Callie Ann Craighead, age 89, of Carthage, were conducted Sunday afternoon from the Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home, Carthage. Roy Barker, Minister, officiated. Interment was in Lankford Cemetery, Defeated.

 

Mrs. Craighead died, January 3, 1975, at Armour Convalescent Home, Carthage. She was the widow of Walter Craighead and daughter of Larkin and Lou Lankford Kemp. She was a member of Friendship Primitive Baptist Church.

 

Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Lue Ova Lankford, and Mrs. Willie Mai Wilkerson, both of Carthage and Mrs. Georgia Carter, Riddleton; three sons, Overton Craighead, Defeated, Larkin Craighead, Old Hickory, Lossie B. Craighead, Pleasant Shade; two brothers, Willie Kemp and Jimmy Kemp, both of Defeated; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great- grandchildren.

 

Sanderson Funeral Home, Carthage, Directors.

 

 

More About Callie Ann Kemp:

Burial: 05 January 1975, Lankford Cem., Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN #85-24114

Religion: Friendship Primitive Baptist Church

 

Notes for Walter Lawson Craighead:

1920 CENSUS 2nd DISTRICT SMITH Co., TN 92

Walter Craghad head 40 TN TN TN farmer mar'd

Callie Craghad wife 39 TN TN TN mar'd

Lorrie Craghad dau 12 TN TN TN

Lossie B. Craghad son 10 TN TN TN

Larkin Craghad son 9 TN TN TN

Overton Craghad son 9 TN TN TN

Willie May Craghad dau 3 TN TN TN

Gorgie Craghad son 1 TN TN TN

 

 

1910 US Federal Census--Tennessee, Smith County, 2nd dist, enumeration dist 114, shet 13a

Craighead, Walter head m w 30 mar'd 9 yrs farmer

Callie wife f w 25 mar'd 9 yrs (2 children, 2 living)

Louovia dau f w 3 single

Lossie B. son m w 1 ?/12 single

*all persons and parents born in Tennessee

 

More About Walter Lawson Craighead:

Burial: Unknown, Lankford Cem., Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN #85-24114

Cause of Death: illness114

Occupation: Farmer

Religion: Friendship Primitive Baptist Church

 

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