Sixth Generation (Continued)
Family of Eliza SMITH (35) & Robert CRAIG
137. Samuel CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1). Born on 27 Jan 1845 in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.

- 1861 Canada census, living in Montague, Lanark, Canada West
Name Age [lines 6 - 15] All WM [Wesleyan Methodist]
William Kerfoot 45 - farmer, Ireland, WM, 45, M, Mar, log house 1 story, 1 family
Mary Kerfoot, Canada, WM, 38, F, Mar
Thomas Kerfoot, laborer, Canada, WM, 17, M, S
George Kerfoot, laborer, Canada, WM, 19, M, S
John Kerfoot, laborer, Canada, WM, 15, M, S, attended school,
Ann Jane Kerfoot, Canada, WM, 13, F, S, attended school,
Samuel Kerfoot, Canada, WM, 10, M, S, attended school,
Deborah Kerfoot, Canada, WM, 8, F, S, attended school,
Melissa Kerfoot, Canada, WM, 6, F, S
Eliza Kerfoot, Canada, WM, 3, F, S
William H Kerfoot, Canada, WM, 1,M, S
Elizabeth McCrara?, Servant, Canada, EM, 19, F, S, not a member of the family
Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1042-1043

From other researchers:
- 150. i. SAMUEL6 CRAIG (ELIZA5 SMITH, ANN4 KERFOOT, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1) was born 27 January 1845 in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. He married (1) MRS. FEE. He married (2) ANN JANE KERFOOT 25 December 1867, daughter of WILLIAM KERFOOT and MARY BROWNLEE. She was born 15 December 1848 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, and died 26 September 1893 in Carberry Plains, Manitoba, Canada.

- a Samuel Craig family history written by Lloyd J. Bowen of Victoria BC in 1982 is mentioned on http://nanna.lib.umanitoba.ca/atom/index.php/fred-...%3Bead?sf_format=xml
(Fred and Millie Switzer Family fond, Carberry Plains Archives, Manitoba).
http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDi...&rt=1&bill=1
On 25 Dec 1867 when Samuel was 22, he married Ann Jane KERFOOT (61) , daughter of William KERFOOT (23) & Mary BROWNLEE, in Ontario, Canada. Born on 15 Dec 1848 in Montague Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Christened on 31 Jul 1849 in Wesleyan Methodist, Montague Twp, Bathurst, Ontario, Canada. Ann Jane died in Carberry Plains, Manitoba, Canada, on 26 Sep 1893; she was 44. Buried abt 1893 in Kerfoot Cemetery, Kerfoot (Now Gregg), Manitoba, Canada.

- 1848 Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1828-1910
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wjmartin/wm-k_18.htm
vol 1, pg 676, Bathurst Ontario, Montague Twp, Anne Jane Kerfoot, d/o William and Mary, residing Montague
Born 1848-12-15 Montague
Baptised 1849-07-31 Montague - Rev Thos Bevitt

- After their marriage they lived on his farm in North Gower Tp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. Their first six children were born there. Sometime around 1880, they moved west, travelling by oxen from Portage La Prairie to Carberry Plains. The rest of their children were born there. The post office of Kerfoot, Manitoba was named after her. The name has changed to Gregg. but as of 1953 the small church in the district still bore her name.

- Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869:
Ann Jane Kerfoot
Spouse: Graig, Samuel
Mother: Mary Kerfoot
Father: William Kerfoot
County: Leeds and Grenville
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They had the following children:
176i.
Emma J CRAIG (1868-1952)
177ii.
Mary E CRAIG (1870-1871)
178iii.
179iv.
180v.
181vi.
Mary A CRAIG (1878-1942)
182vii.
183viii.
Ada L CRAIG (1883-)
184ix.
Barbara CRAIG (1886-1918)
185x.
S Delmer CRAIG (1886-1946)
186xi.
Milton R CRAIG (1890-1950)
138. Joseph CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

i. JOSEPH CRAIG, m. ELIZA GRAHAM.
Joseph married Eliza GRAHAM.

She was the sister of Thomas Brownlee's wife
139. Elizabeth CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

iii. ELIZABETH CRAIG, m. JAMES WILSON
Elizabeth married James WILSON.
140. Ann CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

iv. ANN CRAIG, m. WILLIAM MOFFATT
Ann married William MOFFATT.
141. Robert Thomas CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

v. ROBERT THOMAS CRAIG, m. (1) ELIZA CARSON; m. (2) JANE WALLACE
Robert Thomas first married Eliza CARSON.
Robert Thomas second married Jane WALLACE.
142. Charlotte CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

vi. CHARLOTTE CRAIG, m. FERGY MOORE
Charlotte married Fergy MOORE.
143. George F CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

vii. GEORGE F. CRAIG, m. (1) ELLA HUNTER; m. (2) ROXY CHENY
144. Deborah CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

viii. DEBORAH CRAIG, m. JOHN CARSON
Deborah married John CARSON.
145. Jane CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1). Born on 23 May 1858 in North Gower Twp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. Jane died in Oxnard, California, USA, in Jan 1943; she was 84. Buried in 1943 in Oxnard, California, USA.

151. JANE (JANEY)6 CRAIG (ELIZA5 SMITH, ANN4 KERFOOT, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, THOMAS1) was born 23 May 1858 in North Gower Tp., Carleton County, Ontario, Canada, and died January 1943 in Oxnard, California, U.S.A.. She married JAMES WESLEY SHILLINGTON 10 March 1880 in North Gower, Tp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada, son of JOHN SHILLINGTON and ANN KERFOOT.
Jane’s Burial: Oxnard, California, U.S.A.
5 Children are listed above under (84) James Wesley Shillington.
Jane married James Wesley SHILLINGTON (87) , son of John S SHILLINGTON & Ann KERFOOT (25). Born on 1 Apr 1859 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. Christened on 25 Jul 1859. James Wesley died in Oxnard, California, USA, on 3 Nov 1950; he was 91. Buried in 1950 in Shillington Plot, Oxxnard, California, USA.

84. He was born 1 April 1859 in Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada, and died 3 November 1950 in Oxnard, California, U.S.A.
Baptism: 25 July 1859
Family moved to California USA in 1893.
Burial: Shillington plot, Oxnard, California, U.S.A
Children of JAMES SHILLINGTON and JANE CRAIG are:
215. i. J. ERNEST6 SHILLINGTON, b. 23 February 1882, Carberry, Manitoba, Canada.
ii. ROBERT N. SHILLINGTON, b. 12 November 1886; d. 16 October 1890.
216. iii. MRYTLE R. SHILLINGTON, b. 29 September 1888, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
iv. LEILA IVY SHILLINGTON, b. 23 September 1901.
217. v. EDNA SHILLINGTON, b. 23 January 1892.

- The memorial for John McAmmond on findagrave.com also has an image of a bronze memorial plaque (location not identified) that says (in all caps):
“Dempsey - Kerfoot - Gregg District
One Hundred Years of / Settlement in Commemoration / of the First Pioneers / 1878 /
John Clark, Joseph Dempsey,
Thomas McFarlane,
Foster Olmstead Sr.,
John Sallows, Joseph Sallows
George Shillington,
Wesley Shillington
Dedicated 9 July 1978
They had the following children:
286i.
287ii.
288iii.
289iv.
290v.
146. Tillie CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

x. TILLIE CRAIG, m. FLETCHER SHILLINGTON
Tillie married Fletcher SHILLINGTON.
147. Valetta CRAIG (Eliza SMITH5, Ann KERFOOT4, William3, George2, Thomas1).

xi. VALETTA CRAIG, m. ANDREW WALLACE
Valetta married Andrew WALLACE.
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