Hannah was a strong American woman

Hannah Elizabeth Craig [Jones Collingwood]

Hannah was a strong American woman. She traveled by wagon from Utah to Oregon with her first husband Isaac Jones and their young son. They settled on Ingram Island near Monroe, Oregon. This is an area of land bordered on two sides by a large bend in the Willamette River with a creek on the other sides. Their home is no longer there, it is now a field or pasture.

My mother, Bernice, Hannah’s granddaughter, still has memories of this farm and the house they owned and then moved into after the original burned to the ground. My mother tells me that this final house was built on stilts because of a history of severe flooding of the Willamette River.

Hannah spent her childhood in Spanish Fork Utah, born into a Morman family. Her father and mother were Robert and Elizabeth Craig. She was born 2 Nov 1867, their eldest living child.

The 1880 US Census reports Hannah’s year of birth as 1867. It states she was 13 years old at that time. Her parents are listed as Robert and Elizabeth Craig, living in Spanish Fork, Utah. The household members for that Census record are listed as Robert 45, Elizabeth 36, Hannah 13, Agnes 6, Margaret 3, and William 2 months.

She had three siblings that died young, Robert A. Craig 1866-1867; James Enos Craig 1870-1871; Sarah H. Craig 1871-1873. Her living siblings were Agnes 1874 – 1924, Margaret Miller Craig 1877-1933 and William John Craig 1880-1947.

[1880 US Census information found at this website]

The following information on Hannah’s parents comes from the LDS.org website:

Robert Silch Craig (father)

DOB: 15 February 1834   Northumberland, England  

DOD:  30 Sep 1880   Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States,  

Elizabeth Clark (mother)

DOB:  8 May 1844    Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

DOD:  2 (or 9^th) Dec 1926   Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah

Hannah was my great grandmother and the grandmother of many of the Jones, Tolman, Collingwood and Archibald lines of our family tree. Hannah’s married names were Jones and Collingwood.

Hannah’s first husband was Isaac Jones. The record shows that Isaac Jones married Hannah Craig on 20 May 1888 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. This information about their marriage was found in Utah Marriages – 1887-1966 at this website

Isaac Jones was NOT a Mormon. He came from South Wales. They were married in Spanish Fork, Utah in 1888. He was born in South Wales, UK in 1837, and although I have no date for his death, he did die before 1907 when Hannah married again. If my dates are correct then it appears that Isaac was about 50 years old when he married 20 year old Hannah. This seems about right for the times, as in those days a man had to be able to provide for a family before he married. His history is unknown by me at this time. [Was he married before? Did he have other children from a previous marriage? These are mysteries that I hope to solve. A cousin, Janet Jones (maiden name), his granddaughter may have this information. I was able to talk to Janet just a couple of nights ago, and she will be sending me more information on her family genealogy. I will update this page when I have more information.]

 

Aaron Collingwood, Hannah Elizabeth Craig Jones Collingwood,
William Aaron Collingwood, and Isaac Jones (left to right)



From this first marriage my mother’s Uncle Isaac was born. I vaguely remember Uncle Isaac from when I was a child. The funny thing is I remember the cracked sidewalk in front of their house clearly but the rest is just a shadow. I was just a child after all.

Her first son, Isaac Jones was born when she was 26 years old. No known middle name.

DOB: 10 Sep 1891 in Utah, United States,
DOD: 5 Nov 1968 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States

It appears that Isaac came by wagon with his parents when they came to Oregon. [The date of their migration is unknown by me. Do you have any further information?]

Here is an interesting thing that I do know about Hannah (from my mother’s verbal story): When Isaac Jones knew that he was dying he made arrangements for his wife to marry their farm hand, I assume to care for their son and keep the farm operating for him until he was old enough to take responsibility for it. My great-grandfather was that farm hand.

Hannah married her second husband, (the farm hand) Aaron Collingwood, in 1907. They married in Lane Co. Oregon. Aaron’s granddaughter Bernice (my mother) states that he had no middle name. [Does anyone have any different information?] Aaron was a widower. His first wife, Eliza was born 20 May 1858 in Canada, and died 2 Oct 1904 in Lane County, OR. The cause of her death is unknown, as is the date of their marriage and if they had children.

Aaron Collingwood was born 3 Jun 1847 in Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA. He was 61 years old when his son William was born and Hannah was about 39 to 41 years old (there are differences in the data). Bill was still a boy when Aaron died, 22 Feb 1923 in the Santa Clara area of Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA.

Their son’s information is as follows: William Aaron Collingwood, DOB 7 Sep 1908 (probably at home on the farm on Ingram Island) in Lane county, Oregon. His DOD was 7 Jun 1970 in Portland, Clackamas Co, Oregon. He was known as Bill to many.

The 1880 US Census shows Hannah living in Spanish Fork, Utah with her parents. The 1900 US Census shows her living in Irving, Oregon. The 1920 and 1930 US Census’ shows her living in Lone Pine, Oregon.

Hannah died in her home in Lane County Oregon on 18 Oct, 1933.  Hannah is buried in the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery  blk 229  plot # is unknown.  Information can be found on http://www.eugenepioneercemetery.org/

Join us on the journey of a life time

This is a time-traveling blog. My brother, Tom and I plan to visit each of our ancestors. Join us on the journey of a life time, a journey which may, in fact, last the rest of our lifetimes. You are welcome to join us. Some of the limbs of our family tree may be familiar while others may hold unexpected surprises, and even a few mysteries.

Research has led me to the following people in our Family Tree: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Light Horse Harry Lee, General Robert E. Lee, an American Indian woman (Choctaw) named Molly (she married an Archibald), Zachery Taylor-the 12 President of the United States, and if I remember correctly Thomas Jefferson. These are but a few that have been discovered on my expedition into the Archibald-Tolman-Collingwood family history.

Our family history is much like the history of our country. We have an ancestry to be proud of and although I haven’t found a notorious criminal yet, I have uncovered a few skeletons (which I may or may not reveal). We have an ancestor’s brother who was hanged at the age of 16, for being a traitor to the British, during the Revolutionary War. And yes, many of us can qualify to become members of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Although intended for our family, others may be accidentally (or purposefully) directed to this blogsite. We welcome them and hope to hear from them, and when possible, include them in this Family Tree. But, rest assured it is not my intention to disclose anything about the private lives of the living (or even those who are more recently departed). But for you gossips, as an amateur gardener as well as an amateur genealogist, I know all the best dirt!

Welcome aunts, uncles, cousins. I hope that some relationships will be discovered and possibly new family ties developed. But mostly I hope you enjoy learning about our common ancestors as much as I enjoy finding out about them, and the details of their lives that make them special and unique individuals. Some of them I know only through research, others I have learned about through family stories, and even more, I have actually known and I remember. Also please feel free to contribute stories and pictures. If your dad was my uncle or grandpa then you probably knew him better than I did. I would like to know more. Stories that you remember about incidents in your life with him would be more precious than ruby’s in my eyes. Please share. I may want to write up your stories to add to the BOOK I am writing (someday).

In writing The Archibald-Tolman-Collingwood Book, I will need the sources of all information. Documentation is vital. I beg you for any copies of birth and death certificates, as well as letters, personal journals, even old tax papers, whatever can show us a little more about our ancestor(s).

 

The traits, skills and experiences of our ancestors are varied. All were immigrants, some more recent than others. Some were very educated, at Oxford no less. Several were farmers, a truck driver, even an amateur wine maker (possibly many of you knew this man). We have ancestors with high education, and ancestors of very little learning. Some ancestors had many children, others only one or two. Some who seem to have been wise, while others not. The monkeys hanging from our family tree range from coal miners to Virginia plantation owners, and vaudeville performer(s), to a President of the United States.

We have a vast and varied family history, not an uncommon occurrence in the United States. Because of my decades-long, on again-off again, obsession with genealogy, I have learned much about myself from my family history. No man (or woman) stands alone, and I feel strongly that we are who we are because of our family history. It is my opinion that the people we come from, have influenced our lives in many and often unknown ways. I hope that learning about them will open up new worlds to you regarding your own potential, as it has for me.

There are a few things that you who non-genealogists need to know. DOB and DOD mean date of birth and date of death. The date is always written with the day number, then the month shortened to just three letters, then the year, so May 8, 1954 is written 8 May 1954. No abbreviations of the year as we will be covering several centuries and it can become confusing. There may be other abbreviations that I will use as we go along. If you are confused please just ask a question in the comments section or email me at cgillice@gmail.com . I am always thrilled to correspond on my family history.    

Mistakes are bound to occur since Government records, family trees, and anything else that is produced by the hand of man, is prone to error. I apologize for the errors before they occur and I humbly ask that you point them out to me when they become evident.

Corrections are much appreciated and I need to know where or how you got your information. Did you get the information out of an old Bible, off a website, from a birth certificate? Please share your knowledge and sources, and I would love to receive any copies of your documentation. If your information is from word of mouth, or memory, please state who and when and how. But even if you don’t have the documentation and just have a clue, I would be happy for that clue. (I am becoming something of a genealogy detective).

I am already hard at work gathering the information for you, about our first featured ancestor, Hannah Elizabeth Craig. You will have to ‘tune back in’ to find out who she is, when and where she lived, and how she is related to you.

 Here is a mystery about her. She is related by blood to both the paternal and maternal families of one of my parents (I’m not saying which parent yet). This means that there is a husband-wife couple in my family where the husband and the wife are both related to my ancestor and to me, although neither are blood relatives to one another.  Caught your interest? You’ll need to check back later this week to find out all about Hannah.

Your cousin,

Cathy Jo Archibald Gillice

Hope, Idaho (2011)

(now in the year 2021-22, Grass Valley California)

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