Craig - Lydia Martz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 2 March 1900
Darlington, Ind., Feb. 26—Lydia A. Martz, daughter of John and Eliza Martz, was born February 23, 1833 in the state of Ohio. At the age of six months she, with the family, removed to this township, where on January 8, 1862, she married Robert A. Craig, and continued to live near Darlington, where by their untiring efforts they purchased a home of some 200 acres of fine land, where they reared to manhood and womanhood a large family of children, who some years ago had all left the home farm to seek homes of their own. Then it was that Mr. and Mrs. Craig, tired of the toils of the farm, thought to seek quiet and rest by moving to Crawfordsville, where after a few years of rest the father was called to his long home, and Grandma Craig was a widow. She continued to reside in the city until some three years ago she came to her place to make her home, where on the morning of the 25th of February, she passed away to that home from which no traveler returns.
Darlington, Ind., Feb. 26—Lydia A. Martz, daughter of John and Eliza Martz, was born February 23, 1833 in the state of Ohio. At the age of six months she, with the family, removed to this township, where on January 8, 1862, she married Robert A. Craig, and continued to live near Darlington, where by their untiring efforts they purchased a home of some 200 acres of fine land, where they reared to manhood and womanhood a large family of children, who some years ago had all left the home farm to seek homes of their own. Then it was that Mr. and Mrs. Craig, tired of the toils of the farm, thought to seek quiet and rest by moving to Crawfordsville, where after a few years of rest the father was called to his long home, and Grandma Craig was a widow. She continued to reside in the city until some three years ago she came to her place to make her home, where on the morning of the 25th of February, she passed away to that home from which no traveler returns.
Mrs. Craig was loved and respected by all who came in contact with her. She was a devoted and consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, a kind and loving mother, and leaves many friends to mourn her loss as well as her two brothers, Jacob and John Martz, and one sister, Mrs. Catharine Francis, now living at Merom, Ind. The five living children are: Mrs. Wash Bowman, Mrs. Newt Martin, V. E., John and Willard Craig. Thus one by one the old settlers pass away and new ones take their place.
The funeral of Mrs. Craig will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Darlington Presbyterian Church. The services will be conducted by Rev. A. J. Buchanan, interment at the Darlington Odd Fellows’ Cemetery. - s