#1 - - Published in the Pilot and the World-Herald March 13, 1912

The funeral of Mrs. Allen Craig was held from her farm home, where she had lived fifty-four years, interment being made in Fort Calhoun’s historic cemetery. She was born Rhoda Carlisle, in Louisville, Ky., in 1839, and was married to Allen Craig by County Judge Stilts, September 12, 1858. W. H. Woods, of this place officiated at her golden wedding in 1908. Mrs. Craig leaves a brother and son in Texas, two sons who live near Papillion, one daughter at Irvington and one on the home farm, besides her husband. There was an unusually large attendance at the funeral, which was conducted by the Rev. Lang, pastor of the Methodist church at Blair. The active pallbearers were Camille Saltzman, Peter Schmidt, Jr., Henry Rower, Charles Clarke, William Frahm, Hans Schmidt. The honorary pallbearers were H. Hansen, Peter Schmidt, Sr., Horace Browning, A. Michelson, John Hindricksen, Sr., and Jepp Skow.

# 2 - - Published in the Tribune 1912

MRS. ALLEN CRAIG, AGED 73, AN EARLY PIONEER OF OMAHA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY

When the Kanesville (now Council Bluffs) and Missouri River Ferry Co. was organized in 1853, Thomas Allen became a part owner of the 120 acres of the proposed site of the city of Omaha and was hired by Tootle & Jackson of Kanesville to build them a trading house on the Omaha site in 1853. He was run off by the Indians, who slaughtered his oxen and they held a feast near Saratoga Springs. The next year he came again, built the large log cabin that was a general store and the hotel kept afterward by the Snowdens, Mrs. Snowden getting the record of being the first permanent resident of Omaha. In the meantime he had built a cabin for himself and brought over his family, among the rest being his step-daughter, who became the first white girl to live on the Omaha townsite. One day a man from Ft. Calhoun induced him to give up his claim and homestead on the farm where Hans Schwager now lives, half a mile south of our present Ft. Calhoun City hall and he was made the first sheriff of Washington county. Here Allen Craig found her and they were married by County Judge P. N. Stilts on September 12, 1858. Craig had a homestead three miles south of town and he had Nicholas Rix build them a cabin a few rods from the large farm where they lived for almost fifty-four years and where she died March 7, 1912.

This writer, who had known her as a grand wife and mother for over forty years and had often sat at their table, officiated at their golden wedding on September 12, 1908.

Of their five living children, one son is in Texas or Mexico, two live near Papillion, one daughter, Mrs. Chris Hagelstein, lives with her husband and family on the home farm another, who married a brother of Hagelstein’s lives near Irvington and she leave a number of grandchildren. Her step-father and mother both died in Texas, where she has one brother still living.

Miss Rhoda Carlisle was born in Louisville, Kentucky August 4, 1839.

The funeral was held at the farm, Rev. Lang, M. E. minister at Blair, officiating. The active pallbearers were Camille Saltzman, Henry Rohwer, Peter Schmidt, Sr., Charles Clarke, William Frahm and Hans Schmidt. The honorary pallbearers were Henz Hansen, Peter Schmidt, Sr., Horace Browning, Anton Michelsen, John Hinderichsen, Sr., and Jepp Skow.

We could not get out to the funeral this weather although there was a large attendance. This writer has surely lost one of his cherished friends and the county and state one of its most faithful pioneer citizens.

She was buried in the Ft. Calhoun (Neb.) Cemetery March 9, 1912.

W. H. Wood

#3- - Published in the Blair Democrat March 14, 1912

MRS. ALLEN CRAIG DEAD Mrs. Allen Craig died at her home three miles west of Calhoun last Thursday at the age of nearly 73 years. She was an old settler, coming to this county in the late fifties. The funeral was held Saturday from the church in Calhoun and was in charge of the Eastern Star, of which order Mrs. Craig had been an honored member. Beside an aged husband five children are left to mourn her death. Hiram of Texas, Sheridan and Roy of Sarpy county, and Mrs. Ella Hagelstein of Irvington and Mrs. Emma Hagelstein who lives on the old home place.