Craig Family Gathering

Those pictured this year are:
Front Row: Floyd, Annie, Lark, Bill, William, Craig, Anne Craig and Cary
Back Row: Pierce, Meredith, Hayes, Lisa, Floyd, Amy and Richard

Each year the Craig Family cousins (aka: The Milners and Browns) get together for a little Holiday Cheer. See, my Great Grandparents, W.L. Craig and Anne Louise Hamilton Craig had 3 girls. Mary Norman Craig Brown, Anne Louise Craig Milner and Carol Craig Catlett. Carol lives in Delaware and we do not see her often but the rest of us try to stay in touch and at least "officially" get together at Christmas time. It's hard to get EVERYBODY together b/c a few cousins have moved away from the Delta but most trickle home from time to time and it's good to see everyone when we can. OK, back to family tree. Please keep in mind that my blog is now a album/journal of sort that I hope to pass on to my children so they can look back and enjoy one day and maybe even find an answer or two to questions when needed....The oldest daughter, Mary Norman Craig, married Bill Brown had 2 boys Bill and Craig Brown. Bill married Lark Johnson and they had 3 children: Pierce, Hope and Mary Cecil. Pierce is married to Meredith Stainback. Hope is single and Mary Cecil is married to Carroll Patton. Pierce and Meredith have 2 boys William and Hayes. Craig Brown married Kim Moss and they had 3 children: Richard, Mary Hayes and Hamilton. Richard married Amy Springfield and Mary Hayes and Hamilton are single. The second daughter, (my grandmother "Gamba"), Anne Louise Craig, married John Henry Milner and they had 3 children: Johnny, Anne Hamilton and Craig. Johnny is deceased now but he has 2 boys, Chris and Jason Milner who live in California and we have only seen them a few times in our lives. Anne Hamilton married Cham Trotter and they had me and McLean. Craig is married to Cary Karlson and they do not have any children. I'm married to Floyd Melton and we have 2 children, Floyd and Anne Craig. McLean married Lisa DeLoach and they have 2 (about to be 3) children, Patten and Mary McLean and Baby Stephen will be born in a few weeks. So....there's the breakdown in a nutshell. Sorry so drawn out but I needed to get it written down....!! We missed those who were not able to make it for the get together. But there's always next year to try for!! Happy New Year 2010!!