The Ellen G. White Letters and Manuscripts: Volume 1

CRAIG, Stephen B. (1819-1904) and (first wife) Miranda B. (c. 1821-1863) and (second wife) Marilla S. (1833-1905)

Originally from New Hampshire, Stephen Craig came to Monroe County, New York, sometime before 1850 and farmed in the Hamlin/Parma area for more than 50 years. Of Millerite background, he was first mentioned in the Review in 1852 and was for many years an elder or deacon in the Parma Seventh-day Adventist Church. J. N. Andrews officiated at the funeral of Stephen Craig's first wife, Miranda, who died at 42 after having a leg amputated. Of Marilla, Craig's second wife, it is said that she was “actively engaged” in the Parma church. The Craigs received only incidental mention in Ellen White's writings. In 1859 she listed their names among others who attended a conference in nearby Carlton, New York. 1EGWLM 815.1

See: Obituary: “Stephen B. Craig,” Review, Apr. 7, 1904, p. 23; obituary: “Miranda B. Craig,” Review, Feb. 24, 1863, p. 103; obituary: “Marilla S. Craig,” Review, June 8, 1905, p. 31; 1850 U.S. Federal Census, “Stephen Craig,” New York, Monroe County, Clarkson, p. 165; 1900 U.S. Federal Census, “Stephen B. Craig,” New York, Monroe County, Parma, p. 14A; search term “S. B. Craig” in Words of the Pioneers; Ellen G. White, Lt 3, 1859 (Sept. 1). 1EGWLM 815.2