recognized by his fellowmen who have honored him with office. He belongs to Frank Bentley Post, No. 89, G. A. R., of Gilbert, also to the Odd Fellows lodge here and is likewise a member of the Congregational church. A review of his life shows that he has closely followed a course which has made of him a valued citizen and an upright man. He has many good qualities, is social and genial by nature and at all times approachable. Good words are spoken of him by his fellow townsmen, and he is justly accounted one of the worthy citizens of Gilbert.
ISAAC H. CRAIG.
Isaac H. Craig is regarded as one of the prominent citizens of western Iowa, and, while a resident of Boone county, is widely known in Story county, his home being just across the line. His friends in this part of the state are many, and his life history therefore cannot fail to prove of interest to a large majority of the readers of this volume.
His birth occurred in Harrison county, Indiana, August 25, 1832, and he was reared in Clay county of that state. His parents were Presley R.' and Elizabeth (Hiestand) Craig, the former a native of West Virginia and the latter of Ohio. When their son Isaac was about fourteen years of age they were baptized by the Mormon missionaries and joined that religious sect and when they were driven out of Nauvoo, Illinois, the father decided to go with them across the plains. Isaac H. Craig accompanied his parents as far as Council Bluffs and there the father and children were taken ill. This was his first experience in Iowa. The following spring the family returned to Indiana and remained residents of Clay county until March, 1853, when they came to Story county, the family home being established three miles north of the present site of Ames. The father entered land from the government, began the development of a farm and continued to engage in agricultural pursuits in this county throughout his remaining days. His wife also passed away in Story county. They were the parents of six children : Isaac H.; Elisha B., who enlisted with the first squad from Story county as a member of Company E, Third Iowa Infantry, and died in the service; Benjamin F., who joined Company D, of the Tenth Iowa Infantry, and also died while serving in the Union army; Samuel Clay, who died at the home of his brother Isaac about twenty years ago; Mrs. Nancy E. Horine, also deceased; and Sarah A., who is the wife of Alexander H. Buck, a veteran of the Civil war now living in Ames.
After coming to Iowa Isaac H. Craig remained at home with his parents until after the outbreak of hostilities between the north and the south, when, prompted by a spirit of patriotism, he joined Company A of the Twenty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry in July, 1862. He was on active duty among the bushwhackers in Missouri until honorably discharged on