Phoebe Persinger married Jacob Craft on Dec. 18, 1850 in Botetourt County, Va.
Phoebe's mother was Sarah Persinger, whose family was one of the first white settlers in the Alleghany County mountains. According to family history, all the Persinger women were strong-willed and brave, held their own against men and protected each other. Sarah was physically and mentally strong, an excellent hunter, brave, loved the outdoors, was self-reliant, lived off the land, and was very independent. She married the love of her life, a Cherokee Indian named Sparrowhawk. Virginia law did not recognize the union between whites and Indians at the time, so she kept her maiden name Persinger on court records. They had five children: twin boys named Gabriel and Eli, Mary, Jane, and the youngest was Phoebe. Sarah was a gifted psychic, and did readings for many people who lived in the area. All attested to the accuracy of her psychic abilities. Sarah's grandmother had been psychic as well. Her husband Sparrowhawk was forced to moved west by the government, after which she never saw him again. She then moved to Botetourt County, where she later met and lived with Edward Hood. Her daughter Phoebe met Jacob Craft, whose family disapproved of her mother living with a man. So Sarah relunctantly married Edward Hood for her daughter's sake. Six months later, Phoebe Persinger married Jacob Craft. Her mother Sarah gave her a Bible as a gift.
Phoebe and Jacob Craft lived in Botetourt County until the 1860 U. S. Census, at which time they resided in the Valley of Barbers Creek, Craig County, Va. In the 1870 Census onwards, they are listed as residing in New Castle, Craig County, Va.
Jacob Craft was a self-taught dentist known for his painful tooth extractions.
They had eight children: William Craft (1852); Sarah Virginia Craft (1855); Mary Craft (1858); Frances Ann "Fannie" Craft (1860); Susan Laura Craft (1862-1933); Eliza Thomas Craft (1867-1940); Benjamin Franklin Craft (1865-1936); and James Henry Craft (1871-1950).
When Phoebe's mother Sarah Persinger died, she went to her grave and spoke prayers in Cherokee that her father had taught her.
Phoebe's mother was Sarah Persinger, whose family was one of the first white settlers in the Alleghany County mountains. According to family history, all the Persinger women were strong-willed and brave, held their own against men and protected each other. Sarah was physically and mentally strong, an excellent hunter, brave, loved the outdoors, was self-reliant, lived off the land, and was very independent. She married the love of her life, a Cherokee Indian named Sparrowhawk. Virginia law did not recognize the union between whites and Indians at the time, so she kept her maiden name Persinger on court records. They had five children: twin boys named Gabriel and Eli, Mary, Jane, and the youngest was Phoebe. Sarah was a gifted psychic, and did readings for many people who lived in the area. All attested to the accuracy of her psychic abilities. Sarah's grandmother had been psychic as well. Her husband Sparrowhawk was forced to moved west by the government, after which she never saw him again. She then moved to Botetourt County, where she later met and lived with Edward Hood. Her daughter Phoebe met Jacob Craft, whose family disapproved of her mother living with a man. So Sarah relunctantly married Edward Hood for her daughter's sake. Six months later, Phoebe Persinger married Jacob Craft. Her mother Sarah gave her a Bible as a gift.
Phoebe and Jacob Craft lived in Botetourt County until the 1860 U. S. Census, at which time they resided in the Valley of Barbers Creek, Craig County, Va. In the 1870 Census onwards, they are listed as residing in New Castle, Craig County, Va.
Jacob Craft was a self-taught dentist known for his painful tooth extractions.
They had eight children: William Craft (1852); Sarah Virginia Craft (1855); Mary Craft (1858); Frances Ann "Fannie" Craft (1860); Susan Laura Craft (1862-1933); Eliza Thomas Craft (1867-1940); Benjamin Franklin Craft (1865-1936); and James Henry Craft (1871-1950).
When Phoebe's mother Sarah Persinger died, she went to her grave and spoke prayers in Cherokee that her father had taught her.
Phoebe Persinger married Jacob Craft on Dec. 18, 1850 in Botetourt County, Va.
Phoebe's mother was Sarah Persinger, whose family was one of the first white settlers in the Alleghany County mountains. According to family history, all the Persinger women were strong-willed and brave, held their own against men and protected each other. Sarah was physically and mentally strong, an excellent hunter, brave, loved the outdoors, was self-reliant, lived off the land, and was very independent. She married the love of her life, a Cherokee Indian named Sparrowhawk. Virginia law did not recognize the union between whites and Indians at the time, so she kept her maiden name Persinger on court records. They had five children: twin boys named Gabriel and Eli, Mary, Jane, and the youngest was Phoebe. Sarah was a gifted psychic, and did readings for many people who lived in the area. All attested to the accuracy of her psychic abilities. Sarah's grandmother had been psychic as well. Her husband Sparrowhawk was forced to moved west by the government, after which she never saw him again. She then moved to Botetourt County, where she later met and lived with Edward Hood. Her daughter Phoebe met Jacob Craft, whose family disapproved of her mother living with a man. So Sarah relunctantly married Edward Hood for her daughter's sake. Six months later, Phoebe Persinger married Jacob Craft. Her mother Sarah gave her a Bible as a gift.
Phoebe and Jacob Craft lived in Botetourt County until the 1860 U. S. Census, at which time they resided in the Valley of Barbers Creek, Craig County, Va. In the 1870 Census onwards, they are listed as residing in New Castle, Craig County, Va.
Jacob Craft was a self-taught dentist known for his painful tooth extractions.
They had eight children: William Craft (1852); Sarah Virginia Craft (1855); Mary Craft (1858); Frances Ann "Fannie" Craft (1860); Susan Laura Craft (1862-1933); Eliza Thomas Craft (1867-1940); Benjamin Franklin Craft (1865-1936); and James Henry Craft (1871-1950).
When Phoebe's mother Sarah Persinger died, she went to her grave and spoke prayers in Cherokee that her father had taught her.
Phoebe's mother was Sarah Persinger, whose family was one of the first white settlers in the Alleghany County mountains. According to family history, all the Persinger women were strong-willed and brave, held their own against men and protected each other. Sarah was physically and mentally strong, an excellent hunter, brave, loved the outdoors, was self-reliant, lived off the land, and was very independent. She married the love of her life, a Cherokee Indian named Sparrowhawk. Virginia law did not recognize the union between whites and Indians at the time, so she kept her maiden name Persinger on court records. They had five children: twin boys named Gabriel and Eli, Mary, Jane, and the youngest was Phoebe. Sarah was a gifted psychic, and did readings for many people who lived in the area. All attested to the accuracy of her psychic abilities. Sarah's grandmother had been psychic as well. Her husband Sparrowhawk was forced to moved west by the government, after which she never saw him again. She then moved to Botetourt County, where she later met and lived with Edward Hood. Her daughter Phoebe met Jacob Craft, whose family disapproved of her mother living with a man. So Sarah relunctantly married Edward Hood for her daughter's sake. Six months later, Phoebe Persinger married Jacob Craft. Her mother Sarah gave her a Bible as a gift.
Phoebe and Jacob Craft lived in Botetourt County until the 1860 U. S. Census, at which time they resided in the Valley of Barbers Creek, Craig County, Va. In the 1870 Census onwards, they are listed as residing in New Castle, Craig County, Va.
Jacob Craft was a self-taught dentist known for his painful tooth extractions.
They had eight children: William Craft (1852); Sarah Virginia Craft (1855); Mary Craft (1858); Frances Ann "Fannie" Craft (1860); Susan Laura Craft (1862-1933); Eliza Thomas Craft (1867-1940); Benjamin Franklin Craft (1865-1936); and James Henry Craft (1871-1950).
When Phoebe's mother Sarah Persinger died, she went to her grave and spoke prayers in Cherokee that her father had taught her.
