EDWARD A. CRAIGHILL, M. D.
Was born at Charlestown, Jefferson county, (now) West Virginia, on
November 2, 1840. His father was William Nathaniel Craighill, born
January 26, 1808, died September 6, 1887; his mother, Sally E. Brown,
born August 16, 1811, died September 28, 1887; both born in Jefferson
county. Dr. Craighill's ancestors came to Virginia from Scotland and
England, in the 17th and 18th centuries. Robert Rutherford, who
served Virginia in the Continental and later the United States Congress,
was his great grandfather. The wife of Dr. Craighill, is Mattie, daughter
of Joseph V. and Mary E. (Bullock) Hobson, formerly of Powhatan
county, Virginia, now of Richmond. Her father, who is a physician,
was born in Powhatan county November 11, 1811, her mother was
born May 10, 1817. She was born in Powhatan county, April 27,
1855, and became the wife of Dr. Craighill at Richmond, Rev. James
B. Craighill uniting them, on April 14, 1874.
Dr. Craighill entered the Confederate States Army at the outbreak of
the war, in the 2d Virginia Infantry, Jackson's (Stonewall) Brigade.
He was with this regiment in the field until, October 18, 1861, he was
commissioned assistant surgeon. From that time till the close of the war
he devoted his life and service to the care of the wounded and disabled
Southern soldiers, serving at Manassas, Cordonsville, Lynchburg, and
in the field. After some years practice of his profession, he with J. W.
Faulkner established the well-known firm of Faulkner & Craighill,
druggists, and is now sole proprietor. Dr. Craighill is also identified
with many of the public interests of Lynchburg: Director of the First
National bank; director of the Virginian Publishing Company; member
of the executive committee of the Lynchburg Industrial Society;
president of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Society.
