The Federal Census for Limestone Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania lists Wasington Craing's occupation as 'Dry Goods Merchant'. I believe this refers to the Dry Goods Store that he operated in Greenville.
In addition, he was the owner of a first-class flour mill as stated in the History of Clarion County as follows:
"At first the settlers (early settlers in Limestone Township around 1802) had much difficulty in getting their grain converted into meal. This lasted nearly a quarter of a century, when Colonel John Sloan erected - on Big Piney a small mill built of hewed logs. This mill was erected – on the site of what is now known as Smith's saw-mill. The second - oldest flouring mill - a frame structure-was erected on Little Piney in 1833 by Samuel J. Orr. This mill still does good work (around 1877), and is at present owned by Henry Elder. At a little village known as Greenville, which will be noticed hereafter, Messrs. John Sloan and his brother Samuel erected a flouring-mill, which was perhaps the third one erected within the township. Henry Smith, deceased, razed the old log-mill erected by Colonel Sloan, and built a new one – a large frame structure - a short distance below the site of the old one; and the one built at Greenville was afterward torn down and a new one erected by Washington Craig, now deceased (1877). This is a large frame structure also, and is in every respect a first class mill. Thus there have been built on the waters of Big Piney four flouring mills, and on the waters of Little Piney one, five in all."
(Note to File - JP Rhein) |