Seeking records about Cragg Cabin & owners

Dear Ms. Burgess,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the Population Schedules for the 1840 Census, the Population Schedules for the 1850 Census, the Population Schedules for the 1860 Census, the Population Schedules for the 1870 Census, and the Population Schedules for the 1880 Census in the Records of the Bureau of the Census (Record Group 29) that may contain information about John & Agnes Cragg and family in Mazon, Illinois. For more information about these non-digitized schedules, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov. 

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For records about the tavern, we searched online and located the following information:

• https://grundy.illinoisgenweb.org/family/craggcab.php
• https://www.shawlocal.com/morris-herald-news/news/local/2021/10/18/cragg-cabin-rebuild-nearly-finished/
• https://www.gooselakeprairie.org/craggcabinfestival.htm
• https://mapcarta.com/W321539682
• https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Cragg+Cabin%22&so=rel

We suggest that you also contact Grundy County for deeds, wills, etc. and the Grundy County Historical Society for information about local history. Lastly, the FamilySearch Research wiki for Grundy County, Illinois Genealogy for resources to assist with Cragg family research.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!