James McCracken

1820 - 1884  (64 years)

• Name	James McCracken
  Birth	8 Nov 1820	Maryland, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Grocer
  Death	21 Nov 1884  [2]
  Burial	City of Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  		James and Sarah McCracken City of Knoxville Cemetery
  Association	Joseph Baldwin (Relationship: James McCracken was Joseph Baldwin's guardian at the time of Joseph's death)
  Notes	At the time of the 1850 Census, the McCracken family was living in Perry Township, Muskingum County. About 1853, they moved to Illinois. By the time of the 1870 Census, they were living in Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois. James McCracken was listed as township assessor in that year. He probably served in the 138th Infantry during the Civil War. Sarah was still living in Knoxville in 1897, when she was mentioned in the estate records of her brother, James.
  Person ID	I1184	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane Baldwin,   b. 22 Aug 1822, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA d. 4 Jan 1914, Knox County, Illinois, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1842	Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Muskingum County, founded on 1 March 1804, is located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Native American word meaning "swampy ground".
  Children	1. John Boyd McCracken,   b. 23 Dec 1843   d. 17 May 1899 (Age 55 years)   2. Eliza Jane McCracken,   b. 19 Aug 1845, Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, USA d. 2 Feb 1934, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 88 years)   3. Robert Hamilton McCracken,   b. 17 Jul 1847, Ohio, USA d. 14 Sep 1915, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, USA (Age 68 years)   4. Elizabeth Ann McCracken,   b. 17 Jan 1849, Ohio, USA d. 6 Jun 1915, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 66 years)   5. Ruth Alice McCracken,   b. cir 1850, Ohio, USA   6. Mary Hannah McCracken,   b. 1852   d. 1881 (Age 29 years)   7. James Harvey McCracken,   b. cir 1854, Illinois, USA   8. Ida May McCracken,   b. 14 Jan 1858, Illinois, USA d. 11 Dec 1886 (Age 28 years)   9. Sara S. McCracken,   b. 26 Jan 1859, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, USA d. 9 Jun 1927 (Age 68 years)   10. Maggie M. McCracken,   b. 23 Feb 1862, Illinois, USA d. 13 Feb 1878 (Age 15 years)
  Family ID	F435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Nov 1820 - Maryland, USA Marriage - 12 May 1842 - Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Burial - - City of Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Muskingum County, Ohio, Probate Court Case Number 2495 This is the account that James McCracken, guardian of Joseph Baldwin, filed in the Probate Court after Joseph's death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] 1880 Census, Knox County, Illinois. [S679] Findagrave.com. Findagrave.com Memorial for James McCracken, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22271937/james-mccracken, accessed 22 December 2024)