Person Page - 1981

     William F. McCracken was born on 25 December 1855 at Line Lexington, Bucks Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Joseph W. McCracken and Sarah Price. William F. McCracken married Eva Kuhn, daughter of John Kuhn and Catherine (?), on 15 September 1886, Ceremony by Rev. J. D. Dietrich

No children.¹

     James McCrady was born in 1866 at Jackson Co., WV. He married Isa Gay Windle, daughter of Robert Hanger Windle and Rebecca Ann Morris, on 24 March 1893 at Jackson Co., WV. James McCrady died in 1904.

     Adrian J. McCrary was born in 1911 at Arkansas. He was the son of Joseph Evans McCrary and Ella Mae Carver.¹ Adrian J. McCrary married Ruby Josephine Wallis, daughter of Johnny Allen Wallis and Rosa Mae Taylor. Adrian J. McCrary died in 1955. He was buried in 1955 at Shadowlawn Cemetery, Malvern, Hot Spring Co., AR.

     Joseph Evans McCrary was born on 13 August 1882 at Clark Co., AR.¹ He married Ella Mae Carver.¹ Joseph Evans McCrary died on 10 September 1951 at age 69. He was buried in September 1951 at Shadowlawn Cemetery, Malvern, Hot Spring Co., AR, Find A Grave Memorial# 5233190.

     Judith Gail McCrary was born on 28 October 1939 at Hot Spring Co., AR.¹ She was the daughter of Adrian J. McCrary and Ruby Josephine Wallis. Judith Gail McCrary died on 18 January 2015 at age 75 Obituary (findagrave.com):

Birth:      Oct. 28, 1939
Death:      Jan. 18, 2015

Judith Gail Davis, age 75 of Malvern passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Spring County.She was born October 28, 1939 in Malvern AR to the late Adrien and Rubby Wallis McCrary. She was a member of the Keith Memorial United Methodist Church and a homemaker.

Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Cynthia Reynolds and Carolyn Ann Davis.

Survivors include her husband, to whom she married on April 10, 1955, W.L. Davis of Malvern; sons, Edwin Leon Davis (Jan) of Hot Springs, Dennis Eugene Davis (Jodey) of Malvern and Christopher Jewell Davis (Jessica) of Beebe; one sister, Sylvia Sloan of Chico, California;

grandchildren, Branden, Brent, Ariel, Aaron Davis, Travis Davis, Melanie Harokopakis, Brad Davis, Stephanie Woods, Lesley Reynolds, Rachel Ring, Jennifer Williamson and Shawnalisa Reynolds and thirteen great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Friday, January 23 from 6:00-8:00pm at Regency Funeral Home.

Services will be Saturday, January 24 at 10:00am at Regency Funeral Home with Brother Kevin Hunt officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

She was buried in January 2015 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bismarck, Hot Spring Co., AR, Find A Grave Memorial# 141537068.

     Jesse McCraw was born on 31 July 1912 at Oakhill, Fayette Co., WV, WW II draft registration.¹ He married Alma Leota Darding, daughter of Eddie France Darding and Ivy C. Semler, before April 1940, no children. Jesse remarried to Christine E. Scarbrough (1918 - 1995) about 1944. Alma remarried to Orin Kerr before 1955.¹ Jesse McCraw lived in 1941 at 128 North Kilmer Street, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, salesman, Miami Motor Sales, Springfield (WW II draft registration.) He and Alma Leota Darding were divorced. Jesse McCraw died on 14 January 1955 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 42

Obituary -- The Journal Herald, Dayton, Ohio; Saturday, 15 JAN 1955, p.24 (Newspapers.com):

Jesse McCraw

Jesse McCraw, 42, of 1514 Riverview avenue, died at 4:20 p.m. yesterday at Good Samaritan hospital. A native of Oak Hill, W. Va., Mr. McCraw was a Dayton resident 25 years. He was self-employed. Surviving are his wife, Christine; his father, Rev. W. D. McCraw of Bradenton, Fla; a daughter, Lola Anna of Dayton; a son, Patrick Charles of Dayton; five sisters, Mrs. Virginia Chenoweth of Dayton, Mrs. Margaret Tackett of Ashland, Ky., Mrs. Anna Mae Ganoe of Rich Creek, Va., Mrs. Nancy Wayland of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Ida Bullion of Norton, Va., and six brothers, Charles of Dayton, John and Reeves, both of St. Louis, Mo., Samuel and Luther, both of Baltimore, Md., and Herbert of Bluefield, Va.

He was buried in January 1955 at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, Findagrave #93217023.

     Chessie Oma McCray was born on 27 January 1892 at Sullivan Co. (probably), TN; per 1900 census -- headstone shows 1890.¹ She was the daughter of George W. McCray and Annis M. Cox.¹ Chessie Oma McCray married Edward Lockhart Kitzmiller, son of Henry Carr Kitzmiller and Annis Amie Cox. Chessie Oma McCray died on 31 January 1955 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., TN, at age 63. She was buried in February 1955 at Beulah Community Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, Findagrave #55218554.

     Eulia Florence McCray was born on 18 August 1885 at Sullivan Co., TN; year per 1900 census -- headstone shows 1888.¹ She was the daughter of George W. McCray and Annis M. Cox.¹ Eulia Florence McCray married Martin K. Kitzmiller, son of Henry Carr Kitzmiller and Annis Amie Cox, circa 1907.² Eulia Florence McCray married Emery Pitts after 1922.³ Eulia Florence McCray died on 20 February 1933 at Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, at age 47. She was buried in February 1933 at Beulah Community Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, Find A Grave Memorial #66633679.

     George W. McCray was born in April 1861 at Virginia; per 1900 census. Headstone shows 15 FEB 1862.¹ He married Annis M. Cox, daughter of Jeremiah M. Cox and Orpha Caroline Denton, circa 1885, Six children born, all living as of the 1900 census.¹ George W. McCray died on 15 June 1913 at age 52. He was buried in June 1913 at Beulah Community Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, Find A Grave Memorial# 66632626.

     Helen McCray married Walter Windle, son of Lewis Franklin Windle and Drucilla Van Meter, on 15 March 1923 at Athens Co., OH.

     Jesse McCray married Elizabeth Catherine Gebhart, daughter of Johannes Gebhart and Catharine Kemp, on 14 December 1826.¹

     Maria McCray was born in 1809. She married William Smith Jr. Maria McCray died in 1894.

     Priscilla McCray was born on 18 January 1783 at Washington Co., NC (now TN). She married Samuel Templin Jr. Priscilla McCray married John Cox. Priscilla McCray died on 11 October 1835 at Washington Co., TN, at age 52.

     John Elliott McCrea Jr. was born on 29 November 1907 at Port Antonio, Jamaica, British West Indies; son of John Elliot and Ethel Helena ? McCrea. He married Helen Aitken James, daughter of Lee Roy James and Caroline Louise Aitkin, on 3 August 1940 at Manhattan, New York Co., NY; no children as of the 1950 census. Helen remarried at Manhattan in 1968 to W. Dodge. John Elliott McCrea Jr. began military service on 17 August 1943 WW II service, U.S. Navy, enlisted, discharged 4 JAN 1946. He lived on 6 April 1950 at East 27th Street, New York, New York Co., NY, hotel proprietor.¹ He died on 23 January 1974 at age 66 per SSDI, last residence Bergen, NJ.

     Susannah McCrea was born circa 1808 at Kentucky.¹ She married Thomas Lone on 6 September 1835 at Harrison Co., IN.

     Corwin Peter McCready was born on 25 December 1868 at Ohio per 1900 census, or 1867 per Findagrave.com memorial.¹ He married Mary Alice Baldwin circa 1897.¹ Corwin Peter McCready died on 13 September 1953 at age 84. He was buried in September 1953 at Grove Street Cemetery, New London, Huron Co., OH, Findagrave #75129373.

     Mildred McCready was born on 10 April 1899 at Akron, Summit Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Corwin Peter McCready and Mary Alice Baldwin.¹ Mildred McCready married John Richard Wyman, son of Joseph M. Wyman and Lillian Mary Wilcox, on 11 October 1924 at Summit Co., OH. Mildred McCready died on 15 January 1992 at Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OH, at age 92. She was buried in January 1992 at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH, Findagrave #51295102.

     Thomas Leighton McCready Jr. was born on 29 July 1907 at Pelham Manor, Westchester Co., NY. He married Tasha Tudor, daughter of William Starling Burgess and Rosamond Tudor, in 1938 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Thomas Leighton McCready Jr. died on 11 December 1964 at Hampstead, London, Greater London, England, at age 57.

     (?) McCreary married Patricia R. Tong, daughter of Harry Lyle Tong and Joan M. Pensick.

     Asa McCreary married Elizabeth (?).

     Edna Leena McCreary was born on 4 April 1890 at Illinois. She married George L. Sickmon on 4 April 1908 at Warren Co., IL. Edna Leena McCreary died on 31 January 1956 at age 65. She was buried in February 1956 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscadine Co., IA, Findagrave #130266757.

     Leslie F. McCreary was born in 1909. He was the son of Asa McCreary and Elizabeth (?) Leslie F. McCreary married Fern I. Windle, daughter of Korah Windle and Minnie Barhydt, on 7 October 1933 at Kendallville, Noble Co., IN. Leslie F. McCreary died in 1986.

     Rachael McCreary was born circa 1799 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married Abraham Thompson on 18 December 1818 at Guernsey Co., OH.¹ Rachael McCreary died on 24 October 1854 at Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH.

     Ethel McCreight was born on 6 March 1903 at Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson McCreight and Lydia Evalyn Chesson.² Ethel McCreight married (?) O'Quinn. Ethel McCreight married Delbert Charles Gilmore, son of James A. Gilmore and Sarah Elizabeth Kesner.¹ Ethel McCreight died on 1 December 1993 at Jefferson Co., TX, at age 90 Dates per SSDI, last residence Beaumont.

     Margaret Jane McCreight married Thomas Henry Croson.

     Thomas Jefferson McCreight was born on 6 March 1875 at Hardin Co., TX.¹ He married Lydia Evalyn Chesson on 4 June 1892 at Liberty Co., TX. Thomas Jefferson McCreight died on 11 September 1971 at Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX, at age 96.

     Emily M. McCrillis was born on 23 September 1849 at Illinois.¹ She married Benjamin F. Buff on 22 September 1870 at Crawford Co., IL. Emily M. McCrillis died on 26 July 1890 at Crawford Co., IL, at age 40.

     Note: Mary E. McCrillis' mother, Ruth (Whitaker) McCrillis died when Mary was very young, and she was adopted and raised by Lawrence and Rhea Rhodes. Mary's father Roscoe McCrillis was a nephew of Rhea (Buff) Rhodes' mother, Emma McCrillis. Mary Evelyn McCrillis was born on 27 November 1914 at Crawford Co., IL. She was the daughter of Roscoe McCrillis and Ruth Whitaker. Mary Evelyn McCrillis married Edward D. Shaw. Mary Evelyn McCrillis died on 28 March 1996 at age 81.

     Roscoe McCrillis married Ruth Whitaker on 11 November 1909 at Crawford Co., IL.

     Jane McCrory was also known as "Jennie". She was born circa 1809 at Washington Co., PA; per the 1850 census, or 28 JAN 1803 per other genealogies. This Jennie may have been the person who signed a land sale as "Jane Norris, formerly McCrory", an heir of William McCrory, on 7 APR 1835 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. William McCrory moved his family to Guernsey County shortly thereafter. Other genealogies show her father as John T. McCrory (1770-1849.)¹

She married William Clippinger, son of George Clippinger and Elizabeth Smith, on 12 April 1838 at Guernsey Co., OH, Jane was first married to William Norris (1807 - 1835) and had at least two children, Jane and William, Jr., as listed on the 1850 census, Center Twp., Guernsey County, Ohio.

Jane McCrory lived on 19 August 1850 at Center Twp., Guernsey Co., OH, farming.¹ She died in 1882 at Guernsey Co., OH. She was buried in 1882 at Battle Ridge Cemetery, Center Twp., Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #25733427.