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Eleanor Bigham McCrary 1796–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1796

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Oct 1855

Death Location: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John McCrary

Mother: Margaret Young

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Riley Kneff

The story of Eleanor Bigham McCrary began in 1796 in South Carolina, USA. Eleanor Bigham McCrary had children including Riley Kneff. Eleanor Bigham McCrary passed away in 1855 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Bigham McCrary began in 1796 in South Carolina, USA.
  • Eleanor Bigham McCrary had children including Riley Kneff.
  • Eleanor Bigham McCrary passed away in 1855 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McCrary
1765–1821
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret Young
1755–1830
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Riley Kneff
1827–1893
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Ohio
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Eleanor McCrary's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor McCrary
1796–1855
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
John McCrary
1765–1821
Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
Margaret Young
1755–1830
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James ((Robert?)) McCreary
1735–1767
Ireland
Margaret Gaston
1739–1768
Clough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Agnes Lusk
1707–1769
Augusta County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Gaston
1700–1782
Esther Waugh
1715–1789
Elizabeth Nevitt
1675–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Lemon
1685–1752
Rachel GOWRY
1660–1718
Anna\Ann Clowes\Timmons
1655–

Eleanor McCrary's Descendants

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Eleanor (Bigham) McCrary (1 Jan 1796–2 Oct 1855)
  1. 1. Riley Kneff 1827–1893
    1. 1. James (Monroe) Neff 1852–1932
      1. 1. Edward (Ernest Neff) Sr. 1893–1948 m. Bertha (Mabelle) Kennedy 1898–1954
        1. 1. Edwards (Ernest Neff) Jr. 1921–1996 m. Jean (Denise) Carlson 1924–1994

Eleanor McCrary's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1 Jan 1796
Birth of Eleanor Bigham McCrary in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1855
2 Oct 1855
Age 59
Death of Eleanor Bigham McCrary in Flora, Clay Co., Illinois
Flora, Clay Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1796
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Flora, Clay Co., Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
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