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James Monroe Crain 1860–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1860

Birth Location: Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1929

Death Location: Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA

Father: James Crain

Mother: Melvina McCowan

Spouse(s): Ellen Hall

Children(s): Jerry Crain, Grover Crain, Herman Crain, Zella Crain, Ruth Crain, Annabelle Crain

James Monroe Crain was born in 1860 in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA, the child of James Terry Crain And Melvina Mccowan. James Monroe Crain married Ellen Hall, and had children including Annabelle Crain, Grover Cleveland Crain, Herman Griff Crain, Jerry Arthur Crain, Ruth Ellen Crain, Zella Mary Crain. James Monroe Crain passed away in 1929 in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Crain was born in 1860 in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA, the child of James Terry Crain And Melvina Mccowan.
  • James Monroe Crain married Ellen Hall, and had children including Annabelle Crain, Grover Cleveland Crain, Herman Griff Crain, Jerry Arthur Crain, Ruth Ellen Crain, Zella Mary Crain.
  • James Monroe Crain passed away in 1929 in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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James Crain's Ancestors

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James Crain
1860–1929
Birth Place: Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Terry Crain
1833–1873
Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Melvina McCowan
1841–1912
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Blakemore) Crain
1808–1867
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Benson) Spiller
1807–1867
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Spiller
1769–1851
Winifred Benson
1773–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Warrenton Spiller
1737–1820
Leanna Nicholas
1755–1774
William Benson
1755–1831
Nancy Thompson
1740–1802

James Crain's Descendants

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James (Monroe) Crain (23 Sep 1860–17 Sep 1929) m. Ellen Hall (1863–5 Jan 1951)
  1. 1. Jerry (Arthur) Crain 1891–1978 m. Myrtle Smith 1888–1963
    1. 1. Barney (Winfred) Crain 1916–2006 m. Nellie (Viola) Rye 1918–2002
      1. 1. Jackie (Dean) Crain 1939–2010
      2. 2. Naomi (Joyce) Crain 1945–1951
    2. 2. Earl Crain 1919–1920
  2. 2. Grover (Cleveland) Crain 1893–1982 m. Esther (Bovine) Brandon 1899–1983
    1. 1. John (Dallas) Crain 1918–2001 m. Eileen (Bernetta) Bumann 1919–1990
    2. 2. Denziel (O) Crain 1922–2018
    3. 3. Loveda (Imogene) Crain 1924–2005
  3. 3. Herman (Griff) Crain 1900–1944 m. Genevieve Edwards 1907–1943
    1. 1. Bill (Wyatt) Crain 1927–2011 m. Nettie (Lavern) Schuchardt 1931–2000
    2. 2. Beverly (Jane) Crain 1929–2004
  4. 4. Zella (Mary) Crain 1901–1928 m. Dolpha (Lee) Rushing 1899–1979
    1. 1. Bonnie (Earline) Rushing 1921–2006 m. Leonard (Louis) Gasperin 1916–1991
  5. 5. Ruth (Ellen) Crain 1903–1952
  6. 6. Annabelle Crain 1906–1971 m. Harry (Marvin) Sutton 1899–1997

James Crain's Timeline

3 Records

1860
23 Sep 1860
Birth of James Monroe Crain in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA
1929
15 Sep 1929
Age 69
Death of James Monroe Crain in Williamson County, Illinois, USA
Williamson County, Illinois, USA
1929
17 Sep 1929
Age 69
Burial of James Monroe Crain in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1860
    Event Place: Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Williamson County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, USA

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