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James D (Jim) McCracken 1853–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1853

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 5 June 1926

Death Location: Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William McCracken

Mother: Mary Pierce

Spouse(s): Mary Watts, Fanny McCracken

Children(s): Robert McCracken, William McCracken, Minnie Crisp, Lucinda McCracken, Hamilton McCracken, Elizabeth Randolph, Martha Callahan, Benjamin McCracken, Frances Crisp

James D (Jim) McCracken was born in 1853 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William M Mccracken And Mary Polly Pierce. James D (Jim) McCracken married Fanny Mccracken, Mary Polly Watts, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Mccracken, Elizabeth Randolph, Frances Crisp, Hamilton E Mccracken, Lucinda Mccracken, Martha Jane Callahan, Minnie Florence Crisp, Robert G Mccracken, William George Mccracken. James D (Jim) McCracken passed away in 1926 in Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James D (Jim) McCracken was born in 1853 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William M Mccracken And Mary Polly Pierce.
  • James D (Jim) McCracken married Fanny Mccracken, Mary Polly Watts, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Mccracken, Elizabeth Randolph, Frances Crisp, Hamilton E Mccracken, Lucinda Mccracken, Martha Jane Callahan, Minnie Florence Crisp, Robert G Mccracken, William George Mccracken.
  • James D (Jim) McCracken passed away in 1926 in Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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James McCracken's Ancestors

Self
James McCracken
1853–1926
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William M McCracken
1815–1890
Washington, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Pierce
1813–1852
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Hugh (McCracken) Sr.
1771–1879
Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Ruth Dobson
1775–1858
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1759–1820
Nancy Adkins
1753–1846
William Dobson
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes McCullah
1731–1800
Lydia Owen
1724–1782
John Dobson
1728–1796
Margaret Ryding
1728–1808

James McCracken's Descendants

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James (D (Jim)) McCracken (July 1853–5 June 1926) m. Mary (Polly) Watts (18 May 1857–7 May 1927) m. Fanny McCracken (1842–)
  1. 1. Robert (G.) McCracken 1879–1960 m. Mary (Jane) McCrocken 1892–
    1. 1. David (E) McCrocken 1920–
    2. 2. Irene (P) McCrocken 1922–
    3. 3. Floyd (T) McCrocken 1925–
  2. 2. William (George) McCracken 1881–1932
  3. 3. Minnie (Florence) Crisp 1886–1965
    1. 1. *Dessie (Cleo CRISP) *++ 1919–2008
      1. 1. James (William Crisp) Sr 1939–1998
  4. 4. Lucinda McCracken 1893–
  5. 5. Hamilton (E) McCracken 1888–1956
  6. 6. Elizabeth Randolph 1874–1957
  7. 7. Martha (Jane) Callahan 1876–1949 m. Joseph (Burt) Callahan 1873–1916
    1. 1. Olive (Malinda) Callahan 1908–2011
    2. 2. Spurgeon (Crawford) Callahan 1895–1981
    3. 3. Walter (Thomas) Callahan 1910–1971
    4. 4. Berdie (P) Callahan 1897–1980
    5. 5. Homer (Clyde) Callahan 1912–2002
    6. 6. James (G) Callahan 1899–1910
    7. 7. Dessie (Margaret) Callahan 1905–1988
    8. 8. Joseph Callahan 1904–
  8. 8. Benjamin (Harrison) McCracken 1888–1938
  9. 9. Frances Crisp 1885–1970
    1. 1. Hobart (Hamilton) Crisp 1909–1992

James McCracken's Timeline

2 Records

1853
July 1853
Birth of James D (Jim) McCracken in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1926
5 June 1926
Age 73
Death of James D (Jim) McCracken in Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1853
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1926
    Event Place: Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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