Mary Elizabeth McCracken

(Mary⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)          

Mary, second daughter of Robert Clinton McCracken, was born November 29, 1874 and married Fred B. Johnson a son of William and Eliza Johnson.  He was born February 26, 1870. Their children were:

Max F. Johnson 

(Max Johnson⁶, Mary⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Max Johnson was born September 1894 and married Dora. The children are Max F. Johnson Jr. 1917; Mary K. 1918, Robert C. Leon 1920 enlisted in the US Navy in 1945, Gail 1921 - 1922, William C. 1922, Ruth 1924 and Martha 1926.

Hazel L. Johnson 

(Hazel Johnson⁶, Mary⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Hazel was born September 1896.  She first married Enloe Bell and secondly Ellsworth Milton. Her children were: Marie Bell 1919, Vincent Milton 1925 and Esther Louise Milton 1926.

Virginia G. Johnson 

(Virginia Johnson⁶, Mary⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Virginia was born in May of 1899 and married Roy P. Curley and had the following children: Betty Jane 1922, Roy Paul 1927 and Ray Preston Curley 1928.

Evelyn M. Johnson 

(Evelyn Johnson⁶, Mary⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Evelyn was born in September 1901. She married James P. Dickey and had Grace 1922, Vance 1924 and Marjorie Dickey in 1925.

Adda Luella Johnson

(Adda Johnson⁶, Mary⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Adda was born September 1903 married Willard Cook Bell. They had Philip B. Bell in 1924.

Samuel Johnson

(Samuel Johnson⁶, Mary⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

 Samuel was born September 1905.

Olive China McCracken

(Olive⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

V. P. McCracken 

(V. P.⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Olive and V. P. McCracken were twins of Clinton McCracken born October 9, 1876 both died May 31, 1880.

Ambrose Haslett McCracken 

(Ambrose⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Ambrose aka”Haslett or Hazey” was born December 2, 1878 and never married. In 1918 he was living in Rossiter, Indiana County and a foreman on the N.C.R.R. and was described as medium height and build with brown eyes and black hair and gives his mother as next of kin. In 1942 he was living with his sister Mrs. Ben Hepfer He died November 6, 1957 and is buried in the Lumber City cemetery.

Ernest B. McCracken 

(Ernest⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

 Ernest was born November 27, 1880 and died before 1900.

Samuel Baird McCracken 

(Samuel⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Samuel Baird McCracken, son of C. R. McCracken, on his WW I draft registration card, Reports he was born March 17, 1883 and is working in the clay mines in 1918 and gives C. R. McCracken as his next of kin. He is medium height and build with gray eyes and black hair. He was living with his parents in Lumber City. The last known record of him was in 1920 in Lumber City living with his parents.

Josephine D. McCracken 

(Josephine⁵, Robert⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Josephine was born May 7, 1886 and died on September 5, 1908.   

Margaret Elmira McCracken

(Margaret⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Third daughter of David and Elizabeth McCracken was born October 20, 1850 and died November 26, 1876. Originally she was buried in Ferguson Cemetery and was later moved to Lumber City Cemetery to accommodate the Curwensville Dam Project.

Harriett McCracken               

(Harriett⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Fourth daughter of David and Elizabeth McCracken was born December 25, 1852 and died January 8, 1858.

David Grier McCracken

(David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

David Grier McCracken the second son of David McCracken and Elizabeth Hazlet was born July 23, 1854 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He married Harriett E. aka “Hattie” Kauffman on November 7, 1880 a daughter of George W. and Mary Ann (Orr) Kauffman of Mahaffey. She was born March 13, 1866. David, also known as Grier, was a carpenter by trade.

David G. McCracken is found on the 1870 and 1880 census living in Bower with his parents. On the 1900 census he and his family live in Mahaffey and have been married for 19 years and Hattie reports that 6 of her 7 children are still alive.  They are George D. born in June of 1881, Zella M. born in March 1883, Jesse born October 1884, Elizabeth J. born Nov. 1888, an infant son born September 11, 1890 and died September 18, 1890, Hattie L. born November 1891 and Lottie R. born October 1893.

On the 1930 census Harriett M. McCracken is a widow at age 74 still living in Mahaffey with her single daughter Lottie R. McCracken and a 9-year-old granddaughter Cleo R. McCracken. David Grier McCracken died June 28, 1912 and Hattie passed on May 25, 1939.

George D. McCracken 

(George⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

George, the first child of David and Hattie McCracken was born June 25, 1881 in Mahaffey, Pa. He married Nellie May Millard daughter of Truman H. and Ella (Ohl) Millard of Mahaffey coming here from Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa as a miner. The George McCracken family is listed on the 1920 census as: George 38, Nellie 39, Helen A. 14, Percy M. 13 and Ruth M. 11.  A few doors away are his widowed mother Hattie E. McCracken age 63 and her daughter Lottie R. 26 and single.  They moved to Williamsport about 1926 where he took a job with the Armour Leather Co. He registered for the WW II draft from Williamsport, Lycoming County, he was 61. He died at his home, 1040 Dewey Ave. on September 30, 1943. And his wife died at the hospital at Milton where she was living with her daughter Mrs. Ruth Phillips. They were both returned to be buried at the Mahaffey cemetery.

Helen A. McCracken 

(Helen⁶, George⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Helen aka “Ellen” was born July 20, 1905. She married George Latshaw born June 5th 1902 in Franklin County to John G. Latshaw and Elizabeth A. “Nettie” Bowman.  He died in Franklin County, Pa in December of 1974 and she died in March of 1982.

Percy M. McCracken

 (Percy⁶, George⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Percy was born November 7, 1906 and died in Hyattsville, Maryland in September of 1982. He lived mostly in Mahaffey and for a time in Washington D. C. He was a printer and the editor of the Mahaffey Miget.

Ruth M. McCracken 

(Ruth⁶, George⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Ruth was born February 19, 1909 and married Mr. Phillips and lived in Milton Pa.

Zella Maud McCracken 

(Zella⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Zella aka “Maud” was born March 4, 1883 and died September 7, 1945 in Los Angeles.

Jesse Edwin McCracken 

(Jesse⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Jesse was born October 23, 1884 and married Edith Ross, daughter of Milton and Margery Ross of Mahaffey, on April 29, 1906 and is found on the 1910 census in Mahaffey age 25 married 3 years, His wife Edith E. is 20 with only one of two children still living.  Their son Leslie Edwin is 1 year 5 months. When Jesse registered for the WW I draft in 1917 he gave Claremont McCracken of Pittsburg as his next of kin and his WW II draft registration Erma McCracken of Washington D. C. was his next of kin. Jesse E McCracken was divorced in 1915 and remarried on January 24, 1919 to Erma Tooke daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Tooke of Mahaffey.            

On the 1920 census Jesse E. McCracken is living in Mahaffey, Bell Township at age 35 with his 2nd wife Erma T. age 19 and their daughter Ethel L. age 2 months. By 1930 they have had twins Jesse and Jessie age 6 and Mary L. age 2.  Jesse and his first wife Edith had two children; Alfred Raymond born May 6, 1907 and died September 21, 1907 and Claremont Leslie Edwin McCracken born October 19, 1908 and lived in Pittsburg. With his 2nd wife, Erma Tooke, Jesse E. McCracken had five children; Ethel (October 6, 1919), Clifford A. (February 28, 1921), twins Jesse and Jessie (July 8, 1923) and Mary Louise McCracken (May 5, 1927).

Elizabeth Jane McCracken

(Elizabeth⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Elizabeth, born November 5, 1888, married John E. Butler, a book keeper born June 26, 1886 to George and Martha Jane Butler of Cooper Township. Their children are:   Chelsea (1914), Marion J. (1917), John E. Jr. (1925) and Robert A. (1926).

Hattie Lucretia McCracken 

(Hattie⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Hattie, daughter of David Grier McCracken, was born November 19, 1893 she married William G. Riddle born in New Washington, Clearfield County November 8, 1888 to Filmore and Orlena Riddle. Hattie died March 24, 1924 leaving two children. After the death of his wife William Riddle went to Ebensburg in Cambria County where he moved in with his widowed sister Sara Francis. Their children were Ruth, Roy and Madeline.

Lottie Rebecca McCracken 

(Lottie⁵, David⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Lottie was born October 30, 1895.  She was still single and living at home in 1930 with a child Cleo R. McCracken.

John Leonard McCracken

(John⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

John Leonard McCracken, third son of David and Elizabeth McCracken was born 1856 in Clearfield, Pa. He married at the age of 45, on April 23, 1901, Barbara Ellen (Byers) Black. She was born October 27, 1867 near Westover, Clearfield County, Pa. (see Byers family above.) 

When they met she was living with her brother in Burnside Township and he was still living at home where the Byers children of his deceased sister also lived.  They were 1st cousins to Barbara Ellen and niece and nephew to him.  John and Barbara Ellen had one son. There is one curious item in the census records for this family in that, in the 1910 census their son is named David and in the 1920 census he is named Samuel B.

Samuel Byers McCracken 

(Samuel⁵, John⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Samuel or David was born May 4, 1902.

Rachina Elizabeth. McCracken 

(Rachina⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

The 9th child of David and Elizabeth McCracken was born in 1858.  She is named Elizabeth on the 1870 census. She married George E. Gilnet.  They had one daughter.

Wesley P. McCracken

(Wesley⁴, David³, Robert², James McCracken¹)         

Wesley P. McCracken was born about 1860 is found on the 1900 census working for and boarding at the Atchison W. Byers farm in Burnside Township at age 37. On the 1910 census at age 48 he is living next door to his brother John Leonard and Barbara McCracken in Mahaffey.  He is single and working at the tannery. No further records of Wesley P. McCracken have been found after 1910.

Cornelius Dale McCracken

 (Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

On the 1850 census Cornelius McCracken and his sister Catherine were living in Ferguson Township and by 1860 he was married to Angelina and living next door to her parents Isaac and Elizabeth Strayley.  In 1868 the Cornelius McCracken family is in Illinois where their third child was born. By 1870 Cornelius and Angelina and three children, Elmer E., Robert and Lizzie were living in Butler Center, Bennezette Township, Butler County Iowa as were Angelina’s parents and their two youngest children John and Catherine Strayley and his brother Robert McCracken and his family.

By 1874, Cornelius and Angelina and her parents had moved to Vernon County, Wisconsin where Angelina had another child Lula. Cornelius is reported as dying in Wisconsin on September 6, 1886. Cornelius and Angelina McCracken had five children:

Elmer Elsworth McCracken

(Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Elmer was born February 26, 1862 in Millport, Pa. and died in Vernon County, Wisconsin on March 31, 1936. He moved west with his family and married Ida Belle Boldon, daughter of Samuel L. Boldon and Elizabeth Sanders, natives of Indiana. She was born April 13, 1869 in Windfall, Tipton County, Indiana. He is found at home with his parents in Butler County Iowa on the 1870 census and in Vernon County Wisconsin on the 1880 census. They married in 1887 and are found on the Wisconsin State census in 1905 at Big Bend Rusk County with seven children. In 1920 they are in Sheldon Monroe County with four children at home; Robert, Hazel, Fay and Roy and Ida’s father Samuel Boldon. By 1930 still in Monroe County they are empty nesters. Their children were:

Lynn E. McCracken 

(Lynn⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Lynn was the first son of Elmer E. and Ida McCracken and was born July 27, 1887 in Forest Township Vernon County Wisconsin. On his WW I draft registration he gives his name as Lynn Elmer. In 1917 he was living in Mt. Tabor Wisconsin with a wife and two children. He was described as short, medium build, brown eyes and hair. He reports that he works for the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company. He married Bertha Kenny.

On the 1942 draft card he gives his name as Lynn Elsworth and was living in Big Bend, Shasta County California and gives no contact person. He died on April 26, 1967 in Creswell, Lane County Oregon.

Their children were Helen (1914), Elva (1917), Beulah Fern (1921 – 2008), Laura (1922), Ruby (1925), Chester Mack (1927) who married Cora Spears born February 4, 1908 in Wisconsin and died in February 1971 Eugene Oregon.

Bessie Belle McCracken 

(Bessie⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Bessie was born September 20, 1889 in Ontario, Vernon County, Wisconsin. She is named Jessie on the 1905 census. She married William Henry Brown born March 11, 1888 son of William and Minnie Brown. He died in September of 1969 at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.  She died January 13, 1981 in Ladysmith, Rusk County Wisconsin. They had five children Ethel B., Edith L., Charles DeWitt who was born August 21, 1914 and died in 1994 in Hennepin, Wisconsin, Richard E., and William F.  Bessie and her husband were living in separate households in 1930.

Rosa May McCracken 

(Rosa⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Rosa was born May 9, 1892 and married Earl John Titus on October 3, 1913. Rosa died September 30, 1993 in Oregon. They had at least six children; Ruth L. (1916), Hazel E.(1917), Robert H. (1924), Donald E. (1925), Stanley B. (1927 – 1990) and Archie L. (1930). The first two and the last child were born in Oregon and the other three in Wisconsin.

Lottie McCracken 

(Lottie⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Lottie was born August 25, 1895 and married Ed William Parrish born May 17, 1890 son of William and Mary E. Parish, natives of Indiana. Ed died in December of 1971 in Monroe County, Wisconsin. Lottie died March 1, 1988. They had at least six children all born in Wisconsin; Edna, Lucile, Milne, Vida, Quentin and James H.

Robert William McCracken 

(Robert⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Robert, the second son of Elmer and Ida McCracken, was born June 17, 1898 in Vernon County Wisconsin and died October 16, 1983 in Kendall, Monroe County Wisconsin. He is named William R. on the 1905 census. He married about 1929 or 1930, Freda Parrish born October 20, 1914 in Wisconsin a daughter of Jasper and Susie Parrish. She was just 16 in 1930 and he was 31. She died January 20, 2002 in Kendall Wisconsin. Their children are; Beverly, Charles, Daniel, Donald, Jerry, Joseph, Lyle, Robert, Shirley and Harold (1938 – 1938).

Hazel E.  McCracken 

(Hazel⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Hazel was born about 1901 and married Emit Emory Parrish. He was also a child of Jasper and Susie, born December 10, 1898 in Vernon County Wisconsin. He reported working for his father, Jasper Parish, in 1918. Emit Parrish died in March 1981 In Juneau County Wisconsin. Emit and Hazel had at least four children; Thereon, Derwood, Vincent and Lorenzo.

Faye E. McCracken 

(Faye⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Faye was born June 2, 1906 and died February 11, 1988 in Rusk County Wisconsin. He married on November 10, 1928, Esther O’Gara born July 25, 1910 and died in June 1983. They had at least four children; Patricia L. born in 1929, Elizabeth, Gene and Barbara.

Leroy Floyd McCracken

(Leroy⁵, Elmer⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Leroy was born in June 9, 1908 in Bruce Wisconsin and served in the US Army in Korea from 1948 to 1956. He was first married to Shirley Loertcher with whom he had three children; Tracy, Wayne William and Frye Kay.  His second wife was Connie Umino born March 25, 1930 and died May 30, 1996. They had one daughter Audrey. Leroy died June 9, 1978 in Creswell, Lane County Oregon and is buried in the Rosebud National cemetery in Rosebud Oregon.

Robert Jefferson McCracken 

(Robert⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

The second son of Cornelius and Angelina McCracken was born March 6, 1864 while his parents still lived in Pennsylvania. His folks were in Illinois in 1868 when his sister Lizzie was born and in Iowa in 1870 when he was 7 and in Wisconsin when he was a lad of 10.  He lived with his sister Lizzie Boldon and her family in 1900 in Forest, Vernon County Wisconsin.  He married in 1905, a lady by the name of Antoinetta aka “Nettie” born about 1879 who died in 1930. Robert was killed on July 4th 1938 when he was struck by a car. They had two sons; Samuel born May 22, 1909 in Big Bend, Rusk County Wisconsin and died in December of 1980 in New Auburn, Wisconsin and Vern born June 14, 1910 and died in April of 1987 in Barron County, Wisconsin.

Elizabeth M. McCracken

(Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Elizabeth aka “Lizzie” is the oldest daughter of Cornelius D. and Angelina McCracken was born February 6, 1868 in White House, Greene County, Illinois and died March 10, 1940 in Canton, Ohio. She married Alpheus A. Boldon on January 27, 1883 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, son of John L. Boldon and Nancy Murphy.  He was born December 6, 1861 in Tipton, Indiana and died December 20, 1931 in Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin.  They had thirteen children.

Boldon Family

Samuel T. Baldwin the father of the Boldon family was probably born about 1795 in Pennsylvania the son of Thomas Baldwin. He served in the military Jan 8, 1815 at the Battle of New Orleans.  He married June 28, 1818 in Nelson County, Kentucky Margaret “Peggy” Love. They were the parents of the two children we are interested in this sketch.

Samuel L. Boldon the father of Ida Belle Boldon the wife of Elmer Elsworth McCracken and John Love Boldon the father of Alpheus Boldon the husband of Elizabeth McCracken who is also the sister of Elmer E. McCracken making them natural siblings as well as in-laws.

From Memoirs of Vernon County, Wisconsin by Newton M Baldwin

”Samuel T Baldwin removed with his family from Kentucky to Indiana in early day, and in 1856 he became one of the pioneers of Vernon County, Wisconsin, where he passed the remainder of his life. His son John L, father of the subject of this review, came to this county (Vernon County, Wisconsin) in 1859 and settled in the town of Forest, where he developed a good farm; he was the owner of eighty acres at the time of his death, which occurred in 1885. His wife long survived him and her death occurred June 11, 1899. He was a Democrat in his political proclivities and both he and his wife were members of the Christian church. Of their fifteen children seven are still living.”

Samuel L. Boldon (father-in-law of Elmer E. McCracken) was born September 28, 1832 in Owen County, Indiana. He was married first to Elizabeth Sanders on January 27, 1855 in Tipton Indiana. To this union there were 6 children Ida Belle being the fifth child born April 13, 1869.  Samuel L. Boldon served in the civil war from Indiana for four years and five months. He is described as 6 feet tall, dark complexion, black hair and eyes. Elizabeth Sanders died June 27, 1880 at the age of 39.  After the death of his wife Samuel L. Boldon went on to marry two more times.

John Love Boldon the third son of Samuel T. and Margaret (Love) Boldon was born August 4, 1820 in Kentucky and married April 27, 1842 in Clark County, Illinois Nancy Ann Murphy. She was born September 4, 1826 in Monroe, Indiana to Benjamin Murphy and Cynthia Traux. It is stated that John and Nancy had 15 children. The fifth son Alpheus A. Boldon married Elizabeth M. McCracken. John L. Boldon died July 13, 1885 in Wisconsin. Elizabeth and Alpheus Boldon had a family of 13 children all born in Wisconsin.

Orpha Olena Boldon 

(Orpha Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Orpha, the first daughter, of Lizzie and Alpheus A. Boldon was in November 1884.

Zoe Alta Boldon 

(Zoe Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Zoe was born August 26, 1886 in Vernon County, Wisconsin and died March 21, 1966 in King County, Washington. She married Alex Sandon on August 26, 1905. He was born January 31, 1873 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin the son of Canadian born Ely and Helen Sandon. He and died January 1925.  They had four children; Theodore (1907 California), Gerald (1912 Oregon), Irene (1914 Oregon married Harold F. Beadner) and Blanch (1916 Oregon).

Mary Annie Boldon 

(Mary Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Mary, aka “Mabel” was born September 8, 1888 and married Leslie L. Silvernail on June 16, 1907. He was born November 16, 1882 at Island Lake, Rusk County, Wisconsin to Calvin C. and Angeline Silvernail both natives of New York. She died in Big Bend, Rusk County Wisconsin. Their children were Mary M. married Austin Nelson, Calvin L. and Raymond L. Silvernail.

John Lyman Boldon

(John Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

John was born April 10, 1891 and attended the International Bible College in Minneapolis before he married Lydia Olinda Holle about 1920. He had brown eyes and black hair. They lived in Maple Valley, Oconto County, Wisconsin where they had four children. Louise Elizabeth married Charles McBride, Thelma (Mrs. Bryan), Lois (Mrs. Fissel) and John Leroy. John Lyman Boldon died July 25, 1957 in Putnam, Indiana.

Adolph Alpheus Boldon 

(Adolph Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Aldolph was born February 21, 1893 like his brother John became a minister of the gospel.  He is found at home with his parents until his WW I draft registration card places him in Litchfield Minnesota with a wife.  He is described as short, slender, gray eyes and black hair. He married Ella May Norris born 1895.  Next we find him in Table Rock, Nebraska in 1920.  He is 26, his occupation is a minister, and his wife Ella is 24.  By 1930 he lives in Green Bay Wisconsin, as the pastor of the Church of Christ and they have three children Doris, Gretta and Harold. Finally in 1942 he registers for the WW II draft from East Chicago in Lake County Indiana. He died February 8, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois.

Rollie Robert Boldon 

(Rollie Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Rollie was born about 1895 and married Ida Marie Petterson born about 1888 in Wisconsin.  She is the daughter of Petter and Ida Petterson of Norway and recently of Nordland Township, Aitkin County, Wisconsin.  Rollie and Ida had at least three children; Rolland born 1919, Arlene born 1921 and Alice born 1923. Rollie Boldon died in July 1968 in Sparta, Wisconsin.

Ada May Boldon 

(Ada Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Ada was born April 10, 1898 and married Leonard Peters Schneiders born December 24, 1894 in Green Bay Wisconsin. She died in Stark County Ohio on April 24, 1997 at the age of 99. Leonard is a veteran of WW I having served overseas. He was discharged July 5, 1919.

Dean Eli Boldon 

(Dean Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Dean was born May 8, 1900 and died November 20, 1966 in Monroe County, Wisconsin. He and his wife Mollie had at least one son Gerald.

Ruth Boldon 

(Ruth Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Ruth was born 1901.

Duane Gerald Boldon 

(Duane Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Duane was born September 28, 1903 and died 1988 in Jackson County, Wisconsin. He married Miss Lempke.

Charley O. Boldon

(Charley Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Charley was born January 6, 1908 and died May 24, 1979 in Mclean County, Illinois. He married Clare Auspisteter born March 20, 1909 and died July 26, 1996 in Illinois.

Agnes Elsie Boldon 

(Agnes Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Agnes was born June 23, 1910 and died December 1990.

Thaine W. Boldon 

(Thaine Boldon⁵, Elizabeth⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Thaine was born 1916 and died in Canton, Stark County, Ohio on February 2, 1980.

Isaac Franklin McCracken

(Isaac⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Isaac McCracken is the third son of Cornelius and Angelina McCracken.  He was born January 2, 1871 in Bennezette Township, Butler County, Iowa.  He married Viola Emma Downing who was born September 10, 1872 in Ontario, Wisconsin the daughter of William J. and Lucretia (Jones) Downing.  She died July 20, 1939. Isaac died August 15, 1966 in Chippewa County Wisconsin. The Downing family has been traced back to Timothy Downing born about 1696 in Ireland and died about 1732 in Prince George, Maryland. Isaac and Viola had a family of 8 children.

They began their family in Forest, Vernon County Wisconsin where they had had their first five children then moving to Big Bend, Rusk County between 1900 and 1905, they had three more children. Their children were  LaValle, Josephine Viola born April 9, 1895, Arnold was born May 7, 1900, Franklin Dale  born August 4, 1902, Claud born 1903, Elma Grace, Harold Harvey, Fred Roscoe born May 16, 1911 and Arden Blum born September 10, 1917.

LaValle Isaac McCracken 

(Lavalle⁵, Isaac⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

LaValle, aka “Valle” or “Val” first son of Isaac was born October 20, 1893 in Forest, Vernon County Wisconsin and married on October 20, 1917, Catherine Marie Payne born about 1901.  They had 10 children;

Robert Ford McCracken 

(Robert⁵, Isaac⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Robert, the second son of Isaac uses the name “Ford” and  was born April 30, 1897 by 1918 he was living and working in Grant County, S. D. He married in 1922 Leila Henderson born May 25, 1905 in Cainsville, Harrison County Missouri. By 1930 he was in Chippewa County, Wisconsin as a mail carrier.

They had at least three children Eugene, Jean and Nadine. Ford McCracken died November 23, 1953 and his wife died May 26, 1953. Both are buried in New Auburn, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.

Elma Grace McCracken 

(Elma⁵, Isaac⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Elma is the second daughter of Isaac and was born April 2, 1907 in Wisconsin, married Bernard Charles Charlebois-Woods. Elma died November 18, 1985 and her husband born August 8, 1905 died December 30, 1980.

Harold Harvey McCracken

(Robert⁵, Isaac⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Harold, the fourth son of Isaac, was born May 8, 1909 in Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, and married 1^st Dora Margaret Waugh and 2nd Irene Metcalf.

Lulu McCracken

(Lulu⁴, Cornelius³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Lulu McCracken, the last child of Cornelius and Angelina McCracken, was born December 25, 1873 in Mt. Tabor, Vernon County, Wisconsin. She married about 1900 George Burchell born about 1855 in Pennsylvania. They are found on the on the 1900, 1905 and 1910 census reports in Hillsboro, Vernon County Wisconsin with two children Forest and Dennis. By 1920 Lulu is a widow with a third son Willis age 8 and lives next to her brother Robert McCracken and his wife Nettie in Big Bend, Rusk County.

Ethel L. Glasgow 

(Ethel⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Ethel was born in November 25, 1880 and moved from her parents’ home in Jordan Township to Pitcairn in Allegheny County with her sister Martha. In 1920 she is a dressmaker in that town and single at age 38. She married a Mr. Lichtenfels.

Celia Jane Glasgow

(Celia⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Celia was born July 1882 and married Clyde Edward Read born March 1, 1886, son of David R. and Clara (Owens) Read of Ferguson Township. On the Ferguson Township census in 1910, Clyde is 23 years old and has been married for two years and Celia is 27 and the mother of one child namely David R. Read 1 month old on April 28th 1910.  Two of her sisters live with them, Martha and Belle Glasgow both ages 18. 

On his 1918 draft registration he is in Pitcarin Allegheny County Pa and gives his birth date as March 1, 1885 and Celia Jane Read as his next of kin. He was working as a teamster and was a man of medium build and height with gray eyes and brown hair.

The 1920 census finds Clyde Read age 25 in Pitcairn, Allegheny County working on the railroad, his wife Celia is 37.  They have children David R. 10, Charles A. 6, Robert C. 2 years 11 months and Ralph E. 4 months. By the 1930 census they have moved to Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pa. where Clyde is listed as 45 years old and married for 25 years and works as a carpenter.  Celia his wife is 48 and the children at home are Richard 20, Robert 14 and Ralph 10. On his 1942 draft card he is still in Penn Township, Westmoreland County and gives his birth date as March 1, 1888 and tells us he was born in Lumber City and his contact person is Louise Daum of Irwin Pa. 

Joseph William Glasgow 

(Joseph⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Joseph was born April 1, 1884 and married Pearl Bollinger, daughter of George and Mollie Bollinger of Jordan Township. Joseph went by “William” on the 1910 census of Jordan Township where he is shown as 26 and married 1 year. His wife is Pearl 21 years old and the mother of one child, Paul D. 10 months old on April 27th 1910. On his WW I draft registration he was described as short, medium build, blue eyes and light hair. In 1920 the children are Paul 10, Russell 8, Mabel 6 and Richard 4 years 1 month. By 1930 the children at home are Paul 20, Mabel H. 16, Richard G. 14 and Ruth M. age 5. In 1942 he still lives in Berwindale and works the farm but gives his brother Robert as his next of kin.

Richard Irwin Glasgow

(Richard⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Richard was born May 13, 1886 and moved to Laramie Wyoming before 1910 when he was found boarding with a family named Anderson and working as a hired hand. He is married and found on the January 1920 census at age 33, living with his family on the Shoshone Indian Reservation in Fremont County Wyoming.  His wife Eleanor J. is 28 and was born in Colorado.  Their children are Eleanor age 10 and Richard A. age 5 both born in Wyoming. He died in March 1977 in Lander, Wyoming.

Sarah E. Glasgow 

(Sarah⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Sarah was born July 18, 1888 and is found on the Jordan Township 1920 census at age 31 and single living with her mother and brother Robert. In 1930 she is 41 living in Pitcairn, Allegheny County with the Joseph S. Litchenfels’ age 67 and his wife Martha C age 66 and their son Russell age 40. She is still single.

Martha Ann Glasgow 

(Martha⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Martha was born August 23, 1890. As mentioned above she lives with her sister and brother-in-law Celia and Clyde Read in 1910 she is 18 and in 1920 as previously mentioned she lives with her sister in Pitcairn, Allegheny County in 1920.

Goldie Belle Glasgow 

(Goldie⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Goldie was born August 23, 1891. In 1900 she is 8 and living with the rest of the family and in 1910 she and Martha are found in two households. Once, with her widowed mother and three other siblings and second, with her sister Celia and Clyde Read. Goldie disappears from the census records as Goldie Belle Glasgow. If she married we have not learned to whom. She died March 4, 1989 in Topeka Kansas.

Rachel Pearl Glasgow

(Rachel⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Rachel was born December 1893. She lives with her parents in Jordan Township in 1900 at age 6 and in 1910 with her widowed mother and other siblings.

Robert Levi Glasgow 

(Robert⁵, Richard Glasgow⁴, Satah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Robert was born March 31, 1895 in Ansonville and followed farming. On his draft card for 1917 he is still single and gives his mother as his next of kin, His physical description is medium height and build with gray eyes and light brown hair.  He is still single and living alone in Jordan Township in 1930. In 1942 in Berwindale he gives his brother William as his nearest relative also in Berwindale. It doesn’t appear he ever married. He died in July 1984 in Irvona.

Mary Jane Glasgow 

(Mary Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Mary was born July 12, of 1852 and married Hezekiah McCracken born January 6, 1842. See the family of Hezekiah McCracken for her descendants. (Hezekiah⁴, William³, Robert², James McCracken¹) Wm McCracken

Levi Glasgow

(Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Levi was born September 20, 1853 married Catherine Kemberling born In December 1852 and died January 27, 1923. Levi Glasgow died July 3, 1935 in Reightown, Blair County. Their surviving children are;

Anna Sarah Glasgow 

(Anna⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Anna the first born of Levi and Catherine Glasgow was born December 29, 1877 in Blair County Pa. She married July 7, 1897 John McCauley Hollen born July 21, 1869 the son of William and Mary Ann (McCauley) Hollen. John Hollen died in a tragic accident, being hit by a train, on July 9, 1949. Annie and John Hollen had two children, John Chester and George Webster. Anna Hollen died January 3, 1960 in Tyrone, Pa.

John Chester Hollen

(John Hollen⁶, Anna⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

John was born April 21, 1898 in Blair County and married about 1923, Della Mae Cherry, daughter of Mayberry and Martha (Nelson) Cherry. Della was born August 28, 1907 and died January 14, 1994 in Tyrone. John and Della had three children Rachael (1924 – 2001), Melvin (1925 – 1940 and John (1928 – 1997). John Hollen died May 16, 1966 in Tyrone.

George Webster Hollen

(George Hollen⁶, Anna⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

George was born November 12, 1899 in Blair County and married July 21, 1921, Hester Nelson a daughter of Daniel and Charlotte (Nail) Nelson. She was born March 7, 1895 and died October 15, 1989 in Florida. Helen Nelson with her husband Arthur Ruhl are both deceased.

George Francis Glasgow 

(George⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

George was born September 9, 1879 in Logan Township, Blair County Pa. and died June 23, 1962 in Hollidaysburg, Blair County Pa. He never married.

Bertha Glasgow 

(Bertha⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Bertha was born June 14, 1881 and died Mar 14, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Ulysses Grant Fletcher, a railroad employee, in 1904. He was born November 10, 1875 and had lost a leg at sometime before he registered for the draft in 1917. He died February 24, 1962 in Franklin County. They had two children George Roy born 17 October 1905 and died June 6, 1974, and Ethel L Fletcher born in 1909 who married a Mr. Frazer, their son is William H. Frazer.

Josephine Myrtle Glasgow 

(Josephine⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Myrtle was born April 1883 and died January 28, 1903 of pneumonia at home in Bellwood Blair County Pa.

Amanda C. Glasgow 

(Myrtle⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Amanda was born November 1884 was still single and living with her widowed father in 1930.

Elda N. Glasgow

(Elda⁵, Levi Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Elda was born November 22, 1894 and married Marl Russell son of William H. Russell and Mary E Huff. He was born August 13, 1894 in Huntingdon County Pa. Their children are Orpha L. (1917 - 1996), Milda M. (1923 - 1983), Alberta V. (1925), Lillian M. (1927) and Marl Russell Jr. (1929 - 1999).  Elda died in 1972 in Bellwood, Pa.

Sarah Glasgow 

(Sarah Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Sarah, daughter of Sarah and Joseph Glasgow was born in 1857 and died in August 1869 at 12 years old in Logan Township, Blair County Pennsylvania from unknown causes.

Martha Matilda “Tillie” Glasgow

(Matilda Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Martha Glasgow was born about May 1859 and died November 25, 1936 in Fresno, California. She married about 1885, David Crawford Love son of John and Elizabeth (Floyd) Love.  David was born in March 24,1862 in Warrior’s Mark, Huntingdon County Pa. Due to the missing 1890 census the following is conjecture based on information in the 1900 census where he reports he has been married for 15 years and that was scratched out and 3 years inserted. His wife Matilda has been married for 3 years and has given birth to two children both still living. They are the two youngest on the 1900 census; Floyd D. born April 14, 1897 and Roy L. born May 1899 and died July 10, 1901. The other children would be those born to David and his first wife Kathryn "Katie" (Baily). Katie was born December 23, 1869 to Samuel and Elizabeth (Neideriter) Baily. She died December 17, 1891 and is buried in Hutchinson’s Cemetery in Blair County along with David and Tillie’s infant son, Roy Lee Love. The other children on the 1900 census are Samuel born August 11, 1886, David born December 19, 1887 and twin daughters Minnie and Mamie (also shown in the records as Mina and Mayme) born in July 1889.  David, his second wife Matilda and son Floyd moved to Fresno California about 1915. David Love died December 21, 1927 in Fresno, California.

William Samuel Love

William aka “Samuel”, first son of Katie and David Love. (Samuel, David, Mina and Mayme are step-children of Matilda and not a direct descendants of the McCracken family but are shown here for a more complete record of this family.) Samuel was born August 11, 1886 in the village of Scotia, Patton Township, Centre County Pa. He married about 1904 Nora Manspeaker, daughter of Luther and Melissa Manspeaker originally from Broad Top Bedford County Pa. Samuel was a tall slender man with blue eyes and brown hair. He worked for the PRR as a brakeman at first and later as a conductor. He and his family lived in Altoona for most of their lives.

Samuel and Nora had four children; Clarence (1907), Henrietta (1909), Samuel D. (1911) and Myrtle (1914). Samuel’s sister Mamie lived with his family in 1920. She was 30 years old and divorced and working in a steam laundry. A cousin, Lillian Clark, also lived in the home that year at age 30 and was working as a retail clerk. His brother-in-law Archie B. Manspeaker also lived in the home at age 42 and the owner of a pool room.

David Love

David, second son of Katie and David Love was born in Scotia, Centre County on December 19, 1897.  David married about 1909 Mary ____. He was a stout man with gray eyes and black hair and worked for the PRR in Altoona. They lived in Juniata until mid 1920’s when they moved to the city of Altoona. They had no children.

Mina Love 

Mina aka Minnie Love was born in July 1889. Minnie married a Mr. Steward whom she had divorced before 1930. They lived in New Jersey.

Mayme Love

Mayme aka Mamie is last found living with her brother in 1920 after her divorce from Mr. Williams and using the Love surname. She was working in a laundry. She had no children with her in 1920. She later married a man named Strickland.

Floyd Dean Love

(Floyd Love⁵, Matilda Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Floyd Love, the first born of Matilda and David Love was born April 14, 1897 with a birth defect. He is found living with his parents through 1940 and never registered for the 1942 draft and is supposed dead by that time.

Roy Lee Love

(Roy Love⁵, Matilda Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Roy Love, as mentioned earlier was born in May 1899 at Jubiata, Blair County and died July 10, 1901 at 1 year 7 mos and 28 days. He is buried in the Hutchinsons cemetery in Blair County.

Joseph Albert Glasgow

(Joseph Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Joseph, third son of Sarah and Joseph Glasgow, was born May 26, 1861 and died September 9, 1941. He married in August 1881 in Antis Township Blair County, Isa Dora Riggle born in March 1859 to David and Louisa (Myers) Riggle in Antis Township. Joseph and Dora had four children; Grace, John, Mary and Glen. (Mary, a twin of John died at birth.)

Joseph Glasgow is living with his brother R. Taylor in Logan Township Blair County in 1880 at age 19 and marries the following year Dora Riggle. In 1900 they are in Antis Township with three children. Joseph tells us he was born in May 1861 and has been married for 18 years and works as a crush feeder. Dora reports that she was born in March 1859 and has given birth to four children with three still living; they are Grace A. June 1882 age 17, John B. July 1886 age 13 and Glenn O. born in October 1894 age 5.

They moved to Blandburg, Reade Township Cambria County in 1900 where they are remained the rest of their lives. They were registered there through the 1930 census. Joseph died on September 9, 1941 in Blandburg and Dora died in 1959. They are buried in the Asbury cemetery in Antis Township Blair Co.

Grace A. Glasgow

(Grace⁵, Joseph Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Grace, first child of Joseph and Dora, was born in June 1882 in Blair County Pa. and married about 1901 in Cambria County Frederick Landaus born in November 1872, a fireman at the brick yard, and had three sons Joseph O. (1902), Benjamin E. (1904) and Orva B. (1909). They were separated by 1910 when Grace and the children moved in with her parents and her husband moved to Iowa. In 1920 she was working as a school teacher. She married again about 1928 Frederick Herman Busch born October 1888 in Cambria County Pa. to Herman and Emma Busch both natives of Germany. He worked at Kappers Coal Company.

John Blair Glasgow

(John⁵, Joseph Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

John, first son of Joseph and Dora Glasgow, was born July 24, 1886 as a twin. His sister Mary did not survive the day.  John married in Cumberland Maryland February 18, 1908, Viola Hostler born February 1, 1891 in Antis Township to Jacob and Anna (Farnsworth) Hostler. John worked for the railroad first as a fireman and later as an engineer. John died October 28, 1978 at Tyrone. John and Viola had nine children

Glen Orva Glasgow

(Glen⁵, Joseph Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Glen, youngest child of Joseph and Dora, was born October 1, 1894 and married Dorothy Caroline Fortney daughter of Verne and Carrie Fortney of Tyrone, Blair County. She was born May 30, 1901 and died March 1986 in Pittsburg Pa. Glenn died April 25, 1994 also in Pittsburgh. He worked for the US Post Office.

William Blair Glasgow 

(William Glasgow⁴, Sarah³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

The youngest son of Joseph and Sarah (McCracken) Glasgow was born October 5, 1863 in Tyrone, Blair County Pa.  He moved to Clearfield County with his mother before 1880 where he spent the remaining days of his life.  He died in his Knox Township home at 4 p. m. on Friday June 3, 1938 at the age of 74.  He was buried in Fruit Hill cemetery on June 6, 1938. He chose Margaret aka “Maggie” Bloom as his wife.  She is the daughter of Abram Bloom and Mary Patterson of Jordan Township.

He is first found in the census in 1870 Tyrone Township, Blair County as the youngest child living with his parents and four of his siblings Mary J., Levi, Martha and Joseph. Then in 1880 in Knox Township, Clearfield County living with his widowed mother Sarah Glasgo age 56. They live next door to Levi and Rachel McCracken, his Aunt and Uncle, who live on the old Robert McCracken homestead.

On the 1900 census this family is living in Knox Township and listed as Blair W. Glasgo born October 1863 age 36, a farmer and married for seven years (1903). His wife Margaret M. was born September 1867, 32 years old and the mother of five children with four still living. The rest of this household is Ella M. age 6 born February 1894, Sarah E. age 3 born May 1897, Roxie J. age 2 born April 1898, Georgie A. (son) age 9 months born August 1899 and Sarah (mother) age 76 born September 1823, a widow and the mother of eight children with seven still living.   

In 1910 their family consists of Blair Glasgow 46 a farmer, Margaret 42 the mother of eight children with six living. The children are Ella age 16, Emma 12, Roxie 11, Abraham 10, Rachel 6 and James 2.  In 1920 W. B. Glasgow is 56 and works as a laborer in the woods. Maggie 52, Elsa 25 and Roxie 21 work as domestics for private families. Abram 20 is a miner, Rachel 16 and James 12. The surviving children are;

• Ella May born February 5, 1894 and married Mark C. Birchall and had 2 children David and Bella Birchall. They lived in New Millport and Kerrmoor. She died in Toledo, Ohio on January 20, 1993.
• Sarah Emma born May 12, 1897 and married Reuben A. Witherow on October 17, 1917. She died August 13, 1951. Their children are Blair, Arthur, John and Ella wife of Seth McCracken.
• Roxie J. born April 22, 1898 and married James Downie and lived in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County Pa. She died in Oct 1986 in Delaware County, Pa.
• Abram George born August 6, 1899 and died August 20, 1964 in New Millport. He was a WWII veteran and never married.
• Rachel E., born September 4, 1903 and married Benjamin Freeman and had two daughters and a son, Mae (1923 – 1990) Earl (1924 – 1989) and Peggy (1927 – 1962). Rachel died February 2, 1991 in Clearfield County.
• James Blair was born July 16, 1907 and married Pauline Lansberry. James died February 13, 1973 and his wife died May 30, 1974 at age 54. The children are Eleanor and Thelma. 

Catherine McCracken 

(Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Moore/Patterson Families

William Lowery Moore’s parents, John Moore and Jane Patterson are both of Irish descent. The Patterson families that came to Pennsylvania in the early 1700’s have been confused over time and not wishing to add to the confusion, let it be said that the following statements are this writer’s conclusion to the various facts collected.

The first Moore/Patterson connection found is in the 1790 census in Northumberland County where they were neighbors. John Moore is the son of Joseph Moore and Jane Patterson is the daughter of Joseph Patterson. The census recorders show Joseph Patterson as the head with one male over 16 (himself) and one male under 16, and four females. A few doors away is the family of Joseph Moore with one male over 16 (himself) one male under 16 (John) and three females.

The famous Rev. Joseph Patterson, who is the source of the confusion, is also found on the 1790 census but in Washington County Pa and is clearly not the same person. The Rev. Joseph Patterson was married to Jane Moak and often times mixed up with Joseph of Clearfield County whose wife was also Jane (last name unknown). On the 1800 census of Northumberland County Joseph and his wife are both over 45 years old and have a son between 16 and 26 and four daughters under 10 and one daughter between 10 and 16 (This is most likely Jane Patterson wife of John Moore.)

Joseph Patterson, the father of Jane (Patterson) Moore, was born in Ulster Province Ireland sometime between 1752 and 1755. He is found in Cecil County, Maryland in 1778 and then in Northumberland County, Pa. in 1790 and finally in Clearfield County in 1806 where he is shown on the first census of Clearfield County and where he died in 1823.  He manufactured spinning wheels. Joseph Patterson and his wife Jane are buried in the Fruit Hill cemetery in Ansonville.

Jane Patterson was born about 1782 in Cecil Co. MD or Northumberland County Pa. to Joseph and Jane Patterson she married John Moore son of Joseph Moore of Northumberland County (see the census notes above). John Moore died about 1921 and Jane is found as the head of the household in Clearfield County for the 1830, 1840 and 1850 censuses.  In 1850 she lives next door to her son Joseph and his two young children and she claims William age 28 and a 30-year-old son James who is listed as insane. Jane and her son James both disappear from the census after 1850.

William Lowery Moore and his brother Joseph purchased 288 acres on the hill above Lumber City in Ferguson Township in 1839. In 1884 William’s two oldest sons, Robert and Milton purchased from their father and uncle Joseph some of the property in Ferguson Township in partnership with the Honorable James Kerr and laid it out in lots for the town of Kerrmoor. Catherine (McCracken) Moore was also a businesswoman in that she operated a carpet loom on which she manufactured “rag” rugs for her neighbors. The children of Catharine McCracken and William L. Moore are;

Robert H. Moore

(Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Robert H. Moore as mentioned above was one of the founders of the town of Kerrmoor as well as being a lumberman.  He was born in 1851 and married September 5, 1872 Harriet P. Straw daughter of Joseph and Nancy Ann (Thompson) Straw. Robert H. Moore died after 1910 in Clearfield County. Harriet Straw was born in 1847 and died January 16, 1927. Robert H. Moore and Harriet P. Straw are 2nd cousins.

Straw/Thompson families

Joseph Straw was the first son of Christian and Elizabeth (Curry) Straw. He was born in 1805 two years after his parents and grandparents (Nicholas and Mary Catherine (Dale) Straw) moved to Clearfield County in 1803. These families, from the time of their immigration in the mid 1700’s, continued their westward movement in search of suitable clay for their pottery trade, which they found in Clearfield. They were German Lutherans that settled in Ferguson Township.  Nicholas Straw served several tours of duty in the revolutionary war. He died August 20th 1833 in Clearfield County and is buried in the McClure cemetery.  Rachel Straw daughter of Christian Straw and his 2nd wife, Jane Lytle, is the wife of Robert McCracken that heads this chapter.

Nancy Ann Thompson was born in Huntingdon County in 1809, a year prior to her family moving to Clearfield. She is the daughter of Ignatius Thompson and Mary Norris, and granddaughter of Peter Thompson the immigrant.  Peter Thompson was born in Ireland and served in the revolutionary war from 1777 to 1783. Ignatius and his family made their way to Clearfield from Huntingdon County by way of a team of oxen and an oxcart in 1810, often having to cut the way through the wilderness. This being the mode of transportation in those days it is most likely that most of the early pioneers arriving in Clearfield, including the McCracken family got here the same way. Nancy Ann’s father Ignatius served as county commissioner of Clearfield County from 1832 to 1834.

Through the census reports Robert Moore is first found with his own family in 1880 in Ferguson Township as a farmer age 27, his wife Harriet is 31 and his children are Willis N. 7, Catharine N. 5 and Mary 5 months having been born in January of 1880. In 1900 Robert is listed as 45, Harriet is 51 and a son Lee is 11.  In 1910 it is just Robert 58, and Harriet 63 having been married for 49 years and three of their six children are still living. The surviving children of Robert and Harriet Moore are;

Willis Newton Moore 

(Willis⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Willis, son of Robert and Harriet Moore, was born April 24 1873 and married in 1903, Emma Witherson born in June 1869 in Wales. She is the daughter of William and Ellen Witherson of Burnside Township, Clearfield County Pa. In 1910 they lived in Portage Township, Somerset County where he was a salesman in a department store. By 1918 they had moved to Portage Township in Cambria County where he was in partnership as an owner in a hardware store. They had no children.

Catharine Ann Moore 

(Catherine⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Catherine was born April 12, 1875 and married John Campbell Witherow born July 12, 1876. They lived all their lives on their farm near Berwindale in Jordan Township. He is the son of John E. Witherow and Jennie Patterson (both born in 1855) who were married in Clearfield County on August 26, 1875. Jennie died in 1877 just after the birth of her son, at 22 years old.  John E. is listed as a widower on the 1880 census living with his parents, John age 60 and Margaret age 59 and his son John age 3. John Witherow Sr. was born in Ireland.  He married Margaret Hegarty on June 17, 1842.   J. C. Witherow died in February 1965 and his wife died December 17, 1933.   On the 1920 census, mother-in-law, Harriet Moore is listed in the household of J. C. and Katherine Witherow. Their children are;

Charles Newton Witherow 

(Charles Witherow⁶, Catherine⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Charles, son of Catherine and John Witherow, was born in 1900 and married Rosanna Doutrick and moved to Whitemarsh, Montgomery County Pa. where he worked in the laboratory of a clay brick factory in Norristown. They had eight children.

Harriet Jane Witherow 

(Harriet Witherow⁶, Catherine⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Harriet, daughter of John and Catherine Witherow, was born on April 26, 1902 and died October 4, 1996. She married Raymond William Dotts born September 19, 1899 son of William and Aurilla Dotts of Jordan Township. He died 1962. They had 9 children.

Robert Moore Witherow 

(Robert Witherow⁶, Catherine⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Robert was born September 2, 1904 and died April 11, 1993 in Clymer, Indiana County Pa. He married a lady named Clare about 1924 and had children Catherine M and Robert L. Witherow

John Campbell Witherow 

(John Witherow⁶, Catherine⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

John was born 1907 and appears on the 1910 census but not on the 1920 when he should be 13 years old.

Mildred Catherine Witherow 

(Mildred Witherow⁶, Catherine⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Mildred was born February 28, 1909 and died December 30, 1989. She married Joseph Harold Gallaher born May 2, 1909 and died June 6, 1958, they had 5 children.

The other children of Catherine Moore and John C Witherow are Howard Joseph (1911), Dorothy Emma (1914) and William Wade (1920).

Robert Lee Moore 

(Robert⁵, Robert Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Robert, son of Robert and Harriet Moore, was born in 1889 is found on the 1900 census report, listed as Lee age 11, living with his parents in Ferguson Township but he left home as a young man and is unaccounted for.

Milton Moore 

(Milton Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Milton Moore, second son of William and Catherine Moore, also one of the founders of Kerrmoor, was born September 22, 1852. He married on September 17th 1885 Elizabeth J. Summers born November 17, 1860 a daughter of Peter and Caroline (Straw) Summers. He died July 15, 1920 at his farm in Lawrence Township.  Milton Moore and his mother-in-law Caroline Straw are 2nd cousins. He descends from Christian Straw through the first son Joseph and she descends from Christian Straw through the second son John Nicholas Straw.  They had a daughter, Roby Lenore Moore born December, 1888 that died August 4, 1892. Their surviving children are;

Ollie Zoe Moore 

(Ollie⁵, Milton Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Ollie was born July 2, 1886 she never married. She taught school in the public schools of Clearfield County and died in September 1973 in Curwensville.

Clovis Summers Moore

(Clovis⁵, Milton Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Clovis was born January 31, 1895 and is listed on the 1930 census as single living with his mother, sister and a cousin Caroline Virginia Rainey born in 1908 in Missouri. He was described on his draft registration card as tall, slender, gray eyes and black hair.  He died in a mine accident when a falling rock crushed him to death on December 10, 1938.

David Moore

(David Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

David, born about 1855 does not appear on any census records and probably died as an infant.

Allen W. Moore

(Allen Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

The fourth son of William L. and Catharine (McCracken) Moore was born 1856 in Ferguson Township, Clearfield County Pa.  He married on April 28, 1875, Adaline Newcomer daughter of William and Melissa (Bloom) Newcomer.  Adeline and Sarah Newcomer (mother of Olen McCracken) are sisters.

Ada Moore is found on the 1900 census in Curwensville as the head of her family at age 41, born November 1858.  She is listed as married and works as a seamstress. Her children still at home are William K. age 18, born September 1881 and Lillie B. age 14, born June 1885.

He was a lumberman and served as Justice of the Peace in Clearfield for one term. After his divorce from his wife he moved to Windber Pa. where he died.  His children were:

Beula Agnes Moore 

(Beula⁵, Allen Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Beula was born August 12, 1874 and died December 15, 1959. She married Ai Bloom son of Frederick S. and Elvina H. (Bloom) Bloom. Frederick and Elvina were 3rd cousins. Frederick S. descends from the William and Mary (Metler) Bloom family through the first son, Isaac, and Elvina descends through the fourth son Benjamin Bloom. Ai Bloom was born June 27, 1866 and died March 15, 1949.  The children of Ai Bloom and Beula Moore are:  

Frederick L. Bloom

(Frederick Bloom⁶, Beula⁵, Allen Moore⁴, Catherine³, Robert², James McCracken¹)

Frederick was born June 3, 1899. He married June 18, 1919, Anna L. Norris, born April 4, 1898, daughter of Samuel and Rosie Norris. He owns the farm adjoining the old homestead of his great grandfather, Isaac Bloom.  Isaac Bloom was the first son of William and Mary Metler Bloom. (See Bloom family)   Frederick and Anna had a family of three sons and one daughter that survived childhood. Buela Elizabeth was born January 21, 1926 and died the next day.  The surviving children are: