Good afternoon my dears,
Today, I'm sharing the genealogical story of my hubby's paternal grandmother, Margaret JoAnn "Jodi" McCrea.
Today, I'm sharing the genealogical story of my hubby's paternal grandmother, Margaret JoAnn "Jodi" McCrea.
McCrea
The ancient Scottish name McCrea is carried by the descendants of the Pictish people. It was a name for a prosperous person. The Gaelic form of the surname McCrea is Mac Rath, which literally means son of grace or son of prosperity. [source]
The surname McCrea was first found in Inverness-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) divided between the present day Scottish Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles, and consisting of a large northern mainland area and various island areas off the west coast, the shire was anciently both a Pictish and Norwegian stronghold, but their ancient history is often clouded with conjecture. It appears certain that they lived before the 14th century at Clunes, to the west of Inverness in the territories of the Fraser Clan. Consequently the family has always been friendly towards that Clan. From about 1400, they moved to the location with which they are readily associated, Kintail. [source]
Robert McCrea
b. 1817 d. July 21st, 1854 (aged 37)
emigrated from Liverpool, England to New York, U.S on November 18th, 1843
married for ten years on June 12th, 1844
Hannah Cunningham
b. June 10th, 1828 d. March 23rd, 1861 (aged 32)
(4th great-grandparents)
Places lived: Washington County, Pennsylvania
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| 1850 U.S Census |
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| 1860 U.S Census |
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| Grave of Hannah McCrea at Bethel Methodist Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
Lancellot H. McCrea
b. January 10th, 1846 d. July 31st, 1929married for forty-six years on February 21st, 1871
Semoma Noblitt
b. March 8th, 1852 d. October 11th, 1917
(3rd great-grandparents)
Places lived: Cross Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Caldwell County, Missouri
Union Center, Kansas
Caldwell County, Missouri
Union Center, Kansas
Caddo, Oklahoma
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| 1870 U.S Census Lancelot McCrea |
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| 1880 U.S Census |
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| 1895 Kansas Census |
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| 1900 U.S Census (Lancelot is on the page before) |
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| 1910 U.S Census |
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1920 U.S Census  |
Emmitt McCrea
b. November 1871 d. June 1941
married for thirty-eight years on September 23rd, 1903
Mary E. Fisher
b. March 28th,1883 d. March 16th, 1965
(2nd great-grandparents)
Places lived: New York, Caldwell, Missouri
Saline, Missouri
Hazel Dell, Oklahoma
Saline, Missouri
Hazel Dell, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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| Childhood photo of Mary Elizabeth |
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| 1900 U.S Census |
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| 1920 U.S Census |
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| 1940 U.S Census |
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Gravestone of Emmitt and Mary Elizabeth McCrea
Mary Elizabeth McCrea Obituary
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Alton R. McCrea
b. July 18th, 1904 d. November, 1959
married
Margaret "Ruth" St John
b. January 22nd, 1911 d. September 27th, 1994
(great-grandparents)
Places lived: Caddo, Oklahoma
Rock Springs, Wyoming
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| WWII Draft card registration on February 16th, 1942 |
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| Gravestone of Margaret "Ruth" McCrea at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs, Wyoming |
private as still alive
married for two weeks shy of sixty years on May 29th, 1957
Margaret JoAnn "Jodi" McCrea
b. July 29th, 1941 d. May 2nd, 2017
(grandparents)
Places lived: Elkhart, Kansas
Rock Springs, Wyoming
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| Margret "JoAnn" McCrea's yearbook |
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| Grandma and Grandpa Wright, 1957 |
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4 comments:
Kiki, it's so neat that you all have all of this information! My father-in-law did all of the genealogical studies on that side of the family and published a book. It means so much to all of us.
How wonderful to have all of this history. It certainly is he ties that bind. The more we know about our ancestors the closer we become! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Kiki Nikita
I don't know if you check this site any longer, but I am a relative. My grandfather Albert Edwin McCrea was the brother of Emmet.
Sonoma Noblett and Lancelot McCrea are my great grandparents.
My grandfather moved to Montana in the early 1900's.
Our family tree goes back to Robert McCrea of Cross Creek Township. He came to the U.S. from Ireland in 1804.He had a son, also Robert McCrea.
My maiden name was Geralyn McCrea.
If you would like further info on the other siblings of Emmet, or the family genealogy, I can share with you.
Kind Regards,
Geralyn Crane
Geralyn,
I'd appreciate any family history you have on the McCrea family. Are you on Ancestry? I have a tree on there and can message through the site, too.
Thank you for stopping by,
Kiki.
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