James McCracken

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Hugh Donald Latimer October 12, 1910 to May 10, 1986, Photographer

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Born: 1869
Died: 1947
Parents: William H. McCracken and Sarah Coyle
Marriage 1: 25 December 1895 Ida Dickson
Marriage 2: 30 April 1907 Jennie Alice Gerow
Occupation: Blacksmith, Division Street, Brighton

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Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com

James McCracken
M, #11254, b. 1869, d. 1947

Father*: William H. McCracken b. 1848
Mother*: Sarah Coyle b. 1851
Birth*: 1869; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1869 per Memorial. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1869 & location Cramahe per marriage reg'n. - Ida Dickson. Date 1870 & location Cramahe per marriage reg'n. - Alice (Gerow) Thorne.1,2,3,4
Marriage*: 25 December 1895; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009252: Groom: James McCracken; Age: 26; Res.: Grafton; Born: Cramahe Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Blacksmith; Parents: Wm. McCracken & Sarah Coyle; Bride: Ida Dickson; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew Dickson & Amanda Mullen; Wit.: Henry McBride, Cobourg & Hattie Wright, Brighton; Date: Dec 25 1895; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Meth. & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. A. K. McLeod; Reg'r.: J. H. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009252-1895, ancestry.com); Principal=Ida Dickson5
Marriage*: 30 April 1907; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: James McCracken; Age: 37; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cramahe; Status: widower; Occupation: blacksmith; Religion: Pres.; Parents: William McCracken & Sarah Coyle; Bride: Jennie Alice Gerow; Age: 29; Rec.: Percy; Born: Brighton; Status: widow; Occupation: school teacher; Religion: Meth.; Parents: George W. Thorne & Ruth Loomis; Witnesses: A. L. & Maud Rieudeau, Warkworth; Date: April 30, 1907; Place: Percy; Performed by: Rev. W. Johnston (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015863-1907, ancestry.com); Principal=Jennie Alice Thorne6
Death*: 1947; Ontario; Date 1947 per Memorial.4
Burial*: 1947; Union Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James; McCracken; 1869 - 1947 (Union Cemetery, Colborne, May 23 2005)4
Census: April 1881; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see Wm. McCracken3
Census*: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1891 Census: McCracken, James, 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., Blacksmith, single (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, lsub-dist. b-3, pg. 4, line 22 - ancestry.com)(James McCracken is with the family of Hugh Roney.2
Residence: 25 December 1895; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Grafton per marriage reg'n. - Ida Dickson.1
Residence*: 30 April 1907; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n. - Alice (Gerow) Thorne.1
Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; James McCracken appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)7
Residence: 31 December 1931; Division St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his wife Jennie Alice (Gerow, Thorne) McCracken.8
Family 1: Ida Dickson b. 1870
Marriage*: 25 December 1895; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009252: Groom: James McCracken; Age: 26; Res.: Grafton; Born: Cramahe Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Blacksmith; Parents: Wm. McCracken & Sarah Coyle; Bride: Ida Dickson; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Status: spinster; Parents: Andrew Dickson & Amanda Mullen; Wit.: Henry McBride, Cobourg & Hattie Wright, Brighton; Date: Dec 25 1895; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Meth. & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. A. K. McLeod; Reg'r.: J. H. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009252-1895, ancestry.com); Principal=Ida Dickson5
Family 2: Jennie Alice Thorne b. 16 Aug 1877, d. 28 Dec 1931
Marriage*: 30 April 1907; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: James McCracken; Age: 37; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cramahe; Status: widower; Occupation: blacksmith; Religion: Pres.; Parents: William McCracken & Sarah Coyle; Bride: Jennie Alice Gerow; Age: 29; Rec.: Percy; Born: Brighton; Status: widow; Occupation: school teacher; Religion: Meth.; Parents: George W. Thorne & Ruth Loomis; Witnesses: A. L. & Maud Rieudeau, Warkworth; Date: April 30, 1907; Place: Percy; Performed by: Rev. W. Johnston (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015863-1907, ancestry.com); Principal=Jennie Alice Thorne6
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[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
[S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #009252-1895.
[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, 015863 - 1907.
[S87] Unknown subject unknown record type; unknown repository.
[S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.

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