Thomas McCracken & Elizabeth Holmes

Contributed by Brenda Davis
© 2001

ELIZABETH HOLMES, daughter of ROBERT HOLMES and MARJARY BELL (See the Descendants of Robert Holmes & Marjary Bell ), was born October 22, 1788 in Rowan Co, NC., and died November 12, 1870 in Polk Co , MO. She married THOMAS MCCRACKEN 1805 in Sumner, Co Tennessee, son of JOHN MCCRACKEN and JEAN LYTLE. He was born February 26, 1778 in MD, and died January 26, 1859 in Polk Co , MO.

Children of ELIZABETH HOLMES and THOMAS MCCRACKEN are:

  1. JOHN LYTLE MCCRACKEN, b. August 09, 1808, Williamson, Tennessee; d. September 28, 1848, Green County MO.; m. ELVIRA MCMINN; b. 1804; d. 1824.

  2. ROBERT HOLMES MCCRACKEN, b. December 25, 1809, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. September 27, 1888, Polk Co , MO. He married CLARISSA RICHARDSON. For more information see below.

  3. SAMUEL (II) MCCRACKEN, b. March 30, 1811, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. October 31, 1855, Hickory Co Mo.; m. ELIZABETH OWINGS, June 03, 1840; b. 1802; d. Bet. 1845 - 1912.

  4. NATHANEL MCCRACKEN, b. October 17, 1813, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. December 24, 1897; m. ARISSA CATES, December 22, 1840; b. Bet. 1802 - 1824; d. Bet. 1845 - 1913.

  5. JAMES (II) MCCRACKEN, b. September 28, 1815; d. February 04, 1852; m. INTHA ANN KELLY, October 01, 1840; b. Bet. 1802 - 1824.

  6. MILAS MILES MCCRACKEN, b. September 11, 1817; d. March 18, 1865.

  7. MD THOMAS MCCRACKEN, b. August 07, 1819; d. February 08, 1852.

  8. EPHRIAM (II) MCCRACKEN, b. May 17, 1821, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. July 06, 1898; m. SUSAN REYNOLDS, July 16, 1851; b. Bet. 1812 - 1834.

  9. ALBERT GARNER MCCRACKEN, b. January 08, 1823; d. May 24, 1878; m. MARY INGRAM; b. Bet. 1819 - 1838; d. Bet. 1839 - 1923.

  10. MARGARET JANE MCCRACKEN, b. March 26, 1824, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. Bet. 1825 - 1918; m. UNKNOWN APPLEY; b. Bet. 1807 - 1827; d. Bet. 1841 - 1913.

  11. ELIZABETH ANN ( II ) MCCRACKEN, b. November 26, 1826, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. December 25, 1902, Rondo, Polk Co, Mo.; m. JACK INGRAM, Bet. 1840 - 1843.

  12. NANCY MALINDA MCCRACKEN, b. April 17, 1828, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. August 17, 1873; m. ELKANAH SPURGEON, 1873.

  13. JOSEPH CARROLL MCCRACKEN, b. August 15, 1830, Williamson Co, Tennessee; d. September 29, 1913, Rondo, Polk Co, Mo.; m. MARY FRANCES BODINE, October 21, 1855; b. Bet. 1820 - 1839; d. December 07, 1922.

ROBERT HOLMES MCCRACKEN (son of THOMAS MCCRACKEN and ELIZABETH HOLMES) was born December 25, 1809 in Williamson Co, Tennessee, and died September 27, 1888 in Polk Co , MO. He married CLARISSA E RICHARDSON Bet. 1832 - 1862. She was born September 22, 1820, and died April 10, 1891.

Children of ROBERT MCCRACKEN and CLARISSA RICHARDSON are:

  1. THOMAS JEFFERSON5 MCCRACKEN, b. Bet. 1833 - 1861.
  2. MORTICAH MCCRACKEN, b. Bet. 1833 - 1861.
  3. ROBERT (III) MCCRACKEN, b. Bet. 1833 - 1861.
  4. JANNET MCCRACKEN, b. Bet. 1833 - 1861; m. UNKNOWN YOST.
  5. NANCY MCCRACKEN, b. Bet. 1833 - 1861.
  6. MARTHA MCCRACKEN, b. Bet. 1833 - 1861.
  7. JOHN TYLER MCCRACKEN, b. August 06, 1840, MO; d. 1902, North Carolina. He married ELANOR JANE STEVENSON November 03, 1870 in Hickory County, MO. She was born September 26, 1850, and died February 1903 in North Carolina.



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