Alexander Coe McCrary

People Buried Here

Epitaph

Description

ALEXANDER C McCRARY (McCREERY) whose life record proved that success and an honorable name can be won simultaneously leaving his family at his death a handsome competence and an untarnished record was a native of the Empire state his birth having occurred on the 9th of March 1815 in Hector New York which was then in Tompkins county.

His grandparents were Alexander and Eunice Armstrong McCrary the former a native of Cayuga county and the latter of Orange county New York Their last days were spent in Hector township Schuyler county.

Their third child was Joseph McCrary whose birth occurred in Goshen Orange county October 24 1778 Having arrived at years of maturity he married Abigail Culver who was the first white child born in Bath township Steuben county New York her natal day being January 13 1795 She was a daughter of Phineas and Phebe Bréese Culver the former a native of New England while the latter was born in the Empire state Her father died in Hector Schuyler county and Mrs Culver passed away in Chicago Following their marriage Mr and Mrs Joseph McCrary began their domestic life in Hector township Schuyler county where they resided until 1836 when they sought a home in Michigan locating in Henrietta Jackson county There they spent their remaining days the father passing away on the 14th of February 1856 while his wife died on the 18th of February 1863 They had twelve children Phineas C, Alexander G, John B, Elias R, Polly A, George W, Phebe A, Andrew J, Lawrence H, James N, Harriet and Mary J, while one son Joseph died in infancy all the others however reaching the age of maturity.

Alexander C McCrary spent his early youth in the state of his nativity and when but a lad began earning his living owing to financial reverses which his father sustained He worked at any pursuit that would yield him a sufficient financial return to provide him with the necessities of life and remained in New York until twenty years of age when he came to the west removing from P enn Yan New York to Ann Arbor Michigan.

They had eight children who are recorded as follows Calvin enlisted in August 1862 in Company M Fifth Michigan Cavalry in which he became a non commissioned officer He was killed May 28 1864 at the battle of Cold Harbor being shot through the head and his remains were buried in the churchyard known as Salem s Church close by the battle field Adelaide lives at home and Adelphos died when ten years of age Marion became the wife of Edward Wirt Watkins of Sherwood township Leroy married Miss Alice B Moyer and resides in Union township Frank is a resident of Kansas City Missouri Laura A died when a babe of fourteen months and Clay is a resident of Union township.

Wife of Alexander Coe McCrary.

Daughter of Alexander and Harriet McCrary.

Wife of Leroy McCrary.

Son of Alexander and Harriet McCrary.

Husband of Alice.

Son of Alexander and Harriet McCrary.

Wife of Clay McCrary.