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Campbell Crace

Campbell Crace

Posted: 15 May 2008 3:46AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Crace, Hale, Cantrell
I have been researching my grandmother's family. Her name was Julia (Hale) Cantrell. Her father was Francis Marion Hale and her mother was Mary Katherine Crace. I believe Mary Katherine's father was Noah Crace. I think that my grandfather Willie Cantrell was the son of Henry Cantrell and Elizabeth Crace (daughter of Nehemiah Crace). Can anyone help me sort this out?

Re: Campbell Crace

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 5:36AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello cousin,

I just came across your message. I think I can help you. Nehemiah (b. 1841) and Noah (b.1849) Crace were brothers.
Their Father is Campbell (b. 1914) and Mother Mahala Craft (b. 1818).
From your description, sounds like your grandparents were 2nd cousins. Not unusual for the time and place. Same thing happened to me in the same family. Campbell Crace happens to be both my 4th great-grandfather AND my 3rd great-uncle! I think that puts you and me at 6th or 7th cousins.
Anyway, I can go back 3 more generations beyond Campbell Crace to the early-mid 1700s for two lines and 6 back for the Crace-Cress-Kress lineage to 1648. Kress is German. Jurich Phillip Kress migrate to Pennsylvania from Bavaria.

I can help you piece this together or you can just use my tree for information. Let me know if I can help.

Take care,

Barney Caudill
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