My great-grandfather, Henry
Austin McCracken, had a sister named Sarah Elizabeth
McCracken, b. May 11, 1838. Their parents were William
McCracken (b. Feb 19, 1793 Union District,
South Carolina, d. May 18, 1847
Athens,
Limestone Co., Alabama) and Margaret Wood
Fox (b. Dec. 12, 1804
Knoxville,
Knox Co., Tennessee, d. Jan 10, 1863
Columbus,
Lowndes Co., Mississippi). Henry's and Sarah's brother's (Rufus Vernon
McCracken) family is documented by the Family History Library Catalog as:
McCracken family
Bible [records, 1793-1908]. See FamilySearch.org. I am recently in touch with a
McCracken family in
Oregon doing the line of Henry's and Sarah's uncle,
Nimrod McCracken (find many entries on this message board). I am working now on tracing Henry's line - I finally found him when I was 65 years old. He is buried in Friendship Cemetery, Lot 281,
Columbus,
Mississippi. I literally tore the grass off his flat gravemarker. Please write me anytime:
joychi@quixnet.net. Joy
McCracken Chichester,
Lakewood,CO.