He married Elizabeth Jane Strait on January 22, 1851. She was the daughter of William Robert Strait (1800-1880) and Mary Knox Crocker (1810-1866).

1840 United States Federal Census

Name: Chater Crocker [Clarke Crocker]

Home in 1840: Kemper [county], Mississippi

Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20: 2

Total Free White Persons: 5

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: John C Crocker

Age: 20

Birth Year: abt 1830

Birthplace: Alabama

Home in 1850: Southern District, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Gender: Male

Family Number: 192

Household Members: Name Age

Clarke Crocker 74

Ann Crocker 66

Rebecca A Smith 4

John C Crocker 20

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: J C Crocker. Age in 1860: 29

Birth Year: abt 1831. Birthplace: Alabama

Home in 1860: Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Gender: Male

Post Office: Lauderdale Station

Household Members: Name Age

J C Crocker 29

Elizabeth J Crocker 25

Mary E Crocker 9

William E J Crocker 6

Caledonia I P Crocker 3

Robert C P Crocker 10/12

H N Hicks 10

Civil War Service:

According to the Mississippi Civil War Memorials at the Department of Archives and History in Jackson, Mississippi, John served in the Confederate army during war between the states. He was assigned to 35th Mississippi Inf Company "E" as a private. His military record indicates year of birth as 1835 and year of death 1899. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi also at the Archives in Jackson indicates he served with the Muckalusha Guards, of Neshoba County, organized 27 November 1861.

12/15/1861 John C. Crocker, Co. E, Pvt., admitted to Leesburg hospital, "rheumatism."

1870 United States Federal Census

Name:John C Crocker. Age in 1870: 40.

Birth Year: abt 1830. Birthplace: Ala

Home in 1870: Township 8, Lauderdale, Mississippi

Race: White. Gender: Male

Post Office: Lockhart

Household Members: Name Age

John C Crocker 40

Elizabeth Crocker 36

Mary Crocker 18

William Crocker 15

Caledonia Crocker 13

Robert Crocker 11

Lorenza Crocker 3

Angeline Crocker 1/12

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: John C. Crocker. Age: 49. Birth Year: abt 1831

Birthplace: Alabama

Home in 1880: Moscow, Kemper, Mississippi

Race: White. Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Crocker

Father's Birthplace: Illinois [error; father born SC]

Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Occupation: Farmer

Household Members: Name Age

John C. Crocker 49

Elizabeth Crocker 45

Mary Crocker 26

Caledonia Crocker 21

Lorenzo Crocker 13

Angeline Crocker 11