Death Takes One of Area's First Settlers
The Wellington Leader - Bert McCracken, who as a young boy came to this area 75 years ago, while Indians were still familiar figures and the whole area was unbroken grassland, died in Smith Rest Home early Monday, Jan. 23. He was 81 years of age.
Mr. McCracken was born Jan. 28, 1879, in Montague county, and when he was only seven, in 1886, his parents, the late A. J. and Elizabeth Beck McCracken, settled along Elm Creek, where most of the few permanent settlers were located.
He grew up there, then in 1902 he moved to a new ranching frontier in Montana where he entered the livestock business. During the 60 years that followed he divided his time between that state and Collingsworth county. He had been here four years this last time.
Funeral services for Mr. McCracken were conducted in Kelso Chapel Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. by the Rev. Glenn Hickey of First Baptist Church. Burial was in the Wheeler cemetery by the side of a son who died a number of years ago, with Kelso Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. McCracken is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Viola Ronish of Denton, Mont. Several nieces and nephews also survive, with Mrs. Guy Clements as the only one living here.
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Albert Sioney Mccracken
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death County: Collingsworth
Certificate: 1096
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Albert Sidney McCracken
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 81
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1879
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Father: A J McCracken
Mother: Elizabeth Beck
Siblings:
Hester Batchelor
Lou Ella Kelley
*Above siblings information furnished by Dodson Cemetery Association.
Lavonia McCracken Robinson
**Above sibling information furnished by Contributor: somanycousins (47826863)
The Wellington Leader - Bert McCracken, who as a young boy came to this area 75 years ago, while Indians were still familiar figures and the whole area was unbroken grassland, died in Smith Rest Home early Monday, Jan. 23. He was 81 years of age.
Mr. McCracken was born Jan. 28, 1879, in Montague county, and when he was only seven, in 1886, his parents, the late A. J. and Elizabeth Beck McCracken, settled along Elm Creek, where most of the few permanent settlers were located.
He grew up there, then in 1902 he moved to a new ranching frontier in Montana where he entered the livestock business. During the 60 years that followed he divided his time between that state and Collingsworth county. He had been here four years this last time.
Funeral services for Mr. McCracken were conducted in Kelso Chapel Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. by the Rev. Glenn Hickey of First Baptist Church. Burial was in the Wheeler cemetery by the side of a son who died a number of years ago, with Kelso Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. McCracken is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Viola Ronish of Denton, Mont. Several nieces and nephews also survive, with Mrs. Guy Clements as the only one living here.
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Albert Sioney Mccracken
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death County: Collingsworth
Certificate: 1096
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Albert Sidney McCracken
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 81
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1879
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Father: A J McCracken
Mother: Elizabeth Beck
Siblings:
Hester Batchelor
Lou Ella Kelley
*Above siblings information furnished by Dodson Cemetery Association.
Lavonia McCracken Robinson
**Above sibling information furnished by Contributor: somanycousins (47826863)
Death Takes One of Area's First Settlers
The Wellington Leader - Bert McCracken, who as a young boy came to this area 75 years ago, while Indians were still familiar figures and the whole area was unbroken grassland, died in Smith Rest Home early Monday, Jan. 23. He was 81 years of age.
Mr. McCracken was born Jan. 28, 1879, in Montague county, and when he was only seven, in 1886, his parents, the late A. J. and Elizabeth Beck McCracken, settled along Elm Creek, where most of the few permanent settlers were located.
He grew up there, then in 1902 he moved to a new ranching frontier in Montana where he entered the livestock business. During the 60 years that followed he divided his time between that state and Collingsworth county. He had been here four years this last time.
Funeral services for Mr. McCracken were conducted in Kelso Chapel Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. by the Rev. Glenn Hickey of First Baptist Church. Burial was in the Wheeler cemetery by the side of a son who died a number of years ago, with Kelso Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. McCracken is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Viola Ronish of Denton, Mont. Several nieces and nephews also survive, with Mrs. Guy Clements as the only one living here.
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Albert Sioney Mccracken
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death County: Collingsworth
Certificate: 1096
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Albert Sidney McCracken
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 81
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1879
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Father: A J McCracken
Mother: Elizabeth Beck
Siblings:
Hester Batchelor
Lou Ella Kelley
*Above siblings information furnished by Dodson Cemetery Association.
Lavonia McCracken Robinson
**Above sibling information furnished by Contributor: somanycousins (47826863)
The Wellington Leader - Bert McCracken, who as a young boy came to this area 75 years ago, while Indians were still familiar figures and the whole area was unbroken grassland, died in Smith Rest Home early Monday, Jan. 23. He was 81 years of age.
Mr. McCracken was born Jan. 28, 1879, in Montague county, and when he was only seven, in 1886, his parents, the late A. J. and Elizabeth Beck McCracken, settled along Elm Creek, where most of the few permanent settlers were located.
He grew up there, then in 1902 he moved to a new ranching frontier in Montana where he entered the livestock business. During the 60 years that followed he divided his time between that state and Collingsworth county. He had been here four years this last time.
Funeral services for Mr. McCracken were conducted in Kelso Chapel Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. by the Rev. Glenn Hickey of First Baptist Church. Burial was in the Wheeler cemetery by the side of a son who died a number of years ago, with Kelso Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. McCracken is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Viola Ronish of Denton, Mont. Several nieces and nephews also survive, with Mrs. Guy Clements as the only one living here.
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Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Albert Sioney Mccracken
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death County: Collingsworth
Certificate: 1096
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Albert Sidney McCracken
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 81
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1879
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Death Date: 23 Jan 1961
Death Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Father: A J McCracken
Mother: Elizabeth Beck
Siblings:
Hester Batchelor
Lou Ella Kelley
*Above siblings information furnished by Dodson Cemetery Association.
Lavonia McCracken Robinson
**Above sibling information furnished by Contributor: somanycousins (47826863)
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