Mahala Jane (Lester) Crocker (1827 - 1873)

Born 15 Jul 1827 in Sempronius, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Died 11 Jun 1873 at age 45 in Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Mahala was born in 1827. She is the daughter of Abraham Lester and Wealtha Reynolds. She passed away ^[1] in 1873.

Mahala Jane (Lester) Crocker and her husband, John Russell.

Res. Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin, USA

Genealogical Records

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Marriage Records

Washington State Marriage LIcense A4300 for Son Henry Osborne Crocker:

• Primary Source, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 ^[2] : Data Summary:

1. ) Henry Osborne Crocker (45, single, b. Wisconsin), son of John R. Crocker of New York and Jane Lester of New York, married Ann Beatrice Koontz (38, divorced and b. Iowa) 15 May 1907 at Spokane, Washington.

Census Records

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1850, ^[3] : Data summary: In the 1850 census, Russel Crocker, age (29) was the head of a Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin household. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1850 Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin Census; Russel Crocker, 29, b. New York
2. ) Jane Crocker, 23, b. New York
   1. ) James B Crocker, 3, b. Wisc
   2. ) Horace B Crocker, 2, b. Wisc
   3. ) Andrew Crocker, 1, b. Wisc
   4. ) Erastus Crocker, 0, b. Wisc

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1860, ^[4] : Data summary: In the 1860 census, J. R. Crocker, age (36) was the head of a Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin household. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1860 Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin Census;' J R Crocker, 36,b. NY
2. ) Mahalia Crocker, 32, b. New York
   1. ) James Crocker, 13, b. Wisc
   2. ) Horace Crocker, 12, b. Wisc
   3. ) Andrew Crocker, 11, b. Wisc
   4. ) Erastus Crocker, 10, b. Wisc
   5. ) George Crocker, 7, b. Wisc
   6. ) Sidney Crocker, 5, b. Wisc
   7. ) Henry Crocker, 1, b. Wisc

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1870, ^[5] : Data summary: In the 1870 census, John R Crocker, age (42) was the head of a Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin household. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1870 Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin Census; John R Crocker, M, 49, New York
2. ) Jane Crocker, F, 42, New York
   1. ) Erastus Crocker, M, 19, Wisconsin
   2. ) George Crocker, M, 17, Wisconsin
   3. ) Sidney Crocker, M, 14, Wisconsin
   4. ) Henry Crocker, M, 11, Wisconsin
   5. ) Frances Crocker, F, 7, Wisconsin
   6. ) Flora Crocker, F, 5, Wisconsin

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[1] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #154394661: Mahala Jane (Lester) Crocker, daughter of Abram Lester (1803–1874) and Wealtha (Reynolds) Lester (1802–1853). was born 15 Jul 1827 at New York, USA, and she died 11 Jun 1873 (aged 45) at Montrose, Dane County, Wisconsin.
   1. ) Siblings:
      1. ) E. Bates Lester (1829–1898)
      2. ) Eunice Susan (Lester) Elder (1831–1902).
      3. ) Wealthy (Lester) Davidson (1839–1927).
   2. ) Marriage. Mahala Jane Lester married John R Crocker (1820–1892).
   3. ) Children:
      1. ) Andrew E. Crocker (unknown–1864).
      2. ) Horace A. Crocker (1848–1933).
      3. ) Erastus Gilbert Crocker (1850–1922)
      4. ) George Willis Crocker (1856–1955)
      5. ) Frances Cordelia (Crocker) Trolson (1863–1943).
2. ) BURIAL. Mahala Jane (Lester) Crocker was buried in the Belleville Cemetery at Belleville, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: "Had the following for which burial has not been found at 8/22/2016: Flora B. Crocker b. 3/1865 m. to Frank A. Parmeter Find A Grave Memorial# 88499778; James B. Crocker b. 1847 d. 1864 La; George W. Crocker b. 1853 hh 1885 Bottineau, E.D. 42, Dakota Territory; Sydney E. Crocker b. 1855; and Henry O. Crocker b. 1859. Jane Crocker was on the 1870 Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin census. "
   2. ) Tombstone Photo: Inscription, "MAHALA? | CROCKER | DIED | JUNE. 11, 1870? | (AGED) 45 years. "

Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source, Consul Willshire Butterfield; History of Dane County, Wisconsin; ^[6] Data Extract:

1. ) History of Dane County, Wisc; page 1084: Crocker family in the History of Dane County, Wisconsin.
   1. ) J. R. CROCKER, the second eldest resident of this town, came here in May, 1842, accompanied by Author Smith and S. Esty; his parents, Benjamin and Rebecca, joined him here in September, 1842; his mother was the first adult to die here, in October, 1845; her funeral service was the first religious service here. Mr. C. is a stanch Greenbacker, and was in the Wisconsin Assembly in 1870, representing the eight southwest towns of Dane County. His wife, Jane Lester, of Cayuga Co., N. Y., died June 11, 1873; they had nine children— James B., Horace A., Andrew B., Erastus G., George W., Sidney E., Henry 0., Frances C. and Flora B. Three of his sons enlisted in the Union service— J. B. died at Brazier City, La.; A. E. was mortally wounded June 2, 1864, in front of Petersburg, and died July 10,1864; Horace served through the war. The five sons are now in Minnesota, where the father intends to remove; "J. R.," as he is best known, was born Oct. 23, 1820, in Salem, Washington Co., N. Y.; his father was first Justice of the Peace of Montrose.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (Rev date : accessed 21 June 2022), memorial page for Mahala Jane Lester Crocker (15 Jul 1827–11 Jun 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154394661;, citing Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Howard Reynolds (contributor 48733029).
2. ↑ Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 , Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Reference Number: easpmca4300, Ancestry.com. Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Washington State Archives. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. Henry Osborne Crocker marriage record
3. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census;. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls). "United States Census, 1850," Census Place: Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_995; Page: 456B; Image: 445. Russel Crocker in the 1850 US census
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," Census Place: Montrose, Dane, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1404; Page: 695; Family History Library Film: 805404. 1860 United States Federal Census;. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.JR Crocker in the 1860 US census
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN94-TFG : 12 April 2016), John R Crocker, Wisconsin, United States; citing p. 22, family 161, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,208.Russel Crocker in the 1870 US census
6. ↑ Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899; [https://archive.org/details/cu31924028871445/page/n5/mode/2up? texts History of Dane County, Wisconsin; preceded by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract of its laws and constitution and of the Constitution of the United States ;] Chicago : Western Historical Company; 1880.

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