Elijah
N
McCrary
Born in Davidson, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Boyd McCrary
and Nancy Anna (Merrill) McCrary
Brother of
Hugh McCrary [half], Phebe (McCrary) Brevard, Nancy (McCreary) Merrell, Benjamin McCrary, Joseph Joel McCrary and John Franklin McCrary
Husband of
Elizabeth (Yates) McCrary
— married
about 1805 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ellender (McCrary) Peery, Nancy (McCrary) Braly, Sidney Elizabeth (McCrary) Adams, Elijah McCrary Jr., Susanna (McCrary) Adams, Matilda (McCrary) Blevins, Emily Elizabeth Yates (McCrary) Brinton, Solomon Kimsey McCrary and Caroline (McCrary) Stephens
Died
at about age 80
in Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas, United States
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Biography
Research Notes
Taken from text on memorial site:
- 2. Esquire Elijah McCrary, born Abt. 1784 in Davidson, Rowan County, North Carolina; died December 22, 1863 in Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas. He was the son of 4. Boyd McCrary and 5. Nancy Anna Merrill. He married 3. Elizabeth Yates about 1805.
- 3. Elizabeth Yates, born 1789 in ,<Rowan, North Carolina>; died 1842 in Clay County, Missouri2.
- Notes for Esquire Elijah McCrary:
- Elijah is listed on the 1810 census of Buncombe County, North Carolina, married, with three female children under the age of 10 years. (4)
- Elijah went from North Carolina to Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he resided between 1814 and 1817, and was listed as sheriff of the county. He also administered his brother, Joel's, estate during this time.
- Note: Hugh McCrary was found in Bedford County in 1833; :Elijah's son, John ?, was born in Cocke County, Tennessee in January 1819- (3)
- Elijah was one of the earliest settlers of Howard County, Missouri, (arriving in 1817- 2). (1) He later moved to Buchanan County, and then on to Johnson County, Missouri. He moved to Fannin County, Texas, where he was found in the 1860 U.S. Census (Honey Grove, p. 220). He was living with Nancy, had Real Estate valued at $400, and personal estate of $180.
- Elijah died in Fannin County, Texas, and if buried in Bourland Cemetery (located east of Ladonia on highway 904).
Need to check a Missouri Land Record for : MCCRARY, ELIJAH " MO 12/01/1848 6466 MO4510__.394
(1) The History of Johnson County, Missouri, 1881 (2) from Biographical Sketch of Elijah McCrary, Marion Township, Buchanan County, MO from "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
"Among the early settlers who came to this township (Warrensburg, Mo.) previous to the year 1840, we mention the following names, Elijah McCrary, John Adams, Adram Adams, Calvin Adams, etc." (Hist. of Johnson Co., Mo., 1881. K.C. Hist. Co.)
Sources
- U.S. Census, 1840, shows Elijah on pg. 011, Johnson Co., MO, Warrrensburg Twp.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30503526/elijah-mccrary: accessed 30 July 2023), memorial page for Elijah McCrary (1783–22 Dec 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30503526, citing Bourland Cemetery, Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Amanda Canion (contributor 47007052).
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: L6Z6-SZD
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Categories: Bourland Cemetery, Ladonia, Texas
Harriet McCrary Yates BIRTH 9 Dec 1813 Tennessee, USA DEATH 2 Oct 1882 (aged 68) Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Yates Cemetery Agency, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8926468/harriet-yates
Maintained by: Patty Shaw / Originally Created by: Peggy Durand / Added: 13 Jun 2004
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