Ida Lillian (Findley) McCreary (1860 - 1928)

Born 9 Jan 1860 in Alabama, USA

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Died 21 Dec 1928 at age 68 in Brooklyn, Conecuh County, Alabama, USA

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Biography

The daughter of John T. "Jack" Findley & Martha Ellen Raburn, Ida married about 1882 to Andrew J. McCreary, who in his attempt to research Ida's Findley family history published articles of his findings based largely on suppositions he made from the few records he located, resulting in the propagation of misinformation across the Findley family. For example, his work states Ida's grandfather Magilbry Findley served in the War of 1812 with Andrew Jackson and it was his trekk across AL from SC to LA that resulted in Magilbry's desire to move to Alabama, when in fact while Magilbry did indeed serve in the War of 1812, had McCreary obtained his military records he would have seen that this presumption was an impossibility as Magilbry served his entire term in the War in Charleston, SC protecting that harbor town. He never met Jackson, much less served under him! LOL McCreary's work also contains errors in regards to Magilbry's children as he confuses several such as Celia (Findley) Franklin with her sister-in-law Gillianne (Steeley) Findley. Much of this erroneous information has been, unfortunately, preserved and passed along in the itself, little researched work by Annie Waters on the history of Escambia County, Alabama.

Ida is buried in Brooklyn Baptist Church Cemetery in Brooklyn, Alabama. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Tombstone

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK3X-SZD : accessed 1 March 2016), Ida Lillian Mccreary, 21 Dec 1928; citing reference 28642, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,460.

Name: Ida Lillian Mccreary

Event Date: 21 Dec 1928

Event Place: Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama

Gender: Female

Age (Original): 69

Birth Year (Estimated): 1859

Spouse's Name: Andrew J. Mccreary

Father's Name: Jack Fendley

Mother's Name: Martha Rabun

GS Film number: 1908460

Reference ID: 28642

• History of Escambia County, Alabama by Annie C Waters, p539. {Note, book has numerous errors)
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M984-VN6 : accessed 1 March 2016), Ida L Mc Creary in household of Andrew J Mc Creary, Precincts 7-8 Brooklyn, Jamestown, Conecuh, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,010.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQQ-TVP : accessed 1 March 2016), Ida L Mccreary, Brooklyn, Conecuh, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 14A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,021.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZH-3W7 : accessed 1 March 2016), Ida L Mccreary, Brooklyn, Conecuh, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,009.