Marguerite (Woodall) McCracken (1901 - 1979)

Born 16 Jun 1901 in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Wife of Dawes Tilton McCracken Sr. — married 22 Dec 1919 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 7 May 1979 at age 77 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky

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Biography

Margaret Woodall married Dawes McCracken, 22 December 1919, Bourbon County, Kentucky. Marriage performed by P.F. Adams. Witnesses: Julian Thomas, Mrs. Etta Pearl Adams. ^[1]

Marguerite and Dawes had four children: Dorothy; Helen; Ada May; and Dawes Jr.

Obituary Wednesday, May 9, 1979 "McCracken"

Marguerite McCracken, 77, 814 Pleasant Street, died 10:15 p.m. in Lexington. She was a native of Nicholas County, and charter member of Central Baptist Church, member of Paris Chapter 167 Order of the Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary and was a Kentucky Colonel. Survived by her husband, Dawes T. McCracken, Sr.; three daughters, Mrs. Julian Wells, Paris, Mrs. W.J. Haire, Humma, La., Mrs. Robert Perry, Lexington; two sons, Frank McCracken and Dawes McCracken, Jr., both of Paris; a sister, Mrs. Hazel Wilson, Paris; two grandsons, Tommy Perry, Frank McCracken, Jr.; three granddaughters, Linda Eads, Billie G. Harrison, Debra Hill; four great-granddaughters. Services 2 p.m. Thursday at the Central Baptist Church with the Rev. William Cubine and Dr. Gary Coltharp officiating. Interment in Paris Cemetery. Visitation at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris, 5-9 p.m. today.

Death record. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Bourbon Co., KY Marriage Register 4, p 298.
2. ↑ Social Security Death Index