William
Jasper
"Big Jep"
Crain
Born in Crainville, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Blakemore Crain
and Nancy B (Spiller) Crain
Brother of
James Terry Crain, George Fleetwood Crain, Warrenton Spiller Crain, Marshall Thomas Crain and Lewis Wesley Crain
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 86
in Crainville, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Sep 2017
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Biography
Big Jep, along with his brother Marshall and cousin Thomas, were neck deep in the Vendetta at Williamson. They planned and executed the murder of George Sisney. He was convicted to 20 years in the penitentiary.
He married Sarah Smith on 16 Oct 1906 at Williamson, Illinois.
Those named in the "Vendetta": George Bulliner, Jr., David Bulliner, John Bulliner, Marshall Crain, "Big Terry" Crain, "Big Jep" Crain, "Black Bill" Crain, Warrenton S. Crain, Felix "Field" Henderson, James Henderson, Samuel Henderson, Vincent Hinchcliffe, James Norris, Thomas Russell, John Sisney.
Sources
- "History of Williamson County, Illinois" Pg 114-233
- "United States Census, 1850"
- "United States Census, 1910"
- "United States Census, 1920"
- "United States Census, 1930"
- "Find A Grave"
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Judy (Bowes) Rockwood 
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~0.39%
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