James Basil McCrummen (1916 - 2010)

Born 28 Apr 1916 in McCurtain, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Son of James Bees McCrummen and Emma Adeline Reed

Died 21 May 2010 at age 94 in Clovis, Fresno, California, United States

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Biography

James was born about 1916. He was the son of James McCrummen. Jim served in the United States Army and fought in France and Germany under General George Patton. He was elected to the Jefferson Elementary School Board in Clovis and was one of the founding Trustee's for the Clovis Unified School District, when they unified. He also served on the Tarpey Water Work Board and served as president of the Tarpey Association. Jim had his state contractor license and was a Fresno County Building Inspector. He was a member of the Clovis Masonic Lodge, #417, the Scottish Rite, and the Shriners. "Jim loved his wife, his family, his friends, his community, and his country." He passed away in 2010.

Sources

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed, based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 13.2 cM segment on chromosome 10, consisting of Nell Tyner, GEDmatch kit # QG5116264, and Ron Head, her 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # M173410, and JB McCrummen, her 5th cousin, GEDmatch kit # T672969. (Ron and JB are 5th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Murdoch McLean and Catharine UNKNOWN, the 4x great grandparents of both Nell Tyner and Ron Head and 4x great grandparents of JB McCrummen.

• GEDmatch estimates 3.5, 4.1, and 4.5 generations to MRCA, respectively, based on Tyner and McCrummen sharing 110.7 cM over 6 segments, Head and McCrummen sharing 46.2 cM over 3 segments, and Tyner and Head sharing 29 cM over 2 segments.

• Paternal relationship is also confirmed by another triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Cynthia(Arnold)Jolly, Lee Allen McCrummen, and James Basil McCrummen, who share a 20.6 cM segment on Chromosome 1. The most recent common ancestors shared by all three are Unknown McLean and Catharine (UNKNOWN) McLean.

• GEDmatch estimates 3.7, 3.8 and 3.7 generations to MRCA, respectively, based on Jolly and James Basil McCrummen sharing 89.5 cM over 5 segments, Jolly and Lee Allen McCrummen sharing 74.9 cM over 3 segments, and James Basil and Lee Allen McCrummen sharing 87.6 cM over 4 segments. Comparisons are done on GEDmatch, kits ZS7457557, T836163, and T490106 respectively.

• Paternal relationship is also confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 7.6 cM segment on chromosome 20, consisting of F Davis, GEDmatch kit # A918552, and Nell Tyner, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # QG5116264, and JB McCrummen, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # T672969. (Nell and JB are 4th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are John McCrummen and Mary McLean, the 3x great grandparents of both F Davis and Nell Tyner and 3x great grandparents of JB McCrummen.

McCrummen Family Records and other official vital documents (birth, death, military).