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Lemuel McCracken Mystery

Rachel McCracken

Chatuaqua County, Kansas

 

 

 

Multiple DNA matches have a Rachel McCracken, who lived in Chautauqua County, Kansas in their family trees. Rachel is of interest primarily because she lived in Chautauqua County where Lemuel lived in his later years.

 

Rachel was born in Clay County, Illinois in 1833, which is only two years after Lemuel was born. Most of the Illinois records for Rachel are found in Wayne county, where she married her husband Bradford Cooper. About 1873, they moved to Howard County, Kansas (now defunct), which included what is now Chautauqua County. Lemuel was not in Chautauqua County at this time, but Louisiana’s brother Charles Matteer was there in 1872. She lived most of the remainder of her life in Chautauqua County.

 

In 1850, Rachel is found in Wayne County, Illinois living with Richard, who is presumed to be her brother, Mary her presumed mother, and another brother listed as Jer or Jes plus Richard’s wife and child. There is no father in the household complicating research as in 1840 the census records only listed the names of the head of the household.

 

In 1850, there is one other McCracken (spelled McCrackin in records) family in the county. They are listed about a page away from Rachel’s family in the census and it is assumed that they are likely related. That family only has a woman that is presumed to be the grandmother with young adults and children. No grandfather or parents of the children are listed.

 

A few very distant matches to this family have been found with a few family members. It appears those connections are through families other than the McCracken family.

 

This family is listed in my tree on ancestry with supporting records.

 

Multiple DNA matches have a Rachel McCracken, who lived in Chautauqua County, Kansas in their family trees. Rachel is of interest primarily because she lived in Chautauqua County where Lemuel lived in his later years.

 

Rachel was born in Clay County, Illinois in 1833, which is only two years after Lemuel was born. Most of the Illinois records for Rachel are found in Wayne county, where she married her husband Bradford Cooper. About 1873, they moved to Howard County, Kansas (now defunct), which included what is now Chautauqua County. Lemuel was not in Chautauqua County at this time, but Louisiana’s brother Charles Matteer was there in 1872. She lived most of the remainder of her life in Chautauqua County.

 

In 1850, Rachel is found in Wayne County, Illinois living with Richard, who is presumed to be her brother, Mary her presumed mother, and another brother listed as Jer or Jes plus Richard’s wife and child. There is no father in the household complicating research as in 1840 the census records only listed the names of the head of the household.

 

In 1850, there is one other McCracken (spelled McCrackin in records) family in the county. They are listed about a page away from Rachel’s family in the census and it is assumed that they are likely related. That family only has a woman that is presumed to be the grandmother with young adults and children. No grandfather or parents of the children are listed.

 

A few very distant matches to this family have been found with a few family members. It appears those connections are through families other than the McCracken family.

 

This family is listed in my tree on ancestry with supporting records.

Multiple DNA matches have a Rachel McCracken, who lived in Chautauqua County, Kansas in their family trees. Rachel is of interest primarily because she lived in Chautauqua County where Lemuel lived in his later years.

 

Rachel was born in Clay County, Illinois in 1833, which is only two years after Lemuel was born. Most of the Illinois records for Rachel are found in Wayne county, where she married her husband Bradford Cooper. About 1873, they moved to Howard County, Kansas (now defunct), which included what is now Chautauqua County. Lemuel was not in Chautauqua County at this time, but Louisiana’s brother Charles Matteer was there in 1872. She lived most of the remainder of her life in Chautauqua County.

 

In 1850, Rachel is found in Wayne County, Illinois living with Richard, who is presumed to be her brother, Mary her presumed mother, and another brother listed as Jer or Jes plus Richard’s wife and child. There is no father in the household complicating research as in 1840 the census records only listed the names of the head of the household.

 

In 1850, there is one other McCracken (spelled McCrackin in records) family in the county. They are listed about a page away from Rachel’s family in the census and it is assumed that they are likely related. That family only has a woman that is presumed to be the grandmother with young adults and children. No grandfather or parents of the children are listed.

 

A few very distant matches to this family have been found with a few family members. It appears those connections are through families other than the McCracken family.

 

This family is listed in my tree on ancestry with supporting records.

 

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