Benjamin Cregger
Birth: 1799 Virginia, USA
Death: 1878 (aged 78–79) Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Bethel Community CemeteryWythe County, Virginia, USA
Memorial #: 159009730
Bio: Benjamin was a devoted father to his many children. He visited in their homes, as long as his health permitted. Benjamin was a strong & determined man. Being an excellent craftsman of furniture, he sold furniture to local stores. In the last days of his life, Benjamin was with his sister in her home. She loved & was a nurse to Benjamin. ( Benjamin's Cregger ancestors were of German descent. Some say Benjamin spoke with a German accent.)
Family Members
Spouse
Jane H Pennington Cregger 1803-1879
Children
Joseph Pennington Kreger 1819-1900
Michael Charles Crigger 1833-1919
He married Jane Pennington. They were mentioned in the marriage records of their children:
Hariet Pennington married William D. Hart, 25 May 1857 in Wythe, Virginia[1]
Harriet Hart married John Gibson, 04 Oct 1865 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia[2]
Sophia Creger married A. Johnson, 07 Sep 1875 in Wythe, Virginia[3]
Polly A. Creger married Schingler Patterson, 20 Feb 1871 in Wythe, Virginia[4]
Benjamin was living in the household of his son, Sylvester, and his family in 1850 in Wythe County, Virginia.[6] By 1860, he was living alone, but next dorr to Sylvester and his family.[7]
He passed away about 1878 in Wythe County, Virginia..
Sources
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS7-QL2 : 11 February 2018), Benjamin Creger in entry for William D. Hart and Hariet Pennington, 25 May 1857; citing Wythe, Virginia, reference P.7-27; FHL microfilm 34,255.
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS7-ZF5 : 11 February 2018), Benjamin Crigger in entry for John Gibson and Harriet Hart, 04 Oct 1865; citing Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, reference P.24-66; FHL microfilm 34,255.
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS7-1XV : 11 February 2018), Benjamin Creger in entry for A. Johnson and Sophia Creger, 07 Sep 1875; citing Wythe, Virginia, reference P. 79-44; FHL microfilm 34,255.
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS7-L2X : 11 February 2018), Benj. Creger in entry for Schingler Patterson and Polly A. Creger, 20 Feb 1871; citing Wythe, Virginia, reference P. 55-8; FHL microfilm 34,255.
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3M-Q2J : 11 February 2018), Benjamin Crigger in entry for Montgomery Crigger and Thurza Forkner, 18 Jul 1861; citing Tazewell, Virginia, reference Page 13 Line37; FHL microfilm 34,214.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-5PK : 12 April 2016), Benjamin Creager in household of Sylvester Creager, Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing family 196, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 February 2019), memorial page for Benjamin Cregger (1799–1878), Find A Grave Memorial no. 159009730, citing Bethel Community Cemetery, Wythe County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by vicki (contributor 48528030) .
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