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Milus M. McCrary (1822 - 1886)

Milus M. [uncertain] McCrary
Born in Iredell, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Milus M. McCrary (1822-1886) Biographical Sketch

Milus was born on the 9th of July, 1822 probably in the County of Iredell, North Carolina[1]. He was the 6th born son of David and Emalah McCrary who, according to the census records, were living in Iredell County in both 1820[2] and 1830[3], so, it is most probable that is where the family was living at the time of Milus’ birth in 1822 and during his early years as a child. His father, David, was originally from Pennsylvania but was living in Iredell County, North Carolina as early as 1810[4].

Milus had nine known siblings according to the last will and testament of his brother, Lee (Thomas Lee) McCrary, who died in 1843[5]. In order of birth, his siblings were:

Mary Lavina McCrary. Mary born 1805, probably in Iredell, North Carolina. She married Reuben Sherrill about 1835 in North Carolina and had three children between about 1835 and 1843, all of whom were born in Catawba County, North Carolina. She apparently went by the name Viney according to census and court records. She died after 1870.
John H. McCrary. John was the first of nine sons born to David and Emalah. He was born about 1807, probably in Iredell County, North Carolina. He was not located in the 1840 census and apparently died sometime in 1843 according to the probate of his estate. John died intestate and his probate administrator was J. R. John who identified all of John’s sibling heirs alive at that time[6].
Samuel M. McCrary. Samuel was born about 1808, probably in Iredell County, North Carolina. It is not known whether or not he married or had children. According to the court processing of his estate, Samuel reported to have died in 1846[7].
William R McCrary. William was born about 1807, probably in Iredell County, North Carolina and died after 1856 since he was mentioned in his brother Julius’ will as living at that time. Whether or not he was married or had children is not known.
Thomas Lee McCrary. Thomas was born about 1810, probably in Iredell, North Carolina and was the first of David and Emalah’s children to die. He apparently went by his middle name, Lee. His death occurred in 1839 at the age of about 29. He was apparently unmarried and left no children. His will identified all of his siblings.
David Franklin McCrary. David was born in 1812, probably in Iredell, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Cowan Lowry 9 May1842 and had two children. David was a successful businessman and banker in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama where he died 29 July 1888. He is buried in the Greensboro Cemetery.
Margaret Permelia McCrary. Margaret was a second daughter, born in 1816, probably in Iredell County, North Carolina. She married James Houston White about 1840 and had nine children, seven of whom were born in Iredell County and the remaining two in Van Zandt County, Texas after the family moved there about 1855. Margaret died 27 September 1895 in Van Zandt County[8].
Benjamin P. McCrary. Next born, in 1821, was Benjamin who married Lavina Elvira Carmichael 17 January 1843 in Madison County, Alabama. They had five children all of whom were born in Alabama. Lavina was a sister of Ibbie Carmichael who later married Benjamin’s brother Milus M. McCrary. Benjamin died 13 Aug 1888 in Madison County.
James Washington McCrary. James was born in 1823, probably in Iredell County, North Carolina. He married Arianna T. Lawrence in Alabama and it appears they had two children who died young. James died 14 October 1897 in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama at the age of 74.
Julius A. McCrary. The last born was Julius who was born in 1828, probably in Iredell County, North Carolina. Julius never married and died 2 November 1856 at the age of 28 in Greene County, Alabama.

As with all of his older brothers, Milus M. McCrary could not be located in the 1840 census records. By October, 1850, during the census, Milus was living in District 36 of Madison County, Alabama with his wife Ibbie[9]. He was listed in that census as a farmer. Milus had married Isabella Elizabeth Pomeroy Carmichael (Ibbie, Ibby, Iby) January 15, 1850, in Huntsville, Alabama. Oddly, Ibbie appeared twice in that census, once with Milus in October, and again in the household of her mother, Frances Simmons Carmichael (1790-1850) in November[10].

Milus and Ibbie began their family in Madison County, Alabama and continued living there until the late 1850’s. About 1857-1858, the family moved from Alabama to St. Francis County, Arkansas as indicated by the birth location for the children listed in the 1860 census[11]. Milus M. and Isabella (Ibbie) McCrary had nine known children between the years of 1851 to 1868. The children were:

John Daniel McCrary. The first child, John, was born in 1851 in Madison County, Alabama and died 10 February 1885 in St. Francis County, Arkansas[12]. He married first, Margaret Howe 16 November 1874 in Arkansas[13]. They had two children before her death in about 1878. John then married Rowener J. Whittenton 28 August 1879 in St. Francis County[14]. They had two daughters. The families of John were[15]:
John Daniel McCrary + Margaret Howe
John William McCrary 28 Sep 1875 27 Oct 1956
Margaret McCary Johnson 23 Jan 1878 22 May 1946
John Daniel McCrary + Roena Whittenton
Nona Ibbie McCrary Sweet 1881 22 Dec 1906
Jonnie Maude McCrary Heustess 16 Sep 1885 24 Apr 1968
Frances Elizabeth McCrary. Frannie was born in 1853 and died young at the age of only 8 on 13 March 1861[16].
Mary Jane McCrary. Mary Jane was born 6 June 1855 in Alabama and died 26 Mar 1879 at the young age of 23 in St. Francis County, Arkansas[17]. She married George W. Kirby 15 January 1874 in St. Francis County and they had two sons. George later married Mary E. Coburn in 1880 and they had seven children. George was the son of Elisha E. Kirby (1824-1896) and Terressa H. Crook (1831-1916). Mary Jane and George Kirby’s families were the following:
Mary Jane McCrary + George Washington Kirby
William Franklin Kirby 8 Jun 1875 bef 1930
Milus Pomeroy Kirby 16Aug 1877 17 Jan 1937
George Washington Kirby + Mary Elizabeth Coburn
Georgia Kirby Eastwood 11 Nov 1881 17 May 1910
Mary Alice Kirby Jackson Feb 1885 26 Oct 1906
Fleetwood Kirby Muller Jun 1888 12 Jan 1915
Nona May Kirby Dec 1890 24 Jul 1916
Ruby L. Kirby 24 Jul 1897 2 Sep 1918
Louise Haddock Kirby 1900 7 Sep 1906
Roderick A. Kirby 16 Jun 1903 Mar 1980

Benjamin Franklin McCrary. Benjamin was born 12 February 1857 in Alabama and died 26 September 1920 in St. Francis County, Arkansas[18]. He married Nancy J. McClendon 23 January 1878 in Lee County, Arkansas and they had four children[19]. Benjamin was the Democrat Election Results Treasurer in 1902 and served as Forrest City Treasurer in 1910. His children were:

Benjamin Franklin McCrary + Nancy Jane McClendon
Franklin Gervaise McCrary 21 Sep 1881 3 Jan 1932
Benjamin William McCrary 6 May 1884 27 Jul 1958
infant 1 McCrary 1900-1910
infant 2 McCrary 1900-1910

Georgianna (Georgia) McCrary. Georgianna was born in 1860, probably in St. Francis County, Arkansas[20]. She married William M. Fowlkes in St. Francis County 1 February 1877[21] and they had three children. The date of her death was 25 December 1885[22]. Their children were:

Georgianna McCrary + William M. Fowlkes
Lucy C. Fowlkes Prather 29 Jan 1880 1 Oct 1948
William Milus Fowlkes 22 Feb 1881 25 Jul 1908
Jeptha Cecial Fowlkes 28 Mar 1883 3 Mar 1903

Amelia McCrary. Amelia was born 18 Nov 1863, probably in St. Francis County, Arkansas. She died young, at the age of 13 on 11 February 1877 in Arkansas[23].

Lelia (Lee) A. McCrary. Lee was born 17 June 1865 in Forrest City, At. Francis County, Arkansas and died 1 January 1936 at the age of 72 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan[24]. She married first William A. Carter 23 January 1878[25] in St. Francis County and they had five children between 1878 and 1883. William died 10 December 1891 in Lonoke, Arkansas and Lee appeared in the 1900 census of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas as a widow[26]. The 1910 census indicates that Lee had married s man named Weaver sometime between 1900 and 1910 and was again a widow by the time of that census[27]. The 1910 and subsequent censuses of 1920 and 1930 show Lee was living in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan employed as a saleslady in a department store. Lee’s family members were the following:

Lelia A. McCrary + William Allen Carter
Lee Allen Carter Neal 25 Apr 1880 28 Feb 1945
Mary Carter 1881 15 Aug 1881
Leland Carter abt 1882 bef 1900
Milus John Carter 1 Aug 1882 8 Jan 1927
Reuben Dye Carter 1 Nov 1884 10 Dec 1933
Lelia A. McCrary + unknown Weaver

Milus Reuben McCrary. Milus was born 13 August 1865[28] in St. Francis County, Arkansas just four months after the end of the bloody Civil War. He married Victoria Labitha Catherine Kirby 27 January 1887 in Forrest City, St, Francis County[29]. Milus R. and Victoria had twelve children. He died 19 May 1938 in St. Francis County. Victoria Kirby was a sister of George W. Kirby. She preceded Milus in death in 1931. After Victoria’s death, Milus married Laura B. Hill 23 March 1933 in Forrest City[30]. The children of Milus and Victoria were the following:

Milus Reuben McCrary + Victoria L. C. Kirby
Jesse Daniel McCrary 26 Dec 1887 3 Jan 1959
Ibbie Elizabeth H. McCrary 8 Mar 1889 11 Oct 1970
Milus Grover McCrary 10 Feb 1890 14 Aug 1927
James Benjamin McCrary 5 Jul 1891 5 Sep1956
John Henry McCrary 14 Jun 1893 30 May 1954
Susan McCrary 18 Feb 1895 Jun 1981
Ruth R. McCrary Graham 23 Sep 1896 Nov 1984
Effie Lou McCrary Culp 5 Jan 1899 31 Jul 1968
Mary V. McCrary Fleming 25 Mar 1900 28 Sep 1943
Grace Develin McCrary 31 May 1902 9 Mar 1927
Lela Ora Jennie McCrary 5 Sep 1904 3 Jan 1905
Mittie M. McCrary Barton 23 Sep 1909 4 May 1993

Julius A. McCrary. Julius was the last child of Milus M. and Isabella McCrary, born in 1868 in St. Francis County, Arkansas. He was named for Milus’ youngest brother who had died in 1856. Julius died as an infant at the age two years, 27 August 1870 in Arkansas.

The censuses in which Milus M. McCrary appeared by name are summarized in the following table.

1850(AL) ____ 1860(AL) ____ 1870(AR) ____ 1880(AR) ____
Miles 26 Milas 35 Miles 43 Milus M. 54
Iby 21 Iby 31 Isabella 40 Milus R. 14
John 9 John 16
Frances 6 Mary 14
Mary 5 Franklin 12
Franklin 3 George* 10
George* <1 Lee 8
Amelia 6
Miles 4
Julius A. 2
* The George of the 1860 and 1870 censuses was actually Georgianna McCrary who married William M. Fowlkes in St. Francis County, Arkansas February 1st, 1877.

Although Milus and Isabella apparently arrived in Arkansas around 1860, the first land record that was located for them was in April of 1867 when Milus purchased 169 acres described as the Southwest one-quarter of Section 31, Township 5 North, Range 3 East[31]. This is believed to be the land that became the McCrary farm. The location is just West and South of Forrest City in St. Francis County as depicted in the figure. Part, or all of this property was later given to Milus’ eldest son John D. McCrary in August of 1875[32].

Location of the farm of Milus M. McCrary (SW1/4 of Section 31)

After the death of Ibbie in 1875, Milus married Mrs. M. A. Martin on November 14, 1882 in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Milus wanted to protect the inheritance rights of his children with Isabella and so, to insure that, he registered a nuptial agreement with his new wife M. A. McCrary[33]. She went by her initials M. A. in all the deed record documents as well as the marriage registration. However, I believe this is the Mississippi Martin who was married to Joseph Martin in the 1870 census, and a neighbor to Milus M. McCrary and Isabella[34]. By 1880, Mississippi was still listed as a neighbor of Milus, both of whom had become widowed between the 1870 and 1880 censuses[35]. According to the censuses, she was born in Mississippi. Her maiden name has not been determined at this point.

Milus M. McCrary served in the Civil War in Company F, 1st Arkansas Calvary in the Confederate Army. He is said to have returned from the war on the same faithful horse he had left on four years before. Company F was under the command of Captain Robert C. Nall of St. Francis County, Arkansas and Colonel Archibald S. Dobbins. Among its major engagements were[36]:

• Battle of Helena, Arkansas July 4, 1863
• Battle of Bayou Fourche September 10, 1863
• Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas, September 10, 1863
• Battle of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 25, 1863
• Price's Missouri Raid, Arkansas-Missouri-Kansas, September–October, 1864
• Battle of Fort Davidson, Missouri, September 27, 1864
• Fourth Battle of Boonville, Missouri, October 11, 1864
• Battle of Glasgow, Missouri, October 15, 1864
• Battle of Sedalia, Missouri, October 15, 1864
• Second Battle of Lexington, Missouri, October 19, 1864
• Battle of Little Blue River, Missouri, October 21, 1864
• Second Battle of Independence, Missouri, October 21–22, 1864
• Battle of Byram's Ford, Missouri, October 22–23, 1864
• Battle of Westport, Missouri, October 23, 1864
• Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Linn County, Kansas, October 25, 1864
• Battle of Mine Creek, Missouri, October 25, 1864
• Battle of Marmiton River, Missouri, October 25, 1864
• Second Battle of Newtonia, Missouri, October 28, 1864

Milus M. McCrary died on the 8th of January, 1886 at the age of 63 in St. Francis County, Arkansas[37]. His wife of 25 years, Isabella (Ibbie) Elizabeth Pomeroy Carmichael McCrary preceded him in death at the age of 45 on June 24, 1875. Their last known residence was a farm in Madison township, St. Francis County, but their place of burial is unknown at this writing. Family lore suggests that they were buried on the family farm near Forrest City.

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Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com Public Member Tree; Webber-Wilson Family Tree; Milus (Milas) McCrary NC AL AR family; b. 9 Jul 1822; d. 8 Jan 1886
  2. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census: Iredell County, North Carolina; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ1F-1TW; David McCreary (420001/1101)
  3. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census Record: Iredell, North Carolina; ancestry.com; David McReary (McCrary) (22211011/0010101); Elizabeth McReary (McCrary) (0/000000100001)
  4. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census: Iredell County, North Carolina; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL9-7GL; David McCrery age 26-44; (20020/101000)
  5. ↑ Alabama Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999; Ancestry.com; Last Will and Testament of Lee McCrary; Perry County, Alabama
  6. ↑ Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976, Perry County; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTV-4WG; McCrary, John H. (1843); Identifies John H. McCrary as a brother of D. F. McCrary, et al
  7. ↑ Alabama Wills and Probate Records, 1830-1976; Perry County; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTV-4W5; Estate papers of Samuel M. McCrary, d. 1846
  8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial; findagrave.com Memorial # 37424101; Margaret P. White family information
  9. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census: District 36, Madison, Alabama; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH53-GJB; Miles McCrary family
  10. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census: District 36, Madison County, Alabama; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5Q-S9Y; Francis Carmichael family – Ibby McCrary age 21
  11. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census: Franks, St. Francis, Arkansas; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WM-ZDQ; Milas (Milus M.) McCrary family
  12. ↑ Mittie McCrary Barton letter, 7 Sep 1977; McCrary genealogy
  13. ↑ Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQTK-KY2; John McCrary and Margaret Howe, m 16 Nov 1874, Phillips County
  14. ↑ Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73Q-BMX; John D. McCrary and Row Whittenton, m 29 Aug 1879, St. Francis County
  15. ↑ Ibid., letter from Mittie McCrary Barton
  16. ↑ Ibid., letter from Mittie McCrary Barton
  17. ↑ Ibid., letter from Mittie McCrary Barton
  18. ↑ The Forrest City Times Herald – St. Francis County Obituary Alpha Index; 1895-1914; http://www.argenweb.net/stfrancis/TIMES/NEW24.htm; (Benjamin Franklin McCrary obituary)
  19. ↑ Arkansas County Marriages Index, 1837-1957; Ancestry,com; B. F. McCrary (21) m. N. J. McClendon (18); 23 Jan 1878, Lee County
  20. ↑ Ibid., letter from Mittie McCrary Barton
  21. ↑ St. Francis County, Arkansas McCrary Marriages: Book D, p 52; http://www.argenweb.net/stfrancis/MARRIAGES/BookD/1.htm; W. M. Fowlkes (22) m. Georgiana McCreary (22);
  22. ↑ Ibid., letter from Mittie McCrary Barton
  23. ↑ Ibid., letter from Mittie McCrary Barton
  24. ↑ Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFW9-9XH; Lelia A. Weaver; d. 2 Jan 1936, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
  25. ↑ St. Francis County, Arkansas McCrary Marriages: Book D, p 52; http://www.argenweb.net/stfrancis/MARRIAGES/BookD/1.htm; Lee A. McCrary (15) m. W. A. Carter (25); 25 Jan 1878, St. Francis County
  26. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: Little Rock, Ward 2, Pulsaki County, Arkansas; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3X9-BQ5; Leander A. Carter family
  27. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census Record: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan; https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10132-40244874/allie-neal-in-1910-united-states-federal-census?s=274108661; Lilia A. Weaver family
  28. ↑ Headstone located in the old Forrest City cemetery, Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas
  29. ↑ Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMLN-HNG; Milus R. McCrary m. V. L. Kirby; 27 Jan 1887, St. Francis County
  30. ↑ Arkansas County Marriages Index, 1837-1957; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM26-8ZV; M. R. McCrary (67) m. Laura B. Hill (65); 23 Mar 1933, Forrest City, St. Francis, Arkansas
  31. ↑ St. Francis County, Arkansas, Deed Record Book L; Page 419; Image 219; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37F-Y9LY-C?i=218&cat=398876; John Gurley to Milus McCrary
  32. ↑ St. Francis County, Arkansas, Deed Record Book T; Pages 127-128; Image 604; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37F-2977-G?i=603&cat=398876; Milus R (M) McCrary gift to John D. McCrary
  33. ↑ St. Francis County, Arkansas, Deed Record Book Y; Pages 272-274; Image 475; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37F-VST7-Z?i=474&cat=398876; Milus to M. A. (wife), nuptial agreement
  34. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census Record; Franks, St. Francis, Arkansas; Ancestry.com; Miles (Milus M. ) McCrary family; Joseph Martin family (Mississippi Martin) family
  35. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census Record: Madison, St. Francis, Arkansas; Ancestry.com; Milus (M.) McCrary age 54, widower and Milus R. age 14
  36. ↑ 1st Arkansas Calvary Regiment (Dobbins); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Arkansas_Cavalry_Regiment_(Dobbin%27s)
  37. ↑ Mittie Merritt McCrary Barton; interview at Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas, 1981. Mittie was a granddaughter of Milus M. McCrary




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