Family Lore and Legends

We all have family stories passed down by relatives. Here are some guidelines to verify the stories.

1) Write the story down so you can examine the details.

2) Check to see if the details fit with chronology.

3) Look for records that might help to confirm/deny the story.

4) Consult local histories and biographies. A version of your tale might be recorded.

5) Talk to other family members, if possible.

6) Post queries on message boards.

7) Consult with historians familiar with the time period.

Some you may confirm, some not. Remember, there's an element of truth in most of the family lore. You just have to find it.

Family Histories & Compiled Genealogies - Use With Care

Family histories and genealogies can be a great help. They can also be a problem.
Here are some guidelines:

1) Check the date of publication. Earlier works may need a lot of follow-up and may have relied on some shaky research.

2) Look at the sources cited. Some may be questionable, others reliable.

3) Realize the author's focus. Does the book focus on the surname, one particular line, one individual's family?

4) Read between the lines. If probably, believed to be, or similar phrases are used with lists of children, the author may not be sure that child belongs where assigned.

5) Pay attention to places. If a child doesn't fit geographically, he/she probably doesn't belong. Likewise, look for locations in relation to the family migration. If they arrive in Indiana before 1776, there is likely something wrong.

6) Watch out for incorrectly identified progenitors. Make sure the fellow who begat the family really begat the family.

7) Make copies of pertinent pages so you can refer back to them later. You might have missed something.

8) Check more current sources for new details that might not have been available at the time of publication.

A Potentially Great Resource: County Histories & Biographical Records

For those researchers fortunate enough to have ancestors worthy of mention in a local history or biography collection, the county histories and biographical records can be a potential gold mine. These books [print and digital] have helped a great deal in my research.

Finds include arrival date of a given family in a county, occupations, church membership lists, vital records, biographical sketches of an individual or 2-3 generation of a family.

I was able to learn about my 4th great-grandfather, John Faucett, from two different bio sketches, one of his grandson who had moved to Kansas and the other, the husband of a granddaughter in Indianapolis. Both related the story of John's Indian captivity as a youth, as well as other details about the family.

Check for county or city histories and biographical collections in the areas where your ancestors lived. You may find a brief mention of the family or a biographical sketch about a family member. If you don't find mention of a family member, look for relatives or neighbors. You might get a clue as to where your family settled, etc.

The county histories can be found in libraries and online. If you need to, check Worldcat for the nearest library. Worldcat is an online library catalog that gives you a list of libraries where your book can be found, nearest one first.

Re-checking your sources

Every now and then you may overlook a crucial detail in one of the sources you have accessed. Several years ago, I was working on my great-grandfather's siblings. I was missing the maiden name of the wife of one of his brothers. I pulled out an old packet on the Prall and Prowell families of York Co., PA. I had been through that source 3-4 times, yet, this time I found the necessary marriage record.

With that in mind, here are some sources you may want to give a 2nd, 3rd or 4th look.
1) Federal and state censuses
2) Military records and pension files
3) Family group records
4) Vital records
5) Obituaries
6) City and county directories
7) County histories and compiled records
8) Deeds, probate files and court records

Baseball, Spanning Three Generations

Baseball has been the sport followed most closely by my family. Football and Basketball faded over time, but not baseball.

My grandfather, Charles McHugh was a Chicago White Sox fan. He moved to Chicago in 1904 with his mother and siblings. He was there when the Sox beat the Cubs in the 1906 Series. Comiskey Park open the year he got married 1910. When the 1919 Black Sox scandal broke, he was in Indianapolis. Grandpa would have seen such greats as Luke Appling, Al Simmons, Monty Stratton, Nellie Fox and Minnie Minoso. He died in 1954, just a few weeks before my 3rd birthday.

My father, Hugh Prall, grew up a NY Yankees fan. He witnessed Joe DiMaggio belt a home run off of Dizzy Dean as the Yanks defeated the Cubs in the 1938 World Series. That was also Lou Gehrig's final full season! Grandma used to take Pop to see Indy Indians games at Washington Park [about where the zoo is today.]

I started playing Little League in 1961, the year Roger Maris set the single season home run record of 61. [He still holds it for me. People who set records while on steroids don't count.] My first quality baseball glove was a Whitey Ford model. I got to see Mickey Mantle hit a HR in Comiskey Park in 1964. We remained Yankee fans until the Mantle-Maris-Ford era ended.

About 1962, one of my classmates got me hooked on the Cincinnati Reds. Frank Robinson, Jim Maloney, Jim O'Toole and company saw me through the 60s as the Big Red Machine was being put together. At Crosley Field I saw many NL greats play against the Reds. Likewise at Riverfront. My parents and I attended Indians games at Victory Field/Bush Stadium on 16th Street.

I coached Little League and Dixie Youth Baseball for 20 years in Florida.

Today? Reds games at Great American Ballpark and Indians games at new Victory Field.

Oh, I also made it to a Reds-Cubs game at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

When to Double-check Sources!

A few suggestions on when to double-check sources:

1. Grandpa [b. 1820] and Grandma [b. 1802] were married in 1825.
2. Your grandmother was born in 1894. Your great-grandparents were born in 1798.
3. Great-uncle Clyde [1825-1887] and Great-aunt Hephzibah [1828-1901] had their first child, Ukie,
     in 1896.
4. Your 9th great-grandmother was born in 1592 in Richmond, Virginia.
5. Your Uncle Herb was born in 1916, when your grandmother was 72.
6. Eli Berg served with the Virginia Line at Yorktown in 1681. He was born in 1590.
7. Your great-grandfather, Norbert Mudd, was listed in the 1880 mortality schedule as having died
    childless and unmarried.
8. Your 3rd ggf, Lucifer Gottlieb appears in a family history written in 1888. He had 26 children by 8 wives. Lucifer had 3 sons named Lucifer Jr. survive into adulthood. All 3 married women named Alma [no maiden name given] and had six children. Each had children named Lucas, Elma, Quill, Sheba and Verl. The 6th child? Wanda June, June Wanda, Wendy J.

And so the work begins!

Special Genealogy Moments

Over the 26 years of research, here are some of my favorite moments, in no particular order.

1) I had given up finding the gravestones for Joseph and Rebecca Faucett at Shiloh Cemetery. As I headed back to the car, I caught the name Rebecca out of the corner of my eye. "Hey! Here we are!"

2) Finding the long sought after details on the death of Captain Zachariah Rhodes at the NEHGS Library in Boston. A long, weird search!

3) Being contacted by descendants of John Simmons, my ggm's brother. The family story had him with TR in Cuba. Reality placed him in the Philippines.

4) Receiving a packet of documents in the mail from a fellow Prall researcher that tied Cornelius Prall Sr. to his father, Aaron Prall. We knew they were father and son, but previously lacked proof.

5) Solving some of my tougher brick wall problems at the Salt Lake Institute.

6-10) Finding any new documentation on ancestors!

Reflecting on 26 Years of Research

I've been at this craziness for 26 years now.
Accomplishments:
1.)  researched in 19 different states
2.) published a two volume book
3.) written several articles for Genealogy Today website.
4.) made numerous presentations before genealogy groups.
5.) attended several national and state conferences.
6.) researched for clients [paid & gratis].
7.) written several articles for the Prall Family Newsletter.
8.) served as an officer in a handful of associations.
9.) joined several associations.
10.) attended the Salt Lake Institute 16 years in a row.

Not bad!

Most important:
11.) I've made a lot of neat discoveries!

Research Rant!

I've been working on a project for a friend for awhile - part of the reason I'm short on about a dozen family updates. I am once again running into one of my pet peeves, inaccurate and undocumented family trees. Several are, I think, based on old and inaccurate research.

I thought I had a tie-in to George Washington through his grandfather, but after replying to a message board post, l learned otherwise. More recent research disproved the connection I thought I had made.

The subject has been mentioned in previous posts, but don't trust those circa 1880 -1920 [or so] genealogies. Some are correct, some not.

I got caught by the Lockwood genealogy back in my early research days. Brothers Richard and Edmund came to the colonies about 1630. The book credited Richard as being the progenitor of most of the American Lockwoods, but it was Edmund who turned out to be the progenitor. The book was one inaccuracy after another. A later genealogy on Edmund unraveled the mess.

The Hazen Genealogy misfired on a Dart-Douglas-Hazen marriage. Finding the correct information led to a Mayflower connection that a lot of people missed out on.

Use the early genealogies, but look for more current and documented sources. Let them be your guide, but not your chief source.

Busy Blogger

My apologies again to those of you who follow the blog. A couple of matters took priority over blog posts. One of those was Hendricks Civic Theatre's production of Arsenic and Old Lace. I play Lt. Rooney.

Our theater seats 82. We drew crowds of 82 -41 - c84 - c86. The 41 was a Saturday matinee. Not too bad! Cast and crew has done an outstanding job. Laughs galore!

We have shows next weekend. Friday & Saturday night [7:30] & Saturday & Sunday afternoon [2:30]

See www.hendrickscivic.org for details, if you live near Danville, IN.

Back to genealogy tomorrow.

Crail Wrap-up

Now that I've been through my Crail information, here is a summary of what I "think" the lineage to be:
[1] Bess Catherine Crail [1891-1952] /Charles J. McHugh
[2] Dr. James Crail [1858-1920]/ Ama Jimima "Mima" Simmons
[3] Aaron Crail [1839-1868]/ Catherine O'Neil
[4] James Berry Crail, Jr. [c1807-bet. 1854-1874]/ Mary Ann Jones
[5] James Berry Crail, Sr. [1783-186?]/ Margaret Stewart
[6] Thomas Crail [c1745-1809]/ Elizabeth Berry
[7] Thomas Crail/ Elizabeth Jane Wilson

The trick, as I have mentioned before, is to prove the line with solid evidence!

Crails in the E.E. Barton Papers

There you have it. I have presented the information I have on the family. One last source reviewed was the Pendleton Co. [KY] Genealogical Society E.E. Barton Papers. Box 17 included the Crail family. There is one mention of James B. Crail [Senior] as the son of Thomas, who died in 1809.
There is mention in the Barton papers of Crails whom I believe to be related to my James B.

Also mentioned in the papers, a tie between the Crails and the Duke of Argyll, as well as the Duke of Marlborough, who owned Crail Castle in 1753. The family had already arrived in the Colonies by that time.

Crail is a fishing village in Co. Fife on the east coast of Scotland not far from Edinburgh.

Crail Conclusions

Crail Timeline VI

Crail Timeline V

Crail Timeline IV

Crail Timeline III

Crail Timeline II

 

 

Timeline Report on Family of Thomas Crail

 

 

 

Crail Family

The next few posts will deal with what I think may be the lineage of James Berry Crail, Jr. who married Mary A. Jones. I think the ancestry is correct, but a lack of solid evidence makes this more speculation than fact. I think the family had it's origIin in Scotland. There was some research done on the family that placed them there, but the time frame was faulty. I will present that as well.

I would really hope that a descendant of Sylvester or John Crail has done the research that proves the family line. For that matter, a descendant of Aaron would be better, but there aren't many of us around!

Crail Sources

Sources:

        1. Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis, Indiana , Certificate of Death, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: John V. Crail, Volume: 15:148, Number: 14812.

        2. Shelby Co. Deed Book, W : 66, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, IND-1-07310.

        3. Shelby Co. Deed Book, W: 67, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, IND-1-07310.

        4. Shelby Co. Deed Book , X: 205, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, IND-1-07311.

        5. Certificate of Death # 228 for Mary A. Crail: Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis, IN, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: Mary A. Crail, Volume: 5, p. 22.

        6. Indiana Deaths 1882-1920 Vital Records, Record Type: Death Registration, Subject: Mary A. [Jones] Crail, Photographer: Genealogy.com, Url: http://geneaology.com, Series: H-2, File Name: WPA Records: Indiana (10 July 2003), H-2, p. 338.

        7. Lora Addison Radiches, Marion County, IN Deaths: Collins - Dippel, Subject: Mary A. [Jones] Crail, Listserve: Rootsweb.com/Marion Co., IN (11 July 2003, Original Date, 20 March 2002), Book H-2, p. 338.

        8. Crown Hill Cemetery Burial Records for Mary A. Crail, Record Type: Burial / no marker, Name Of Person: Mary A. [Jones] Crail, Reader: Terry Prall (July 2002).

        9. 1860 Federal Census: Deleware Twp., Hamilton Co., IN, Record Type: Census, Household: Sylvester Crail & John Crail, Location: Hmilton Co., IN, Record Info: p, 424, Film: M653_263 (June 1860).

        10. Ancestry.com Indiana Marriage Records 1845 - 1920 [from Indiana Works Progress Administration records 1938 - 1940], Url: Ancestry.com.

        11. 1880 US Federal Census for Marion Co., IN, 8th Ward, Indianapolis, Record Type: census, Household: Sylvester B. Crail, Location: Marion Co., IN, Record Info: p. 258D, Film: FHL # 1254295 (1880).

        12. Sylvester B. Crail File, Soldier's Application for Admission to the Indiana State Soldiers' Home, Indiana Civil War Records (Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana State Archives ),.

        13. Sylvester B. Crail, death registration. Vol. 3, p.1 (1898), Tippecanoe Co. Court House, Lafayette, Indiana.

        14. Adina Watkins Dyer, "Sylvester B. Crail Obituary," e-mail message to (Ancestry.com), 24 March 2004 [printout date:16 December 2004].

        15. Sylvester B. Crail File (Co. B, 79th Ind., 94th Co., 2nd Batt'n, VRC), Sylvester B. Crail: Civil War Service Record, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives),.

        16. Sylvester B. Crail File (Invalid Pension, Certificate #308202), Sylvester B. Crail: Invalid Pension , (Washington, D.C.: National Archives),.

        17. Emma [Sylvester] Crail: Widow's Pension, Record Type: Civil War Widow's Pension, Name Of Person: Emma Crail (NARA, Washington, D.C.).

        18. John Crail: Invalid Pension File, Record Type: Civil War Invalid Pension, Name Of Person: John Crail, File Number: 426611, Film: T289 Roll 101 (NARA, Washington, D.C.).

        19. Soldier's Application for Admission to the Indiana State Soldiers' Home: Sylvester B. Crail, Subject: Military Record: Sylvester B. Crail, Film: Indiana Civil War Records: Sylvester B. Crail (Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis, IN).

        20. Indiana Death Records 1882-1920  Vital Records : Genealogy.com, Record Type: death, Name Of Person: S. B. [Sylvester] Crail, Volume: S-11L, p. 1 - WPA.

        21. Tippecanoe Co., IN GenWeb: Indiana State Soldiers' Home Cemetery, West Central Section, Url: http://rootsweb.com/~intippec/SoldiersHmCem.htm.

        22. Marriage Index - Indiana 1851 - 1920, Url: Genealogy.com.

        23. Shelby Co. Marriage Records Book 6 [1846-1856]: 473, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana, IND-1-073A2.

        24. Ancestry.com Indiana Marriage Records 1845 - 1920 [from Indiana Works Progress Administration records 1938 - 1940], Url: Ancestry.com, Johnson Co. Marriage Records 1851-75, vol. 2, p. 17.

        25. Ernie Grubb, Compiler: Ernie Grubb, Grubb-Griffith and Related Families, Location: Ancestry World Tree, Url: http://awt.com (10 September 2006).

        26. Mary A. Crail, death certificate no. Form 9 Death Return (1887), Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.

        27. World Family Tree Vol. 3, pre-1600 to present: Tree #3643 (Borderbrund: Banner Blue/Family Tree Maker, Novato, CA, c1996).

        28. Emma Crail, 1930 US Federal, Tippecanoe Co., IN, population schedule, Indiana State Soldiers Home, Wabash Twp., p. 5B, Enumeration District (ED) 33; National Archives micropublication T626, 630.

        29. 1870 Federal Census for Indianapolis, Center Twp., Marion County, Indiana, Record Type: Census, Household: John Crail, Location: Marion Co., IN, Record Info: p. 322, Film: M593_337 (1870).

        30. Civil War Muster Cards, Indiana State Archives, Subject: John and Aaron Cral, Film: ?? (Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis, IN).

        31. Crown Hill Cemetery Records, Record Type: Burial, Name Of Person: John V. Crail, Reader: Sue Buckner (20 December 2000).

        32. 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Center Twp., Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, Record Type: Census, Household: John Crail, Record Info: 3-A, Film: ?T623_387 (4 June 1900).

        33. John Crail Funeral Notice,article, Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, 27 November 1907, p. 12.

        34. John Crail Civil War Service Record, Subject: John Crail, Film: M253 (NARA, Washington, D.C.).

        35. Melissa [John] Crail: Widow's Pension File, Record Type: widow's pension - Civil War, Name Of Person: Melissa J. Crail, Series: T288, File Number: 880579 (NARA, Washington, D.C.).

        36. Compiler: Indiana Works Progress Administration, Index to Marriage Records Marion Co. [IN], 1882-1920 (Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN, 1939, 1983), Book 7, p. 360.

        37. 1850 US Federal Census for Washington Twp., Hamilton Co., Indiana [J.D. Richardson], Record Type: census, Household: J.D. Richardson, Record Info: p. 249, Film: M432_148 (27 August 1850).

        38. John Blair, Re: Jeremiah Richardson, England and Indiana, Subject: Melissa Richardson's parents, Listserve: GenForum (5 March 2005, Original Date, 4 March 2005).

        39. Melissa Crail & Johm Gall, 1910 US Federal Census, 1st Ward, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, p. 1A; 15 April 1910; NARA T624_366.

        40. Crown Hill Cemetery Interment Records, Record Type: burial, Name Of Person: William & Rebecca Wamsley, Reader: unknown (Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN, 21 July 1997).

        41. 1880 Federal Census for Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Record Type: 1880 Census, Household: John Crail, Location: Marion Co., IN, Record Info: p. 208, Film: NA: T9_295 / FHL: # 1254295 (4 June 1880), Theresa does not appear in this census.

        42. 1880 Federal Census for Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Record Type: 1880 Census, Household: John Crail, Location: Marion Co., IN, Record Info: p. 208, Film: NA: T9_295 / FHL: # 1254295.

        43. Lora Addison Radiches, Marion County, IN Deaths: Collins - Dippel, Subject: Mary A. [Jones] Crail, Listserve: Rootsweb.com/Marion Co., IN.

        44. Crown Hill Interment Information for Bertha Crail, Record Type: burial, Name Of Person: Bertha Crail, Volume: Burial Locator.

        45. Charles McHugh, Notes, Letters, and Interviews from "Uncle Mutt" Charles McHugh, Interviewer: Terry Prall, Informant Address: Augusta, GA, Recipient Address: Arcadia, FL (1991-????).

        46. Aaron Crail File (Private, 124th Indiana Infantry, Co. I), Civil War Service File, (Washington, D.C.: NARA), # 337.

        47. Marion County, Indiana Marriages, Record Type: Marriage, Subject: Aaron Crail - Catharine O'Neil (8 June 1857).

        48. 1870 US Federal Census for Delaware Twp., Hamilton Co., IN, Record Type: census, Household: Catherine Crail, Location: Hamilton Co., IN, Record Info: p. 53, Film: M593_319 (1870).

        49. Catharine Crail, widow of Aaron Crail: Widow's pension file, Record Type: widow's pension, Name Of Person: Catharine Crail, File Number: 160607 (NARA, Washington, D.C.).

        50. Aaron Crail, 1860 US Federal Census, Center Twp. [North], Marion Co., Indiana, p. 764; NARA M653_229.

        51. Catherine Crail, 1886 Soldiers, Widows and Orphans Enrollment, Indiana, Card Index; Indiana State Archives [FHL # 1605667].

        52. Eller Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Hamilton Co., IN Records: Tombstone Inscription, Record Type: Burial, Name Of Person: Aaron S. Crail, Reader: Terry D. Prall (June 1999), Cemetery Record: age at death - 28 y. 4 m. 9 d.

        53. Eller Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Hamilton Co., IN Records: Tombstone Inscription, Record Type: Burial, Name Of Person: Aaron S. Crail, Reader: Terry D. Prall.

        54. Marion County, Indiana Marriages, Record Type: Marriage, Subject: Aaron Crail - Catharine O'Neil, Book 6, p. 577.

        55. Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Standard Certificate of Death, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: Catharine O'Neil [Crail], Number: 22711 (30 July 1934).

        56. Shelbyville City Directory for 1901, 1907-1908 and 1909 (R.L. Polk, Shelbyville, IN, 1901, 1907-1908, 1909).

        57. Catherine Crail, 1880 US Federal Census, 4th Ward, Peru, Miami Co., Indiana, p. 554D; June 1880; Family History Library NA: # T9_0298 / FHL: # 1254298    .

        58. James Crail & Charles J. McHugh, 1910 US Federal Census, 31st Ward, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, p. 18A; 30 April 1910 ; NARA T624_227.

        59. James, Mima, & Catherine Crail tombstone, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana (38th Steet); Terry Prall / June 1999.

        60. Interview with Ruthjane Prall (Bonita Springs, Florida), by Terry Prall, 1990-2000. Transcript held by Terry Prall (Arcadia, Florida).

        61. Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Standard Certificate of Death, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: Catharine O'Neil [Crail], Number: 22711, Birth year listed as 1933, but age 99, making birth year 1934.

        62. Indianapolis Star: Mrs. Catherine Crail, 99, Dies; Funeral Tomorrow, Location: Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN (30 July 1934).

        63. Marion County, IN Health Department - Death Certificate, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: Martin Cawby, Volume: 9, p. 293.

        64. Sylvester Carl [Crail], 1870 US Federal, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, 13 February 1870, 9th Ward, p. 36; NARA M593_339.

        65. Indiana Marriage Collection 1800 - 1941, Url: Ancestry.com, Marion Co. - Book 213.

        66. Central State Hospital Microfilm Records, roll #73, Indiana State Archives, Indianapolis, Indiana.

        67. Ancestry.com Indiana Marriage Records 1845 - 1920 [from Indiana Works Progress Administration records 1938 - 1940], Url: Ancestry.com, Book 9, p. 231 & Book 44, p. 269.

        68. John Crail, death certificate no. Burial Permit # 8774 (26 December 1925), Indiana State Board of Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.

        69. Family History Library, "Indiana Marriages 1780-1992," database, Family History Library, Record Search Pilot (www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 November 2010), Minnie Wason's parents; citing IN Marriage Records.

        70. Index to Marriage Record Marion Co., Vol 1, Genealogy.com online [www.genealogy.com], accessed 20 May 2008, 1906-1910: Letters A-L; Bk. 44, p.269.

        71. Crown Hill Cemetery Interment Information for Albert R. Crail, Record Type: burial, Name Of Person: Albert R. Crail, Volume: Burial Locator.

        72. 1910 U.S. Federal Census for Center Twp., Marion Co., IN, Record Type: Census, Household: Albert R. Crail, Record Info: Book 3, p. 27, Film: T624_366 (2 April 1910).

        73. Lora Addison Radiche, Marion Co., IN Marriages 1872-1882, Subject: Marriage: Albert R. Crail, Listserve: Rootsweb.com/Marion Co., IN (11 July 2003, Original Date, March 2002).

        74. Henry Jerrell, 1860 US Federal, Tate, Clermont, Ohio, 15 June 1860, p. 292; NARA M653_944.

        75. Henry Jerrell, 1880 US Federal, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, p. 152C; Family History Library 1254286.

        76. Henry Jerrell, 1870 US Federal, Seymour, Jackson, Ward 3, 14 June 1870, p. 450; NARA M593_326.

        77. Crown Hill Cemetery Interment Information for Mary C. Crail, Record Type: death/burial, Name Of Person: Mary C. Crail, Volume: NA.

        78. 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Center Twp., Marion Co., IN, Record Type: Census, Household: Albert R. Crail, Record Info: p. 4-B, Film: T623_387 (1 June 1900).

        79. Elmer Crail burial record, Crown Hill, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; 10 March 2008.

        80. Lora Addison Radiche, Marion Co. Births - Christian - Deacon, Subject: birth records, Listserve: Rootsweb.com/Marion Board (11 July 2003, Original Date, 18 March 2002), H-8, p. 504.

        81. Crown Hill Cemetery Interment Information for Helen Crail, Record Type: burial, Name Of Person: Helen Crail, Volume: Burial Locator.

        82. Compiler: W.P.A., Marion Co., IN Birth Records July 1882 - September 1907 (Indianapolis, Indiana).

        83. Crown Hill Cemetery, Crown Hill Cemetery On-line Burial Locator: Gall Family (Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 13 September 2006).

        84. 1900 US Federal Census for Fort Monroe, Elizabeth City, Virginia [J. Gall], Record Type: census, Household: Soldiers / Mary Gall, Record Info: p. 1B & 2A, Film: T623_1706 (1 June 1900).

        85. 1920 US Federal Census for Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana [T. Nevins/ F. Haddock], Record Type: census, Household: Thomas Nevins / Frank Haddock, Record Info: 18B, Film: T625_451 (17 January 1920).

        86. Ancestry.com Indiana Marriage Records 1845 - 1920 [from Indiana Works Progress Administration records 1938 - 1940], Url: Ancestry.com, Book 1, p. 146.

        87. Indiana Births 1880-1920, Url: Ancestry.com.

        88. Crown Hill Cemetery Interment Information for Cora B. [Crail] and John C. Jackson, Record Type: Burial, Name Of Person: Cora B. [Crail] & John C. Jackson, Volume:Burial Locator.

        89. Ancestry.com Indiana Marriage Records 1845 - 1920 [from Indiana Works Progress Administration records 1938 - 1940], Url: Ancestry.com, Book 511.

        90. 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Center Twp., Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, Record Type: Census, Household: John C. Jackson, Record Info: Book 1, p. 98-A, Film: T623_387 (7 June 1900).

        91. Index to Marriage Record Marion Co., Vol 1, online [www.genealogy.com], G-L: Bk. 48, p. 292.

        92. Marriage License - Tipton County, Indiana, Record Type: Marriage, Name Of Person: James Crail - Mima Smmons (14 September 1882).

        93. Indiana State Board of Health Certificate of Death, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: James Crail, Number: 34192 (26 Oct 1920).

        94. Marriage Certificate for Charles J. McHugh and Bessie Crail, Record Type: Marriage, Spouses' Names: Charles McHugh & Bessie Crail, Manuscript Info: Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL (7 January 1910).

        95. Edward H. Chadwick, B.A., Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana (B. F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1909).

        96. Archival and Special Collections: History of OVC, U of Guelph News Bulletin [7 Dec. 1972], p. 157 of Registrar's Book for Session of 1893-94, p. 30 of OVC Calendar [1894-1895], Record Type: Archival, Subject: James Crail's OVC records, File Number: none (23 July 2003).

        97. Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1904 - 1914 (Chicago, Illinois [FHL US/CAN # 1759635 - 1759644]: Chicago Directory Company, 1904 - 1914).

        98. Indianapolis News: Jame C. Crail Found Dead, Location: Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN (25 Oct 1920).

        99. Indianapolis Star: Coroner Seeks Cause of Death, Location: Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN (26 Oct 1920).

        100. Dr. James Crail, civilian personnel file, Bureau of Animal Industry, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO.

        101. Marriage License - Tipton County, Indiana, Record Type: Marriage, Name Of Person: James Crail - Mima Smmons, copy of original document.

        102. Indiana State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: Ama Jimima Simmons [Crail], Number: 2104 (4 January 1931).

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