James B. Crail

What is known about James B. Crail?

1) He was according to  census and death records of his children, born in Ohio.

2) In some cases he was referred to as "Junior." Therefore, his father was James Berry Crail Sr., who married Margaret Stewart.

3) Sometime prior to January 1835, he married Mary Ann Jones, also of Ohio.

4) James Crail, James B. Crail, J.B. Crail was named as the father of Sylvester B. Crail [b. 1835 Hamilton Co., OH], John V. Crail [b. 1837 Hamilton Co., OH], George B. Crail [b. 1843 Miami Co., IN] and by proof of relationship to Sylvester and John, Aaron S. Crail [b. 1839 Marion Co., OH].

5) He was in Hamilton Co., OH from, at least, 1835-1837;  Marion Co., OH 1839, Miami Co., IN 1843, Shelby Co., IN 1851-54 [deed records]

6) James died between 1854 [recorded in Shelby Co., IN] and 1874. Beginning in 1875, Mary was listed as a widow in the Indianapolis City directories.