3.
Crail married for the first time in 1836. There is some confusion over the maiden name of his first wife. The 4 August 1836 record shows Thomas married Mary Magdalena. Magala is another possibility. Daughter Hannah's death certificate gives Mary's name as Coy. Coil is another variation.
Mary and Thomas had two daughters, Sarah Ann [1838] and Hannah J. [1841] born in Shelby Co., IN. Mary had died by 1845 when Thomas married his second wife, Catherine Locke on 20 January in Rush Co., IN.
Thomas was taxed in Addison Twp., Shelby Co., IN in 1842 and 1844. He purchased land in Bartholomew Co., IN on 10 December 1848. He resided in Harrison Twp. until his death in the early 1880s.
In 1880, Thomas and Catherine had taken in their grandchildren, Charles, Nancy and Sarah Weddle. They were the orphaned children of Mary Ellen Crail and Elijah Weddle, who had died two years earlier. A domestic servant named Mary Robinson was helping to care for the grandchildren.
Thomas Jefferson Crail and Mary Coy4 were married on 4 Aug 1836 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, United States.4 Mary Coy4 was born circa 1820–1825. She died in 1841–1844 at the age of 21 in Shelby Co., Indiana, United States. 4 She was also known as Mary Magdalena, Magala or Coil.
Thomas Jefferson Crail and Mary Coy had the following children:
Thomas Jefferson Crail and Catherine Lock17 were married on 20 Jan 1845 in Rush Co., Indiana, United States.4 She died on 1 Feb 1882 at the age of 55 in Bartholomew Co., Indiana, United States. 4 According to the entry for Catherine on Find A Grave, she was working around the house on 1 February 1882 and suffered paralysis of the heart. Death was instantaneous.
Thomas Jefferson Crail and Catherine Lock had the following children:
4. She died after 1881 at the age of 68 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, United States. 6 Mary was the eldest daughter of James and Margaret. While the family was residing in Hamilton Co., OH, she met and married Cyrus Boyles. Unlike the majority of her siblings, Mary remained in Ohio. She and Cyrus reared ten children. Cyrus died in 1870. By 1880 Mary had moved to Dearborn Co., IN and was living with youngest son, Cyrus Jr. and his family. Mary probably died there during the early part of the decade.
Mary W. Crail and Cyrus Boyles6 were married on 7 Aug 1835 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, United States.6 He died on 4 Jan 1870 at the age of 68 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, United States. 6
5. He died after 1880 at the age of 64 in Camden Co., Missouri, United States. 5 Absalom Crail was born in Campbel¼l Co., KY in 1816. He was on the Addion Twp., Shelby Co., IN tax list in 1842. Absalom married Celestia Harford in 1844 in Decatur Co. The Crails resided in Shelby Co. until the late 1840s, when they followed the family migration to Jackson Twp., Brown Co. [1850] and Harrison Twp., Bartholomew Co. [1860].
By 1870, Absalom had moved his family to Jackson Twp., Camden Co., MO near Proctor. He purchased 160 acres there 2 March 1876 [Twp. 38N Range 15W Sec 5 S½ SW¼ and Sec 6 E½ SE¼].
Both Absalom and Celestia died during the 1880s and were buried in the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery in Montreal, Camden Co., MO.
By 1870, Absalom had moved his family to Jackson Twp., Camden Co., MO near Proctor. He purchased 160 acres there 2 March 1876 [Twp. 38N Range 15W Sec 5 S½ SW¼ and Sec 6 E½ SE¼].
Both Absalom and Celestia died during the 1880s and were buried in the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery in Montreal, Camden Co., MO.
Absalom Crail and Celestia Harford5 were married on 11 Feb 1844 in Decatur Co., Indiana, United States.5 She died after 1880 at the age of 64 in Camden Co., Missouri, United States. 5
6. She died on 12 Oct 1903 at the age of 83 in Harrison Twp., Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. 3 She was buried on 13 Oct 1903 in Mount Olive United Methodist Cemetery, Bethany, Harrison, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. 3 Senar was born in Ohio in 1820. The Crails may have just moved to Harrison Co., IN after her birth. She met Joseph Houk while he was working on a ferry in Miamitown, Whitewater Twp., Ohio. Senar taught Joseph English. The couple married in 1837 in Dearborn Co., IN The Houks lived in Shelby Co. in 1840 and Brown Co. in 1850. They were neighbors of Senar's parents.
They had 9 children*, 6 survived to adulthood and 3 outlived their mother. Sarah Ann [1838], Margaret Jane [1840], Elizabeth [1843], Joseph J. [1846], Angeline [1848], Absalom Richard [1855]. Joseph, Angeline and Richard survived their mother. Richard was born after the death of his father.
After Joseph died, Senar moved to a 40 acre farm in Bartholomew Co. to be near family and to have help raising the children.
Senar was living with Joseph at the time of her death.
*10 according to the 1900 census. Senar had 10 children, with 3 living.
They had 9 children*, 6 survived to adulthood and 3 outlived their mother. Sarah Ann [1838], Margaret Jane [1840], Elizabeth [1843], Joseph J. [1846], Angeline [1848], Absalom Richard [1855]. Joseph, Angeline and Richard survived their mother. Richard was born after the death of his father.
After Joseph died, Senar moved to a 40 acre farm in Bartholomew Co. to be near family and to have help raising the children.
Senar was living with Joseph at the time of her death.
*10 according to the 1900 census. Senar had 10 children, with 3 living.
Senar Jane Crail and Joseph Houk18 were married on 1 Jul 1837 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, United States.18–19 He died in 1854 at the age of 40 in Beanblossom, Brown, Indiana, United States. 18 He was buried in 1854 in Weeping Willow Cemetery, Beanblossom, Brown, Indiana, United States. 18 Joseph Houk, born 1814, was a German Catholic immigrant who fled his homeland to avoid military service. His mother's name was supposedly Madman. Joseph took a job operating a ferry in Miamitown, Ohio.
There he met his future bride, Senar Jane Crail, who taught him English. The couple married in 1837 in Dearborn Co., IN. They had 10 children, 6 of whom reached adulthood.
Joseph died in Brown Co., IN in 1854. His youngest child, Richard Absalom Houk was born after his death.
There he met his future bride, Senar Jane Crail, who taught him English. The couple married in 1837 in Dearborn Co., IN. They had 10 children, 6 of whom reached adulthood.
Joseph died in Brown Co., IN in 1854. His youngest child, Richard Absalom Houk was born after his death.
7. He died on 25 Jun 1897 at the age of 75 in Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, United States. 5 Age is given as 70 yrs. 3 mo. 4 days. Robert was probably born in Harrison Co., IN in 1822. He appeared on the Shelby Co. tax list for 1844. Crail married Lucinda Keller in 1845 and purchased land in Bartholomew Co., IN on 10 April 1846. He was assessed by the IRS in November 1863.
The following year [10 August 1864], Robert enlisted in Co. D, 140th Indiana Infantry and was mustered out at Greensboro, NC on 11 July 1865. The regiment was at the Seige of Murfreesboro, defended the Nashville and Chatanooga RR, was in the Carolinas Campaign and accepted the surrender of Gen. Johnston's Army.
By 1870, Crail had moved his family to Bowdre Twp.,Douglas Co., IL. He applied for an Invalid pension on 14 March 1883. Robert spent his final years in Jasper Co., IL
Crail Robert (Wednesday, January 27, 1897), early settler. Lung fever. Died early Monday morning, Jan. 25, 1897 at home of his son James' 2 AB miles south of Newton. Member of Christian (New Light) Church. Buried in Shiloh cemetery. Old soldier. (Illinois Genealogy Trails: Jasper Co. Obits - C - genealogytrails.com/ill/jasper/obits_c.html)
Lucinda died on 30 Dec 1886 in Jasper Co., IL and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery..
The following year [10 August 1864], Robert enlisted in Co. D, 140th Indiana Infantry and was mustered out at Greensboro, NC on 11 July 1865. The regiment was at the Seige of Murfreesboro, defended the Nashville and Chatanooga RR, was in the Carolinas Campaign and accepted the surrender of Gen. Johnston's Army.
By 1870, Crail had moved his family to Bowdre Twp.,Douglas Co., IL. He applied for an Invalid pension on 14 March 1883. Robert spent his final years in Jasper Co., IL
Crail Robert (Wednesday, January 27, 1897), early settler. Lung fever. Died early Monday morning, Jan. 25, 1897 at home of his son James' 2 AB miles south of Newton. Member of Christian (New Light) Church. Buried in Shiloh cemetery. Old soldier. (Illinois Genealogy Trails: Jasper Co. Obits - C - genealogytrails.com/ill/jasper/obits_c.html)
Lucinda died on 30 Dec 1886 in Jasper Co., IL and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery..
Robert Ralston Crail and Lucinda Keeler5 were married on 24 Apr 1845 in Shelby Co., Indiana, United States.5 She died on 30 Dec 1886 at the age of 59 in Jasper Co., Illinois, United States. 5
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