This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.stanislaus/5958.1.2.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is really great stuff, Isn't it odd that we havn't yet found any male McCREERY descendants. And it appears that Joseph Mark McCREERY moved around alot? I wonder if he was a miner or a preacher. Also I wonder why we havn't found Famous REV. Joseph McCREERY in the Newspapers in the area or in the 1880 Census? Thank You very much! Best regards Kurt ====================================== Additionally we know now. What we have on two of Josephs children and there families. Jane and McKendree Bishop had 5 daughters: 1)Mary Sidney BISHOP b: 14 DEC 1867 d: 5 FEB 1961 m. William Kendall LA DUE b: FEB 1865 d: 31 OCT 1894 Had child: Jennie (Jane) Emmaline LA DUE b: 26 DEC 1892 d: 10 DEC 1983 m. William Johnston MURRAY b: 9 FEB 1892 d: 17 AUG 1981 a) Hubert William LA DUE b: 15 JAN 1890 m. Hazel WRIGHT b) Thomas Bishop LA DUE b: 29 JAN 1889 d: 3 MAY 1890 m.2nd August L. VANCROM b: 1858 d: 24 FEB 1933 a?) Olive VANCROM b: 20 JUN 1898 d: 1990 m. Fred GOODEN m.2nd Lawrence (or Laurence) STILLWELL had one child (VANCROM MARY B. b. 12/14/1867 ILLINOIS d. SAN BERNARDINO 02/05/1961 her mother McCREERY) a)Vance GOODEN b: 18 MAR 1921 d: ABT 1987 2) Adelaide Helen BISHOP b: 11 MAY 1873 d: 1957 Adelaide was born 11 May 1873 and died in Los Angeles county on 24 May 1957. She first married Edward S. WILLIAMSON, and second James P. DUFF. Two of Adelaide's daughters with Edward Williamson died in Los Angeles county- Verna BOSTWICK (1900-1985) and Roberta ABRAMS (1906-1999). m. James P. DUFF m.2nd Edward Snowden WILLIAMSON b: 1870 a) Helen Jenella WILLIAMSON b: 1898 d: 1995 m. HOLBROOK b.) Verna Elizabeth WILLIAMSON b: 1900 d: 1985 m, Paul Lee BOSTWICK b: 1902 d: 1975 3) Janella BISHOP b: 30 NOV 1879 d: ABT 1962 m. Frederick "Fred" Royal MOORE had child a) Betty MOORE b: ABT 1912 m. Loyd RATHBUN 4) Esther Emeline BISHOP b: 13 SEP 1881 d: 14 SEP 1949 m Claude LeRoy BRITTON b: 11 SEP 1882 d: 17 MAR 1967 a) Mary Elizabeth BRITTON b: 27 APR 1913 d: 24 OCT 2002 b.) Claudia BRITTON b: 1919 5) Laura (B.?) Virginia BISHOP b: 11 FEB 1883/ or born 17 February 1883 in California; died 20 October 1973 in Alameda county m. Alfred A HAY b: 20 DEC 1882 This family remained in Alameda county.lived at 1935 Carelton Ave. a) Alfred M. HAY b: ABT 1908 in California; died 5 July 1969 in Castro Valley, Colusa county; Had Sharon HAY m. Mr. GARNER lived Alameda,and Carol HAY m. Mr. SOUZA of Casro Valley. =========================================================== 3)William McCREERY b: 14 JUN 1850 Allegheny County, NY of Elgin d. August 26, 1929 buried, Oakdale Citizens Cemetery, buried Block 5, Lot 1, Grave 2; Father, owner William McCreery m. Violet M. WYLIE of Elgin, Kane County, ILL., Wednesday, July 22,1885 at the home of Violet M. WYLIE's parents in Elgin., were wedded by Rev. Thomas Fluck, moved to California between 1898-1900 and lived in Stanislaus pioneers of Lanworth near Oakdake in 1895 And remained in California where they raised there children. William McCreery died in Oakdale, Stanislaus county, on 26 August 1929. Violet Wylie-McCreery died in San Jose, Santa Clara county on 13 January 1936. McCreery, Violet - b. 1861; d. January 13, 1936; buried Oakdale Citizens Cemetery Block 5, Lot 1, Grave 3; Mother, owner William McCreery 1)WILLIAM ALEXANDER MCCREERY b.04/17/1886 ILLINOIS d.STANISLAUS 03/07/1945 58 yrs buried Acacia Memorial Park (Masonic) Modesto, CA Died of a heart attack in his car, He m. Ella A.BERNSE had Irene V McCREERY HICKEY Birth:09-20-1905 d.09/04/1969, Riverside. (who married HICKEY and had dau. Victoria ANN Hickey all of CERES) 2)JOHN WYLIE MCCREERY b. 11/21/1890 in ILLINOIS d. FRESNO 04/14/1953 76 YRS 76 YRS Lived Los Alttos, in 1945 and Santa Monica / Lathrop and Yountville. 3)JOSEPH MARK MCCREERY b.06/22/1893 ILLINOIS d. YOLO 03/28/1983 89 yrs lived Sacramento in 1945, McCREERY, Joseph Mark - b. June 22, 1893; d. March 28, 1981; buried Oakdale Citizens Cemetery Block 5, Lot 1, Grave 5; died West Sacramento, Yolo Co, CA, brother of Martha B. Weiss- San Francisco, plot owner William McCREERY Lived Knights Landing north of Goodland????? and Los Angeles. 4)CHARLES SIDNEY MCCREERY b. 03/08/1898 ILLINOIS died in ALAMEDA 08/31/1949 Lived Oakdale 5)Lillian Reid McCREERY; born 25 October 1886 in California; died 3 August 1979 in Stanislaus county. She married Earl R. FLINN. 6)Martha Viola McCREERY; born 6 July 1901 in California; died 21 December 1993 in Stanislaus county. She first married William H. BESECKER and second unknown WEISS