James Cragun Biography

James Cragun & Descendants

Name: James Cragun
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1814
Birth Place: Connersville, Fayette, Indiana
Parents: Elisha and Mary Osborne Cragun
Death Date: 07 Feb 1887
Spouse: Eleanor Lane
Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1836
Marriage Place: Boone County, Indiana
Spouse's Parents: Samuel and Mrs. Lane
Spouse's Birth Date: 11 Nov 1838
Spouse's Birth Place: Brandenburg, Mead, Kentucky
Arrived in Valley: Unknown

James lived in Eagle Village, Boone County, Indiana, after his marriage to Eleanor. About 1842, he moved his family to North Field in Boone County, Indiana. After joining the Church, they decided to move their family west. Their sixth child was born on the way west along the bank of the Platte River in Iowa. Upon their arrival in Salt Lake, they made their home in the southwest section called Millcreek. They had three more children. Children: Lydia, b. 26 Jan 1838, Eagle Village, Boone, Indiana. D. 23 Jun 1916. James Hyrum, b. 31 Jul 1840, Eagle Village, Indiana. D. 14 Feb 1919. Thomas Calvin, b. 28 Dec 1843, North Field, Boone, Indiana. D. 23 May 1909. Mary Ellen, b. 24 Feb 1844, Boone Co., Indiana. D. 28 Oct 1930. Melvina, b. 30 Mar 1847. D. Jun 1847. Elisha, b. 3 Aug 1849, along bank of Platte River, Iowa. Md. 22 Feb 1874, St. George, Utah, Marguerite Lawson. D. 3 Apr 1903 Caliente, Lincoln, Nevada. Martha James, b. 3 Mar 1852, Mill Creek, Utah. Md. Isaiah Cox. D. 30 Nov 1932, St. George, Utah. Sarah Jane, b. 27 Apr 1854, Mill Creek, Utah. Tyresha, b. 27 Mar 1857, Mill Creek, Utah. D. 9 Mar 1894. Woodrow Dennett


Description:

This biography is part of a collection of histories compiled by The National Society of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers. This database includes the first two volumes produced by The Sons of the Utah Pioneers and indexes persons with the last names A-L. The database includes names, dates, and other vital information about the lives of Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) pioneers who settled in Utah.

The records were compiled using information that was sent to The Sons of the Utah Pioneers. The following statement appears in the introduction to the volumes, "I have only the record and information that was sent to me. If, in reading this record you find an error, I hope you will recognize that when we deal with old records we must accept that there will undoubtedly be errors or differences of opinion. I only had someone's word that it was right. It would have been impossible for me to research every entry."

For additional information, contact The Sons of the Utah Pioneers.

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Source Information:

Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2. Original data: Florence C. Youngberg, ed.. Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers. Vol. 1-2. USA: Agreka Books, 1999.

Contributed by: T. Stover - October 2006
Coordinator, Boone County INGenWeb