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Individuals marked with a red dot

are direct ancestors of Robert Lynn Craycroft
For privacy reasons, Date of Birth and Date of Marriage for persons believed to still be living are not shown.

Widick, Maggie M. (b. , d. ?)

Reference: 751

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Clark, Charles Scott (b. 1866, d. 1899)

Reference: 752

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Craycroft, Edward Scott (b. 25 SEP 1809, d. 18 DEC 1883)

Source: (Death field)
Title: Prince William County, VA Death Records, 1853-96
Media: Electronic

Note: Ancestry.com database
Page: p.77

Cause: Dropsey

Occupation: Place: Farmer, stock raiser

Census: Date: 1850
Place: Macon County, Illinois

Census: Date: 1860
Place: Macon County, Illinois

Reference: 753

Note: Edward left home at 15 and became a grocery clerk in Rockville, Maryland. He opened his own store at the age of 21.

Aaron, John and Edward came to Illinois in the 1830's and settled just southeast of Elwin. Edward went back to Maryland, where he lived most of his life, but he visited Illinois nearly every summer for many years.

He died about 1885. The story is that he died of pneumonia induced by swimming the Potomac River on his birthday. He is said to have been married four or five times, and to have planned another marriage, to a 16-year-old girl, at the time of his death. He may have lived in Rockville, this is not certain. The names of his wives are not known.