Bio of McCrackin, William (b.1815) Wabasha Co., MN
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McCrackin, William, is the first man who made any improvements in Glasgow
township; he was born in Scotland, August 15, 1815, which was the last day
of the great battle of Waterloo. The last of the old family died a few
months ago at the advanced age of ninety-six years. Mr. McCracken landed
at St. Johns, New Brunswick, April 1, 1841; from there he went to Canada
ans lived there for twelve years, and came from there to Glasgow township
June 7, 1855. He first lived in an old house near where his house now
stands. He was united in marriage, March 24, 1847, in New York. After
getting ready to be married the minister they called on to marry them had
no license to marry them in Canada, so they crossed over the river into
New York and were married. His wife's maiden name was Magadline Scott, a
native of the State of Ohio, of Scotch descent. Of the five children of
this union but two of them are living. The eldest is Ann, who is the wife
of William Jacobs; have three children and live in West Albany township.
Hannah married James Gray; have two children and live in West Albany
township. Mr. McCracken's wife died June 14, 1857, and was married to
Hannah Jacobs in October, 1860; she was a native of Germany. Nine children
have been the fruits of this union; six of them still living: Minnie,
William, Margaret, Jennie, John and Robert. Mr. McCracken has a farm of
two hundred and forty acres, where he lives, and three hundred and twenty
acres in a prairie farm. The narrow gauge railroad runs through his home
place, the cars of which ran over and killed one of his children (Mary) a
few years ago.