Alfred Crackle Biography


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	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & 
	Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 1085-1086

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ALFRED CRACKLE. Among the influential members of the farming community 
of Cedar township, Hand county, and one of its prosperous citizens, is 
the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He is entirely a self-made 
man in the truest sense of the word, having arrived in this county with 
only fifty cents in his pocket and the success that he has achieved in 
life is due entirely to his own well-directed efforts, as he has been 
the only architect of his own fortunes. 

A native of Illinois, Mr. Crackle was born in Clay county, July 18, 
1858, and is a son of Joseph and Nancy (Steanett) Crackle, the former a 
native of England, the latter of Illinois. When a child of four years 
the father emigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled 
in Illinois, and there he grew to manhood. During his youth he learned 
the blacksmith's trade, which he followed until his death in March, 
1887. He had two sons. 

Alfred Crackle, the only one of the family to come to South Dakota, was 
reared in his native state, and after reaching man's estate engaged in 
farming in Logan county, Illinois, where he continued to follow his 
chosen calling until coming to Hand county, South Dakota, on the 23d of 
August, 1883. He settled on section 14, Cedar township, and so 
prosperous has he been in his life work that he now owns and controls 
three quarter-sections of land, of which about three hundred acres are 
under a high state of cultivation. In connection with general farming, 
he is also interested in the stock business, and in that branch of 
industry is also meeting with success. 

In 1882, Mr. Crackle married Miss Ida B. Gasaway, a native of Illinois, 
and they have become the parents of four children who are still living, 
namely: Bert, Elroy, Joseph and Ethel. Mr. Crackle takes no active part 
in political affairs, but has been called upon to fill some township 
offices, serving as assessor twelve years, and also township clerk.