Family Group Sheet
NameAmbrose Crager
BirthJun 1849, Letcher Co., Kentucky
Death23 Oct 1914, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialStewart Cemetery, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky
Other spousesMary E. [Warren]
Marriageabt 1873, Kentucky
SpouseMary P. Foster
Birthabt 1855, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherEli S. Foster (1816-)
MotherMary Frances “Fannie” Fletcher (~1820-)
Children
Birth15 May 1874, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Mar 1924, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseDelilah “Lila” J. Swim
Birth20 Jan 1876, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death18 Oct 1937, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJohn William Markwell
Birthabt 1877, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BirthDec 1879, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRena Markwell
Birth8 May 1884, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Jul 1976, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
SpouseHarrison McKenzie
Notes for Ambrose Crager
His death certificate records Ambros Croger, age 63, b. Rowan Co., Ky, birthdate blank, died 23 Oct 1914 in Rowan Co., farmer, parents blank, married, cause of death tuberculosis of bowels, informant blank, burial in Markwell Cemetery.
Census Notes for Ambrose & Mary P. (Family)
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 27 as family #237:
Craiger, Ambrose, 29, farmer; Mary, 22, wife; William, 6, son; Martha E., 4, dau; Sarah L., 3, dau; Charley, 6/12, b. Dec, son. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 9B as family #158:
Crager, Ambros, 53, b. Jun 1847, Ky Va Ky, chronic disabled; Mary, wife, 45, b. Jan 1855, Ky Ky Ky, married 27 years, mother of 6 children, 5 living; Franklin, son, 18, b. July 1881, teamster; Carrie A., dau, 17, b May 1883, servant; Foster, Ora, nephew, 9, b. Apr 1891, day laborer; Burris, Ora, boarder, 22, b. Jan 1878, day laborer; Crager, William, boarder, 26, b. May 1874, married 7 years, day laborer. All except Ambrose born Ky Ky Ky.
Ora Foster is the son of Mary’s brother John Milton Foster and his second wife Sarah Carpenter. Although William Crager is listed only as a boarder, he is really Ambrose and Mary’s son.
Craiger, Ambrose, 29, farmer; Mary, 22, wife; William, 6, son; Martha E., 4, dau; Sarah L., 3, dau; Charley, 6/12, b. Dec, son. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 9B as family #158:
Crager, Ambros, 53, b. Jun 1847, Ky Va Ky, chronic disabled; Mary, wife, 45, b. Jan 1855, Ky Ky Ky, married 27 years, mother of 6 children, 5 living; Franklin, son, 18, b. July 1881, teamster; Carrie A., dau, 17, b May 1883, servant; Foster, Ora, nephew, 9, b. Apr 1891, day laborer; Burris, Ora, boarder, 22, b. Jan 1878, day laborer; Crager, William, boarder, 26, b. May 1874, married 7 years, day laborer. All except Ambrose born Ky Ky Ky.
Ora Foster is the son of Mary’s brother John Milton Foster and his second wife Sarah Carpenter. Although William Crager is listed only as a boarder, he is really Ambrose and Mary’s son.
