MCCREARY, James 1830-1932

MCCREARY, TALBERT, WHITMER, RIDRICK

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 5/10/2011 at 23:09:46

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[Waterloo Courier, Thursday, December 22, 1932]

DENIED SERVICE
IN '61 ON BASIS
OF POOR HEALTH

James McCreary Was Pioneer
in Three States; Sons,
Daughter Survive

CEDAR FALLS—James McCreary, rejected 70 years ago for service in the union army because he was regarded by examining physicians as too frail for the rigors of military life died here Thursday morning at the age of 102 years and five months. He outlived all the men of his acquaintance who were accepted for enlistment, besides his own generation and many of the next.

Examining physicians told him he had tuberculosis, but later it was decided he was suffering from a kidney ailment. His apparent affliction did not handicap him in his private life, for he spent many years as farmer, retiring in 1882.

Mr McCreary was born July 11 1830, in Guernsey County. Ohio, and in 1852 married in that county Miss Harriet Talbert. She died in 1910

The couple came west to Hancock county, Illinois, in 1854 and to Wayne County. Iowa, in 1868. In 1886. they went to Palo Alto County to reside.

After the death of his wife, Mr. McCreary made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Lovina Whitmer, in Curlew, Iowa, until she died in 1923, when he moved to Waterloo to reside with his son, A. M. McCreary, who now lives at 2017 Olive Street, Cedar Falls, where Mr. McCreary's death occurred.

Surviving are the son here, three other sons and a daughter: D. W. McCreary, West Bend, Iowa; Hugh McCreary, Perry, Iowa, Mrs. L. B. Ridrick, Texahoma, Oklahoma, and R. J. McCreary, Malta, Montana. There are 25 grandchildren surviving. Five of Mr. McCreary's grandsons served in the world war.

Death resulted from general breakdown. He had been seriously ill but two weeks.

The body is at Peterson's Funeral Home in Waterloo.

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[Emmetsburg Democrat, Thursday, December 29, 1932]

CURFEW, IA - James McCreary passed away Wednesday of last week at 1:30 a.m., at the home of his son Andrew McCreary of Cedar Falls. The funeral was held Monday. Services were conducted at this place, Rev. Bounds, Methodist pastor officiating. Interment was made in Rush Lake cemetery at this place. The pall bearers were his three sons, Hugh, Andrew and James, his son-in-law, A. A. Whitmer and two grandsons, Ward and Rex McCreary.

James McCreary was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, July 11, 1830. There he grew to manhood. Later he moved to Illinois and then to this county, residing here from 1886 to 1922.

He was united in matrimony in 1852 to Harriet Talbert. Mrs. McCreary died several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. McCreary made their home with their daughter, Mrs. A. A. Whitmer of this place for a number of years. Mrs. Witmer died in 1922. In 1922 Mr. McCreary went to Waterloo where he made his home with his son Andrew.

Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McCreary, two died in infancy, and one son Charles and one daughter, Mrs. A. A. Whitmer passed away about ten years ago. The surviving members are Mrs. Belle Tedrick of Oklahoma, D. W. of West Bend, Hugh of Perry, A. N. of Cedar Falls, James of Malta, Montana, and Ed of Portland, Oregon. There are also 26 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren.

Mr. McCreary was a quiet, home loving man. He never appeared to be rugged but lived to be 102 years, 5 months and 10 days old. He had a bright, active mind and loved to talk about the events of the day. He never missed going to the polls to cast his vote. He was a staunch Republican all his life but this year he voted the Democratic ticket. He had the experience of seeing 20 different presidential campaigns waged on political issues varying from slavery and tariff to prohibition. He tried to enlist during the Civil war but was refused because of not being able to pass the physical examination. He, however, lived to see most of the Civil war vets buried. The McCreary family lived in this vicinity for a number of years. They were always the best of citizens. The deceased was well liked by all who knew him. The surviving members have the sympathy of all in their bereavement.

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