William Joseph McCracken
b. 5 June 1892, d. 31 March 1964
- Father: Columbus McCracken d. circa 1893
- Mother: Josephine Bourke b. 14 October 1871, d. 3 July 1966
- William Joseph McCracken was born on 5 June 1892 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
- Joseph A. Jones and Josephine Bourke appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Joseph McCracken, Emily Honor McCracken, Dixie Mae Jones and Melvin Dewey Jones.
- Joseph A. Jones and Josephine Bourke appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Bend, San Saba County, Texas, living next to Josephine's parents, William and Emily Bourke.. Other members of the household included William Joseph McCracken, Melvin Dewey Jones, Dixie Mae Jones, Emily Honor McCracken and William M. Kempe.
- He married Dora (?) circa 1916.
- William Joseph McCracken registered for the draft in Tarrant County, Texas, while living with his wife at 5149 Page Avenue in Fort Worth.
- William Joseph McCracken became a widower at the 17 April 1919 death of his wife Dora (?)
- Joseph A. Jones and Josephine Bourke appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 1225 Clinton Avenue. Other members of the household included William Joseph McCracken, Melvin Dewey Jones, Dixie Mae Jones, Raymond Henry Jackson, George Richard Jackson, William M. Kempe, Emily Honor McCracken, Dixie Ruth Kempe, William Dewey Kempe and Emily Angeline Smith. William Kempe and family also were enumerated in Wichita County, likely because the Tarrant enumeration occurred on 15 January and later, on 23 March, in Wichita County.
- He was a US government meat inspector, according to the 1920 census.
- The following appeared on 17 October 1963 in The San Saba News: Mrs. J. A. Jones was honored with a surprise dinner on her 92nd birthday Sunday, Oct. 13, in the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jackson.
Present for the occasion were her son, J. W. McCracken, a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemp, all of Ft. Worth.
Grandchildren attending were Mr. and Mrs. Al Pulsifer, Elwood and Roy Dornell; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baird and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Al Perry, Robbie and Don, all of Ft. Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemp and Emily; and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kemp and Lauri all of Arlington.
Others attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cude and daughter of San Antonio; Mrs. Maude Boyd, Mrs. Grace Timberlake and daughter, Mrs. VOllie Winslow and Mrs. Dick Smelser of San Saba. - At the time of his death William Joseph McCracken was living in North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, Texas, at 6426 Onyx Drive South.
- William Joseph McCracken died on 31 March 1964 at age 71 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at Harris Hospital.
- He was interred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
- Source: Information on Ida Alwine Menzer and her her origins from Nancy Sinclair
- Last Edited: 2 Jan 2011