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Thomas Jefferson Carney
(1824-1901)
Isabel Williams
(1824-1898)
James S. Jennings
(1829-1910)
Almira Barnard
(1832-1889)
Thomas Jefferson Carney
(1860-1928)
Eunice Abigail Jennings
(1856-1949)
Minnie Grace Carney
(1889-1967)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edgar Moses Crees

Minnie Grace Carney 1 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 11 March 1889, Tipton, IA 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Edgar Moses Crees on 8 September 1909 in Tipton, IA 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 1 December 1967, Muscatine, IA at age 78 6 8
  • Buried: After 1 December 1967, West Liberty, IA 6 8
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. 7

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 34, Family 100
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
M. Grace Crees..Daughter..21..IA

(Living with husband at home of parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 38, Family 76
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Grace M. Crees..Wife..30..IA

(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1930. 4

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 15, Family 17, Roll 647
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Grace Crees..Wife..41..IA

(Living with husband, 3 children, and widowed mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 17 April 1940. 5

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 16-15, Family 55, Roll 1145
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Home rented, $12
Minnie G. Crees..Wife..51..IA..12th grade..Housewife

(Living with husband, son, and widowed mother.)
.

• Her obituary was published in the Muscatine Journal on 1 December 1967 in Muscatine, IA.

8 Funeral services are pending at the George M. Wittich funeral home for Mrs. M. Grace Crees, 78, who died at 9 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, 1219 Orange St.

Mrs. Crees had been a Muscatine resident since 1953. She was born March 11, 1889, in Cedar county, the daughter of Thomas J. and Eunice Jennings Carney.

She was married Sept. 8, 1909, in Cedar county, to Edgar M. Crees. She was a member of the Atalissa Christian church, and a 50 year member of the O.E.S. at Atalissa.

Surviving are two sons, Leonard E. Crees of Muscatine and Ivan W. Crees of Davenport; one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence (Inez) Rogers of Muscatine; and a sister, Mrs. Clarence (Almira) Riddle, Albuquerque, N M; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter, one brother, and one sister.


(Source: Muscatine Journal, 1 Dec 1967, Page 12)
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• She was buried after 1 December 1967 in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty, IA.

Plot: Sec F/Lot 46/Sp 4
Find A Grave Memorial #104614881
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Minnie married Edgar Moses Crees, son of Joseph W. Crees and Lucette Jane Linn, on 8 September 1909 in Tipton, IA.1 3 4 5 6 (Edgar Moses Crees was born on 1 April 1880 in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA,3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 died on 12 September 1966 in , Muscatine County, IA 6 14 15 and was buried after 12 September 1966 in West Liberty, IA 6 14.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. 7

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 34, Family 100
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Thomas J. Carney..Head..49..IA
A. Eunice Carney..Wife..54..IA
Allie B. Carney..Daughter..12..IA
Edgar M. Crees..Son-in-law..30..IA
M. Grace Crees..Daughter..21..IA
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 38, Family 76
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Edgar M. Crees..Self..39..IA
Grace M. Crees..Wife..30..IA
Iris F. Crees..Daughter..3..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1930. 4

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, Roll 647, District 15, Family 17
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Edgar E. Crees..Head..50..IA
Grace Crees..Wife..41..IA
Inez Crees..Daughter..13..IA
Leonard Crees..Son..9..IA
Ivan Crees..Son..5..IA
Eunice Carney..Mother-in-law..74..IA..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 17 April 1940. 5

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 16-15, Family 55, Roll 1145
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Home rented, $12
Edgar M. Crees..Head..60..IA..8th grade..Farmer
Minnie G. Crees..Wife..51..IA..12th grade..Housewife
Ivan Wayne Crees..Son..15..IA..10th grade
Eunice A. Carney..Mother..84..IA..8th grade..Widowed
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Sources


1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 24 Jan 2014), Name: Edgar M Crees; Spouse's Name: Minnie Grace Carney; Event Date: 08 Sep 1909; Event Place: Tipton, Cedar, Ia.

2 Yvonne Linn, Fulton, Missouri [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail, Several messages exchanged during January and February of 2002; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; E-mail messages regarding the Linn and Darner families. Yvonne is the great granddaughter of Andrew D. Linn

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 4A, family 76, Edgar Moses Crees and Minnie Grace Carney; index and images (accessed 24 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0015, sheet 1B, family 17, Edgar Moses Crees and Minnie Grace Carney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 647.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 16-15, sheet 4A, household 55, Edgar Moses Crees and Minnie Grace Carney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1145.

6 Yvonne Linn, Fulton, Missouri [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail, Several messages exchanged during January and February of 2002; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 5A, family 100, Thomas Jefferson Carney and Abigail Eunice Jennings; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 24 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104614881.

9 "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1821206 : accessed 24 Jan 2014), Name: Edgar M Crees; Event Date: 01 Apr 1880; Event Place: Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa.

10 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 171B, Joseph W. Crees and Lucette Jane Linn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0331.

11 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 385-386, dwelling 99, family 106, line 30, Joseph W. Crees and Lucette Jane Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 17 Jan 2014).

12 1895 Iowa State Census, Moscow Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, p. 232, dwelling 99, family 100, line 7; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957).

13 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, p. 2A, dwelling 26, family 26; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 24 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104613960.

15 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 24 Jan 2014), Name: Edgar Crees; Event Date: September 1966.


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