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John Haner Crees
(1806-1882)
Sarah McLaughlin
(1804-1869)
Isaac Wyant
(1820-)
Judith Ann Guild
(1824-1882)
Neely B. Crees
(1833-1908)
Emma Jane Wyant
(1845-1921)
Neely Edgar Crees
(1884-1974)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Grace Charlotte Schwertfeger

Neely Edgar Crees 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 5 January 1884, Cedar County, IA 2 3 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Grace Charlotte Schwertfeger on 21 June 1905 in , Muscatine County, IA 1
  • Died: 23 February 1974 at age 90 5 6
  • Buried: After 23 February 1974, West Liberty, IA 5

bullet   Another name for Neely was Neely Edward Crees.7

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1885. 2

Page 370, Line 5, Dwelling 3, Family 3
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 16, Southwest Quarter of the SE Quarter
Neely Edgar Crees..1..IA
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in West Liberty, IA on January 1895. 7

Page 443, Family 1, Line 19
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa
Edward Creese..11..Cedar County, IA
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in West Liberty, IA on 18 June 1900. 3

Sheet 9A, District 114, Dwelling 201, Household 203
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa
506 Spencer, home owned, no mortgage
Son..Edgar W. Cress..Jan 1884..16..IA..At School
(Living with parents.)
.

• His occupation in September 1918 was a Bookkeeper and General Creamery Work in West Liberty, IA. 4

• He resided in West Liberty, IA in September 1918.
4



• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at , Muscatine County, IA.

Name: Neely Edgard Crees
Event Place: Muscatine County, Iowa, United States
Birth Date: 05 Jan 1884
. 4

• He was buried after 23 February 1974 in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty, IA.

Plot: Sec G/Lot 19/Sp 2

Find A Grave Memorial #113322106. 5


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Neely married Grace Charlotte Schwertfeger, daughter of F. L. Schwertfeger and I. Emmerson, on 21 June 1905 in , Muscatine County, IA.1 (Grace Charlotte Schwertfeger was born on 19 November 1883 in , Muscatine County, IA,8 died on 25 October 1970 8 and was buried after 25 October 1970 in West Liberty, IA 8.)


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Sources


1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 21 Jan 2014), Name: Neely E. Crees; Spouse's Name: Grace Schwertfeger; Event Date: 21 Jun 1905; Event Place: Muscatine, Ia.

2 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 370, dwelling 3, family 3, line 5, Neely B. Crees and Emma Jane Wyant; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 20 Jan 2014).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 9A, dwelling 201, family 203; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Jan 2014); Name: Neely Edgard Crees; Event Place: Muscatine County, Iowa.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113322106.

6 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 21 Jan 2014), Name: Neely Crees; Event Date: February 1974.

7 1895 Iowa State Census, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, p. 443, family 1, line 15, Neely B. Crees and Emma Jane Wyant; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 20 Jan 2014).

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113322011.


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