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McCRACKEN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Clay’s Grove; was born in Delaware, Oct. 1, 1801; soon after his birth, his parents removed to Kentucky, near Louisville, where they remained for four years; thence to Franklin Co., Ohio, and settled ten miles east of Columbus, being among the first settles of that part of Ohio; he remained with his father until 23 years of age, when he married Elizabeth Perrin, who was born in Pennsylvania, 1799; she died in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1837, leaving three children — Susan, now the wife of Wesley Harrison, of this township; Nancy A., the wife of Edwin Gill, of Cedar Tp., and Jacob E., who occupies a portion of the home farm; August, 1837, he married Elizabeth Collins, who was born in Virginia April, 1819, and in 1850, they came to Lee Co., and settled, where he now resides and owns 102 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre; Democrat. Mr. McCrackin, and both his wives, were members of the M. E. Church, in which he has been Class-Leader for twenty-five years.