John Crates

Brief Life History of John

John Crates was born in 1801, in Pennsylvania, United States as the son of John Crates. He married Catherine Youngman or Yonkman in 1821, in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bath, Allen, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 26 October 1872, in Ridge Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Ridge Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Crates
1801–1872
Catherine Youngman or Yonkman
1805–1876
Marriage: 1821
Elizabeth Crates
1821–1915
George Crates
1842–
Elisabeth Crates
1856–
Esther Crates
1823–1912
Sarah Jane Crates
1828–1898
Joseph Crates
1830–1907
Samuel Crates
1832–1882
William Crates
1834–1913
Levi Crates
1836–1923
John B. Crates
1838–1910
Henry Crates
1840–1911
Vincent Thomas Crates
1845–1928

Sources (12)

  • John Crates, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Crates, "BillionGraves Index"
  • John Crates in entry for Vincints Thomas Crates, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

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World Events (7)

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire): variant of Crate , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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