Brief Life History of William Marion
When William Marion Creason was born on 12 June 1870, in Neosho Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States, his father, David Willis Creason, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Desdemona Garrett, was 23. He married Rowena Elizabeth Russell in 1903, in Gunnison, Gunnison, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States in 1880 and Conejos, Colorado, United States in 1910. He died on 28 May 1916, in Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Marion Creason, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Marion Creason - Individual or family possessions: birth: 12 May 1869; Neosho Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
- Marion Creason, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
Spouse and Children
1870–1916 Male
1891–1913 Female
Children (4)
1907–1960 Female
1909–1992 Female
1911–1981 Female
1913–1980 Male
Parents and Siblings
1846–1914 Male
1847–1929 Female
Siblings (8)
1866–1866 Female
1867–1933 Female
1870–1916 Male
1874–1932 Male
1877–1927 Female
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1873
Age 3
1884
Age 14
Name Meaning
English or Scottish: unexplained. Compare Creson .
Alternatively, perhaps an Americanized form of Dutch Cruijsen, or one of its variants such as Kruijssen or Creusen, habitational names based on Dutch kruis ‘cross’ (compare Crusan and Kruis ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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