Agnes Matilda Craddock

Brief Life History of Agnes Matilda

When Agnes Matilda Craddock was born on 1 October 1876, in Nebraska, United States, her father, John B Craddock, was 41 and her mother, Sarah Jane Widdison, was 34. She married George Palmer Lucas on 12 April 1898, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Palmyra, Otoe, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and South Palmyra Township, Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1930. She died on 11 March 1954, in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Unadilla, Otoe, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Palmer Lucas
1865–1931
Agnes Matilda Craddock
1876–1954
Marriage: 12 April 1898
Fannie Eleanor Lucas
1899–1966
Richard Irvin Lucas
1900–1962
Pauline C Lucas
1902–1973
Jennie E Jean Lucas
1903–2005
George Pell Lucas
1905–1966
Nellie E. Lucas
1907–1997
Dorthy Ann Lucas
1908–1997
Fredrick Joseph Lucas
1910–1995
Albert Woodrow Lucas
1912–1962
Agnes Helen Lucas
1914–1988
Arthur Nickolas Lucas
1915–2004
Joseph Stephen Lucas
1917–1970
Samuel Wilson Lucas
1919–1973

Sources (18)

  • Agnes Lucas in household of George Lucas, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Agnes M Mcaleer, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Agnes Matilda McAleer Lucas, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1888

Historical Boundaries 1888: Kittitas, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Kittitas, Washington, United States 1899: Chelan, Washington, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Welsh and English: from the Welsh personal name Caradawc, Cradawc, Caradoc, Caradog meaning ‘amiable’, familiar in its Latin form Caractacus (but correctly Caratacus, for British Celtic Caratācos, from the stem carat- ‘dear, love’), a British prince who was taken as prisoner to Rome in about 51 AD for his leadership of a revolt against the Roman occupation.

Americanized form of German Gredig . Compare Graddick .

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

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