THE

CREAGER

HISTORY

THE CREAGER HISTORY
by
Irene Creager Lawson

NOTE from Audrey: We are very grateful to Irene Creager Lawson for her contribution in permitting us to transcribe this book/manuscript for use on the internet. Permission was received by ASH in e-mail 28 May 2006 via her daughter, Linda Coleman, who indicated that her mother said, "Sure she canuse it." Her work of years past is an invaluable resource for many researchers of today, as we attempt to learn more of our ancestral background. For the most part, the content remains as presented by Irene Creager Lawson. A few additions or changes were made in an effort to make minor corrections or to make certain information more understandable. Brackets [ ] were added at times to signify the additions. I also extend my appreciation to George Creager for his work with Irene.

For myself, I thank Michael Alexander of Ft. Wayne, Indiana for taking time to present me with a wonderful Xeroxed copy of the book/manuscript, since this is no longer available. I especially wish to thank Joe S. Creager and Paul Creager, who graciously gave of their time and have helped me in transcribing this work.

THE
CREAGER
HISTORY

What you hold in your hand is more than just a history of the Creager family. It is a dream come true! But without the encouragement, support and contributions of the many relatives and friends to the effort involved in writing this book, it would never have been realized. Nor will this be the end. I shall always be interested in knowing more. As you read, if there are any corrections or additions, they will be most welcome.

For many years I was interested but felt I had neither the time nor knowledge to trace my family. In 1980, my nephew and collaborator of this book wrote to ask what I could tell him about our family. (I was considered the �archives� for the family since I had �inherited� the old Creager Bibles and many old pictures.) That was really the thrust needed.

As of October 10, 1984, after offering proof of my lineage from Adam Creager, our Revolutionary ancestor, I have been accepted into the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Any Creager �daughter� in this book would have no problem being accepted into the DAR using only the short form. They need only to have the DAR refer back to my records in their files and would only need to prove their immediate family lineage. My records are listed as follows: Irene Creager Lawson, Registration No. 685566, Commodore Preble 4-023-OH. Further information can be obtained from: Office of the Registrar General, Adm. Building 1776 D. St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006-5392.

My hope is that you may find, in your reading, just a portion of the enjoyment I found in researching and writing these pages. It has given me tremendous personal satisfaction as well as a feeling of pride in leaving this worthwhile legacy to our future generations.

It is not my intent to single out any one person or persons as being more helpful than others as each TINY bit of information was a BIG contribution and provided exciting moments for me.

My first interest in my ancestors was inspired by the conversations of my parents and I cherish those memories of my childhood. After becoming more familiar with genealogy, I could recall many of the names mentioned as I read the Lutheran Church records from Frederick, Maryland. Another influence and inspiration was Mrs. Stella Risinger of Eaton, Ohio, who had researched the Casper and Adam Creager families in Pennsylvania and Maryland in 1952. Again, from the conversation I heard as a little girl, I knew we were a �branch� of the same family.

Fortunately, I contacted all the right people. Marjorie Clawson, a professional genealogist in Dayton, Ohio, was most helpful in finding the missing link in the Creager family. She researched the Christian Creager family, the David�s Church records, and the Montgomery County Court Records. Margaret Myers, the first registered genealogist in Frederick, Maryland, who had researched the Creager family for forty years, kindly furnished much new information on the early ancestors from the Schwaigern, Germany Lutheran Parish records, the Falckner Swamp Lutheran Church of New Hanover, Penn. and other early Creager records. Other sources of information were: the late Mrs. Stella Risinger, who researched the Casper and Adam Creager families in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Her notes are contained in �Book 3� and in possession of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Ziegel of Eaton, Ohio; Patricia Anderson, genealogist of Frederick, Maryland, had researched the Huffort family; Mr. Kenneth Striker of Dayton, Ohio, who provided the Nelson Creager family history and the Christian and Anna Catharine Huffort family history; Mr. Russell Creager, provided the 1981 David�s Cemetery Association information; Mr. Floyd Gephart, provided the John T. Creager family history; Elsie Paulus provided the history of the Daniel and Elizabeth Creager Paulus family; Mrs. Dorothy Brubaker along with Mrs. Audrey (Shields) Hancock of Portage, Michigan, provided the John C. Creager family lineal history; Dorthea Baker Burtner of West Alexandria, who provided the Charles Madison Creager family lineal history; and Mrs. Leona Unger and Mrs. Eva Mae Holtzman, who provided the Rosetta Creager family history. Other sources included the book The Texas

Creager Connection by Floyd R. Creager and Hollis A. Creager; History of the Creagers of Ohio and Indiana by Mrs. Stella Risinger of Eaton, Ohio and Mrs. Harriet Wright of Richmond, Indiana; David�s Church Sesquicentennial Church History; the Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Frederick, Maryland; the Schwaigern (Germany) Lutheran Church Book; the records from the Falckner Swamp Luther Church in New Hanover (Montgomery County) Pennsylvania, St. Joseph�s Lutheran Parish, Oley Hills, Pennsylvania and Rocky Hill (Evangelical Lutheran Church), Woodsboro, Frederick County, Maryland; the Frederick County Historical Society; the Montgomery County [OH] Archives � Wright State University; Frederick County, Maryland Courts; Montgomery County [OH] Probate Court; and Darke County [OH] Probate Court. Sources of maps were: Atlas of Darke County, Ohio, �Combination Atlas Map of Montgomery County, Ohio, and Names in Stone, 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions, Frederick County, Maryland by Jacob M. Holdcraft (1966). Research on the Creagers was also carried out at the Eaton, Greenville, and Dayton [OH] Public Libraries.

My most grateful recognition must go to my nephew, George Creager, of Austin, Texas. Without his encouragement, advice, gentle criticism and invaluable assistance, this book would never have been in print. My profound appreciation to all of you, my relatives, for your interest, cooperation and willingness to share, for without your help this book would not be as complete.

We thank all of you, those mentioned and those we may have missed mentioning, for helping us in our research for this book. If you should have any information about these family histories, whether new data or corrections that need to be made, please forward that information to the author or editor so the next revised edition will show those corrections or additions.

The lineages from the pages below will not be presented separately. These lineages from Lawson's appendices are found in our GEDCOM on WorldConnect with all other descendants of Hans Ernst Krieger. This GEDCOM is updated time to time. Also, the index of names will not be presented at this time. DESCENDANTS of ERNST KRIEGER (aka CREAGER/KRUGER, etc.) and OTHER KRIEGER, CREEGER, KREGER, etc. FAMILIES OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND and ELSWHERE

Appendix: A Sarah Sophia Creager, Family Lineal History Appendix: B William H. Burns, Family Lineal History Appendix: C John C. Creager, Family Lineal History Appendix: D John T. Creager, Family Lineal History Appendix: E Nelson Creager, Family Lineal History Appendix: F Charles M. Creager, Family Lineal History Appendix: G Elizabeth Creager, Family Lineal History Appendix: H Rosetta Creager, Family Lineal History Index of Names

108 112 127 135 140 144 146 148 156

Pages v. and vi.

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THE CREAGER HISTORY
by
Irene Creager Lawson
1985

Introduction The Creager History and Pages i. to vi.	Title Page and Pages 1 to 10	Pages 10 to 23	Pages 24 to 34	Pages 35 to 43	Pages 44 to 47
Pages 48 to 53	Pages 54 to 64	Pages 65 to 72	Pages 73 to 80	Pages 81 to 88	Pages 89 to 107

NOTE: All FAMILY LINEAL HISTORIES as given in Irene (Creager) Lawson's Manuscript/Book will not be presented in the online text, but they will be incorporated and accessible within the DESCENDANTS of ERNST KRIEGER...GEDCOM on WorldConnect. An attempt will be made to list those living as "LIVING" without vital information being presented.

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