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Submitted: 12/15/20 • Approved: 12/15/20 • Last Updated: 12/18/20 • R1355907-G1355906-S3
August 1863 - unknown
Marriage: 12 Feb 1882 Richland, Illinois*
Etta May (Tucker) Creek wife of John Roy Creek. Etta Mae (Tucker) Creek daughter of James Tucker and Frances (Toliver) Tucker.
The following biological information was sent by email:
I am John's great grandson.
Husband of Etta May (Tucker) Creek (buried at this site, no inscription ever put on stone).
Also buried at this site is Stella Creek, Daughter of John and Etta. She passed away in the late 60's
Children of John and Etta were in order of birth:
Clara Creek Hudson (lived in Neelyville, Missouri)
Florence Creek Magee (lived in St. Louis, Missouri)
Pearl Creek Smith (lived in St. Louis, Missouri)
Clyde Creek (burial Forever Oak Hill Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri)
Stella Creek (Never married, fiance` was killed in World War I)
Roy Creek (burial Corning Cemetery, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas))
*Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940
Name: John R Creek
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Feb 1882
Event Place: Richland, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Father's Name: Amos Creek
Mother's Name: Lucy N Raynes
Spouse's Name: Ettie Tucker
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
Spouse's Father's Name: James Tucker
Spouse's Mother's Name: Franke Toliver
**United States Census, 1900
Name: John Creek
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Year: 1900
Event Place:Kilgore Township Corning town, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 8 Kilgore Township Corning town, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Years Married: 17
Birth Date: May 1863
Birthplace: Illinois
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1883
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household: Hired man
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Hired Man
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 14
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Creek Hired man Male 37 Illinois
Etta Creek Wife Female 37 Illinois
Clara Creek Dau Female 16 Illinois
Florence Creek Dau Female 14 Arkansas
Clyde Creek Son Male 12 Arkansas
Pearl Creek Dau Female 8 Arkansas
Estella Creek Dau Female 4 Arkansas
Roy Creek Son Male 1 Arkansas
Contributed on 12/15/20 by denise.bratcher63
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