Elisha Cragun^{[1, 2]}

1786 - 1847  (60 years)

• Name	Elisha Cragun
  Born	22 Feb 1786	Russell, Virginia or, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1847	Winters Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States   [4]
  Buried	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I8608	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	Patrick Cragun,   b. 1748, Ireland Or Scotland
  Mother	Rose Or Elizabeth Alley,   b. Abt 1753
  Family ID	F3819	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Osborn,   b. 14 Dec 1791, Russell, Virginia, United States ,   d. 14 Dec 1844, Pleasant View, Sullivan, Indiana, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Married	1811	Russell, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Rebecca Cragun,   b. 25 Sep 1812, Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 1851  (Age 38 years)   2. James Cragun,   b. 26 Jul 1814, Fayette, Boone, Indiana, United States ,   d. 7 Feb 1887, Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States  (Age 72 years)   3. Hyrum Cragun,   b. 8 Dec 1816, Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States ,   d. 2 Mar 1884, Eagle, Boone, Indiana, United States  (Age 67 years)   4. Mary Martha Cragun,   b. 17 Dec 1819, Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States ,   d. 8 Aug 1896, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States  (Age 76 years)   5. Enoch Cragun,   b. 14 Jan 1821, Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States ,   d. 8 Aug 1906  (Age 85 years)   6. Abigail Cragun,   b. 17 Dec 1823, Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 1844  (Age 21 years)   7. Tyresha Cragun,   b. 28 Apr 1825, Richland, Rush, Indiana, United States ,   d. 6 Jun 1895  (Age 70 years)   8. Simeon Cragun,   b. 13 Aug 1827, Richland, Rush, Indiana, United States ,   d. 9 Feb 1874, Pleasant View, Weber, Utah, United States  (Age 46 years) + 9. Tabitha Cragun,   b. 5 Mar 1830, Rush, Boone, Indiana, USA ,   d. 3 Dec 1868, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States  (Age 38 years)   10. Sarah Jane Cragun,   b. 22 Feb 1833, Richland, Rush, Indiana, United States ,   d. 27 Aug 1849  (Age 16 years)
  Family ID	F2295	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Nathan T. Porter One of the missionaries who taught the gospel to the Cragan family.
  		Henry Mower One of the missionaries who taught the gospel to the Cragan family.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Elisha Cragun Elisha is believed to have been born at either Russell County, VA or Sullivan County, TN on February 22, 1786, the second child of Patrick and Rose Alley Cragun. While Elisha's birthplace may have been in doubt, his Virginia connection was certain through his wife. In 1811 he married Mary (Polly) Osborn, daughter of James and Mary (Whitaker) Osborn of Castle's Wood, then in Washington County, Virginia (now Castlewood in Russell County, Virginia). The Osborn's are recorded as being wealthy slave and land owners of the area.
  		Elisha Cragun Patriarchal Blessing Elisha Cragun Patriarchal Blessing
  		Nathan Porter Missionary Journal Entries Nathan Porter Missionary Journal Entries
  		Elisha Cragun Land Record for Boone County, Indiana 20 March 1837
  		Map with call outs showing baptism dates This map shows baptism dates of our ancestors.

  
  

  Histories

  Cragun Family   Tradition in the family of Jean (Cragun) Tombaugh, tells that our ancestor  was originally of Scotland and the name was McCRAGUN. Also, that Caleb Cragun moved from England to Ireland where he married and had children, one of whom was a son PATRICK, who came to America about the time of the Revolutionary War.[1], [2]. So, right or wrong, we will begin with the Craguns of Scotland.

  
  

• Notes

  Could have been born in , Sullivan, Virginia

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] International Genealogical Index (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997), 8667802-13. [S1] Ancestral File (TM); FamilySearch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998). [S40] Family Records: Rawlins, Lyle, Lyle Rawlins. [S297] Early life of Sarah Adeline Lindsay, ((From the Ancestors & Descendants of Lt. Daniel & Mary (Marks) Burbank), From "Glimpses" Comp iled by Lyle Rawlins), Sarah's mother Tabitha Cragun was the daughter of Elisha and Mary (Osborn) Cragun, both of.