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From: "Andy Leonard" <>
Subject: Re: [CROCKER-L] Margaret/ Judge Edwin B. Crocker in Sacramento, CA
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:01:01 -0500


Hi Stephanie

Edwin Bryant Crocker 7, (Isaac 6, Levi 5, James 4, Jonathan 3, John 2,
William 1) was born in Jamesville, (town of DeWitt, Onondage Cty) N.Y., 26
Apr 1818, died Sacramento, CA 24 Jun 1875. He married 1st in Mishawaka, IN,
3 Sept 1845 Mary Norton, born Petersboro, NY, 30 Sept 1821, died So. Bend
IN, 12 April 1847, age 26 years; daughter of a Dr. Norton.

Edwin Bryant Crocker married 2d in Brooklyn, NY, 7 July 1852, Margaret
Eleanor Rhodes, daughter of John Rhodes of PA, born Akron, Stark Cty, Ohio,
25 Feb 1822, died Larchmont Park, NY, 1 Dec 1901. Edwin Bryant Crocker was a
District Attorney, counsel for the Central Pacific R.R., and Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Calif.

By his first wife Edwin Bryant Crocker had one child, Mary Norton Crocker,
married Sacramento CA Charles L. Scudder.

By his second wife Edwin Bryant Crocker had four children, and they adopted
two more. Kate Eugenie Crocker, Edwin Clark Crocker (died in infancy),
Nellie Margaret Crocker, Jennie Louise Crocker, (born Sacramento CA 1 May
1860, married 13 Feb 1879,Jacob Sloat Fassett, born Elmira NY, 13 November
1853, died Vancouver, B.C. Can. 21 April 1924), adopted Amy Isabel Crocker,
and adopted Elwood Bender Crocker. nephew of Margaret Eleanor (Rhodes)
Crocker.

Source: CROCKER genealogy edited and published by James Russell Crocker from
files of William Adolph Walter of Independence, MO.

I do not find any further information about Jennie Louise (Crocker) Fassett
or her husband.

Hope this is helpful.

Andrea

In answer to your query:
> Hello. I am seeking information about this Crocker line, especially the
> lineage of Margaret. I believe they were married in New York City and came
to
> CA in 1852 via the Isthmus of Panama. One of their children was named
Jenny
> who, I think, married J. Sloat Fassett. Judge Crocker was legal adviser
for
> the Central Pacific Railroad when it was being built by his brother
Charles
> and associates. I have information that Edwin also lived in Washington and
> then San Francisco.
> If anyone has more information, I would appreciate it very much.
> Thank you,
> Stephanie in Denver
>

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