William "Baxter" McCroskey

1827 - 1917  (89 years)

• Name	William "Baxter" McCroskey
  Birth	15 Jul 1827	Montgomery Co., VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1917	Monroe, Jasper Co., IA
  Person ID	I4440	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James G. McCroskey,   b. 1 Jan 1760, Rockbridge Co., VA; later lived in Giles Co., VA
  Mother	Nancy Ann Price
  Marriage	1826
  Family ID	F0456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Fink\Finks,   b. 25 Sep 1827, VA d. 29 Oct 1879, Monroe, Jasper Co., IA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1847	Montgomery Co., VA
  Children	1. James Christian McCroskey,   b. 18 Feb 1849, Giles or Montgomery Co., VA d. 1934, Rooks Co., KS (Age 84 years)   2. William Addison McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1850   d. probably Logan, Phillips Co., KS   3. Solon McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1852, IL d. ABT. 1909 (Age 57 years)   4. Zoro McCroskey,   b. 26 Nov 1855, Quincy, IL d. 19 Jul 1934, CO; burial: Steamboat Springs Cem., Milner, CO (Age 78 years)   5. Dora McCroskey,   b. 8 Jan 1858, Quincy, Adams Co., IL d. 14 Oct 1939, Atwood, Rawlins Co., KS (Age 81 years)   6. Flora McCroskey,   b. 23 Jul 1860, Monroe, Jasper Co., IA d. 21 Jun 1950, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA (Age 89 years)   7. Fremont Lincoln McCroskey,   b. 5 Nov 1862, IA d. 19 Sep 1943, San Bernadino Co., CA (Age 80 years)   8. Phillip Sheriden McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1865, IA   9. Nancy Ann McCroskey,   b. 1 Jul 1867, Monroe, Jasper Co., IA d. 21 Jun 1967 (Age 99 years)   10. Sophronia Mae McCroskey,   b. 11 Nov 1870, IA d. AFT. 1889 (Age > 20 years)
  Family ID	F1713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Kate Ayerhorst Bicklehaupt,   b. ABT. 1841, Germany
  Marriage	16 Sep 1874	Jasper Co., IA
  Children	1. James B. McCroskey,   b. AFT. 1880, IA
  Family ID	F1714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Candacia J. "Caddie" Newton,   b. Feb 1870, Newton, Jasper Co., IA
  Marriage	5 Jul 1891	Newton, Jasper Co., IA
  Children	1. Ernest Weaver McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1890   2. Clyde McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1894   3. Viola McCroskey,   b. 1904   4. Kellie McCroskey,   b. ABT. 1905
  Family ID	F1718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: McCroskey Family History, A Partial History of the McCroskeys in America, by Warren N. McCroskey, published in Ft. Wayne, IN, Dec. 1993, revised Feb. 2003. Name, dates, & places Source: Patty Peaslee: Name, dates, & places and the following info: Jasper Co., IA 1878 History of Jasper County, Fairview Township Biographies: "Farmer, stock raiser and dealer, Sec. 20 P.O. Monroe. He was born east VA in 1827. He married Miss Nancy Fink in VA and they moved to Adams Co., IL in 1857 where they remained until about 1866 until they came to this county. Mr. Mc Croskey owns 450 acres of land and is extensively engaged in buying and shipping stock. He is of the Greenback Party." Source: US 1880 Census for Fair View, Jasper, Iowa: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace W. B. MCROSKEY Self M Male W 52 VA Farmer IRE VA Nancy R. MCROSKEY Wife M Female W 39 GER Keeping House GER GER (Donna Forney Clark: Is this actually Mary Kate Ayerhorst Bicklehaupt who was born abt. 1841? Nancy Fink/Finks died in 1879; the census was taken in 1880] Sheridan MCROSKEY Son S Male W 14 IA Farmer VA VA Nancy MCROSKEY Dau S Female W 12 IA At Home VA VA Sophronia MCROSKEY Dau S Female W 10 IA VA VA Ellen BICLEHOPT SDau S Female W 18 PA At Home GER GER Katy BICLEHOPT SDau S Female W 16 IL At Home GER GER Mary BICLEHOPT SDau S Female W 13 IA At Home GER GER Luther KODER Other D Male W 50 OH Carpenter VA VA