Ancestors of James Stephen BAILEY

Birthe Feddersen KRUCKOW was born on 30 Oct 1733 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. She died in 1827. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN.

Eleanore Jorgensen KRUCKOW was born in 1672 in Sakskobing, Maribo, Denmark. She died on 26 Apr 1710 in Sakskobing, Maribo, Denmark. Parents: Jorgen Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Gedske THIESEN.

She was married to Christian POULSEN on 4 Mar 1708 in Denmark.

Erik Mackeprang KRUCKOW was born on 14 Oct 1789 in Rodby, Maribo, Denmark. He died on 11 Apr 1846 in Rodby, Maribo, Denmark. Parents: Peder Andreas Coldvin KRUCKOW and Anna Kerstine KNUDSEN .

He was married to Anne Kirstene Hansen WITH on 20 May 1814. Children were: Anne Kirstine MACKELPRANG , Peder Mathiasen MACKELPRANG, Christian MACKELPRANG.

Frederik Feddersen KRUCKOW was born on 16 Jun 1732 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. He died on 6 Mar 1812. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN.

He was married to Mette Sophie KELLINGHUSEN on 26 Jul 1775 in Denmark.

Gedske Feddersen KRUCKOW was born on 11 May 1735 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. She died on 16 Nov 1818. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN.

Hans Jorgensen KRUCKOW was born in 1671 in Sakskobing, Maribo, Denmark. He died in 1716. Parents: Jorgen Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Gedske THIESEN.

He was married to Anne Kirstine Henriksen KRADEPOHL in Denmark.

Henrick Jorgensen KRUCKOW was born in 1674 in Sakskobing, Maribo, Denmark. He died before 1735. Parents: Jorgen Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Gedske THIESEN.

He was married to Else Margrethe VINTERBERG.

Jorgen Feddersen KRUCKOW was born on 9 Oct 1726 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. He died on 18 Apr 1760 in Kvong, Ribe, Denmark. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN .

He was married to Maren NIELSEN on 29 Sep 1754 in Kvong, Ribe, Denmark. Children were: Peder Andreas Coldvin KRUCKOW, Magdalene Jorgensen KRUCKOW.

Jorgen Jorgensen KRUCKOW was born about 1640 in Notmark, Aabenraa, Denmark. He died about 1695 in Sakskobing, Maribo, Denmark. Parents: Jorgen Frederiksen KRUCKOW and Margrethe Nicolaisen BRANT.

Children were: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW, Hans Jorgensen KRUCKOW , Eleanore Jorgensen KRUCKOW, Henrick Jorgensen KRUCKOW.

Jorgen Mathiasen KRUCKOW was born on 28 Jul 1786 in Rodby, Maribo, Denmark. Parents: Peder Andreas Coldvin KRUCKOW and Anna Kerstine KNUDSEN.

Lucia Feddersen KRUCKOW was born on 25 Jan 1731 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN.

Magdalene Feddersen KRUCKOW was born on 14 Feb 1737 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. He died on 26 Jul 1792. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN.

Magdalene Jorgensen KRUCKOW was born on 28 Jul 1760 in Kvong, Ribe, Denmark. Parents: Jorgen Feddersen KRUCKOW and Maren NIELSEN.

She was married to Peder Jensen TANG about 1782 in Denmark.

Mette Feddersen KRUCKOW was born on 22 Aug 1725 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. She died about 1809. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN.

She was married to Christian Baumann TULLIN on 27 Mar 1760.

Peder Andreas Coldvin KRUCKOW was born on 21 Jun 1756 in Kvong, Ribe, Denmark. He died on 18 Nov 1819 in Rodby, Maribo, Denmark. Parents: Jorgen Feddersen KRUCKOW and Maren NIELSEN.

He was married to Severine Olsen KOPPERD.

He was married to Anna Kerstine KNUDSEN on 11 Aug 1785 in Rodby, Maribo, Denmark. Children were: Jorgen Mathiasen KRUCKOW, Erik Mackeprang KRUCKOW.

Peder Feddersen KRUCKOW died in 1724. He was born on 2 Aug 1724 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. Parents: Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Magdalene FEDDERSEN.

Peder Jorgensen KRUCKOW was born on 31 Jul 1670 in Sakskobing, Maribo, Denmark. He died on 16 Sep 1738 in Boestrup, Svendborg, Denmark. Parents: Jorgen Jorgensen KRUCKOW and Gedske THIESEN.

He was married to Mette PEDERSEN on 15 Jun 1701 in Denmark.

He was married to Magdalene FEDDERSEN on 6 Aug 1723 in Denmark. Children were: Mette Feddersen KRUCKOW, Jorgen Feddersen KRUCKOW, Peder Feddersen KRUCKOW , Lucia Feddersen KRUCKOW, Frederik Feddersen KRUCKOW, Birthe Feddersen KRUCKOW , Gedske Feddersen KRUCKOW, Magdalene Feddersen KRUCKOW.

Susanna KULP was born in 1747 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. She died on 27 Mar 1838 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.

She was married to Valentine EILER about 1769 in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Children were: Jacob EILER, David EILER , Valentine EILER, Daniel EILER , Catherine EILER, Elizabeth EILER, Daniel EILER, Samuel EILER.

Child LANGFORD was born in 1765 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD.

Chloe LANGFORD was born in 1759 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD.

George LANGFORD was born in 1763 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He died in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD .

He was married to Abigail ELLIOT in 1781 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

Hannah LANGFORD was born in 1757 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She died in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD .

She was married to Silah CLARK in 1773.

Jemima LANGFORD was born in 1765 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD.

Jerusha LANGFORD was born on 12 Jun 1768 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She died in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD .

She was married to Benjamin COOK in 1788 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

John LANGFORD was born on 12 Aug 1770 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He died in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD .

Mary LANGFORD was born in 1755 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She died in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD .

She was married to Lucius KNIGHT in 1772 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD was born on 24 Sep 1724 in East Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island. He died on 30 Dec 1780 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Thomas LANGFORD and Hannah NORTHROP.

He was married to Mary SANFORD. Children were: Mary LANGFORD, Hannah LANGFORD, Chloe LANGFORD , Phebe LANGFORD, George LANGFORD, Jemima LANGFORD, Child LANGFORD, Jerusha LANGFORD, John LANGFORD, Rachel LANGFORD.

Phebe LANGFORD was born on 15 Oct 1761 in Guilford, Windham Co., Vermont. She died on 20 Dec 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD .

She was married to Abraham MORTON on 20 Aug 1782 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Children were: Noah MORTON, Phebe Ann MORTON, Hannah Lucretia MORTON, Abraham MORTON, Clarke MORTON, Joseph MORTON, Benjamin MORTON.

Rachel LANGFORD was born in 1775 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She died on 30 Dec 1780 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Parents: Northrup Holderbee LANGFORD and Mary SANFORD .

Marie LARSEN was born in 1766 in Maribo, Denmark.

She was married to Hans MORTENSEN in 1788 in Maribo, Denmark. Children were: Morten HANSEN, Christiane HANSEN, Lars HANSEN, Egler HANSEN, Margritte HANSEN, Dines HANSEN.

Niels LARSEN was born about 1700 in Sonder Vium, Ringkobing, Denmark. He died in 1746.

Children were: Maren NIELSEN.

Kirsten LAURITZEN was born about 1774 in Mou, Aalborg, Denmark. She died on 28 Mar 1856 in Tise, Hjorring, Denmark.

Children were: Christen SORENSEN, Lars SORENSEN, Bodil SORENSEN, Maren SORENSEN, Margrethe SORENSEN, Ole SORENSEN, Ane Marie SORENSEN.

Rachel LEACH.

Children were: Martha TUCKER.

Elizabeth LENNOX was born about 1760 in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland.

Children were: Marion MCKECHNIE, John MCKECHNIE , Robert MCKECHNIE, Isobel MCKECHNIE, James MCKECHNIE, William MCKECHNIE, Margaret MCKECHNIE, Alexander MCKECHNIE.

Asbury LEVERICH was born on 1 Dec 1822 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. He died on 6 Apr 1863. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Hannah T. GORWENS on 5 Apr 1853.

Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. was born on 29 Mar 1727 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. He died in 1824 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. He was a Cooper and Farmer in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He served in the military in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Revolutionary War Soldier, 3rd W.C. Militia Regiment, Capt. Samuel Haight, C.O. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Sr. and Mary JORDAN.

Children were: James LEVERICH, Nathaniel LEVERICH, William LEVERICH, John LEVERICH, Benjamin LEVERICH III, Martha LEVERICH, Elizabeth LEVERICH, Charity LEVERICH.

Benjamin LEVERICH Sr. was born in 1700 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. He died in 1733 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Parents: John LEVERICH Sr. and Hannah (Leverich).

Children were: Caleb LEVERICH, Benjamin LEVERICH Jr., John LEVERICH.

Benjamin LEVERICH III was born about 1788 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died about 1865. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

He was married to Sarah SANDERS about 1808.

Bryan Preston LEVERICH was born on 2 Feb 1904 in Minot, Stearns Co., North Dakota. He died on 24 Sep 1970 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He was a Lawyer. Parents: Charles Edward LEVERICH and Mary Louise QUAST.

He was married to Verona DEGENHART on 19 Feb 1938 in Coalville, Summit Co., Utah.

Caleb LEVERICH was born before 1726 in Newton, Queens, Long Island, New York. He died on 6 Jul 1758 in French & Indian War, near Sabbath-Day Point. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Sr. and Mary JORDAN.

Charity LEVERICH died after 1824. She was born in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

She was married to BARTO ante 1824.

Charles LEVERICH was born on 24 Mar 1813 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. He died on 29 May 1894 in Bremer Co., Iowa. He was a Farmer in Bremer Co., Iowa. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD .

He was married to Jane Eliza ADAIR in 1838 in Muscatine Co., Iowa. Children were: William LEVERICH, James Perry LEVERICH, Martha J. LEVERICH, Samuel LEVERICH, George H. LEVERICH, Lucy LEVERICH, Julia Ann LEVERICH.

He was married to Lucy HEARN in Indiana.

He was married to Elizabeth DIXON in 1856. Children were: Minnie D. LEVERICH, Lucinda LEVERICH, Lafayette LEVERICH, Alice LEVERICH, Frank E. LEVERICH.

Charles Edward LEVERICH

was born on 25 Oct 1871 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., Iowa. He was a General Superintendent of the Grand Junction Narrow Gauge Railroad after 1916 in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was a General Superintendent of the Great Northern Railroad before 1917 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. He died on 21 Mar 1944 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. Nothing is known about Charles' early life. His father, James Perry, was also born in Iowa and served in the Civil War on the Union side. His father was wounded in the war and was held as a prisoner of war in Louisiana. His mother, Robey Preston, was from Wisconsin.

He married Mary Louise Quast in 1896, probably in Melrose, Minnesota. They had 2 children, James Perry, born in 1897, and Bryan Preston, born in 1904.

Charles was a very successful and important railroad man. In 1893, the Great Northern Railroad linked St. Paul to Seattle, Wash., with 1,816 miles of track. Around World War I, he was General Superintendent of the Great Northern, which played an important role in shipping supplies during the war.

There were serious problems in Charles and Mary’s marriage relationship. They divorced around 1916 when James was 18 and Bryan was 11. At the time, divorce was almost unheard of. Mary was said to have taken young Bryan with her down to meet with the railroad officials to plead her case for more financial support from her ex-husband. Perhaps because of such pressures and harassment, Charles arranged to be transferred to Grand Junction, Colorado where he was put in charge of the narrow gauge railroad which ran between Grand Junction and the mining towns of the Colorado Rockies.

He later remarried a lady named Winky. They were very happy together and settled in the Portland, Oregon, area. Charles died in Portland at the age of 72 in 1944.

Charles is our Great Grandfather
Parents: James Perry LEVERICH and Robey A. PRESTON.

He was married to Mary Louise QUAST about 1896. He was divorced from Mary Louise QUAST about 1916 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. Children were: James Perry LEVERICH Sr., Bryan Preston LEVERICH.

Elizabeth LEVERICH died after 1824. She was born in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

She was married to WILLIAMSON after 1824.

George H. LEVERICH was born in Apr 1850 in Linn Co., Iowa. He died after 1900. He was a Blacksmith in Arkansas. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Jane Eliza ADAIR.

He was married to Frances PRESTON on 3 Jul 1875.

Hannah LEVERICH died on 10 Nov 1729. She was born in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Parents: John LEVERICH Sr. and Hannah (Leverich).

She was married to James WAY in May 1716.

Ira LEVERICH was born on 23 Dec 1806 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died on 5 Apr 1892. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Jane MORGAN in Sep 1832.

James LEVERICH was born in 1773 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died in 1863 in Butler Co., Iowa. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

He was married to Sarah HATFIELD on 31 Dec 1799 in Yorktown, New York. Children were: Joel LEVERICH, William LEVERICH, Ira LEVERICH, John LEVERICH, Susan LEVERICH, Charles LEVERICH, Julia LEVERICH, James LEVERICH, Asbury LEVERICH.

James LEVERICH was born on 6 Sep 1818 in Gallion, Ohio. He died on 29 Jan 1895. He was a Saloon Keeper. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Hannah BOODY on 19 Feb 1842.

James Perry LEVERICH Sr.

was born on 11 Oct 1897 in Melrose, Stearns Co., Minnesota. He died on 11 Jul 1962 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He resided at 264 Wilson Ave. 1924 to 1962 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He was a Switchman for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
Jim was the oldest son of a railroad man. His father was General Superintendent of the Great Northern Railroad which linked the northern states.

When Jim was younger, he enjoyed painting and was very talented. Unfortunately, he developed a nervous disorder called chorea, or Saint Vitus’ Dance, and had to give it up.

In 1914, when Jim was 16, his family was then living in Great Falls, Montana. The young people in town would go to Griffith Park in Great Falls to dance and socialize. That’s where he met Hylda, who was the same age as Jim. They dated until age 20, when they ran away to Fort Benton, Montana, to get married in June of 1918. At the time, 20 was too young in Great Falls to get married without parental consent.

Jim’s mother, Mary Louise, objected strongly at first. She felt that Hylda wasn’t accomplished, as she didn’t know how to play the piano. As Hylda pointed out later, neither was Mary Louise able to play. Mary Louise wanted to have the marriage annulled until she found out that Hylda was already pregnant with her first child Marie.

Jim’s parents had divorced in about 1916, a couple of years prior to Jim and Hylda’s marriage. As a result, Jim’s dad had arranged to have himself transferred to Grand Junction, Colorado, where he was made superintendent of the narrow gauge railroad that ran to and from the nearby mining towns.

As things were also tense between Jim’s new bride and his mother, Jim arranged for a job with the narrow gauge railroad through his dad in Grand Junction. The family moved to Grand Junction in 1919, which now included Marie, their newborn daughter. This job didn’t last long, as the work was a desk job, and Jim couldn’t stand being cooped up indoors. After a short time in Grand Junction, he took a job in 1920 with the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Salt Lake City as a switchman, and again moved his family, which now included two children.

They bought their first home in a new housing tract development on 264 Wilson Avenue in Salt Lake City in 1924. The area at the time was mostly farmland being converted to residential. South of 21st South, across a large canal which ran down the street, the land was essentially all farmland.

Jim’s job with the D&RG was that of a switchman. He worked at the Roper Yards, located on about 21st South and 3rd West. As the name implies, his job was to redirect the trains by switching them from track to track. This was all done manually and involved being outdoors most of the time, which is what Jim preferred. Because of the moving cars and trains, the work was somewhat dangerous and Jim always had to remain alert. As the trains ran every day, it was a 7 day a week job. He would usually get off work every day at 4 p.m.

When the Great Depression came, Jim was one of the few people fortunate enough on the block to keep his job. He was involuntarily required to take four days off each month because of the Depression. These days off gave him an opportunity to get to know his family better, which had now grown to 5 children. The family was particularly fond of picnics, which they would take up Lamb’s Canyon.

Jim enjoyed making his own repairs on his Ford Model T and later his Model A. He subscribed to Popular Mechanics all his life and enjoyed tinkering of all sorts. Two of his three sons would also develop a strong interest in working with automobiles.

Jim loved to dance socially, and Hylda would occasionally have to hold him down when his footwork would become too fancy for her to keep up.

As was the custom with many folks during Prohibition, Jim would make his own beer and hard liquor. He was always careful to wait until the beer was just right before imbibing. The equipment for making brandy and whiskey was more involved, and included copper tubing running through a potato, and other mysterious and complicated apparatus. To avoid prying eyes, he would always draw the blinds before proceeding.

Jim also liked to buy his own tobacco and roll his own cigarettes. He had a special machine that he purchased for accomplishing this task. He had smoked from a very early age, which led to poor health in his later years. The air at the time in those early years in Salt Lake was also very bad because of all of the coal fired furnaces and winter temperature inversions. Jim later developed emphysema. All of these factors likely contributed to Jim’s early death in 1962 at the relatively young age of 64.

Jim didn't believe much in genealogy. He thought that if you looked hard enough, sooner or later you would find a horse thief somewhere..

He was a hard working, steady, and caring family man, much loved by his wife and children.

Jim is our Grandfather. Parents: Charles Edward LEVERICH and Mary Louise QUAST.

He was married to Hylda Maria MONROE on 5 Jun 1918 in Fort Benton, Choteau Co., Montana. Children were: Marie Hylda LEVERICH, James Perry LEVERICH, Mildred Louise LEVERICH, Keith Edward LEVERICH, Kent Monroe LEVERICH.

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