Individual Details
Margaret J. Brown
(1 Feb 1920 - 12 Aug 1979)
Margaret J. McCrea, 59, a member of a Klamath Basin pioneer family, died near her Crystal Creek Ranch home Sunday.
Mr. Mcrea was born Feb. 1, 1920, in Tacoma, Wash.
She lived in the Klamath Basin, mainly the Crystal Creek area between Rocky Point and Fort Klamath nearly all her life. Her grandfather was Daniel Gilbert Brown, who homesteaded in the Crystal Creek in 1892.
Mrs. McCrea was married June 3, 1939 to Maurice McCrea, who survives, in Vancouver, Wash. The couple lived on the Crystal Creek Ranch. Although ranch activities and her family occupied most of her time, she was a member of the Nile Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include the widower; mother, Alice Brown, Klamath Falls; sons, Michael and Jerry, both Portland, Robert, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and John, Bend; sisters, Virginia Baker, Stockton, Calif., and Jospehine Lyon, Merrill; brother, William Brown, Klamath Falls; and eight grandchildren.
Mr. Mcrea was born Feb. 1, 1920, in Tacoma, Wash.
She lived in the Klamath Basin, mainly the Crystal Creek area between Rocky Point and Fort Klamath nearly all her life. Her grandfather was Daniel Gilbert Brown, who homesteaded in the Crystal Creek in 1892.
Mrs. McCrea was married June 3, 1939 to Maurice McCrea, who survives, in Vancouver, Wash. The couple lived on the Crystal Creek Ranch. Although ranch activities and her family occupied most of her time, she was a member of the Nile Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include the widower; mother, Alice Brown, Klamath Falls; sons, Michael and Jerry, both Portland, Robert, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and John, Bend; sisters, Virginia Baker, Stockton, Calif., and Jospehine Lyon, Merrill; brother, William Brown, Klamath Falls; and eight grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 1 Feb 1920 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | |||
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1939 | Vancouver, Clark County, Washington - Maurice H. "Bud" McCrea |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 4 Apr 1940 | Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon - Maurice H. "Bud" McCrea | | | |
| Death | 12 Aug 1979 | Klamath County, Oregon | |||
| Burial | Fort Klamath Cemetery, Klamath County, Oregon | |
Families
| Spouse | Maurice H. "Bud" McCrea (1913 - 2005) |
Notes
Marriage
Maurice H McCreaEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 Jun 1939
Event Place: Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
Event Place (Original): Vancouver
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated): 1913
Father's Name: John McCrea
Mother's Name: Sarah Putt
Spouse's Name: Margaret J Brown
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
Spouse's Father's Name: Carellton Brown
Spouse's Mother's Name: Esther Feidler
Census (family)
Maurice H Mccrea Head Male 27 Nebraska - Checker, creameryMargaret Mccrea Wife Female 20 Washington
Endnotes
1. Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMN-6CMP.
2. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRT-BLH.
3. Find A Grave Memorial 27865097.