Joseph James CRAGIN^[1]

1860 - 1900  (40 years)

• Name	Joseph James CRAGIN
  Birth	Sep 1860	Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  birth2 (conflicting)	c. 1862	Virginia   [3]
  Death	12 Sep 1900	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	Joseph died in Norfolk County, Virginia on 12 September 1900. Cause of death was noted as "diarrhea".
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [4]
  	His body was interred in the Portlock Cemetery section of Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I2334	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel CRAGIN,   b. 16 Feb 1795, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 15 Jul 1872, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Lucy Anna BURNHAM,   b. 11 Aug 1820, Camden Co, NC d. Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co, NC
  Marriage	2 Apr 1837	Camden Co, NC   [5]
  	The couple married in Camden County, North Carolina on 2 April 1837.
  Family ID	F140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie A. CALLAHAN,   b. 17 Mar 1869, Portsmouth City, VA d. 16 Sep 1952, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1889	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. Thomas J. Brady on 23 October 1889. At the time of their marriage, Joseph was a resident of Norfolk County and Annie was a resident of Portsmouth. Joseph made his living as a "merchant".
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Annie had given birth to 5 children, of whom 2 were living in June 1900.
  Children	1. John Francis CRAGIN, Sr.,   b. 4 Nov 1890, Portsmouth City, VA d. 21 Dec 1972 (Age 82 years)   2. Willie Lee CRAGIN,   b. 26 Jan 1892, Norfolk Co, VA d. Oct 1892, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 0 years)   3. Lorena CRAGIN,   b. c. 1893, Portsmouth City, VA d. 2 Dec 1899, Franklin, Southampton Co, VA (Age 6 years)   4. Frank V. CRAGIN,   b. 7 Dec 1895, Portsmouth City, VA d. 18 May 1896, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 0 years)   5. Margaret A. CRAGIN,   b. 12 Dec 1897, Virginia d. 27 Mar 1990 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: September 1870, Deep Creek, Norfolk County, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S1918] Joseph James Cragin - Annie S. Callahan, Portsmouth, VA marriage, file no. 3232 (1889). [S1941] 1900 US Census / Cragin, Joseph. [S2996] 1870 US Census / Cragin, Samuel. [S1828] Portlock Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. [S105] L. June Cragin Godley, compiler, Godley, The Cragin Story 1634-1964: Descendants, Who Bore Family Name, of John Cragin of Scotland and Massachusetts, ((Little Falls, NJ: by the compiler, 1964)). p. 27.