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James "Jim" Creed

James "Jim" Creed

Male 1878 - 1902  (~ 24 years)

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  • Name James "Jim" Creed 
    Birth ABT. Apr 1878  Carter Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Dec 1902  Fort Yates, ND; burial: Keokuk National Cem., Keokuk, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9516  forneyclark
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 

    Father Napoleon Bonaparte Creed,   b. 25 Apr 1853, Carter Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1920, Carter Co., TN; burial: Ritchie Cem., Watagua, Carter Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Dillia or Delia Catherine Blevins,   b. ABT. 1855, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. BEF. 1920 (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Marriage 12 Mar 1876  Carter Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret "Maggie" Greever,   b. 4 Nov 1881, Montgomery, Fayette Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1938, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1898  MacDonald, Fayette Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ernest Shelton (Creed) Lickliter,   b. 8 Oct 1898, MacDonald, Fayette Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1962, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F3754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 

  • Photos
    Creed, James 'Jim' (1878-1902)
    Creed, James "Jim" (1878-1902)
    Individual/ Military photo was taken about 1900 and came from the Toney/ Creed/ Lickliter Collection by Judy Lickliter Fach.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      "Ernest Creed aka Ernest Lickliter" by Nyla CREED DePauk: [Ernest Shelton (Creed) Lickliter was the biological son of James "Jim" Creed (1878-1902) & Margaret "Maggie" Greever and the adopted son of Joseph Emmett Lickliter]
      Contents of the above genealogy of Ernest Shelton (Creed) Lickliter came from the combined efforts of Nila Creed DePauk, Judy Lickliter Fach, Larry Creed, Julie Williams Kodak, & Daniel Lickliter:
      "James 'Jim' Creed: Born: about April 1878 in Carter County, Tennessee Married: 2 January 1898 in MacDonald, Fayette County, West Virginia. Married by W. N. Bibb. Divorced: 1 March 1899 Fayette County, West Virginia Died: 17 December 1902 in Fort Yates, North Dakota"
      AND
      Name of Ernest Shelton (Creed) Lickliter & dates & places & the following information:
      "James Creed - Father of Ernest Creed aka Ernest Lickliter":
      "James 'Jim' Creed was born about April 1878, in Carter County, Tennessee. As a young man, he relocated to West Virginia. He seems to have lived at Bramwell, McDowell County, for a period of time. Then he shows up at Macdonald, Fayette County. While working at the coal mines at Macdonald, Fayette County, he married Maggie Greever on January 2, 1898. They were married at Macdonald by W. N. Bibb. James and Maggie had one child: Ernest Shelton Creed.
      James and Maggie’s marriage was dissolved and annulled and her maiden name restored on March 1, 1899. Maggie received custody of their son.
      James died December 17, 1902, at Fort Yates, North Dakota, according to military records. His grave was relocated on November 14, 1905, to the Keokuk National Cemetery, 1701 J Street, Keokuk, Iowa 52632. He is buried at Section H, Site 276. Keokuk National Cemetery is located in Lee County, Iowa.
      Maggie Greever was the daughter of John Greever and Anna Brooks according to her death certificate. She was born November 4, 1881, at Montgomery, Fayette County, West Virginia, and died August 24, 1938, at Beckley. Maggie married second Joseph Emmett Lickliter on December 23, 1899."



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