James Tracy

Wayne County Pioneer # 2

James Tracy (1779-1860)

James Tracy was born 18 February 1779 and died 30 April 1860. He married Mary Hartley 1802 Mifflin Co. Pennsylvania. Mary was born 1782 and died 1850. James Tracy served in War of 1812. James and Mary had eight children. They were: James H. (1803-1857), William (1806-1871), John (1808-1870), Sarah (1811-1898), Jane (1814-1868), Elizabeth (1817-1893), Kesiah (1822-unknown) and Margaret (1826-1860). James Tracy purchased the southwest quarter of section 9 in Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio. He is listed in the 1820 US Census for Salt Creek Township.

• James Tracy was entered in the Wayne County Pioneers in 1986.

• James Tracy (1779-1860) married Mary Hartley
  • Sarah Tracy (1811-1898) married John Finley Ross
    • William Findlay Ross (1842-1893) married Catharine Swart
      • William Howard Ross (1879-1966) married Mabel Grace Garrett
        • Myrtle Ross Hawken (1905-2006)