Sheriff Calvin McRae

Sheriff McRae was born on November 7, 1808 and died April 7, 1885

Sheriff McRae served as Grant County Sheriff from 1857 to 1860

Obituary

Sheriff McRae died in his residence at 624 East Christy Street in Marion in 1895. Sheriff McRae was a businessman in the community. I located his headstone in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in Marion and he is buried in B10 L33 G5. If you go the Marion Public Library you can obtain a map of the cemetery and locate his grave. Here is an article from the Marion Chronicle from April 8, 1895 and also the Marion Daily Leader from April 8, 1895.

Chronicle 4-8-1895

AN OLD CITIZEN GONE

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Death of Calvin B. McRae, a Former Sheriff of This County.

Calvin B. McRae died yesterday afternoon at his residence, 624 East Christy Street. The deceased was one of Grant county’s old time citizens. He was eighty-seven years of age. He was born in South Carolina, and when he first came to Indiana settled in Wayne county. He came to Grant county about 1849. He was sheriff of Grant County from 1857 to 1861, and after that engaged in the grocery business for many years. In 1881 he removed to Springfield, Missouri, where his son, Leander, had moved previously. About a year and a half ago he removed to Grant county and Marion, and has lived quietly with his daughter in North Marion.

He leaves three children, Harrison C., Parmelia and Leander T.

The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, and in all probability from the United Brethren church

Marion Daily Leader 4-8-1895

Calvin B. McRae died at his home in this city last night, of old age. The funeral services will be held at the United Brethren church in North Marion, tomorrow at 2 o’clock. Mr. McRae was one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Grant county. He served four years as sheriff of the county, succeeding Jas. Buchanan to that office in 1853. He is the grandfather of City Treasurer McRae who is well known here.