CRAGUN FAMILY NATIONAL REUNION
CRAGUN Family Descendants ofElisha Cragun, born 22 Feb 1786, Sullivan County, Tennessee
February 10, 2008
DEAR CRAGUN FAMILY MEMBERS:
You are invited with your family to attend the first Cragun Family National Reunion
9:00 am Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Ogden, Utah, at the Ogden Marriott Hotel.
YOU CAN ATTEND“IN PERSON” OR “IN YOUR HOME” BY COMPUTER- We will provide an internet web conference connection with a) audio or b) audio and video feeds. More information to come.
ELISHA CRAGUN GENEALOGY (How do you connect?)
Elisha Cragun, born 22 Feb, 1786, Sullivan County, Tennessee
Children (all but Rebecca were born in Indiana): Rebecca 25 Sep 1812; James 26 Jul 1814; Hirum/Hyrum 8 Dec 1816; Mary Martha 17 Dec 1819; Enoch 14 Jan 1821; Abaigail 17 Dec a823; Tyresha 28 Apr 1825; Simeon 13 Aug 1827; Sarah Jane 22 Feb 1833. DETAIL RECORDS are found on the below websites or on
We need to know by next Saturday, FEBRUARY 16th your BEST GUESS, about how many of your relatives might be interested in attending IN PERSON or IN THEIR HOME by internet on their computer. We want to tell the Marriott Hotel in Ogden, Utah an estimate of how many might attend. PLEASE EMAIL BACK YOUR ANSWER.
SOME OF YOU REPRESENT A MANY FAMILIES. SOME OF YOU ALREADY HAVE ANNUAL REUNIONS WITH YOUR OWN FAMILY GROUPS. We in no way want to conflict with these efforts. Therefore, we want your feedback to know what you want to learn? What topics should we include in our presentations at the reunion? Some ideas include:
* Genealogy Research Results & Techniques * Creating Oral Histories & Biographies * Writing & Compiling Family History Books * Archiving * Digital & Video Photography * Family Websites & Video Cams * Cragun Family Settlements * Life Sketch of Key Cragun Family Members * DNA Genealogy Research * Archiving Methods
We also need emails, addresses and phone numbers for your family and other Cragun families you might know about who could be invited. For most of you we would rather that YOU FORWARD our information on to your family by email or letter. But we also want to build a database of Craguns, so that we can email them continuing information about what’s happening in the WORLD OF CRAGUNS. We honestly don’t know what that means yet. You will need to help us, if you want that to happen.
PLEASE CALL RUSS MARRIOTT ON HIS CELL AT 801-530-0000 “any time” to provide us information or discuss your questions:
1- Activities 2- Hotel Room, Reunion Fee and Food Costs 3- Current Genealogy Research 4- Cragun Family Tree 5- Family History- Biographies, Photos, Newspaper Articles 6- In Home Participation on the computer web-conference system 7- Cragun Family Organizations 8- Cragun Family Websites 9- How you can help!
Websites
We know of the following Cragun Family Websites. Please let Russ Marriott know of other Cragun websites.
Brian Cragun sponsor (507) 990-6728
Russ Marriott sponsor (214) 530-0000
Ben Cragun sponsor (772)794-0118
Most of the following people have expressed interest in our coming reunion and offered to help by communicating with their families. PLEASE PASS THIS EMAIL ON TO YOUR RELATIVES.
CRAGUN FAMILY ANCESTORS OF Elisha Cragun, born 22 Feb, 1786, Sullivan County, Tennessee
Cragun Family NamesEmailHome Phone Family Line
Gaylynne Hone of Payson (801) 465-9439Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Eva Cragun Heiner, Spencer Heiner
Neal imeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Violet Cragun
John & Carolyn Cragun of Orem, (801) 492-9353Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Mormon Cragun, Paul Budge Cragun
Norma Liston on a mission in (801) 782-7287Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Mormon Cragun, Earl Budge Cragun
Nancy Day of Renton, Washington
Brian Cragun of New York (507) 288-2437Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Mormon Cragun, Paul Budge Cragun, John R. Cragun
Peter Dailey of San imeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Mormon Cragun
Paul Cragun of St. George, (435) 688-8027 Simeon Cragun 1827 of Pleasant View, UT from Wilford Elisha Cragun’s brother James Cragun
Doug Heiner of Provo, Utah (801) 380-2224Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Eva Cragun Heiner
Helen and Ray Johnson of Ogden, (801) 528-4188
Matthew and Mary (801) 983-5900Wiley Moroni Cragun, John Ellis Cragun, Christy Cragun Lampros, Greg Lampros
Janarae Shaw of Ogden, (801) 782-2838Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Mormon Cragun
Ryan Cragun of Tampa,
Noel & Margaret Schvaneveldt,N Ogden,(801) 782-9279Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Wiley Moroni Cragun, Wiley Ezra Cragun
Robert & Stephanie James of Sandy,
Russ Marriott of SLC, (801) 530-0000Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Pearl Cragun Brown, Phyllis Brown Marriott
Kirk Larsen of San Jose, (408) 253-2394Wilford Elisha Cragun, Wiley Moroni Cragun, Wiley Ezra Cragun, Wiley Ezra Cragun, Elizabeth Cragun
Alan Cragun of Lebanon, (317) 769-3490Elisha Cragun 1796 (brother of Simeon 1827), Hyrum Cragun, George Cragun, Elmer Cragun, Carl Cragun
Col. Ben M. Cragun of Vero Beach, (772) 794-0118Elisha Cragun 1796 (brother of Simeon 1827), Hyrum Cragun, Strange Cragun, Dwight Cragun
Kay Ruff of Saratoga Springs, (801) 766-2005Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Julia Cragun, Carlyle Felt
Lloyd Cragun of Indiana(765) 482-0238
WE NEED HELP WITH THESE NAMES:
Ruth LaVin Cragun of San Francisco?Simeon Cragun 1827, Wilford Elisha Cragun, Wiley Ezra Cragun
Jean Cragun Pulsipher?
Margaret Cragun Jones?
WE WILL BE SENDING THOSE who are related to Wilford Elisha: 1963 Roster of Members of the Wilford Elisha and Mary Ann Ellis Cragun Family Organization. If you know current addresses/phone, etc. please expand the database of Craguns by sending information to us.
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HELP!
What do you think? We need your feedback and help.
Please sendemail addresses on family members who we can put on a mailing list.
Please let us know if your family has an annual reunion and when the next one might be. Use our websites for PR.
You can have your annual reunion with us at the Marriott Hotel in Ogden, if you would like. It’s easy. Just ask.
Russ Marriott- Volunteer
2008 Cragun Family National Reunion Coordinator
801-530-00000 cell /801-947-0234 hm/ 801-9479022 fax/ 801-944-5000 wk
6945 S. Knudsen Ridge Circle, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
SURVEY RESPONSE
Answers to the following questions would help us by the Saturday, February 16th RESPONSE DEADLINE. We will send you more information about the cost and program when we find out how many are coming and what you want on the program.
1) GUESS the number of family members you will be inviting to the reunion______
2) GUESS how many might say they want to go to the Ogden reunion______
3) GUESS how many might want to participate by computer internet connection______
4) GUESS how many might be willing to help with the reunion and Cragun family organization _____
5) GUESS how many aren’t interested in being involved with the Cragun family organization ______
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.