Crocker family

The Crocker family was a wealthy American family based in California. Its fortune was primarily earned through the entrepreneurship of Charles Crocker, a tycoon who co-founded the Central Pacific Railroad and acquired a controlling interest in the Southern Pacific Railroad system.

Crocker family
Charles Crocker William Henry Crocker Templeton Crocker
Current region	California, U.S.
Place of origin	England
Founder	William Crocker
Connected families	Fassett family Harrison family
Estate(s)	Crocker-McMillin Mansion

Members

• William Crocker (b.1615)
  • John Crocker (1637-1711)
    • James Crocker (1699-1785)
      • Levi Crocker (b.1728)
        • Isaac Crocker (1781–1856)
          • Edwin Bryant Crocker (1818–1875)
            • Mary Norton Crocker (1846-1923)
            • Kate Eugenie Crocker (1854–74)
            • Nellie Margaret Crocker (1856–79)
            • Jennie Louise Crocker (1860–1939)
            • Aimée Isabella Crocker (1864–1941)
          • Charles Crocker (1822-1888)
            • Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897)
              • Mary Crocker (1881–1905)
              • Charles Templeton Crocker (1884–1948)
              • Jennie Adeline Crocker (1887–1974)
            • George Crocker (1856-1909)
            • Francis Crocker (1858-1862)
            • Harriet Valentine Crocker (1859-1935)
              • Harriet Crocker Alexander (1888–1972)
              • Janetta Alexander (1890–1973)
              • Mary Crocker Alexander (1895–1986)
          • Clarke Crocker (1827-1890)
            • Henry J. Crocker (1861–1912)
              • Henry Joseph Crocker II (1893-1958)
          • Henry S. Crocker (1832-1904)

Crocker family tree

Nancy Crocker 1792–1854 Isaac Crocker 1781–1856 Mary Norton 1821–47 Edwin B. Crocker 1818–75 Margaret Rhodes 1822–1901 Mary Ann Deming 1827–89 Charles Crocker 1822–88 Clarke Crocker 1827–90 Henry S. Crocker 1832–1904 Mary Norton Crocker 1846–1923 [two marriages] Edwin Clark Crocker 1856–56 Nellie Margaret Crocker 1856–79 Aimée Isabella Crocker 1864–1941 [five marriages] Henry J. Crocker 1861–1912 Kate Eugenie Crocker 1854–74 James O.B. Gunn 1846–1923 Jennie Louise Crocker 1860–1939 Jacob Sloat Fassett 1853–1924 [multiple children] [multiple children] [multiple children] Emily Elizabeth Crocker 1853–53 Emma Hanchett 1855–1904 George Crocker 1856–1909 Harriet Valentine Crocker 1859–1935 Charles Beatty Alexander 1849–1927 Jennie Easton 1858–87 Charles Frederick Crocker 1854–97 Francis Crocker 1858–62 Ethel Sperry 1861–1934 William Henry Crocker 1861–1937 Mary Crocker 1881–1905 Francis Burton Harrison 1873–1957 Harriet Crocker Alexander 1888–1972 Winthrop W. Aldrich 1885–1974 [multiple children] Helene Irwin 1887–1966 Charles Templeton Crocker 1884–1948 Janetta Alexander 1890–1973 Arnold Whitridge 1892–1989 Harry Crocker 1893–1958 Malcolm Whitman 1877–1932 Jennie Adeline Crocker 1887–1974 Robert Henderson 1877–1940 Mary Crocker Alexander 1895–1986 Sheldon Whitehouse 1883–1965 [multiple children] [multiple children] [one child] [multiple children] [multiple children] [multiple children] Notes Sources "Crocker Family Tree". San Mateo County Historical Association.

Businesses

The following is a list of businesses in which the Crocker family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest.

• Central Pacific Railroad
• Crocker National Bank
• Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway
• Hotel Del Monte
• Oregon and California Railroad
• San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway
• San Joaquin and Sierra Nevada Railroad
• Santa Rosa and Carquinez Railroad
• Southern Pacific Railroad
• Texas and New Orleans Railroad
• Wells Fargo (1852–1998)
• The West Side Flume & Lumber Company

Other Sources

• Henderson, Alan (21 October 2010). "Crocker Family Tree Banner, 2010". San Mateo County Historical Association. Retrieved 14 March 2024.