Crocker family explained

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^[1] and acquired a controlling interest in the Southern Pacific Railroad system.^[2]

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)

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^[3]

Other Sources

• Web site: Crocker Family Tree Banner, 2010 . Henderson . Alan . 21 October 2010 . San Mateo County Historical Association . 14 March 2024 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Hine . Robert V. . Faragher . John Mack . 2007 . Frontiers: A Short History of the American West . Yale University Press . 113 . 978-0-300-11710-3.
2. Web site: Charles Crocker: Railroad, Robber Baron, Net Worth . Burns . Adam . 25 January 2024 . American-Rails.com . 14 March 2024 .
3. http://www.pacificng.com/template.php?page=roads/ca/wslco/index.htm The West Side Lumber Company.