Son of William McCracken (1838-1888) and Ellen Alberty (1844-1870OK); his father William a son of James McCracken (1815GA - aft. 1860) and Charlotte Wofford (abt. 1820GA - abt. 1839).

Rufus Wyatt "Coop" born 1864, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; death date after 1940, date unknown. Enumerated at the age 75; 1940 US Census living in Muskogee, probably died in Muskogee County.

Rufus Wyatt's Siblings:

James L. McCracken (1861-1899) m: Crutchfield

Nancy E. McCracken (1867-1899) m: Brewer

1/2 Siblings:

John W. McCracken (1874-1948) m: Cooper

Mary McCracken (1880 - ?) m: King

Joseph Lynch McCracken (1881-1903) m: Deavers

Rufus Wyatt McCracken married (1) Sarah McCoy, (2) Nannie "Nan" Ratliff, (3) Mary Helen Schmidman (4) Sallie Davis m: 8 May 1939 Muscogee.

In 1911 he was serving as a Deputy Sheriff of Muskogee County.

Rufus Wyatt donated land for a cemetery originally located South of Braggs on the banks of Big Greenleaf Creek in Muskogee County near the Cherokee County line. Called the Old McCracken Cemetery, burials were later relocated due to reservoir construction.

Following description apparently written prior to relocation of those previously interred in Old McCracken Cemetery; source unknown:

McCracken Cemetery-

"In the Northwest section all rows from the little center road and graves in a few of the rows in East Center section close to the little center road and Northeast section close to the little road are from McCracken cemetery. It was located just inside the Cherokee county line on the bank of Big Greeleaf creek. Just north of McCracken ford where Greenleaf creek makes a bend. I have been to that old cemetery and there is part of the old gate hinge still hanging on an old tree. I was told the gate was on the west side of the cemetery and there was a place just inside the gate where they could have a little service.

The old McCRACKEN CEMETERY was named after a man by the name of COOP McCRACKEN. He had several hounds with which hunted fox and wolf with. I have a copy of a picture of him on a horse on the street at BRAGGS."