Berne, Switzerland). They had several children, including: Richard Samuel Croker "Jr." (30 March 1877 in New York – aft. 1940), attended Brown University and married 12 March 1898 to Mary Brophy, without issue. Francis H. "Frank" Croker (15 Sep 1878 in Fordham, Bronx County, New York – 22 Jan 1905 in Ormond Beach, Florida). His monumental grave was erected by his father following his death from injuries sustained in avoiding a motorcyclist while automobile racing. No issue. Joseph Croker (January 1880 in New York – bef. 1890) Herbert Vincent "Bertie" Croker (abt. 1882 USA – 12 May 1905) Florence Genevieve Croker (b. 7 October 1884 in Manhattan, New York), married at least two times. Howard F. Croker (b. 5 May 1886 in New York City, New York – January 1979), married 1 May 1915 on Long Island to Gertrude White (b. 19 Oct 1893, Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York) Ethel J. Croker (b. 16 July 1888 in New York City, New York), married Thomas Francis White (b. 19 December 1882). He married Beulah Benson Edmondson (1884–1957) in November 1914 when he was 71 years old. She was of American Indian descent, her tribal name being Ketaw Kaluntuchy. Disputed will Croker left an estate estimated to $3–5 million to his second wife, Beulah, disinheriting his estranged children. He had converted to Catholicism shortly before his death but this does not appear to have played a role in his disinheriting his children. A note in his handwriting, dated at Glencairn, November 15, 1919 read as follows: Croker's other surviving children, Richard, Ethel, and Howard, unsuccessfully challenged the will in a celebrated probate lawsuit in the Court of King's Bench in Ireland. They claimed that their father in 1919 was of unsound mind and unduly influenced by his wife, and that the 1914 marriage was void as she was already married to one Guy R. Marone. A jury rejected all these allegations. The widow and children had related lawsuits in the United States. References Further reading External links 1843 births 1922 deaths 19th-century Irish people 20th-century Irish people People from County Cork Leaders of Tammany Hall American racehorse owners and breeders Owners of Epsom Derby winners Converts to Roman Catholicism Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) American political bosses from New York (state) American gangsters of Irish descent New York (state) Democrats Coroners of New York County, New York