Personal Life
He married Mary Ann Deming and they had children.
His older brother Edwin B. Crocker had become an attorney by the time Crocker was investing in railroads. In 1864, Charles asked Edwin to serve as legal counsel for the Central Pacific Railroad.
In 1886, Crocker was seriously injured in a New York City carriage accident. He never fully recovered, and died two years later. He was buried in a mausoleum located on "Millionaire's Row" at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. The massive granite structure was designed by the New York architect A. Page Brown, who later designed the San Francisco Ferry Building. Crocker's estate has been valued at between $300 million and $400 million at the time of his death in 1888.
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