The Crabb NewsletterVolume 11 Number 1

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send. This 10 pages issue was taken from 32 pages onmy computer newsletter file leaving 22 pages for futureissues of the newsletter. In other words, there is still alot to be said about the present and past Crabb andallied families. Thanks for supporting the newsletter.Besides the continuing series in the newsletter on theCrabb missing links, other stories waiting to be printedare the importance of old newspaper sources, the impactof the Great Depression on Crabb lives, life duringWWII, some Crabbs in the 1920s census, the Kerbs(Crabbs) family, etc. If you have good stories aboutwhat happened to your family during the 1930s and theGreat Depression and the 1940s during WWII, pleasewrite them down and send a copy for a future issue ofthe newsletter. There are some Great Depression andWWII stories in the Crabb book; perhaps it is time toreread the Crabb book.

The Crabb BookThere are still copies of the two-volume, 1,637-

page Crabb book for sale at the reduced price of $65.The original price was $80. Don't wait until they are allgone before ordering copies for your children,grandchildren, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.If you would like to donate a book to a local library or ahistorical, genealogical, county or state library or archivewhere your ancestors once lived, just let the editorknow. Libraries don't have a lot of money for books.

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$12 annual subscription. ISSN 1061-1088.

Spring 2001

The National RoadBarbara Marvin [p213] of Washington, DC.,

sent information about the National Road which shefound in the October 1980 V.8 #4 issue of the Keyhole,the quarterly of the Genealogical Society ofSouthwestern Pennsylvania. The Keyhole took thestory from the February 5, 1892, WashingtonObserver. The focus of the story was on the oldwagoners who drove their wagons on the first nationalhighway in America, the National Turnpike commonlycalled the Old Pike. Many of our ancestors moved westfrom the Atlantic Coast to the Midwest along theNational Pike. A large share of the Crabb and alliedfamilies in volume one of the Crabb book must havetraversed a good part of the Pike on their trek west. Itwas one of the best routes over the mountains.

According to the Keyhole, one of the oldwagoners of Fayette Co., Pa., was a William Crabb.Please let the editor know if you can identify thefamily of William Crabb. Perhaps William was aKrebs (Crabbs) descendant. Fayette Co. is inSouthwest Pennsylvania; Uniontown is the county seat.

Old Indian trails were followed in laying outsome segments of the National Road. At one time theroad from Maryland to Southwest Pennsylvania wascalled the Washington Road because GeorgeWashington had traveled the route in 1753 with amessage from Gov. Robert Dimwiddie of Virginia tothe French at Ft. Duquesne (later Ft. Pittsburgh). In1755 George Washington (an officer in the Virginiamilitia), Daniel Boone (a wagoner on the expedition),and the army of British Gen. Edward Braddockmarched west on the road to attack the French at Ft.Duquensne in the French & Indian War (Seven Years'War) but were badly defeated.

The National Road started in Cumberland, Md.(an earlier road had been built from Baltimore toCumberland); passed through Uniontown, Fayette Co.,Pa; Washington, Pa., Wheeling, WV.; Zanesville &Columbus, Oh.; to Indianapolis, In. Today, the OldNational Pike can be followed roughly northwest fromCumberland on highway 40 to Washington, Pa., andthen west on interstate 70 to Indianapolis, In. Rhodaand I have traveled this route quite a few times on ourgenealogical trips to Wash. Co., Pa., and the East Coast.

In 1811, engineers of the federal governmentlaid out the road based on the earlier trails blazedthrough the mountains and wilderness. The end of theWar of 1812 released a flood of settlers heading west,including our ancestors. The road was (cont. page Kl)

K2 The National Road(cont. from the front page) completed to the OhioRiver at Wheeling by 1817, to Columbus, Oh., by 1833,and to Vandalia, II., by 1852.

Inns & taverns opened along the road to servicethe needs of the wagoners and the stage passengers.The Keyhole story described wagon and stage upsetsand teams that ran off with drivers and passengerskilled, and goods spilled. Road accidents did occurbefore the advent of the automobile.

Many of the wagoners hauled goods on the roadwith six-horse teams. The first wagons that used theNational Road were made with narrow-rimmed wheelslike those which were used later on farms in the 19thcentury and early 20th century. To deal with the mudand heavy loads, wagons with eight-inch steel-rimmedwooden wheels were introduced. Drivers with thesebroad-tread wagons were charged a smaller toll at thetoll gates because the broad tread didn't cut as deeplyinto the toll road. Tolls were charged by privateindividuals who maintained sections of the pike for thetoll income. The term turnpike still refers to highwayslike the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Turnpikes.

The beds of the old wagons were long and deep,painted a blueish color, and were elevated at the frontand rear like covered wagons seen in the old westernmovies. White canvas was stretched over the top of thewooden bows to protect the cargo from the elementsand the dust and dirt. An average wagon load was 6,000pounds, but loads weighing 10,000 pounds werefrequently hauled. To indicate how large the 19th-century loads were, today's 21st century smallautomobiles weigh around 2,000 pounds and minivans,about 4,000 pounds. A few wagoners even hung bellson a thin iron arch over the horses' hames (curvedprojections attached to the top of the horse collars).

Without the National Road, many of our 19thcentury ancestors wouldn't have made it cross themountains to settle the Ohio River Valley and theMidwest. Without the great migration of settlers, theland mass west of the Appalachian Mountains mighthave remained under the French, British, or Spanishflag. Who knows, those of us living in the western 2/3of the USA might be speaking French or Spanish todayand be part of Canada or Mexico; thus, the road wasone of the important causes of the settlement andexpansion of America.

What To Take on A Wagon TrainThe January & April 2001 Prince George's Co.

Genealogical Bulletin (Maryland) had the following listof items to take on a wagon train. The Bulletin took thelist from the fall 2000 issue of the Louisville Gen. Soc.

Per Person:150 Ibs. flour or hard bread25 Ibs. bacon, 10 Ibs. rice25 Ibs. sugar, 2 Ibs. tea1/2 bushel dried peas1/2 bushel dried fruit

2 Ibs. Soleratus (baking soda)10 Ibs. salt, pepper1/2 bushel corn meal1/2 bushel cornsmall keg vinegar

Clothing Per Person:Men- 2 wool shirts

2 work shirtsWomen- 2 work dressesBoth- 2 pair drawers

4 pair wool socks4 colored handkerchiefs1 pair boots and shoesbroad-brimmed hatponcho

Personal Items:1 comb & brush, 2 toothbrushes1 pound Castile soap1 belt knife, 1 flint stone per man

Bedding Per Person:1 canvas, 1 blanket, 1 pillow1 tent per family

Miscellaneous Per Family:Rifle, ball, powder8 to 10 gallon keg of water1 axe, 1 hatchet, 1 spade2 or 3 augersAt least 2 ropes, 1 plow moldMallet for driving picket stakesMatches carried in corked bottlesAlso required for the trip were cooking utensils,

a sewing kit, and medical supplies. Left out of theabove list of supplies were any harness, equipment, andsupplies for the teams of horses, mules, or oxen whichwere very important if one didn't want to carry the loadon his or her back. The above list makes packing a carfor vacation today seem like a piece of cake. The articledidn't say for how long a wagon trip or through whatpart of the country. Oh, for the "good old days!"

Crabb, TexasClarence R. Crabb [p!361] of Kerrville, Tx.,

sent the following article he found in The Handbook ofTexas Online which clears up the mystery of the sourceof the Texas town named Crabb which has beenmentioned a couple of time in past issues of thenewsletter. The online handbook is a joint project ofThe General Libraries at the U. of Texas at Austin.Clarence wrote that it turned out that the town was notnamed after his relative George W. Crabb [pi363]1834-1899 of Ky.

Crabb (Crabb Switch) is on Farm Road 762 below thebend of the Brazos River five miles southeast of Richmond inFort Bend County. The area was originally owned by Old ThreeHundred colonists Joseph and Abner Kuykendall. After the deathof Joseph Kuykendall in the 1870's, his widow Eliza Jane marriedJohn C. Crabb. In 1879 the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa FeRailway built through the site, and the town was given its namebecause Eliza Jane Kuykendall Crabb owned the property the

railroad used as right-of-way. In 1896 the town had a cotton gin,district school, a Methodist church, two fruit growers, twodoctors, and a population of 400. The next year, the communityhad a school for black students. The settlement acquired a postoffice in 1894 but lost it in 1900. Despite the fact that Crabbwas served by the railroad, its population dwindled, and by 1933it was reported as 100. In 1936 two churches, one business, andseveral dwellings along a paved road comprised Crabb. Itspopulation was listed as fifty by 1953, and as about forty fromthe mid-1960s until the mid-1980s. In 1988 and 1990 Crabb'spopulation was reported as 125.

Bibliography1. Clarence Wharton, Wharton 's History of Fort Bend County,1939 (San Antonio: Naylor).2. Stephen L. Hardin3. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/CC/hncaf.html

Crabb River RoadThe above information also explains the source

of the Crabb River Road which is off highway 59 nearRichmond, Tx. Last spring's newsletter asked forinformation about the road after Fred & Mary Miller[p520] of Seymour, In., visited the 470-acre livinghistory George Ranch while attending a Farm BureauConvention in Houston in January of 2000. TheGeorge Ranch is on Crabb River Road and the BrazosRiver 25 miles southwest of Houston and was firstdeeded in 1822 to Henry Jones, one of the "Old ThreeHundred," Stephen F. Austin's colony.

One interesting side-light is that Carrie Nationand her crusade against "demon rum" has a Richmond,Tx., tie according to the article. Perhaps it was hermarriage in 1867 to a young physician who shortlyafterwards died of alcoholism. I hope a Crabb didn'tcause her to go on her hatchet rampage.

Thanks to Clarence R. Crabb [pi361] ofKerrville, Tx., we now know the origin of Crabb RiverRoad. Please contact the editor if you can identifyJohn C. Crabb.

Crabb's Prairie, TexasClarence R. Crabb [pi361] of Kerrville, Tx.,

also sent the following article he found in TheHandbook of Texas Online which reveals more aboutCrabb's Prairie, Tx.

Crabb's Prairie, near the junction of State Highway 75and Farm Road 1696 and some seven miles northwest ofHuntsville in central Walker County, was named for Hillary M.Crabb [p!268], who served as a county judge and Texaslegislator. Crabb settled during the early 1830s on land now inWalker County; he received title to 4,000 acres on 2-11-1835.After Texas won its independence, newly arriving settlerscongregated around Crabb's homestead. Crabb's Prairie wasconnected to Huntsville by a road built in 1846 and was on thestage route that linked Huntsville and Navasota. In 1901 theCook Springs Baptist Church was built in the area, and a schoolwas established near the Alexander homestead. The Crabb'sPrairie school offered seven grades in 1911. In 1936 thecommunity had three businesses, two schools, and a church,

surrounded by numerous farm dwellings. In the 1980s K3Crabb's Prairie was served by one business and the nearby Baptistchurch; local students attended school in Huntsville.

Bibliography1. D'Anne McAdams Crews, ed., Huntsville and Walker County,Texas: A Bicentennial History 1976 (Huntsville, Tx.: SamHouston State University)2. Walker County Genealogical Society and Walker CountyHistorical Commission, Walker County 1986 (Dallas).3. James L. Hailey4. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/CC/hrcab.html

If a reader has more information aboutHillary Mercer Crabb 1804-1876 on page 1268 ofthe Crabb book, please forward to the editor.

John Summerfield GriffithClarence R. Crabb [p!361] of Kerrville, Tx.,

also sent the following article he found in TheHandbook of Texas Online which gives moreinformation about the life of John Summerfield Griffith[p232] and his ancestry. Martha L. Crabb [p390]discussed Col. Griffith in her new book All Afire toFight- The Untold Tale of the Civil War's Ninth TexasCavalry which was reviewed in last spring's CrabbNewsletter. The book may be purchased by contactingMartha at 414 Floyd Ave., Dumas, Tx. 79029 3470;phone- 806-935-2958.

John Summerfield Griffith [p232] 1829-1901,businessman, Confederate officer, and state legislator, was born toMichael B. and Lydia (Crabb) Griffith on 6-17-1829, inMontgomery Co., Md. He had two brothers and three sisters.His grandfather, Capt. Samuel Griffith, took part in the battles ofGermantown and Brandywine in the American Revolution. In1839 Griffith settled with his family in San Augustine, Tx.,where he was educated at home. He entered business as a clerk ina San Augustine mercantile establishment in 1850 and, usingborrowed capital, established his own store the next year. In1859 he moved to Kaufman Co., where, in addition to operating ageneral store in Rockwall, he established himself in ranching andbecame one of the area's pioneer cotton farmers.

With the onset of the Civil War, Griffith joined theConfederate Army as captain of a company of cavalry volunteersthat he had organized in Rockwall. When the Sixth TexasCavalry was established and his company was accepted into theregiment, Griffith was elected lieutenant colonel. He saw actionagainst "federal Indians" at Chustenahalah in eastern IndianTerritory (1861) and against Union forces at Elk Horn Tavern, Ar.(1862), and Holly Springs, Ms. (1862). Griffith was largelyresponsible for the planning and execution of the successful HollySprings campaign against the rear of advancing Union forcesunder Ulysses S. Grant and thus, contributed to the temporaryrelief of Vicksburg. The campaign ruined his already weakhealth, however, and forced him to resign his commission. Afterreturning to Texas, he won election to the House ofRepresentatives of the Tenth Texas Legislature (1863-64). As theDemocratic representative of District 27 (Kaufman, Henderson,and Van Zandt counties), he chaired the Committee on MilitaryAffairs and was appointed by Governor Pendleton Murrah as

K4 brigadier general of state troops for District 2 on 3-1-1864, a position that he held until the end of the war.

In 1873 he moved to Terrell, where he continued in themercantile and livestock businesses. Additionally, he largelyrecouped his wartime financial losses by selling bois d'arc seedsto buyers in the North, who used the trees as windbreaks andhedges. Griffith was little involved in politics during theReconstruction. In 1876, however, he was elected to representthe twenty-second legislative district (Kaufman, Rains, VanZandt, and Wood counties) in the Fifteenth Legislature (1876).He was appointed chairman of the House Committee on PublicPrinting, in which position he proved to be a "watchdog" of thestate treasury.

Griffith married Emily Simpson on 12-18-1856, and thecouple reared two boys and one girl. He accumulated smallfortunes both before and after the Civil War, a success reflected inpublic respect. In 1883 he became a member of a committeechosen by the people of Terrell to get a state psychiatric hospitallocated in the town. He was appointed to the board of governorswhen the facility opened in 1885 and retained this position untilGovernor James Hogg appointed a new board in 1890. Griffithdied in Terrell on 8-6-1901.

Bibliography1. Frank W. Johnson, A History of Texas and Texans (5 vols.,ed. E. C. Barker and E. W. Winkler (Chicago and New York:American Historical Society, 1914, reprinted 1916).2. Kaufman County Historical Commission, History of KaufmanCounty (Dallas: Taylor, 1978).3. Brian Hart4. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/fgr63.html

Judge Barbara CrabbRuth C. Harrison [p567] of Fairfield, II., sent a

clipping from Madison, Wi., about U.S. District JudgeBarbara Crabb's ruling that the state of Wisconsin, theUniversity of Wisconsin Hospitals, and FroedertMemorial Lutheran Hospital were not entitled to suebecause they had not suffered any injury concerningrules intended to change the way human organs weredistributed for transplants. The lawsuit was filed lastMarch over a proposal that would give the sickestpatients priority for donated organs, regardless of wherethey lived. Before this, organs were first distributedlocally. Wisconsin stood to lose under the new systembecause its organ donation rates are high, and itspatients generally get organs sooner than those in otherstates.

Judge Barbara Crabb was appointed to the U. S.District Judge in 1979 and is married to TheodoreElliott Crabb Jr. [p567].

More on Possible Crabb Royal AncestryBarbara Marvin [p213] of Washington, DC.,

wrote concerning possible royal ancestry in her Crabbline. The winter issue of the newsletter taced the line ofCharles Crabb [p509] back to Henry II "Plantagenet,"King of England in 1133. Barbara had sent a familytree in 1994 that traced the Somerset line back to

Emperor Charlemagne [see p892 in the Crabb book, &Browning, Charles H., Americans of Royal Descent,1896 p382]. The summer 1996 Bulletin of theMaryland Genealogical Society had an article on theRoyal ancestry of Maria Johanna Somerset who was the3rd wife of Capt. Richard Smith [p892] 1655-1714. Ittraced her family back to to back to Henry JJ.

Barbara corrected two statements on p893 basedon the article in the 1996 Bulletin. Maria's 1st husband,Col. Lowther did not die on the voyage to America;Maria was a widow before she left England. It wasMaria's son Charles Somerset Smith whom her fatherCharles Somerset cut off with only five shillings in hiswill, not Maria.

Barbara also noted that there is no hard evidenceto prove that Robert Lowther Smith [p892] was the 3rdson of Lt. Richard Smith. The summer 1986 Bulletinhad a story which made a case for there being a thirdson of Lt. Richard Smith, a Col. John Smith c!660-1738. The 1999 book British Roots of MarylandFamilies by Robert Barnes listed a daughter for Lt.Richard Smith, a Jane Smith, but without any proof.

Brice M. Claggett of Friendship, Md., whoBarbara Marvin noted is a merciless critic indemolishing pretentious genealogies of royal descent,agreed with Robert Barnes that the royal descent ofMaria Johanna Somerset was accurate. Brice called it"one of the most spectacular (lineages) for anyAmeican colonist."

The editor generally avoids getting involved inresearch of possible royal descent, because so many thathave been published are undocumented and sometimeslaughable. A family tree for Queen Elizabeth II that Isaw hanging in Hampton Palace east of London tracedher ancestry back to Adam and Eve. I have overheard"genealogists" in libraries claim that they have tracedtheir lines back to the Virgin Mary. We as Americansusually take less stock in royalty and the old classsystems of Europe and in doing so place more relianceon the individual. Thanks, Barbara, for the additionalinformation on the Smith and Truman families.

Fred Crabb [p!426] of North Andover, Ma.,wrote that the Edward I "Longshanks" King ofEngland in 1239 on page J34 in the last newsletter wasthe king whom actor Mel Gibson had to fight in therecent movie Brave Heart. "Longshanks" was thegreat-grandson of King Henry II in the royal lineageprinted in the last newsletter. Fred is still trying to findproof that the Adam Miller Crabb [p!425] is the son ofStephen Smith Crabb [p!425, 570]. Fred believes hisAdam Miller Crabb was born in 1837, died in 1862,while the one on pages 1425 & 570 was born 1840.Does a reader have more on Adam Miller Crabb?Thanks, Fred, for sending a copy of your Crabb familybooklet. I don't have the space in the newsletter to printall the generations, but will keep the booklet for a future2nd edition of the Crabb book.

Connecting the Missing Links (a continuing series)-Barbara Crabb Clemmons of Pasadena, Tx., sent the

following new data on the descendants of CharlesWhite Crabb [p!285].IV. Charles White Crabb (Samuel Jackson Crabb) carpenter

b. 1-19-1862d. 7-24-1916m. 11-9-1888 Polk Co., Ga., Lillian E. Griffin d. bef.

18902nd m. 1892, Alice Idonia Smith b. 3-20-1875 Polk

Co., d. 11-11-1940 Houston, Tx., bur. MagnoliaCem., Beaumont, Tx., dau. of James D. Smith &Mary Eliz. Shaw,

children-1. Leonard Reginald Crabb b. 1-2-1893 Polk Co.2. Allice Kathleen Crabb 1895-18973. Lillian Doveye Crabb b. 3-5-1897 Temple, Tx.4. Ethel Agnes Crabb b. 1-4-1900 Beaumont, Tx.5. Charles Gibson Crabb b. 6-17-1902 Beaumont6. Milton Jackson Crabb b. 1904 Beaumont7. James Burton Crabbe b. 2-14-1910 Beaumont

V. Leonard Reginald Crabb (Charles White Crabb)b. 1-2-1893 Polk Co., Ga.d. 1974m. 11-1914, Benita Land, d. 3-13-1920 Jefferson Co.,

Tx.children-1. Alice Calhoun Crabb b. 1917

2. Hal Land Crabb 1919-1945.2nd m. 9-1-1928, Hester Fuller3rd m. 1947, Louise Robichaeux3. Rosella Mary Crabb b. 1950

VI. Alice Calhoun Crabb (Leonard Reginald Crabb)b. 1917m. 1934, Ingram McClurkin

children-1. Hal Land McClurkin2. Benita McClurkin b. 19373. Joseph Jones McClurkin b. 19404. Mary Lee McClurkin b. 19455. Thomas Ingram McClurkin b. 19496. Patricia Alice McClurkin b. 1951, m. 1984, Anthony

Stuart Grimwood

VII. Hal Land McClurkin (Alice Calhoun Crabb)m. 1983, Brenda Louise Dudley

children-1. Mario Ingram McClurkin b. 1992

VII. Benita McClurkin (Alice Calhoun Crabb)b. 1937, m. Foris Joseph Louvier

children-1. Lillian Lucia Louvier b. 1961, m. 1982, David AllenHowell

VII. Joseph Jones McClurkin (Alice Calhoun Crabb)b. 1940,m. 1964, Mary Eliz. Blalock

children-1. Chanin Patrice McClurkin b. 19692. Shea Elise McClurkin b. 19733. Casey Lee McClurkin b. 1975

VII. Mary Lee McClurkin (Alice Calhoun Crabb)b. 1945m. Richard DeLaMatyr

children-1. Richard Daniel DeLaMatyr b. 1968 K 52. Amanda Lee DeLaMatyr b. 19702nd m. 1990, Joe Hearn

VII. Thomas Ingram McClurkin (Alice Calhoun Crabb)b. 1949m. 1974, Christina Ann Clark

children-1. Katherine Clark McClurkin b. 19852. Margaret Ann McClurkin b. 1994

VI. Hal Land Crabb (Leonard Reginald Crabb)1919-1945. Hal was killed in WWII.m. Aline Marshall.

children-1. Haline Crabb b. 19452. Hal Crabb

VI. Rosella Mary Crabb (Leonard Reginald Crabb)b. 1950m. Wm. Lancaster Champion

children-1. Patrick Edward Champion m. Lisa Marie Anderson2. Andy Champion

V. Lillian Doveye Crabb (Charles White Crabb)b. 3-5-1897 Temple, Tx.d. 8-11-1970 Houston, Tx.m. 5-6-1919 Floyd Co., Ga., Norman Emory Payne Sr.

b. 5-14-1895, d. 6-9-1977.children-1. Mildred Kathleen Payne b. 1922

2. Norman Emory Payne Jr. b. 19243. Clifford Lenoir Payne b. 19334. Martha Jane Payne b. 19375. Mary Lou Payne b. 1937

VI. Norman Emory Payne Jr. (Lillian Doveye Crabb)b. 1924m. 1944, Clara La Verne Nunnelee

children-1. Mildred Lynette Payne b. 19452. Kathye Payne b. 19483. Norman Emory Payne III b. 1962

VII. Kathye Payne (Norman Emory Payne Jr.)b. 1948m. Hal O'Haver

children-1. Laura Mary O'Haver b. 19672nd m. Edwin Upham2. Kenneth Edwin Upham b. 1971

VII. Norman Emory Payne III (Norman Emory P. Jr.)b. 1962m. 1981, Grace Kathleen Odom

children-1. Norman Emory Payne IV b. 1984

VI. Clifford Lenoir Payne (Lillian Doveye Crabb)b. 1933m. JoAnn Stiles

children-1. Joseph Emory Payne b. 19572. Robin Eliz. Payne b. 1962

VII. Joseph Emory Payne (Clifford Lenoir Payne)b. 1957

K6 m. Susan Halzerchildren-1. Olivia Grace Payne b. 1995

VII. Robin Eliz. Payne (Clifford Lenoir Payne)b. 1962m. Mitchell Fortner

children-1. Megan Eliz. Fortner b. 19902. Mallory Beth Fortner b. 1995

VI. Martha Jane Payne (Lillian Doveye Crabb)b. 1937m. 1958, George King Liverman Sr.

children-1. Stephen Payne Liverman b. 19622. Mary Jane Liverman b. 19673. George King Liverman Jr. b. 1971

VI. Mary Lou Payne (Lillian Doveye Crabb)b. 1937m. 1958, Calvin Newton McKaig, MD.

children-1. Laura Kathryn McKaig b. 19612. Clark Calvin McKaig b. 19643. Martha Lawilda McKaig b. 1968

VII. Laura Kathryn McKaig (Mary Lou Payne)b. 1961m. Douglas Franklin Engle

children-1. Emily Eliz. Engle b. 19882. Rachel Kathryn Engle b. 1989

VII. Clark Calvin McKaig (Mary Lou Payne)b. 1964m. 1996, Kourtney Kahler

children-1. Kara Kahler McKaig b. 1997

VII. Martha Lawilda McKaig (Mary Lou Payne)b. 1968m. Kurt Roderick Knapton

children-1. Lauren Rebekah Knapton b. 1996

V. Ethel Agnes Crabb (Charles White Crabb)b. 1-4-1900 Beaumont, Tx.d. 1969 Houston, Tx.m. 7-5-1927, Louis Bettis Moore

children-1. Wm. Edward Moore b. 1943

V. Charles Gibson Crabb (Charles White Crabb)b. 6-17-1902 Beaumont, Tx.m. Elisa Gamiochipi

children-1. Charles O. Crabb b. 19252. Elba Antoinette Crabb b. 1926

VI. Charles O. Crabb (Charles Gibson Crabb)b. 1925m. 1973, Victoria Gonzales

children-1. Charles Crabb2. Jennifer Crabb

VI. Elba Antoinette Crabb (Charles Gibson Crabb)b. 1926m. 1947, Glenn F. Edwards

children-1. Nancy E. Edwards

VII. Nancy E. Edwards (Elba Antoinette Crabb)m. Marvin Dale Melikian

children-1. Michelle Elisabeth Melikian b. 19832. Lauren Katherine Melikian b. 1984

V. Milton Jackson Crabb (Charles White Crabb)b. 12-16-1904 Beaumont, Tx.d. 7-2-1970 Beaumont, bur. Magnolia Cem., Beaumontm. Thelma Lydia Blakely b. 10-1-1906 Beaumont

children-1. Barbara Jean b. 4-26-1927

VI. Barbara Jean Crabb (Milton Jackson Crabb)b. 4-26-1927 Beaumont, Tx.m. 12-27-1945 Beaumont, Bruce Dupree Clemmons b.

1-30-1924 Beaumont, son of Joseph CampbellClemmons b. 2-15-1889, d. 1942, & Urls Land b. 5-18-1895, d. 8-23-1973.

children-1. Candis Clemmons b. 2-13-1948 Beaumont2. Bruce Jackson Clemmons b. 11-3-1949 Beaumont3. Judith Clemmons b. 10-26-1953 San Antonio4. Lydia Lynn Clemmons b. 9-16-1955 Houston5. Barbara Gail Clemmons b. 6-11-1957 Houston, m.

10-19-1984, George Butler MacNaughtonBarbara is a retired teacher. They lived in Houston from

1954 to 1980. Barbara held a Crabb reunion for 75 Crabbdescendants on 6-9-1990. Barbara of Port Bolivar, Tx., sentmuch of the above Crabb line on 4-1991. In 1994 her 88-year-old mother was living with her.

VII. Candis Clemmons (Barbara Jean Crabb)b. 2-13-1948 Beaumont, Tx.

m. 12-11-1970 Cypress, Tx., Pete James Raif IIchildren-1. Lisa Ann Raif b. 1972

2. Mistv Lea Raif b. 19733. Pete James Raif III b. 1977

VIII. Misty Lea Raif (Candis Clemmons)b. 1973m. Rodney Dean Morgan

children-1. David Daniel Morgan b. 19952. James Dean Morgan b. 1997

VII. Bruce Jackson Clemmons (Barbara Jean Crabb)b. 11-3-1949 Beaumont, Tx.m. 1-8-1972 Houston, Robin Diane Owens

children-1. Cara Diane Clemmons b. 19772. Mindy Jean Clemmons b. 19803. Laurie Georgeann Clemmons b. 1983

VII. Judith Clemmons (Barbara Jean Crabb)b. 10-26-1953 San Antonio, Tx.m. 9-1-1972 Pasadena, Tx., Vernon Ray Knape

children-1. Vernon Ray Knape Jr. b. 19732. Susan Rachel Knape b. 1975. Children- Justin Ray

b. 1993, Bryan James b. 1995.3. Michael Jackson Knape b. 1977

VII. Lydia Lynn Clemmons (Barbara Jean Crabb)

b. 9-16-1955 Houston, Tx.m. 9-16-1978 Houston, Vern Eugene Murphy

children-1. Melissa Dawn Murphy b. 19822. Neal Cody Murphy b. 1983

V. James Burton Crabbe (Charles White Crabb)b. 2-14-1910 Beaumont, Tx.d. 10-14-1971 Beaumontm. 1935, Marie King

children-1. Charles Crabbe b. 19362. Marlene Marie Crabbe b. 19383. James Milton Crabbe b. 19404. Ruth Lynn Crabbe b. 19415. Alice Crabbe b. 19436. Sharon Crabbe b. 1946, m. Ronald McKenzie7. Lee Crabbe b. 1951

VI. Charles Crabbe (James Burton Crabbe)b. 1936m. Mary Ann Snowden

children-1. Mark B. Crabbe b. 1957, m. 1990, Lisa Lamp2. John Colin Crabbe b. 19603. Donna Crabbe b. 1963

VII. John Colin Crabbe (Charles Crabbe)b. 1960m. 1983, Karen Sandefur

children-1. Cameron Crabbe b. 19892. Shelby Crabbe b. 1991

VII. Donna Crabbe (Charles Crabbe)b. 1963m. 1985, Patrick Swain

children-1. Molly Swain b. 19892. Harris Swain b. 19903. Hannah Swain b. 19934. Hope Swain b. 1997

VI. Marlene Marie Crabbe (James Burton Crabbe)b. 1938m. 1959, J. Ted Meinscher

children-1. Russel Wade Meinscher b. 1961

VI. James Milton Crabbe (James Burton Crabbe)b. 1940m. 1960, Lynda Eliz. Gager

children-1. James Corby Crabbe b. 19602. Beth Anna Crabbe b. 19633. Burton Clay Crabbe b. 1971

VII. Beth Anna Crabbe (James Milton Crabbe)b. 1963m. Richard Michael Augustine

children-1. Joanna Eliz. Augustine b. 19862. James Drew Augustine b. 1991

VI. Ruth Lynn Crabbe (James Burton Crabbe)b. 1941m. 1967, Richard James McKeehan

children-1. Rhonda Lynn McKeehan b. 1970

2. James Bell McKeehan b. 1973 K7

VI. Alice Crabbe (James Burton Crabbe)b. 1943m. 1964, Rex Kendall Reavis

children-1. James Rex Reavis b. 1963, m. 1997, Joyce ElaineMerryman

2. Kendall King Reavis b. 1969, m. Kristi Pennington

Connecting the Missing Links (a continuing series)-W. Gordon Crabb [p48] of Hagerstown, Md., wrote that

the statement on pages 47 & 49 of the Crabb book that "Wm.Crabb came to Am. c!864 and started another family" were inerror. William's last child that W. Gordon knew of was born in1876 in Wales. W. Gordon wrote that the 1881 English censusshows his great-grandmother was the head of the family, but theBallingham, Herefordshire, census listed a Wm. Crabb married toa Martha Crabb with a stepson in the household. The age, trade(a mason), and place of birth led W. Gordon to believe that thisWilliam is his great-grandfather [see p47]. W. Gordon's father,Thomas Henry Crabb [p48], came to America in 1927, not 1948.Thomas Henry Crabb married his Welsh sweetheart in 1928; shehad preceded him to America. W. Gordon Crabb was born in1930 in Carbondale, Pa., and in 1932 his family returned toWales and remained there until 1948 when the family immigratedback to America. Marsha Berry [p!373] of Mesa, Az., hasconnected W. Gordon Crabb's great-great-grandfather WilliamCrabb [p47] to Joseph Wm. Crabb b. 1741, son of John ThomasCrabb b. 1711 of the Cornwall Crabb line [see page J22 of lastfall's newsletter]. Joseph Wm. Crabb b. 1741 was the brother toWm. Augustus Crabb b. 1743, Marsha's line. As the editorreceives more data on the Cornwall Crabbs, it will be printed inthe newsletter.

Charles "Henry" Crabb?Lynda Haack [p672, line of James Smith Crabb of In.]

of Albuquerque, NM., sent family sheets which gave the parentsof John Adams Crabb 1801-1889 as Charles "Henry" Crabb &Susannah Smith [p509]. The source was listed as CD's Tree2768, 2769, 2770, 2774, 2771, 2772, and 2773. Charles is alsomy ancestor, but I have never encountered the middle name of"Henry" in all of my extensive research on Charles in Md., Ky.,and In. Perhaps a descendant decided that Charles needed a middlename and thought "Henry" would be a good one. Does areader have any explanation for the middle name of"Henrv?"

Library NewsThe American Library Association has

published the following according to the Albuquerque Friendsof the Public Library Newsletter.1. Americans spend five times as much money on home videogames- $4.8 billion- as they do on school library materials fortheir children.2. Research shows the highest-achieving students attend schoolswith good library-media centers.3. If the cost of gas had risen as fast as the cost of academiclibrary materials since 1980, it would cost $5.69 a gallon to putfuel in your car.

KS Contemporary Crabb NewsPlease send the news of Crabb and allied-family births, marriages, anniversaries, graduations,

deaths, reunions, awards, and other current news to editor Richard D. Prall, 14104 Piedras Rd. NE.,Albuquerque, MM. 87123, phone- 505-299-8386. Remember to read your local newspapers for Crabb stories andnews. Back issues of the newsletter are $3 per issue. Subscribers may submit free queries to the newsletter.

The page numbers in this newsletter, for example [p770] next to the Crabb descendant's name, refer tothe page in the 1997 Crabb book, The Crabb Family, where one may learn more about the individual Crabb.The Crabb book may be purchased from the editor for $65 postpaid.

New Descendants-Emily Lauren Mayer [p717] was born 6-23-2000, to Douglas Sherman Mayer & wife Debbie of

Beaufort, SC. Grandmother Doris Crabb [p717] sent the announcement.Elle Camryn Holland [p717] was born 12-3-2000, to Ryan Holland & wife Heather of Arcade, NY.

Grandmother Doris Crabb [p717] of Arcade, NY., sent the announcement. Doris wrote that grandson Robb Holland& wife Kim are expecting their first child in April which will give Doris & Harold Crabb 14 grandchildren and fivegreat-grandchildren.

Jessica Ann Blevins was born 12-13-2000, to Kim & Jane Miller Blevins [p520] of Seymour, In.Jessica is the third grandchild of Fred & Mary Miller [p520] of Seymour who sent the announcement.

Ethan Alexander Anglin was born 2-3-2000, to Nathan & Jennifer Anglin [pi 166]. The grandparentsare Kathy & Lanny Anglin and the great-grandmother, Betty Childers Adamson. Jo Ann Fairgrief [pi 167] ofIndianapolis, In., sent the announcement.

Marriages-Christine Lee Weston [p675], daughter of Virginia Weston & the late Darrell Hanson of Detroit Lakes,

Mn., married Gregory James Anderson, son of C. John & Charyl Anderson of Bloomington, Mn., on 12-18-2000, in Burnsville, Mn. Cousin of the groom, Rev. Lowell Halvorsen assisted at the ceremony. Chris isemployed by RSP Architects & Greg by American Express. The couple are making their home in Burnsville.Virginia Weston [p675] of Detriot Lakes sent the announcement.

In Memory of-Warren Francis Crabb [pi 161], 72, of Pittsburgh (Pleasant Hills), Pa., and Bradenton, Fl., died 11-23-

2000. He graduated from the U. of Idaho with a degree in forestry and served as a smoke jumper who parachutedinto forest fires. Warren & Martha were married 46 years; they met in the Chicago suburb of Harvey at a rollerskating rink when she was 16, and he was 25. They moved to Pittsburgh in 1966 when Warren was transferred byUSX, a company he worked for for 33 years. Warren achieved scouting's highest volunteer honor, the Silver BeaverAward in June 1983 for his volunteer work with children and community organizations. Although Warren was nevera scout, he was deeply involved in scouting with his four sons. He also liked to spend time in the outdoors with histhree daughters. Burial was at the Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Pittsburgh. Survivors include wife Martha L.;daughters, Cathleen Crabb of Brooklyn, NY., Mary Morehead of Cleveland, Oh., and Laura Bond of Malvern, Pa.;sons, Warren J. Crabb of Lake City, FL, Michael Crabb of Atlanta, Ga., Maj. Patrick Crabb of Garmisch,Germany, and Robert Crabb of Pleasant Hills, Pa.; brothers, David Crabb of Birmingham, AL, Daniel Crabb ofTallahassee, FL, and Robert Crabb of Bradenton, FL; sister, Judy Loviaks of Calamet, II.; and 16 grandchildren.Rhoda & I met Warren and Martha at the Crabb Reunion in Lafayette, In., in June 1993.

Lauren Caraway [p!012], 17, of Olton, Tx., died 9-3-2000, of leukemia. Rhoda & I met Lauren and herfamily when they stopped in Albuquerque on their way to a Silcott family reunion in Flagstaff, Az., the summer of1999. Grandmother Gayle Allcorn of Olton sent the sad news.

Bill Vincent Schlater [p760] of Piedmont, Mo., died 1-12-2001. According to the Crabb book,survivors include wife Louise Garbison Schlater; sons, James D., Dennis, and Ronald F.; daughters, Sharon K.Cecil of Runnels, la., & Karla; & 11 grandchildren. Mrs. Pauline Prall [p765] of Newton, la., phoned with thenotice of death.

John B. Crabb, 75, of Evansville, In., died 9-3-2000. He served in WWII in the Navy in Okinawa.John retired in 1984 as general supervisor of production after 38 years with Whirlpool Corp. Survivors include wifeMary Scheitlin Crabb; daughter, Deborah D. Richardt of Evansville; sister, Nancy Crowley of Evansville; twobrothers, Guy & Robert, both of Evansville; and nieces & nephews. Burial was at the St. Joseph Cemetery.Please contact the editor if YOU can identify John B. Crabb. Ruth C. Harrison [p567] of Fairfield, II.,sent the obituary.

Harriet Dorinda Crabb McCartney [p568], 90, died 10-10-1999, in San Diego, Ca. Possiblesurvivors are noted in the Crabb book. Niece Ruth Crabb Harrison [p567] of Fairfield, II., found the death in theSocial Security Death Index on the internet.

Eugenie Adelaide Crabb Fadner [p563], 77, died 9-21-1996, at Sauk, Wi. Possible K9survivors are noted in the Crabb book. Ruth Crabb Harrison [p567] of Fairfield, II., found the death in the SocialSecurity Death Index on the internet.

Clara Edith Crabb Henderson [pl!93], 92, of Morrow, Ga., died 12-11-2000. Clara was a native ofLawrence Co., Tn., and a retired teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orori C. Henderson; brother,Malcolm Crabb; and two sisters, Jewel Crabb Hammond & Mamie Crabb Mashburn. Survivors include son,Donnie Henderson & daughter-in-law Doris; sisters, Mable Crabb Thomas of Leoma, Tn., & Evelyn CrabbNorwood Luffman of Killen, Al.; brother Leo Crabb of Muscle Shoals, Al.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Burial was at the Leoma Cemetery. The obituary was sent by Mary Ellen Ledford [p!218] of Irving,Tx.

Martha Lewis Crabb [p!088], 85, of Macomb, II., died 11-2-2000, in Silvis, II. For many yearsMartha was associate editor for Crabb Publications including the McDonough Times. She was a member of theMacomb Library Board for more than 20 years, a member of the McDonough Co. Historical Society, and was arecipient of the key to the city of Macomb in recognition of her civic involvement. In later years she enjoyed art andwriting. Martha wrote stories about her early life for her grandchildren and published a story entitled "The PonyCart" in Tales of Two Rivers I. She was a graduate of Western Academy and attended Western Illinois State TeachersCollege becoming a certified teacher in 1934. Burial was at the Guy Cemetery. Survivors include brother, PaulLewis, Richmond, Ky.; children, Mary C. (Richard) Kerr, Washington, II., Lida Jane (Rod) Reeder, Newark, NY.,Carle R. Crabb III, Los Angeles, Ca., Merle L. (Marvella) Crabb, Port Byron, II., Daniel P. (Judy) Crabb, Oglesby,II., John R. (Rita) Crabb, Woodbridge, Va., & David T. (Beth) Crabb, Macomb; 16 grandchildren; & 8 great-grandchildren. Karen Martin [p!085] of Tempe, Az., sent the obituary.

Welcome New Subscribers-1. Lynda Haack, 12316 Princess Jeanne, Albuquerque, NM. 87112. Line- James Smith Crabb, In.,

p672.2. James H. Crabb, 960 Lake Region Circle, Wetumpka, Al. 36092 7833. Line- G, Joseph Crabb

cl743-1798Tn.pl 193.3. Ronald J. (Joyce L.) Crabb, Box 162, St. Johns, Az. 85936 0162. Line- ?4. Richard D. (Alice Jean) Crabb, 3702 Pecan Cr. Dr., Wharton, Tx. 77488. Line- E, Jeremiah

Crabb 1769-1840 Md., Ky., p403.

90th Anniversary-Pauline Crabb Prall [p765] of Newton, la., will celebrate her 90th birthday on June 20th. If

you would like to send a card, her address is 1326 Crescent Dr., Newton, la. 50208. Rhoda and Iplan on being in Iowa on June 20th since Pauline is my mother.

Queries- (Free to subscribers. All answers to queries are very much appreciated.)1. Mary Ellen Ledford [p!218], 702 Fouts Dr., Irving, Tx. 75061 4126; E-mail-

ellen@airrnail.net. would like to exchange information on William T. (Taylor or Thomas)Crabb [p!203] b. 1861(2) Ms., d. after 1920 (Ok.?), & wife Martha Ellen Harvey b. 1873 Ar.,d. after 1920. They married 9-14-1893, Yell Co., Ar., and had children: Austin b. c!895, d. YellCo., Ar., Rufus W. b. 1898 Ar., Annie b. 1900 Ar., Earnest b. 1908 Ok., and Rosey b. 1913 Ok.Martha was the dau. of John Winston Harvey & Lula Amanda Duncan. William was the son ofWilliam P. Crabb b. 1829 Giles Co., Tn., d. 1893/4 Ar., & first wife Elizabeth Horn b. 1828 Tn., d.1878 Prentiss Co., Ms.

Mary Ellen is also interested in learning more about the parents and siblings of Rose andAmanda Crabb of Annona, Tx. Rose m. William Waters Coffman. William's brother wasDavid Rivers Coffman.

2. Floretta Woodworth, 2504 Montego Bay, Evans, Co. 80620; E-mail- dicustree@qwest.net.is searching for more information about her great-grandfather Jacob Crabb, grandfather BurtonS. Crabb and families. Floretta's mother was Wilma Irene Crabb b. 1922 Tulsa, Ok., and shehad cousins named Burnette and Teagarden. Some of the following years and dates don't seem toagree.

I. Jacob Crabb, farmerb. 12-1821 In., 36y 1870 Wareagle T., Madison Co., Ar., Sly 1880 Wareagle T., 78y 1900 Sugar

Cr. T., Barry Co., Mo., both parents b. Oh.m. Sarah Ellen Henderson b. c!855 In., 33y 1870, (43y?) 1880, d. 1920, bur. Beaver Cem.,

Beaver, Ar., div., both parents b. In., 2nd m. Huggins, 3rd m. Gaskins.children-1. Malinda M. Crabb b. Ar., lOy 1880

K10 2. Burton Saunders Crabb b. Ar, 8y 1880, moved to Tulsa, Ok., in the early 1900's, buried there.3. Viola J. Crabb b. Ar., 6y 18804. Drucilla B. Crabb b. 4-1878 Ar., 4y 1880, 22y 19005. Harvey B. Crabb b. c!882, d. 18986. Ada Atra Crabb b. 1886, d. 1975Also in the 1880 household was a John Hendrits b. Ar., ly. Grandson Willie b. 6-1893 Mo., 6y

1900, both parents b. Mo. & Ar. Also buried at the Beaver Creek Cem. are daughters Drucilla Beaver &Ada Atra Beaver. Other surnames connected to the family include Robertson, Beaver, and Oldfield.

3. Anita J. Lawson, 454 Las Gallinas, San Rafael, Ca. 94903; E-mail- 4gene@flash.net istrying to find more information on the following family to tie to a Crabb line in the Crabb book.Anita is the granddaughter of Carl Clyde Crabb & Agnes Cora McCune.

I. James Crabb b. c!821 Va.?m. Margaret A. b. c!821 Va.?

children- Marilla, Elizabeth, Catherine, Jacob Henry. John, Eliza, & JamesII. Jacob Henry Crabb (James Crabb)

b. Urbana, Champaign Co., Oh.m. 2-28-1877 Oh. or Ks., Sarah Ann Smiley b. Hamilton, Butler Co., Oh.

children- Mable, Carl Clyde. Floyd, Nellie, William, Harvey, Olive, & HazelII. Carl Clyde Crabb (Jacob Henry Crabb)

b. 6-20-1880 Ks.d. 12-11-1961m. Bessie Elizabeth Blair. They had 2 children b. Ks.2nd m. Agnes Cora McCune b. Ks. They had 8 children b. Ks.

4. David Wilkinson, 17589 Wadell Ct, Hamilton, Va. 20158; phone- 540-338-0747 or540-338-9535, is searching for evidence (documentation) that Gen. Jeremiah Crabb [p226] hadto resign his commission because of ill health while serving under Gen. George Washington atValley Forge during the Rev. War. Does a reader know the source of his "forced resignationbecause of ill health" that I included on page 226 in the Crabb book?

Crabbs in the Simpson College Annual Report-The 1999-2000 Annual Report of Simpson College of Indianola, la., included the following

Crabb descendants and/or allied families. Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Downing [p!006] of Indianola,Mrs. Hazel Van Syoc Sutton [p978] of Indianola, Mrs. Marjorie Martin Crabb [p!413], Mr. &Mrs. Leland E. Threlkeld [p978], Helen Rohrer Crabb [?], Mary Threlkeld Pratt [p978], and Rhodaand me [p340] of Albuquerque, NM. Please notify the editor if you can identify HelenRohrer Crabb.

Richard D. Prall, editor14104 Piedras Rd. NE.Albuquerque, NM. 87123

John F. P. Crabbe2 Field EndStourport-on-SevernWorcester, England DY13 8UD