The Crabb NewsletterVolume 1 Number 1

Newsletter LaunchedA Crabb family newsletter was started this

month to contact more Crabb descendants across theU.S.A. and to make it possible to finish a better historyof the Crabb family. I am in the final months of writinga hardback book on the complete history of the Crabbfamily in America. The new book will cover all knownCrabb and allied families from the the earliest knownColonial immigrant to 1991. Correspondence withmore Crabb descendants will provide additional familysheets, data, and stories which will make the book moreinteresting and complete.

Presently, I have finished in rough draft form325 pages through 15 chapters. Although I haveenough Crabb material to publish the book, I knowthere are Crabb descendants across the U.S.A. andCanada who have new Crabb information which wouldhelp fill-in some of the missing generations and detailsand make the best possible book.

The present plan is to mail the Crabb quarterlynewsletter in March, June, September, and December.Since retirement, I hate to be chained to the clock andcalender; thus, the mailing months may vary. I want tomake this your newsletter so send your ideas of how tomake it better. It is very difficult for one person tomake a family newsletter a success since it really takes afamily to make a family newsletter. I look forward toreceiving more of your ideas, comments, family sheets,and stories for the newsletter and the book.

Last year, Jean Stout of Homer, Alaska,published a newsletter called The Crabb FamilyNetwork. After corresponding with Jean and talkingwith her on the phone, she has agreed, because of herhealth and personal problems, that I edit the Crabbnewsletter at this time. Thus, the subscribers to TheCrabb Family Network who paid their 1991 dues willnow receive this newsletter. I hope to maintain Jean'shigh standards of editorship, (cont. page 2)

Your Last Crabb Newsletter?The next Crabb newsletter will be mailed in June

to those who have paid the $12 subscription.Numerous Crabbs accepted my February letter offer ofa free sample copy. If you are interested in Crabbfamily history and want to continue receiving thenewsletter, be sure to fill in the subscription form in thisnewsletter and mail your check to the editor.

The Crabb Newsletter is published quarterly byRichard D. Prall, 14104 Piedras Rd. NE., Albuquerque,NM. 87123. $12 annual subscription.

March 1991

The New Crabb BookDuring my childhood in Warren Co., la., I

listened to my grandparents, parents, and aunts anduncles as they related past accounts of their lives andthose of their forefathers. I loved to hear the old storiesretold. These old family stories inspired me so about25 years ago, I started on a quest to collect and recordthe family stories plus search for the facts behind thestories in libraries, archives, courthouses, andcemeteries. Rhoda, my wife, and I have researched ourfamilies from the massive Salt Lake City family historylibrary to the Maryland archives in Annapolis. Duringtrips to Europe, we have studied our families in England,Ireland, Holland, and France.

Now I am pulling together all 25 years ofresearch into a book. Many months of typing, revising,editing, proofreading, and compiling the index lie aheadbefore the book can be published. One primary reasonfor this newsletter is to give other interested Crabbdescendants a chance to have their Crabb lines andstories included in the book.

The Contents of the BookThe Crabb book will contain the following:

1. Pages acknowledging those Crabb descendants whowere major contributors to its publication.2. Explanation of the numbering system and format.3. A table of abbreviations used in the book.4. A table of contents and a list of maps, charts, andphotographs.5. Old photographs.6. 16 or more chapters.7. A bibliography listing the libraries and archivesresearched, courthouses visited, and books used.8. A complete index of all names in the book. A familyhistory book without a good index is almost worthless.

At time of publication, the book will contain allknown Crabb and allied families with (cont. page 4)

Future Newsletter Stories1. More missing links and correspondence relating tothe missing links.2. A listing of Crabbs and allied individuals buried incemeteries in Warren Co., Illinois; Eminence, Ky.;Jackson Co., In.; and Warren Co., Iowa.3. Information on how and where to research yourCrabb family.4. News of Crabbs living today: births, marriages,anniversaries, deaths, awards, reunions, etc.5. Progress on the forthcoming Crabb book.6. The Crabbs in England.7. And more.

2 The Wives and DaughtersThe following is only a partial list of the

surnames of women who married Crabbs and the menwho married the Crabb daughters. I have hundreds ofother names but very little information on their ancestry.Many of the names have been spelled in various waysthrough the centuries. If you know more about any ofthese families, please send family sheets and material,and I will consider the information for the forthcomingCrabb book. The surnames are alphabetized becausethe list is so long.

Allied Family NamesAdams, Ashford, Aud, Baird, Barnett, Barnhill,

Barrow, Belt, Bennett, Besore, Bivans, Blue, Boone,Bradley, Brashears, Bratt, Briscoe, Broocke, Browning,Bryan, Burgess, Byrns, Carpenter, Carson, Caseldine,Clarke, Clapp, Claycamp, Cleveland, Clevenger,Cochran, Coe, Compton, Coons, Corwin, Cox, Crandall,Crawford, Cunningham, Dale, Dent, Dicks, Dorsey,Douglass, Downing, Drane, Edgington, Edmonston,Emmons, Fairfax, Ferguson, Frame, Gantt, Garbison,Garner, Gerrard, Gill, Gordon, Graves, Green,Greenfield, Griffin, Griffith, Haddock, Hanna, Harvey,Hilleary, Hogg, Holeman, Horn, Howard, Hubbard,Husband, Huston, James, Jamieson, Johns, Knauss,Kimzey, King, Kline, Kogan (Coggan), Ledford,Lieurance, Long, Lytle, Magruder, Mariarite, Marsham,McCalla, McNair, Meredith, Miller, Monnett, Morgan,Nuthall, Ocanny, Orme, Owens, Parish, Parkinson,Pearce, Phelps, Pittman, Pliler, Poston, Prather, Rankin,Reynolds, Ridgely, Robertson, Robinson, Roche,Rogers, Roseborough, Ross, Rust, Satchell, Segraves,Silcott, Simmons, Sitton, Smith, Snowden, Sparkman,Sprigg, Stevenson, Stockett, Stovall, Stowell, Swan,Talkin, Thomas, Thornton, Threlkeld, Truman,Turnipseed, Ulmer, Vandeveer, Wade, Warfield,Waring, Washington, Weakley, Weddle, Welch, Wells,Weston, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, Wilson, Winder,Wright, Yates, Yeo, Young, etc.

Please forgive me if I left out your allied familyname. I quickly read 325 pages of my rough draft tomake the above list and know that I missed some.

Old PhotographsPlease send good quality prints of old family

photographs that you want considered for the Crabbbook. I plan on including some old pictures in spite ofthe extra cost and trouble of printing.

Most snapshots do not reproduce well,especially group snapshots. If you have studio-qualityphotographs of a great grandfather in his Civil Waruniform, a quality photograph of the old homestead, thewedding picture of your grandparents, etc., and thinkthey might reproduce clearly in the Crabb book, pleasesend a good print, but not a Xerox copy. A Xerox copyof any photograph will look terrible in the Crabb book.

A photograph that is fairly poor or average inthe original form will usually look worse when printed

even if taken it to professional photography whospecializes in reproducing old photographs. If you havethe money to make top quality prints, do so. It isalways dangerous to mail irreplaceable items likeoriginal old family photographs through the mail so Ido not recommend it. I do not have the funds to pay forthe return postage so if you send original photographsyou want returned once the book is published, pleasesend a check or postage to cover the return mailingcosts. Send prints of photographs that best representyour Crabb line

Newsletter Launched(cont. from p. 1)

Jean Stout mailed her newsletter to about 15Crabb descendants. I want to greatly increase thenumber of newsletter subscribers and involve and unitemore Crabbs in their search for their family heritage.The newsletter should help in this cause plus improvethe coming Crabb book. When Jean sends me a list ofher subscribers and it is determined that you sent a1991 check to both of us, I will refund $12.

Letters Mailed to 2000 CrabbsThe first week of February, before the postage

rates went up, letters were mailed to almost 2000 Crabbdescendants throughout the 50 states and Canada. Theletter invited Crabbs to have their family line andancestry included in the new book. Hardly a day goesby that I don't receive letters, Crabb or allied familysheets, stories, documents, subscriptions to thenewsletter, and advance reservations for the comingCrabb book. At the moment, I am days behind intyping all the new families and stories into the chaptersof the Crabb book. Thank you very much for thestrong response and interest in the Crabb and alliedfamilies. It isn't possible to answer all the letterspersonally, but believe me, I appreciate all your help.

To contact 2000 Crabbs by letter, I spent about$600 on stamps and copying costs. Subscriptions tothe newsletter and the reservations for more Crabbbooks will eventually help defray some of the $600, butit is doubtful that either the newsletter or the book willever cover the entire amount. Many times it is difficultto sell enough copies of a family history book to evenpay the printing costs. Thus, after investing my time,energy, and $600, you can see that I am very seriousabout producing the best possible book on the historyof the Crabb family.

To my knowledge, no one has ever published acomplete history of the Crabbs. A few old genealogicalbooks have a page or so on this or that Crabb line, but Ihave never found a book solely on the Crabb family. Inaddition, some of the published Crabb data and lineagearrangements are inaccurate or unsupported withprimary documents. After more than 350 years ofCrabbs in America, it is about time for a Crabb book.See another story in this newsletter on the details of thecoming Crabb book.

Goals of the Newsletter1. To give Crabb descendants a chance to submit theirfamily sheets and stories for publication.2. To share and preserve the Crabb heritage and its rolein the 350 year history and settlement of America beforeit is lost forever.3. To further the research of our Crabb ancestors inAmerica and Europe.4. To provide Crabb descendants with the knowledge toresearch their own family lines.5. To unite and acquaint Crabb descendants through thenewsletter, correspondence, the Crabb book, andreunions.6. To report contemporary Crabb news: births,marriages, deaths, anniversaries, awards, etc.

The Cost to YouIt will cost you $12 a year for the quarterly

Crabb newsletter. A subscription form is included withthis issue. One choice offered in the February Crabbletter was a free (sample) copy of the newsletter. Someof you requested the free Crabb newsletter beforeinvesting your $12. I would have done the same thing.Some people are trying to sell a list addresses of Crabbsliving today or pages of unrelated Crabb data culledfrom miscellaneous sources as family history books.Others want your money for a poorly-made plasticfamily coat of arms. As the saying goes, "Don't buy apig in a poke."

Read and study this issue of the Crabbnewsletter, and if you like what you see, subscribe andjoin in this family effort. Some people are notinterested in genealogy or their families' heritage.Thank goodness we are all different with variedinterests. If you are not interested in the Crabb heritage,do you know of relatives who are and have studied theCrabb family or who want to learn about their ancestry?Please tell them about the newsletter and the comingCrabb book, give them this newsletter, or send me theiraddresses, and I will mail a sample copy of thenewsletter.

Your Crabb LineIt will also cost you the time, effort, and expense

to research, write, and submit your family sheets, stories,and documents for publication in the Crabb book. Ifyou already have your Crabb generations on differentfamily sheet forms, feel free to send Xerox copies ofthose. It is important to trace and explain your Crabbancestry back as far as possible so I can determine yourbranch and where you fit in the organization of theCrabb book. I may or may not be able to connect yourCrabb ancestry with the thousands of Crabb names andfamilies if all you send is one personal family sheet,your own. One chapter in the Crabb book will be setaside for as yet unconnected Crabb families, but I wouldprefer to locate your family with the correct Crabb lineif at all possible. While time is still available, why notvisit a good library and further research your Crabbgrandparents and great grandparents. Send enough datato properly place your

3Crabb family in the book. Other articles in thisnewsletter discuss the ways to find and use themicrofilm copies of the 1850 census of America andthe printed county histories in your local library.

Another cost to you is the price of a stamp, now29 cents, to mail contemporary news about your Crabbfamily for inclusion in the next issue of the newsletter.Include family stories and articles for future issues.

Editor Richard D. PrallI retired after 29 years of high school teaching,

and in February of 1990 published a 546 page hardbackbook on the history of the Prall family which traced thePrall ancestry back to the 1660's immigrant ArendtJansen Prall 1647-1725, who died on Staten Island.My parents are Pauline Crabb and Dwight E. Prall ofNewton, la. I hope to make the Crabb book even betterthan the Prall book with all your help and the experiencegained in producing the Prall book. The following ismy Maryland-to-Iowa Crabb lineage by generations,and I know that dozens of you have a Crabb line thatgoes back to the Maryland Crabbs.

The Maryland Crabb LineI. Ralph Crabb c!670-c!724 Pr. Geo. Co., Md.II. Ralph Crabb c!695-1733 Pr. Geo. Co., Md.

m. Priscilla Sprigg c 1699-1763III. Edward Crabb 1734-1801 Md.

m. Ursula ?IV. Charles Crabb b. 1762, d. 1827 Jackson Co., In.

m. Susanna Smith (James Haddock Smith)V. James Smith Crabb b. 1797, d. 1862 Wayne Co., In

m. Paulina Threlkeld (Moses Threlkeld)VI. Thomas W. Crabb b. 1834, d. 1917 Warren Co., la

m. Susan Coons (John Coons)VII. Daniel T. Crabb b. 1879, d. 1941 Warren Co., la.

m. Josie Jane Greenfield (Silas Greenfield)VIII. Eva Pauline Crabb b. 1911 Warren Co., la.

m. Dwight E. Prall (Nathan C. Prall)I think I have proof for the above lineage. No

evidence has been found to prove that the 1665Maryland immigrant named Henry Crabb was the fatherof the first Ralph Crabb or that an early Thomas Crabbof Maryland was the father of either Ralph Crabb. MyCrabb ancestors lived in Maryland at least threegenerations before they crossed the mountains toShelby Co., Ky., then Jackson Co., In., Wayne Co., In.,Warren Co., II., and finally Warren Co., la., where I wasborn. I have corresponded with dozens of Ralph Crabbdescendants and have hundreds of families andthousands of names, dates, places, and stories related tothis Crabb line.

Some genealogists have said that Richard Crabbc 1594-1680 of Long Island was the father of HenryCrabb who immigrated to Maryland. The first chapterof the new book will be about Richard Crabb and theCrabbs of England. Chapter two will focus on HenryCrabb of New England and the Henry Crabb ofMaryland. There is no documentation to prove thateither Henry Crabb is related to Ralph Crabb of Md.

4 By the nature of a first issue of a familynewsletter and the need for information aboutforthcoming new Crabb book, too much space in thisissue was spent on rather dull business items, but futureissues of the newsletter will contain more articles andspace on the specifics of our Crabb ancestors (andallied families) plus the contemporary Crabb news.

The New Crabb Book(cont. from page 1) closely related families in thesame chapter. This book is not produced from a stockgenealogical computer program or database whichsometimes makes genealogical books hard to read andunderstand. The new Crabb book is being hand typedon a word processor just as you would type theparagraphs and pages of a letter on a typewriter. Myword processor, a fancy name for an electronictypewriter, is an Apple Macintosh Plus, and I am usingthe Mac Write II program. The original pages of thebook and this newsletter are printed on an Apple laserprinter before they are taken for reproduction (printing).

The finished book on the history of the Prallfamily published a year ago was 546 pages on 8 1/2 by11 inch pages with a durable hardback which sold for$50 per copy. The 546 pages consisted of 481 pagescovering 14 generations of Pralls with a 63 page indexof individual names. The 1990 Prall book is listed inthe new Books in Print, has the Library of Congressnumber 89-64217, and is in libraries across the country,especially where Pralls and allied families settled. TheCrabb book is far from being finished. It will be at leastas large as the Prall book, but it may cost more becauseprinting, binding, and postage costs have gone up.

The 1600's Crabb immigrants are consideredthe first generation of a family. Some family historybooks place all 2nd generation members together in thesame chapter, all 3rd generations in the next chapter, etc.After the 3rd or 4th generation away from theimmigrant, every chapter is a disorganized jumble ofunrelated names and families. To avoid this mess, thenew Crabb book will be arranged as follows:

Planned Crabb Book ChaptersI. Richard Crabb c!594-1680 of Long Is.

and the Crabbs of EnglandII. Henry Crabb of Boston, and Henry of Md.III. Ralph Crabb cl670-c!724 Pr. Geo. Co., Md.IV. Ralph Crabb c!695-1733 Pr. Geo. Co., Md.

m. Priscilla Sprigg c!699-1763V. Edward Crabb 1734-1801 Md.

m. UrsulaVI. Charles Crabb b. 1762, d. 1827 Jackson Co., In.

m. Susanna Smith (James Haddock Smith)VII. James S. Crabb b. 1797, d. 1862 Wayne Co., In.m. Paulina Threlkeld (Moses Threlkeld)VIII. Thomas W. Crabb 1834-1917 Warren Co., la.

m. Susan Coons (John Coons)IX. Daniel T. Crabb b. 1879, d. 1941 Warren Co., la.

m. Josie Jane Greenfield (Silas Greenfield)

X. Sprigg family of Md.XI. Smith family of Md.XII. Threlkeld family of Va., Ky., and la.XIII. Coons family of Ky., In., and II.XIV. Greenfield family of In. and la.XV. One or more chapters on the Va. Crabb line.XVI. A chapter on the 19th century Crabb immigrantlines.XVII. A final chapter on the Crabb families who are notyet connected to any of the above Crabb lines.

I got a late start on researching the VirginiaCrabb line since my Crabb ancestors came fromColonial Maryland. It is possible that the early Crabbson both sides of the Potomac River in Maryland andVirginia are related, but I haven't found the evidence toprove it. As more material comes in on the VirginiaCrabb families, I will organize these families into one ormore chapters.

Some Crabbs entered the U.S. A. in the 1900'sfrom England or Scotland and don't seem to have adirect tie to the Maryland or Virginia Crabbs; thus, theywill probably have their own chapter.

Crabb or Krebs ?Most American Crabbs came from England.

Rhoda and I on our travels to Great Britain have metCrabbs working and living in England and Scotland andnoticed that many Crabbs were listed in the phonebooks. More research needs to be done on the EnglishCrabbs.

In the 18th century, many Germans settled inWestern Maryland and Pennsylvania, and among themwere the Krebs families. As the Krebs changed fromspeaking German to English, some of them adopted thename of Crabs, Crabbs, or Crabb. Today it is extremelydifficult to sort out the Krebs (Crabs and Crabbs) fromthe Crabb families in the early 19th century Marylandand Pennsylvania censuses. Some Krebs or Crabbsdescendants have already sent their family sheets, andthe current plan is to include them in the book. In someareas where both Crabbs and Krebs settled, this may bethe only way to understand both.

Each ChapterWithin one chapter, for example chapter 4 on

Ralph Crabb, all known children and descendants ofRalph Crabb will be discussed in detail up to 1991except son Edward Crabb and his descendants who willbe the subject of chapter 5. In chapter 5 all knowndescendants of Edward Crabb will be presented exceptthose of son Charles Crabb who will be the topic ofchapter 7. This chapter format will unite closely relatedfamilies and their family lines and make the book easierto read and understand. In many cases a reader mayfollow his or her Crabb lineage right through the pagesof a chapter without interruption.

What to send ?Biographical and historical family details will be

included to make the book more interesting. Pleasesend copies of pioneer and frontier stories, service inwars from the American Revolution to Kuwait,individual wills, deeds, and other documents, personal

and family tragedies and successes, copies of old familyBible records, copies of newspaper clippings andobituaries, all the Crabb and allied families buried in aspecific cemetery, census records of families, etc. Thiswill make the Crabb book more than a listing of names,dates, and places (births, marriages, deaths, and burials).The newsletter may be the best place to publish some ofthe material such as Crabb and allied families buried ina specific cemetery or all the Crabb and allied familiesin, for instance, the 1850 Warren Co., Illinois, census.When many families are included in one document, itwould be difficult to print the entire list on one page ofthe book beside a single Crabb family.

Book Publication Date ?It is impossible to set a publication date since I

do not know how many Crabb descendants will sendadditional data. Since I am retired, I like to type at myown speed and enjoy the moments of each passing day.About a year from now is the very tentative date forpublication which means you still have time to researchyour personal Crabb line and send the results. Justdon't put it off and forget it and thus miss this once-in-a life-time opportunity to have your ancestry recordedfor posterity.

The 1850 CensusAnother goal of this newsletter is to help Crabb

descendants research their own family lines. The firstnational census in America was conducted in 1790 andagain every ten years up to the recent census of 1990.There are two centuries of censuses on file on us andour ancestors. The first census to record more than thename of the head of the household was the 1850census. The 1850 census named the wife and allchildren plus the age of each and their place of birth.

The 1850 census is a great place to start if youcan identify ancestors who lived in that year and if youhave a rough idea where they lived (state, county, andtownship). Most local libraries of any size have amicrofilm reader and a copy of the 1850 local countycensus and sometimes the censuses of all the countiesof the state. In addition, many libraries have in bookform an index to 1850 census for their state. The 1850alphabetically-listed index will note the county andtownship where your ancestor lived and usually whichpage of the census to turn. This will save you fromreading for hours the microfilm pages of the entirecounty if you know the township. The 1850 census, aswell as later ones, are arranged by state down tocounties and townships.

What if your local library doesn't have amicrofilm copy of its county's 1850 census or that youlive in Ohio and want the censuses for Illinois? Moststate capitals have a state archive or library that has the1850 census book index plus the microfilm for theirstate. Sometimes they have surrounding states or evenall the states. The Albuquerque Special CollectionsLibrary (genealogy library) has the 1850 census for all

the states and is rapidly purchasing those for 1860,1870, etc. Many medium and large city libraries havemicrofilm of the 1850 .census and later censuses formany states.

Available for use and open to the public aremicrofilm census records from 1790 to 1910.Remember that all those before 1850 just list the nameof the head of household. It won't be long until the1920 census will be released. Every ten years anothercensus will become available. This is done to protectthe privacy of living Americans.

If you can't find the desired census at your localor state library, another solution is to check in the phonebook for a nearby LDS. (Mormon) Church. ManyMormon Churches have family history libraries whereeven non-Mormons may go and use the books andmicrofilm. You can order additional microfilm fromSalt Lake City for a nominal postage fee. It will take afew days to receive the film from Salt Lake City.

While at the Mormon library, learn how to readthe IGI (International Genealogical Index) onmicrofiche. The IGI is now available at many publiclibraries. On small pieces of plastic (microfiche) aremillions of names from around the world. For theU.S.A., the names are in alphabetical order by state.The IGI lists the name, date, and place of birth,christening, marriage, death, will, and census year.Many family history researchers have filled in missingpieces of their family history by using the IGI.microfiche. It is always sound research to then locatethe original birth certificate, etc., to verify the fact.

Finally, if you still can't find the 1850 statemicrofilm census you want, there are libraries across thecountry which specialize in genealogy and local history.The largest and most complete genealogical library inthe world is the mammoth family history library in SaltLake City, Ut. There is no charge for using the library,and it takes only a few cents to make Xerox copies ofpages of microfilm, microfiche, and books. Millions ofpeople use the Salt Lake City library every year. Mywife and I have visited this library on three differenttrips to Salt Lake and may return before I finish theCrabb book. Salt Lake City is only a good day's drivefrom Albuquerque, about 600 miles. One could spendweeks researching his or her family in Salt Lake byreading some of the millions of microfilms, microfiche,and books. If you can't travel to Salt Lake, order thefilm from your local Mormon Church library. Whenthe film arrives in the mail, the librarian will notify you,and you can read the film and even order more.

Some of the other major genealogy librariesacross the county are: Library of Congress inWashington, DC.; Newberry Library in Chicago, FortWayne Library in Ft. Wayne, In.; DAR. Library inWashington, DC.; the main New York City PublicLibrary; Filson Club Library in Louisville, Ky.; EnochPratt Library in Baltimore, Md.; National Archives inWashington, DC.; to name just a few. I have used all

6 but the NYC. and the Newberry Libraries.A local DAR chapter, genealogical club, or

historical society could tell you where to find a nearbylibrary with the 1850 state census, and many would evenhelp you get started on your search. It is fun todiscover your own ancestors. Don't forget to send acopy so I can include the data in the coming Crabbbook or the Crabb newsletter.

The County HistoriesIn the last decades of the 19th century when the

old Civil War veterans were dying off as well as theearly pioneer settlers of Middle America, many countiesstarted publishing county history books to preserve thestories of the pioneers and veterans before the personaland local history was lost forever. My home county,Warren County, Iowa, published large volume historiesin 1879, 1908, 1953, and 1987. Many counties, towns,and cities published historical volumes during the 1976bicentennial year.

These county histories are a gold mine ofgenealogical information. Most large genealogical andlocal history libraries contain volumes of countyhistories from across the country, and even the smallestlocal library has its own county histories.

A few years ago, I learned about the plan topublish a new history of Warren Co., la., so I sent typedpages on my mother's and father's families which wereincluded in the 1987 History of Warren Co., la.

Choices for YouSummarized from the page one stories.

1. If you are not interested in the history of your family,pass this newsletter on to family members who are.Female lines? Don't forget those who because ofmarriage carry a different name but are definitely Crabbdescendants.2. Make enough Xerox copies of the blank familysheet included in this newsletter to record the details ofyour Crabb ancestry; your family, your children'sfamilies, your parents families, your grandparentsfamilies, etc. There is no charge for including yourCrabb and allied information in the new book.3. Send family biographies, history, stories, anddata you want considered for the book. Many thanksto all of you who have already sent their Crabb familysheets and stories. The information is being typed intothe Crabb book as time permits.4. Subscribe to the Crabb newsletter for $12 a yearand become a part of an active 20th century Crabbfamily. Some have already sent their subscriptions andchecks. See subscription form in this newsletter.5. Reserve copies of the Crabb book for yourself andyour family by returning the book reservation formincluded in this issue of the newsletter. If you havealready reserved your copy, once was enough. A largerbook printing run could reduce the cost per book. Youwill be notified when the book is printed and its cost.

The book reservation will not obligate you to buy thebook, only reserve a copy of the book when it ispublished in case the price is right and you then want tobuy it. The book will make an excellent and lastinggifts for birthdays, graduations, Christmas,anniversaries, etc. Finally, a gift that is not the wrongsize, style, or color.

Send contemporary Crabb news that could beprinted in the Crabb newsletter about 1991 births,marriages, deaths, anniversaries, awards, etc., in additionto old Crabb stories and data that would makeinteresting reading in future newsletters.7. Notify and share this newsletter and copies of theblank family sheet with children, grandchildren, parents,grandparents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews,brothers and sisters, cousins, and other Crabbdescendants you know about. Don't forget the femalelines. There are probably 100's maybe 1000's ofCrabb descendants living in America today that I willnever be able to contact alone. Many of you havealready notified relatives and Crabbs living in your area,and I know the relatives will thank you when they seetheir families in print when the book comes out.

Crabb Coach HonoredPeggy Crabb Bielich of Mangum, Ok., wrote in

February and sent along with her Crabb family sheetsand a full page newspaper article about her brother JimCrabb from the 3-15-1989, edition of the The SayreRecord of Sayre, Ok. Peggy noted that her family hasbeen teachers: her mother as well as all of her fivebrothers and sisters. Peggy is a retired high schoolprincipal. Brother Johnny was a teacher before heturned farmer-rancher. All of Peggy's brothers are nowor former noted girls basketball coaches in Ok.Johnny's team won the Oklahoma state championshipone year, Jim and Joe's have won it twice, and Larry'steam made it to the semi-finals.

The full page newspaper story focused on herbrother Jim as a girl's basketball coach for over 26years. The article called him "Gentleman Jim." Jimhas a 92% win record for his 26 years as Sayre LadyEagle basketball team coach or 452 victories to 221losses. The record may be even better now since thestory is about a year old. Jim said every superintendentof Sayre had at least one daughter playing ball, and thesuperintendents were all very supportive. The formergirls' basketball team members praised Jim Crabb as aninspiration for their hard work and success on and offthe basketball floor. Jim said he stressed the "lady"part of the Lady Eagles of Sayre. Before he settled inSayre, Jim coached baseball at Binger, Ok., and had ayoung 8th grade player named Johnny Bench who wenton to become a famous baseball player for theCincinnati Reds. Jim started a basketball camp for girlsat Sayre Junior College in 1969, and each summer hisbrothers help him run the basketball camp. Jim teachesat both the Sayre Junior College as well as the highschool.

Contemporary Crabb News ?Every issue of the Crabb newsletter will contain the recent Crabb and allied family births,

marriages, anniversaries, deaths, reunions, degrees, awards, and other news of today. Please sendeditor Richard D. Frail, 14104 Piedras Rd. NK, Albuquerque, NM. 87123, the news of your familyline and the Crabbs in your area. I have been so busy typing the Crabb book that I hope I haven'tmissed some of the contemporary news you have included in your letters. If I have missed a birth,etc., please send a reminder, and I will include it in the next issue of the newsletter.

New Descendants- ? Anniversaries- ? Awards- ? Reunions- ?Marriages-

On 1-26-1991, in Dallas, Tx., Christopher Sean Forst married Mary Ann Harris.Christopher is the son of David Paul Forst and Linda May Crabb Frajman Hamson. Mary Ann isthe daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Harris. Linda Hamson lives in Boise, Idaho, where areception was held to honor the young couple on 2-16-1991. Linda wrote that Christopher is in theMarines and was scheduled for immediate departure to Saudi Arabia. Linda is the daughter ofNathan Haddock Crabb and Evelyn Grace Crandall of Iowa. Nathan Haddock "Doc" Crabb wasthe younger brother to my Civil War grandfather, Thomas William Crabb of Warren Co., la.In Memory of-

Hazel Maye Crabb born 10-31-1901, died 10-21-1990, ten days short of her 91st birthday.Hazel was born on the Crabb farm just north of Brownstown, In., and before her retirement, taughthistory for 49 years at the Beech Grove High School in Indianapolis. Her sister Faye ofBrownstown, In., recently wrote and noted that Hazel enjoyed her years of teaching and her summertravels in Europe. Hazel was visiting the Crabb farm a few summers ago when Rhoda and Istopped, and we got to visit with her and her brothers and sisters: Faye, Cyrus, Lillian, and Edward.Cyrus, who was in the cavalry in WWI, died in 1989, and Lillian died in 1985.Oldest Crabb Descendant ?

Today, March 2, as I finish writing the Crabb newsletter, is the 102nd birthday of EmmaCassie Bowen. Happy Birthday Emma! Emma lives at the Everly House, Macomb, II. 61455.The 102 year old daughter of Sirena Holeman & Lewis Cass Bowen may be the oldest living Crabbdescendant. Sirena Holeman was the granddaughter of Daniel Holeman & Priscilla Sprigg Crabb1811-1846, and Priscilla was the daughter of Charles Crabb 1762-1827 & Susannah Smith. The102 year old Emma regrets that the residents of her Everly House only like to play bingo since sheloves to beat them at Scrabble. Mildred Warner of Albany, Or., wrote and noted that the Emma'slong letters are much better written and more legible than the average letter.2nd Oldest Crabb Descendant ?

I received a letter from Faye Crabb of Brownstown, In., last month. Theta Faye Crabb wasborn 8-27-1896, and thus is 94 years of age. Faye is the oldest daughter of James RobertsonCrabb & Ida Claycamp and has lived her entire life on the Crabb family farm just north ofBrownstown. Rhoda and I stopped and visited Faye and family on two different occasions on ourMidwest genealogical trips. Last October Faye's younger sister Hazel died. Today, Faye liveswith her brother Edward. Near their farm in the middle of a field on the Rust Farm are the gravesof Charles Crabb 1762-1827 and his wife Paulina Threlkeld. Rhoda and I placed a small Americanflag on their graves on a Fourth of July visit to Jackson Co., In. Charles Crabb 1762-1827 is thegreat great grandfather of Faye and Edward as well as my great great great grandfather.

The Missing LinksThe Crabb newsletter is an excellent way to unite Crabbs in their search for answers to

some of the Crabb missing links. This reoccurring column will challenge readers to find theanswers to the puzzles and questions remaining in the Crabb genealogy. If you have ideas ordocuments that might help solve the following Crabb problems, please send them to the editor.Keep searching. If you have a missing link that needs to be solved, forward it to the editor.Missing Link #1- Parents and Children of Richard Crabb?

Did Richard Crabb c!594-1680 have any children? To date, I have never found a NewEngland document that mentions a single child by Richard Crabb who died at Oyster Bay, LongIsland, on 4-6-1680. He arrived in Puritan Boston around 1635 and first appeared at the nearbyvillage of Watertown, Ma. Richard's moves west and south of the Boston were to Wethersfield,Stamford, and Greenwich, Ct, and finally to across Long Is. Sound to Long Island are fairly welldocumented. Puritan Robert Coe called Richard Crabb his brother-in-law. In 1661, widower

Richard Crabb married Alice Wright, widow of Peter Wright of Long Is. The New England 8Quaker and civil court records indicated that Richard in his old age became a Quaker and clashedwith the established Puritan church in the area.

Was Henry Crabb who married Hannah Emmons in Boston in 1657 the son of RichardCrabb? Although Henry Crabb was about the right age, determined by the date of marriage, to bethe son of Richard Crabb of Long Is., no record has been found to connect Henry to Richard.Some past genealogist have said that Richard was the father of Henry Crabb, but they offered noproof. Does any reader have ideas or documentation on this colonial Crabb missing link?

In addition, the English parents of Richard Crabb have not been determined, but theyprobably lived in Suffolk Co., England. Richard and his first wife, possibly a Coe, may have rearedtheir children in England where the children remained while Richard and wife sailed for Bostonaround 1635. Richard was about 40 years of age in 1635. Did Richard have children?Missing Link #2- Parents and Children of Henry Crabb of Maryland?

Who were the parents and children of Henry Crabb of Maryland? A Henry Crabb wastransported to Maryland on 7-20-1665, by a James Ringeld (Bringle). Henry completed his sevenyear indenture on 11-16-1672, and sold his rights to 50 acres to Matthew Ward. Documentsrelating to Henry Crabb can't be located after this 1672 sale of land. Was this Henry the sameHenry Crabb who married Hannah Emmons of Boston on 1657? Hannah probably died before hermother's will of 1666. Did Hannah die and Henry move on down the coast to Maryland to make afresh start? Some past genealogists assume this to be true. Was Henry Crabb of Maryland the sonof Richard Crabb of Long Island? Who were the children of Henry Crabb of Maryland? Nodocuments have been found that mention his children. Any ideas or solutions?Missing Link #3- Parents of Ralph Crabb Sr.?

Who were the parents of Ralph Crabb Sr. c!670-c!724 of Maryland. There is someevidence which supports the existence of a Ralph Crabb Sr. and a Ralph Crabb Jr. I can trace myCrabb line back to Ralph Crabb Jr. 1694-1733 without much trouble. Was the Marylandindentured servant Henry Crabb the father of Ralph Crabb Sr.?

One complication in this issue is a Thomas Crabb whose will was probated in Charles Co.,Md., in 1719. The will only names daughters, no sons. Thomas Crabb's inventory states that hisbrother was Ralph Crabb. Past genealogist have assumed without proof that Thomas Crabb wasthe father of Ralph Crabb. The 1719 will and inventory would indicate that Thomas Crabb was abrother of Ralph Crabb Sr. and thus Ralph Crabb Jr. was a son of Ralph Sr.

Maryland lineage backed by some evidence-I. Ralph Crabb Sr. cl670-c!724, a brother named Thomas Crabb d. 1719II. Ralph Crabb Jr. c!695-1733, a brother named Edward CrabbIII. Edward Crabb 1734-1801. Some children of Edward Crabb left for Kentucky.

Missing Link #4- Ralph Crabb Jr.'s middle name?Was Wright the middle name of Ralph Crabb Jr. 1694-1733. Some past genealogists have

called him Ralph Wright Crabb. Ralph had a son named Henry Wright Crabb, but I have neverfound a document that named Ralph "Ralph Wright Crabb." Does anyone have a deed, will, ordocument which includes the Wright middle name, more than a family history book?