Marcus Lee Crowder (1869 - 1926)

Born Nov 1869 in Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lockie Ellender (Gouge) Crowder — married 17 Sep 1890 in Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1926 at age 56 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Marcus L. Crowder (see research note) was born November 1869 in Mitchell County, North Carolina^[1] to Isaac Crowder and Julia McKinney^[1][2].

In the 1870 Federal Census, Marcus was a 7 month old infant in the Mitchell County, North Carolina household of his parents and siblings^[1].

Sadly, Marcus' mother Julia passed away when Marcus was about 4 years old, in 1873^[3]. In the 1880 Federal Census, Marcus lived with his widowed father and two siblings in Mitchell County, North Carolina^[4].

On 17 September 1890 Marcus married Lockie Ellender Gouge in Mitchell County, North Carolina^[5]. Lockie was born 27 October 1871 in Mitchell County, North Carolina to Tom Gouge and Ester Winter^[6].

In the 1900 Federal Census, Marcus and Lockie lived in Carter County, Tennessee with four of their children^[7]. Marcus worked in a sawmill^[7].

In the 1910 Federal Census, Marcus and Lockie continued living in Carter County, Tennessee^[8]. All six of their surviving children were also in the household, and Marcus continued working in the lumber industry^[8].

Marcus was about 49 years old when his wife Lockie passed away in 1919^[6]. Marcus and Lockie had ten children together, but only six survived^[9]:

1. Henry Grady Crowder b. 1891 d. 1968^[10]
2. James Crowder b. 1893 d. ?^[11]
3. Bessie Crowder b. 1896 d. ?^[12]
4. Mollie Jane Crowder b. 1898 d. 1991^[13]
5. Ida Crowder b. 1902 d. ?^[14]
6. George W. Crowder b. 1908 d. ?^[15]

In the 1920 Federal Census, Marcus was widowed and lived with his two youngest daughters in Washington County, Tennessee^[16]. Marcus worked as a manager of a saw mill^[16]. His oldest son, Henry Grady, lived next door with his own family^[17].

Sometime after the 1920 Federal Census Marcus married Mary Griffith (see research note). Unfortunately Mary would pass away in 1922 after at most two years of marriage^[18]. Marcus and Mary had one child together:

1. Mildred Marie Crowder b. 1921 d. 1949^[19]

After the death of his second wife, Marcus married a third time^[20] (see research note).

Marcus was 56 years old when he passed away from complications of an infected wound from barbed wire^[2]. He died on 24 August 1926 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee^[2] and is buried in Gouge Cemetery located in Mitchell County, North Carolina^[21].

Research Notes

Middle Name

A record has not yet been found that provides a full middle name for Marcus. Most records do not provide a middle name or a middle initial. A few records (including his grave marker) include a middle initial of "L". His death certificate uses a middle initial of "F"^[2]. A comment on his Find-a-Grave profile, from someone who indicates that they are a descendant of Marcus, uses the middle name "Lee". His profile on FamilySearch, however, indicates that his middle name was "Levi".

Second Marriage

A record of Marcus' marriage to Mary Griffith has yet to be located. Mary's death certificate indicates that her name was Mary Griffith Crowder, daughter of J. M. Griffith and Martha Young, born about 1887, died in 1922, married, and that her husband's name was M. L. Crowder^[18]. The death certificate of Marcus' and Mary's daughter, Mildred, born in June 1921, notes that her father was Marcus L. Crowder and that her mother was Mary Griffith^[19].

Third Marriage

A record of Marcus' third marriage has yet to be located. The first name of his third wife was Blanche^[20].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8L-354 : 3 January 2021), Marcus Crouder in entry for Isaac Crouder, 1870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSDB-Z4G : 23 February 2021), M F Crowder, 24 Aug 1926; Death, Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 March 2021), memorial page for Julia McKinney Crowder (1837–1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #145108916, Gouge Cemetery, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Howell (contributor 47081527).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXC-KXF : 19 February 2021), Marcus Crowder in household of Isaac Crowder, Red Hill, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 149, sheet 90C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,973.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8WV-QPT : 14 February 2020), Film # 007613968, Image 32 of 408, Line #11, Marcus Crowder.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3H6-61M : 20 February 2021), Lockie Crowder, 20 Oct 1919; citing Price'S Creek, Yancey, North Carolina, reference fn 494 cn 579, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,892,499.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZB-6RX : accessed 2 April 2021), Marcus Crowder, Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 17B, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,560.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXP-MHQ : accessed 2 April 2021), Marcus Crowder, Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 10B, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1492; FHL microfilm 1,375,505.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXP-MH7 : accessed 2 April 2021), Lockey Crowder in household of Marcus Crowder, Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 10B, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1492; FHL microfilm 1,375,505.
10. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4P2-YSZM : 21 January 2020), Henry G. Crowder, 1968.
11. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH5K-PNL : 8 December 2014), James Wade Hill Crowder, 06 Oct 1893; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 4, p. 13, Mitchell, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZB-6RV : accessed 9 April 2021), Bessie Crowder in household of Marcus Crowder, Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 17B, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,560.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZB-6RK : accessed 9 April 2021), Mollie Crowder in household of Marcus Crowder, Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 17B, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,560.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXP-MHZ : accessed 9 April 2021), Ida Crowder in household of Marcus Crowder, Civil District 2, Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 10B, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1492; FHL microfilm 1,375,505.
15. ↑ "Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HP-5LVB : 17 March 2018), George Crowder, 1908.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5P-FW8 : 3 February 2021), Moran L Crawder, 1920.
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5P-FW7 : 3 February 2021), Gradie H Crawder, 1920.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F388-YKD : 20 February 2021), Mary Griffith Crowder, 15 Aug 1922; citing Burnsville, Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, reference fn 720 Cn 275, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,089.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4N5-SWMM : 14 February 2020), Mildred Marie Hyatt, 1949.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Spencer, Sheilah "Lockie Ellender (Gouge) Crowder" Message to Todd Dixon. 3 Apr 2021. E-mail containing story told to Sheilah Spencer by her maternal grandmother, Mollie Jane Crowder, daughter of Marcus Crowder.
21. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 April 2021), memorial page for Marcus L. Crowder (1869–1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #8939204, Gouge Cemetery, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Patrick Barrett (contributor 46621888).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Daniel Baker for creating WikiTree profile Crowder-601 through the import of BakerTree.ged on Dec 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Daniel and others.