Less than a year after the death of his wife, Alvin Crabb left his 5 kids in a tent along the TN river never to be seen or heard from again.
Buried in an unmarked grave in Missouri.
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZP-4SG : accessed 26 February 2017), James A Crabb in household of M C Crabb, Civil Districts 1, 13, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 9A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,557.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXL-XV7 : accessed 26 February 2017), Alvin Crabb in household of Dorsey Crabb, Civil District 1, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 7A, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1490; FHL microfilm 1,375,503.
"Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X81P-92X : 8 December 2014), Alvin J. Crabb and Viola Willford, 28 May 1911; citing Benton, Tennessee, reference vol 11 p 156; FHL microfilm 557,646.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN53-HTT : accessed 26 February 2017), Alvin J Crabb, Civil District 1, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 1, sheet 6A, line 1, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1728; FHL microfilm 1,821,728.
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