Henry Robert Crews (1881 - 1947)

Born 12 Jan 1881 in Lindale, Smith, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lena Belle Wilson — married about 1913 in Texas [uncertain]

Died 28 Jun 1947 at age 66 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

Biography

Name

Name: Henry Robert Crews^[1][2]

Birth

Birth: 12 January 1881, at Lindale, Smith, Texas.^[1][2]

Parents

Father: Jesse Edwin Crews

Mother: Harriet Caroline "Hattie" Henderson

Marriage: 20 February 1872, in Perry County, Alabama

Marriage

Wife: Lena Belle Wilson. Lena was Henry's 1st cousin once removed, the granddaughter of his mother's sister.^[3]

Marriage: About 1913

Children of Henry and Lena Crews:

1. Hattie Maurine Crews, who died at age 6 months.
2. Zoe "Evelyn" Crews
3. Lena "Louise" Crews

Residence

1900: Resided in Lindale, Smith, Texas. Age: 19; Single; living with his widowed mother, Hattie, (head of house), and his sisters Emma and Alma. Worked as a farm laborer, could read and write, and had not attended school in the past year.^[4]

1910: Resided in Justice Precinct 6, Smith County, Texas. Single; Living with his mother Hattie and his sister Alma. He was working as a farm laborer on his own account.^[5]

1918: Resided in Smith County, Texas. Head of House. Married to Lena Bell Crews.^[1]

1920: Resided in Lindale, Smith, Texas. Married to Lena B Crews; living with Lena and their 2 1/2 year old daughter, Evelyn. Although it is hard to read the entry for occupation/industry, it appears that he may have been working at a general mercantile store.^[6]

1930: Resided in Tyler, Smith, Texas. Married to Lena Crews; living in a rented home with Lena and daughters Evelyn and Louise; employed as a salesman for Watkins Products.^[7]

1935: Resided in Tyler, Smith, Texas.^[8]

1 April 1940: Resided in Tyler, Smith, Texas. Married; Head of House. Living in a rented home with wife, Lena and their daughter, 18-year-old Louise. Henry was employed as a life insurance agent and Lena was working on her own account as a dressmaker. Henry and Lena had completed 8th grade, and Louise had completed 4 years of high school.^[8]

1942: Resided in Tyler, Texas. Described himself as age 61, self-employed as a real-estate dealer.^[2]

Physical Description

1918: Age 37 years. Medium height and build, grey eyes, light hair; no unusual physical characteristics.^[1]

1942: Age 61 years. Height 5 feet 8 1/2 inches; Weight 182 pounds. Gray eyes, blond hair, light complexion; no unusual physical characteristics.^[2]

Death

Death: 28 June 1947, at Tyler, Smith, Texas.^[9][10]

Burial

Burial: Bethesda Cemetery, Smith County, Texas^[10]

Memory

Per M. Gregory:

I was searching on the family tree for my great uncle Henry and great aunt Lena and their daughter Louise who married W.C. Hogenson... [Henry] was my grandfather Dolphie's brother. My mother lived with them in Tyler in order to finish high school and be prepared for college. I remember visiting Aunt Lena as a little girl and playing pick-up sticks on her floor. Louise and her husband always came to memorial at Lindale until their death.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Online database. Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Smith; Roll: 1983668. Digital image of card.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Online database. The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; State Headquarters: Texas. Digital image of card.
3. ↑ Vivian Anderson Castleberry. Connections: The Story of the Henderson Family of North Carolina, Alabama and Texas. Thorough and well-documented online book. Accessed 14 Aug 2016.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. Online database. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls; Census Place: Lindale, Smith, Texas; Roll: 1670; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241670. Digital image of record for Henry R Crews.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. Online database. Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Smith, Texas; Roll: T624_1589; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1375602. Digital image of record for Henry Crews.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. Online database. Census Place: Lindale, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 929. Digital image of record for Henry R. Crews.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. Online database. Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: 2390; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 847.0; FHL microfilm: 2342124. Digital image of record for Henry Crews.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census. Online database. Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: T627_4137; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 212-5. Digital image of record for Henry R Crews.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Online database. Digital image of certificate.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 January 2021), memorial page for Henry Robert Crews (12 Jan 1881–28 Jun 1947), Find A Grave: Memorial #22288651, citing Bethesda Cemetery, Smith County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Syble Cline Glasscock (contributor 46906789) .
11. ↑ Email from M. Gregory to her niece Carole Partridge. 9 Aug 2016.

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