Phillip Bradley Crabtree (1891 - 1918)

Born 9 Jul 1891 in Iconium, St. Clair, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Oct 1918 at age 27 in France [uncertain]

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Biography

Corporal Phillip Crabtree Died of Wounds during World War I.

Phillip remained unmarried. He was in WWI and was wounded in action at Montfoncon, France.^[1] He died Oct 5, 1918^[2] and was buried first at Argonne Cemetery, France. His body was returned home Sept 30, 1921 and bur Oct 4, Iconium Cemetery, Iconium, MO.^[3]

Philip professed faith in Christ, joined the Missionary Baptist church at Liberty and was baptized Oct 17, 1907 and lived a devoted Christian life. He was engaged in farming and stock raising until Sept 19, 1917 when he entered the service of the World War. He was trained for service at Camp Funston, KS. Left the United States for overseas service in Mar 1918.

LOCAL BOYS IN CAMP AND ON THE BATTLE LINE The following letter was received by Mrs. Mollie Crabtree of Iconium from her youngest son, Philip Crabtree, who is in the army and located at Newport News, Virginia.

Dear Folks—I will write a few lines this beautiful afternoon. I will try to write every few days now, even if I do not hear from you folks, for I may be shifting around and not stay in one place long enough to get any mail. I am not having much to do here but may go to work soon--I mean drilling. This is a beautiful place on the Chesapeake Bay. We are only a few steps from the edge of the water. The ships are so thick that you can't count them. The air ships are humming around all the time. You can see them fly down on the water and float around and then they will rise up and fly away like a bird. There are dwelling houses close enough that we can hear the rooster crow of a morning. We get up about daylight. We have plenty to eat. I took out insurance in the amount of $10,000. You will receive some papers soon. Write me when you receive them. I had my picture taken again and sent one home. Have you received them yet and are they any good? I have an idea you could ask a Iot of questions if I were there. We are not allowed to tell much about the war. I don't want any of you to worry about me. That won't do any good. We have no lease on tomorrow even if we're not in the army. We all think too much of this life and not enough of the future. I am prepared to meet the emergency for I have all to gain. and nothing to lose. But I am coming back--at least I feel that way. You can let them all read my letters when you hear from me.

Sources

1. ↑ "American Soldiers of World War I". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61470 #28211 (accessed 20 June 2022). Name: Philip B Crabtree; Estimated Residence Year: Abt 1917; Residence Place: Iconium, Missouri, USA; Estimated Death Year: 1917-1918; Cause of Death: Died of Wounds; Rank: Corporal; Military Branch: US Army.
2. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZK-FZM6 : 3 September 2021), Philip Bradly Crabtree, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65951413/phillip-b-crabtree : accessed 20 June 2022), memorial page for Corp Phillip B. Crabtree (9 Jul 1891–5 Oct 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #65951413 citing Iconium Cemetery, Iconium, St. Clair County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Douglas Pyeatt (contributor 47083722) .

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38X-YB3 : 11 March 2022), Phillip B Crabtree in entry for Samuel Crabtree, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BX-F4C : accessed 20 June 2022), Philip B Crabtree in household of Laurenzo D Crabtree, Jackson, St Clair, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 5A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 801; FHL microfilm 1,374,814.
• This person is also found in a book titled DESCENDANTS OF HEZEKIAH V. PARKER AND MARY ANN SMITH PARKER compiled and edited July 1988 by Mildred Beth Wise Stewart.
• Family Search Profile for Phillip Bradley Crabtee