Rueben Creamer (1850 - 1934)

Born 29 Dec 1850 in Henry County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maggie Matilda (Yeates) Creamer — married 5 Jun 1887 in Lafayette County, Florida

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1934 at age 83 in Dover, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

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Biography

Reuben Creamer was born December 29, 1847 in Henry County, Alabama. He was the son of John Creamer and Louisa Shelly .

Reuben married Maggie Matilda Yeates on June 5, 1887 in Lafayette County, Florida.^[1]

Reuben Creamer served in the CSA llth Regt Infantry, Hillsborough County, Florida.

Reuben was living in the County Poor Farm Home when he died in 1934 in Dover, Hillsborough County, Florida. Poor farms were county- or town -run residences where paupers (mainly elderly and disabled people) were supported at public expense (tax-supported). There were 3 dormitories at the Hillsborough County Poor Farm Home. [One for white males, one for black males and a red brick 2-story for females.]

Year of Birth

According to a PENSION APPLICATION, Reuben was born December 29, 1847. Reuben reported he was born on December 29, 1847 in an attempt to claim a pension from the state of Florida. ^[2]

His CERTIFICATE OF DEATH lists his birth date as December 29, 1850. ^[3]

CENSUS RECORDS...

1860 Census, Henry County, Alabama, Age 5, born calculated 1855 ^[4]

1870 Census, Dale County, Alabama, Age 14, born calculated 1856 ^[5]

1880 Census, Lafayette County, Florida, Age 24, Living with Mother; born calculated 1856 ^[6]

1900 Census, Hillsborough County, Florida, Age 50, born calculated 1850

1930 Census, Hillsborough County, Florida, Age 78, born calculated 1852 ^[7]

Obituaries

Reuben Creamer Reben Creamer, 82, died last night at a hospital. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Advent Christian church at Dover, with Elder C. White officiating. Interment will be at Dover cemetery. He is survived by one son, W. J. Creamer and three granddaughters, all of Dover.

Reuben Creamer Funeral services for Reuben Creamer, 82 who died Saturday night at a hospital, were held yesterday afternoon from the funeral home of Andrea Scaglione & Sons and the Advent Christian Church, Dover, with burial in Dover cemetery. Elder C. White officiated. He is survived by a son, W. J. Creamer, and three granddaughters all of Dover.

Burial

First Baptist Dover Cemetery, Hillsborough County, Florida^[8]

According to Reuben's Certificate of Death he is buried at "Dover Cemetery", Hillsborough County, Florida

Rueben's wife (Maggie Matilda Yeates Creamer) is buried at Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida.

Sources

1. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWS9-7JG : 12 December 2014), Reuben Creamer and Maggie Matilda Yeates, 05 Jun 1887; citing Lafayette, Florida; FHL microfilm 1,007,754.
2. ↑ "Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q1-TX8S : accessed 29 December 2016), Reuben Creamer, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing Hillsborough, Florida, United States, State Archive, Tallahassee.; FHL microfilm 6,880.
3. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVVJ-YCP : 25 December 2014), Ruben Creamer, 1934; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number , Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDR-2TB : 30 December 2015), Reuben Creamer in entry for John Creamer, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK9-8J2 : 17 October 2014), Reubin Creamer in household of J Creamer, Alabama, United States; citing p. 222, family 104, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,511.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZQ-GPW : 14 July 2016), Ruben Creamer in household of Luisa Creamer, Lafayette, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 80, sheet 180B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0129; FHL microfilm 1,254,129.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:STKK-VN2 : accessed 17 September 2019), Reuben Creamer in household of Martin D Gray, Precinct 68, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 156, sheet 17A, line 28, family 405, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 321; FHL microfilm 2,340,056.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202533482/reuben-creamer : accessed 08 December 2021), memorial page for Reuben Creamer (29 Dec 1851–9 Feb 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #202533482, citing First Baptist Dover Cemetery, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Old Southern Belle (contributor 47214349) .

See Also:

• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD5W-B6X : 3 April 2015), Reuben Creamer, 1896.
• "Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q1-TKVN : accessed 29 December 2016), Reuben Creamer, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, State Archive, Tallahassee.; FHL microfilm 6,880.
• Family records.