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William Cruse Sr (1785 - aft. 1870)

William Cruse Sr aka Crews, Crewse, Cruze, Creuese
Born in Buckingham, Virginia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 19 Apr 1813 (to 1825) in Knox County, Tennesseemap
Husband of — married 26 Apr 1825 in Knox, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died after after age 85 in Knox County, Tennessee, USAmap
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Contents

Biography

William Crews (Cruse) was born

Marriage

William married twice:

  1. 19 Apr 1813 to Lucy Childress in Knox County, Tennessee. Lucy died in childbirth with their son Robert.
  2. 26 Apr 1825 he married his first cousin, Elizabeth Hood (b ca 1802) and daughter of Aaron Hood.

Children

Known children with Lucy include;

  1. James Matison Cruze (1814-1883)
  2. Polly Crews (1815-)
  3. Elizabeth (Crews) Hood (1818-1897)
  4. Robert Crews (1822-)

Known children with Elizabeth include 7 children - all born in Knox County, Tennessee.

  1. Lee Cruze (1826-1910)
  2. William (Cruze) Cruse Jr. (1828-1921)
  3. Annie Malvina Crews (1830-)
  4. Lucinda (Cruze) Houser (1832-1907)
  5. Sarah Jane (Crews) Johnson (1836-1914)
  6. Nancy (Cruze) Houser (1838-1917)
  7. Susannah Nancy (Crews) Lee (1841-1924)

Death

William died between 1770 and 1780.

Sources

  • "Our Cruze Ancestors" by Elmer Andrew Houser with Nannie Ellis Houser, August 1994, pp 13. Library of Congress Catalog Card number: 94-78930

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Cruse-779 and Crews-919 appear to represent the same person because: same birth location, spouse, death location
posted on Crews-919 (merged) by Cari (Ebert) Starosta