Gloster Crockett (abt. 1810 - 1894)

Born about 1810 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Husband of Melinda (Carroll) Crockett — married 1849 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1894 at about age 84 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Gloster was born about 1810.

Gloster Crockett is a part of US Black heritage.

In the 1870 census Sostes (age 65) was the head of household in Speedwell, Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[1]

In the 1880 census Gloster (age 80), Works on farm, was the married head of household in Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[2]

Gloskr died (age 87) on 10 January 1894 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[3]

Slave Owner

John Adams Sanders (1792-1883)

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 86; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004268771_002_M963-KQZ; FHL microfilm: 000553181; Image number: 291; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01494-8
   FamilySearch Record: MFGX-XN3 (accessed 5 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D157-TQG
   Sostes Crockett (65) head of household in Speedwell, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Sostes Crockett	M	65		Virginia
   Malinda Crockett	F	43		Virginia
   Lucinda Crockett	F	23		Virginia
   James Crockett	M	17		Virginia
   Cloyd Crockett	M	16		Virginia
   William Crockett	M	15		Virginia
   Henry Crockett	M	10		Virginia
   Bell Crockett	F	9		Virginia
   Sarah Crockett	F	7		Virginia
   Josephine Crockett	F	5		Virginia
   Charles Crockett	M	2		Virginia
   Malinda Crockett	F	1		Virginia

2. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: 1394; Page: 439a; Enumeration District: 109
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #42952451 (accessed 19 April 2024)
   Gloster Crockett (80), married, Works on farm, head of household in Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Gloster Crockett	M	Black	80	Married	Head	Works on farm	Virginia
   Melinda Crockett	F	Black	60	Married	Wife	Keeps house	Virginia
   Ann Crockett	F	Black	21	Single	Daughter	Works in House	Virginia
   Charley Crockett	M	Black	11	Single	Son	Student	Virginia
   Mary Crockett	F	Black	9	Single	Daughter		Virginia
   Willie Crockett	M	Black	4	Single	Grandson		Virginia
   Henry Crockett	M	Black	23	Single	Son		Virginia

3. ↑ Death: "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 107848116_003_M9JQ-MMS; Image number: 133
   FamilySearch Record: 6ZPY-CPJ7 (accessed 5 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-13YR-MZDP
   Gloskr Crockett death 10 Jan 1894 (age 87) in Wythe, Virginia, United States.

• Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.