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Our Crabtree Family Connection

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Our families come from Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia and dates back to 1895 in Kansas. We also came from Austria, Ireland, Scotland, Hungary, Germany, and England. Traditionally, the last name can tell a lot about your heritage. The last name often told where you came from and the class of your family. We haven’t kept that tradition; and so it isn’t as easy to tell much about a person from their last name these days.

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Our research has only just begun. We continue to research our Genealogy Information, which is not complete and may not be 100% accurate as yet. We are currently attempting to confirm the information and continue the research. Please bear with us, as we research our Crabtree Family Tree. It appears that our Crabtree family also comes from Yorkshire, England, Tennessee, and Missouri.

Our Crabtree Connection is through

My Spouse’s Family Grow ~ Black ~ Crabtree ~ Garwood ~ March ~ Pruett ~ Piet ~ Stice

Our Crabtree Connection is through the Grow Family The Grow family is from Germany. Our Grow was married to a Crabtree. The Crabtree family is from Yorkshire, England.

Crabtree NAME

Dweller at a Crab-Apple-Tree
Our Crabtree family comes from Yorkshire, England, Tennessee, and Missouri
The Crabtree family originated in Yorkshire, England-the name coming from the fact that they lived by the crabtrees in the county of York. The earliest record 'From the Crabtrees of Southwest Virginia'-no longer in print was of John Crabtree who lived in Yorkshire around the end of the 14th century; William Crabtree of Yorkshire, during the same time period; William Crabtree of the parish of Smithe, Yorkshire 1412; and a bit later, John Crabtree of Halifax, Yorshire. All the Crabtree's are thought to have a common origin in the Crabtrees of Yorkshire. 'Crabtree Tule River Patriarchs, Marilyn Meredith, 1984, Golden West Publishers'
The Crabtree name can, with high degree of accuracy, be traced back to 14th century England. At about that time the use of surnames became popular. As far as we know, the Family Crabtree started in only one place, a village in Yorkshire. It seems that this large family group was centered about one large Crabapple Tree!
The first known record of a Crabtree coming to America was in 1622 in Massachusetts. The record of these Crabtrees vanished until some Crabtrees appeared in Philadelphia and then moved on to Baltimore. source: "The Crabtrees of Southwest Virginia"

Crabtree Family

A great deal of information came from Ben Crabtree of Missouri who contacted me back in 2000 when I created my first website for genealogy. It looks like he did a much better job finding the Crabtree family than I did. I was more focused on the Burwell line. Here is Ben’s site with pictures and stories of the Crabtree line: http://crabtree_tree.tripod.com/OldCrabtreePhotos.htm Some info came from Katherine Grow, widow of Roger Grow Aunt/Uncle).

John Crabtree WFT est. b. 1715-1751, WFT est. d. 1778-1833 Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire England. Married to Unknown bet. 1738-1789

Hiram Crabtree Birth: 07 Oct 1789 in South Carolina Death: 02 Dec 1865 in Schuyler County, Missouri Burial: Bridge Creek Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri Married: Abt 1818 Elizabeth Hunter Birth: Abt 1788 in North Carolina Death: 09 May 1862 in Schuyler County, Missouri Burial: Bridge Creek Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri Grave stone inscription: Elizabeth Crabtree, Wife of Hiram, Died May 9 1862, Age 74. Her parents Andrew Hunter and Susannah ( ). Gravestone inscription: Hiram Crabtree, Soldier War of 1812, Born Oct. 7 1789, Died Dec. 2 1865. No death certificate or other legal record of death found.May 18, 1866 - Anderson Crabtree appointed Administrator of Hiram Crabtree Estate.

The information that these Crabtrees are connected and descend from John Crabtree of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England comes from "Chester Crabtree, Attorney at Law, 212 Sterry Building, Pontiac, Illinois" and was published in 1965 by Arah Fritz in Pecos, Texas. He does not offer anything forensically, but says that when his father was alive, his father was still corresponding with the family in England and that the family history had been passed down from one generation to the next, unbroken, rather than 'researched' and 'discovered'. He said he noticed that when he did travel to places, the Crabtrees and their history in those places matched what his father and grandfather had said. His history of the family, the way it was passed down to him, is given on pages 196 through 199 and he signs and dates it August 30th 1954.

Will of Andrew HUNTER - Book E, page 253, dated Feb. 16, 1831, proved Aug. Court, 1831. Wife: Susannah; son: Alexander HUNTER; daughters: Elizabeth HUNTER, Jane LOYD, Frances HUNTER, Eliza HUNTER, Christa HUNTER, Harriet HUNTER. Son: Thomas HUNTER. "...that my first wife's children have nothing more than they have already recieved..." Daughters (from first wife??) Nancy LOYD & Sary Cate. Exec.: Thomas HOGAN & John CAREATHERS. Witnesses: Hasten POE & Reuben C. POE. Orange Co.

Military Service: 1813 Tenn. Militia (private under Capt. John Hawkins Co.)

Military Service: BET 1813 AND 1814 Bledsoe Co., Tn

Census: 1830 Edgar Co., IL ¹

Census: 1840 Fayette Township, Vigo Co., IN ¹

Census: 1850 Fayette Township, Vigo Co., IN ¹

Census: 1860 Independence Township, Schuyler Co., MO ¹

Occupation: Farmer

PROP: 10 JUL 1852 Land Grant: Warrant No. 15.919 (For 160 acres)

From book CRABTREES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA by Margaret McProud and Arah Fritz.

Page 200-201
Hiram Crabtree
Pvt. Capt. John Hawkins
ACT 1850-160-WT. 15919
War of 1812
Service: Reg. Tenn. Mil.
Declaration dated March 20 1861 at Vigo Co., Indiana.
Age 61 Residence-Vigo Co., Indiana
Organization: Tennessee Militia commanded by General Dorothy, Major Baxter in campaign against Creek Indians by General Jackson in 1814.
Drafted in January of 1814 in Bledsoe Co., Tenn for three months continued service for a term of 6 months.
Discharged July, 1814 at Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
Later served as Pvt. under Capt. Miles Vernon, Regt. of Tenn. Militia.
Volunteered Nov. 1, 1814, Bledso Co., Tenn. for 6 months and served his term. Discharged Bledsoe Co., Tenn. about May 1, 1815.
Another application for a Hiram Crabtree
Pvt. Capt. Miles Vernon
Col. Colter's Tenn. Militia
Declaration 21 November 1854 Adair Co. MO before J.P. William McLain, Clay Twp.
Soldier's age is 64 and he is a resident of Adair Co., MO
Organization as above. Enlisted in 1813 for 6 months and served a term and then continued in service 10 months after.
Discharged 1814 at Pikeville, E. Tennessee.

Children of Hiram Crabtree and Elisabeth Hunter

o Mary Crabtree b: 07 Mar 1819 in Tennessee

o Susan Crabtree b: Abt 1821 in Tennessee

o John Crabtree b: 05 Oct 1824 in Tennessee (Our Gr, Gr, Gr Grandfather)

o Infant Crabtree b: Bet 1825 and 1830

o Elizabeth Crabtree b: 05 Jan 1830 in Tennessee

o Anderson Crabtree b: 13 Apr 1834 in Vigo County, Indiana (Ben Crabtree’s Great Grandfather)

o Rachael Crabtree b: 14 Jan 1835 in Edgar County, Illinois

o Jane Crabtree b: Nov 1837 in Edgar County, Illinois

o Sarah Elizabeth Crabtree b: 10 Nov 1842 in Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

John Crabtree b: 05 Oct 1824 in Tennessee married Sophia Lawson b: 07 Apr 1826 in Illinois Married: 22 Oct 1846 in Vigo County, Indiana (Sophia Lawson was born 07 Apr 1826 in Illinois, and died 14 Apr 1903 in Missouri. She was buried in Bridge Creek Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri.) (was born 05 Oct 1824 in Tennessee, and died 29 Dec 1878 in Schuyler County, Missouri. He was buried in Bridge Creek Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri. He was the son of Hiram Crabtree and Elizabeth Hunter. )(Not sure why then birthplaces listed for Hiram’s parents in the 1880 census were father: KY and mother: IN)

Children of Sophia Lawson and John Crabtree are:

o William Crabtree b: 05 Jun 1849 in Illinois

o Hiram Almon Crabtree b: 13 Apr 1851 in Evansville, Indiana

o Sarah E. Crabtree b: 1853

o Austin R. Crabtree b: Abt 1859

o John Anderson Crabtree b: 1860

o Isaac Wilford Crabtree b: 30 Oct 1864 in Missouri

o Luella Crabtree b: 20 Dec 1868 in Missouri

Hiram Almon Crabtree (B. 1851 Indiana D. 1931) Married Caroline (Stice) Crabtree of Missouri. His parents from Indiana and Kentucky. Her parents from Missouri and Kentucky)

Hiram A Crabtree

Buried in Lathem, KS Cemetery

Carouline S (Stice) Crabtree

Buried in Lathem, KS Cemetery

Charles Almon Crabtree

Buried in Lathem, KS Cemetery

Children of Hiram Almon Crabtree and Caroline (Stice) Crabtree

o Joseph Abraham Crabtree b: 28 Sep 1874 in Missouri (He married Edith Stice 11 Aug 1897 in Schuyler County, Missouri. She was born Abt 1876. Assume she must have been Caroline Stice’s sister) This must run in the family, because some decedents listed below also married brothers and sisters of same families. I suppose in very small towns like Atlanta, there was a lot of that)

o Nellie Bell Crabtree b: 04 Mar 1876 in Missouri (was born 04 Mar 1876 in Missouri, and died 12 Apr 1876 in Missouri. Obviously died prior to 1880 or was farmed out because not listed in 1880 census)

o Dora Ann Crabtree b: 12 Sep 1878 in Missouri

o Olive Esther Crabtree b: 17 Oct 1879 in Missouri (was born 17 Oct 1879 in Missouri, and died 24 Jan 1960 in Latham, Butler County, Kansas. She married Jeremiah Pearce 13 Feb 1898)

o Arthur Edward Crabtree b: 23 Oct 1882 in Missouri (was born 23 Oct 1882 in Missouri, and died 02 May 1950. )

o Charles Almon Crabtree b: 09 Feb 1885 in Missouri (was born 09 Feb 1885 in Missouri, and died 25 May 1944. Buried in Lathem, KS. He married Annie Swisher 1904 in Missouri.)

o William Evert Crabtree b: 31 Mar 1887 in Willmathsville, Adair County, Missouri (was born 31 Mar 1887 in Willmathsville, Adair County, Missouri, and died 09 Sep 1965 in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. He married Margaret Flossie Swisher 26 Apr 1906 in Novinger, Adair County, Missouri. She was born 01 Apr 1889 in Green Castle, , Missouri, and died 04 Oct 1981 in Latham, Butler County, Kansas. Here we go marrying those brothers and sisters again)

o Milton Richard Crabtree b: 07 Sep 1889 in Missouri (was born 07 Sep 1889 in Missouri, and died 02 Aug 1966 in Latham, Butler County, Kansas. He married Eva Elsworth. She was born Abt 1890)

o Alfred Ross Crabtree b: 08 Nov 1892 in Missouri (was born 08 Nov 1892 in Missouri, and died 26 May 1970 in Latham, Butler County, Kansas.)

o Bessie Feral Crabtree b: 08 Apr 1897 in Missouri (was born 08 Apr 1897 in Missouri, and died Dec 1970.)

CENSUS:
age 28 1880 census home 223 family 224 Adair Co. Missouri ED 144 sheet 26 name given as Hiram Crabtree
age 49 1900 census home 11 family 11 Adair Co. Missouri ED 142 sheet 1 name given as Hiram Crabtree
age 59 1910 census home 90 family 91 Butler Co. Kansas ED 28 sheet 5B name given as Hiram A. Crabtree
age 67 1920 census home 157 family 167 Butler Co. Kansas ED 40 sheet 7B name given as Hiram A. Crabtree
age 78 1930 census home 74 family 74 Latham city, Butler county Kansas ED 47 sheet 3A name given as Hiram A Crabtree

NAME: source #1; IGI has name spelled as Hyram Crabtree.
BIRTHDATE: source #1; stated in 1900 census as April 1851
BIRTHPLACE: source #1
MARRIAGE DATE: source #1 who gives date as 23 March 1873; The IGI, which was taken from the Vernon County Missouri Marriage records gives date as 27 April 1873. The earlier date may be the license date. Stated in 1900 that they had been married 27 years; in 1910 the number was 36 years. Stated in 1930 that he married at age 22.
How did this Missouri/Kentucky family end up in the little tiny town of Latham, Kansas???

Household: From the 1880 Census

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Hiram CRABTREE	Self	M	Male	W	28	IN	Farmer	KY	IN
Caroline CRABTREE	Wife	M	Female	W	22	MO	Keeping House	MO	KY
Joseph CRABTREE	Son	S	Male	W	5	MO		IN	MO
Dora Anna CRABTREE	Dau	S	Female	W	2	MO		IN	MO
Olive CRABTREE	Dau	S	Female	W	8M	MO		IN	MO

These "Crabtree" family were found in the Cowley County, Kansas Census, so surely are related to our Dora Anna Crabtree; since she is from Cowley County, KS

29 | | 179 183 | Crabtree Thos. I | Head | W M | March 1863 | 37 M 8 | Indiana Indiana Indiana | | Gardener 0 | yes yes yes | R F 155 | C613 |

30 | | 179 183 | Crabtree Daisy B. | Wife | W F | Aug 1877 | 23 M 8 3 3 | Kansas Iowa Indiana | | | yes yes yes | | C613 |

31 | | 179 183 | Crabtree Rory | Daughter | W F | Dec 1892 | 7 S | Arkansas Indiana Kansas | | | | | C613 |

32 | | 179 183 | Crabtree Mary | Daughter | W F | May 1895 | 5 S | Kansas Indiana Kansas | | | | | C613 |

33 | | 179 183 | Crabtree Belle | Daughter | W F | Jan 1898 | 2 S | Kansas Indiana Kansas | | | | | C613 |

Source Information:

	Census Place	Clay, Adair, Missouri
	Family History Library Film	1254671
	NA Film Number	T9-0671
	Page Number	44B

Dora Anna Crabtree (B. 8/12/1878 in Missouri-B. 8/12/1878; D. 12/26/1974) She married on November 22, 1903. Archie L. Grow (B. 11/12/1864; D 5/7/1933) at Latham, Kansas, Butler County. We attended her funeral.

Children of Dora Anna Crabtree and Archie L. Grow:

Roscoe Myrl Grow (B. 12/13/1905-D. 3/1983)
Aubrey Eldo Grow (B1908-D. 1980)
Wanona Mallicent Grow (B. approximately 1908-D. unknown)
Beryl Maxwell Grow (B. approximately 1909-D. abt 2000)

Listed in the Census 1880 Clay Township, Adair County, Missouri

CENSUS:
age 2 1880 census home 223 family 224 Adair Co. Missouri ED 144 sheet 26 name given as Dora Anna Crabtree
age 30 1910 census home 35 family 34 Butler Co. Kansas ED 28 page 2A name given as Anna Grow (indexed as Crow)
age 40 1920 census home 147 family 155 Butler Co. Kansas ED 1 sheet 6B name given as Dora A. Grow
age 50 1930 census home 58 family 58 Latham, Butler county, Kansas ED 47 sheet 2B name given as Dora A. Grow

Archie L Grow and Dora Ann (Crabtree) Grow

Buried in Lathem, KS Cemetery

Aubry Eldo Grow

Buried in Lathem, KS Cemetery

Jimmy Wilford Grow

Buried in Lathem, KS Cemetery

Roscoe Myrl Grow (B. 12/13/1905-D. 3/1983) Of Atlanta, Kansas, Butler County near Latham, KS. He married Goldie Pearl Black. She was from Haskins Camp, near Augusta. (Haskins camp, a settlement south of Augusta during the oil boom) He worked for Beachcraft in Wichita, Kansas. We attended his funeral. When Jim and I first married with stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Grow several times when we visited Atlanta relatives. Grandma had extremely long braided hair. Grandpa Grow waited on her hand and foot. Jim said it was because he felt guilty for not having treated her better when they were younger. Someplace in the ole’ photo albums I know there is also a picture of Roscoe and Goldie, I will have to go back through the albums again and find it too.

Children of Roscoe Myrl Grow and Dora Anna Crabtree Grow:

o Roscoe Gayle (B. ____ D. approximately 1975) (married Virginia Bingham and had 6-7 children. Double cousins because he married Jimmy Grow’s wife’s sister Virginia) Buried in Augusta, KS

o Roger Lenard (B. 4/10/1945 D. 7/23/1992) Buried in Atlanta, KS

o Jimmy Wilford Grow (B. 1932; D. 1955) (married Anna Ruth Bingham and had three children) Buried in Lathem, KS

o Gerald Lee (B. ____ still living)

o Bonnie

o Geneva

o Donnie

CENSUS for Roscoe M. Grow:
age 4 1910 census home 35 family 34 Butler Co. Kansas ED 28 page 2A name given as Rosco M. Grow (indexed as Crow)
age 14 1920 census home 147 family 155 Butler Co. Kansas ED 1 sheet 6B name given as Roscoe M. Grow
age 24 1930 census home 58 family 58 Latham, Butler county, Kansas ED 47 sheet 2B name given as Roscoe M. Grow, married, with wife, living with parents.

Jimmy Wilford Grow (B. ____ D. approximately 1956) Of Atlanta, Kansas, Butler county. Now we know where the “Wilford” name comes from-a Gr Gr Uncle Isaac Wilford Crabtree b: 30 Oct 1864 in Missouri listed above. He married Anna Ruth Bingham and his brother Gayle married her sister Virginia, so the kids were “double cousins” and very close as children. He was killed when the truck he was driving veered to miss a car full of kids at Wilson, Kansas. Interestingly, Jimmy’s brother Gayle married Anna Ruth’s sister Virginia. Jimmy was also buried at the Latham Cemetery in Latham, KS.

Children of Jimmy Wilford Grow and Anna Ruth Bingham Grow:

o xxxxxxx (B. 10/26/1952 boy)

o xxxxxxx (B. 11/24/1953 boy)

o xxxxxxx (B. 3/19/1955 boy)

Deborah Jean met xxxxxxx while home on leave from the U.S. Navy. They were married at United Methodist Church. The Reverend Dellenbaugh proceeded the ceremony. They had some very good years together.

Children:

o Jennifer married Jeremy

· Megan

· Jimmy

o Gayle married Larry (divorced); later married Eduardo (divorced)

· Lacy

· Christopher

· Alexis

· Madison

o Jamie married Kevin

· Kevin

· Novalie