John H. Crabtree was born August 1835 in Tennessee, and died 1905 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. At this time his parents are unknown, but Job and Mary Crabtree are likely candidates. John married (1) Margaret Abt. 1858 in Rhea County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1838 in Tennesseee, and died 12 July 1871 in Rhea County, Tennessee. This information came from John's civil war pension application. He married (2) Margaret Jane Fuller 15 February 1872 in Roane County, Tennessee, daughter of James and Louisa Fuller. She was born 25 September 1845 in Sweetwater, Roane County,Tennessee, and died 27 October 1924 in Kerney, Texas County, Oklahoma. Margaret was 1st married to Zack Amos, who was arrested the next day and never returned, was gone five years before she married John Crabtree (Margaret's widow's application for John's civil war pension).
The children of John and Margaret are
The children of John and Margaret (Fuller) are
| 1870 | Tennessee | Roane County | 11th District | Ten Mile Stand Post Office | Page 443 |
| 25 July 1870 | Lines 26-30 | Dwelling 112 | Family 109 | xxx | M593/1555 |
| John Crobtru | 35 | Farm Labor | TN |
| Margaret | 32 | Keeping House | TN |
| William A. | 10 | Farm Labor | TN |
| John A. | 07 | xxx | TN |
| Jas H. | 05 | xxx | TN |
| 1880 | Tennessee | Meigs County | 8th Civil District | Supervisors District 2 | Enumeration District 83 | Page 487B |
| 24 June 1880 | Lines 10-18 | Dwelling 279 | Family 279 | xxx | xxx | T9/1271 |
| John Crabtree | head | 40 | Farm Labor | TN/TN/TN |
| Margaret | wife | 36 | Keeping House | TN/TN/TN |
| John A. | son | 16 | Works on Farm | TN/TN/TN |
| James H. | son | 14 | Works on Farm | TN/TN/TN |
| Samuel F. | son | 10 | Works on Farm | TN/TN/TN |
| Nettie | dau | 08 | xxx | TN/TN/TN |
| Lavinah | dau | 06 | xxx | TN/TN/TN |
| George W. | son | 04 | xxx | TN/TN/TN |
| James C. | son | 02 | xxx | TN/TN/TN |
| 1890 Special Federal Census http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jgood/special1890.html |
| The following information was extracted from the 1890 Special Federal Census on Microfilm No. M123, Roll 29. It is presented exactly as it was sent to me. We are showing the entry number, name, service with, dates of service, and post office listed at time of the Federal Census. It is my understanding that wherever 'HG' appears this stands for "Home Guard". |
| 171 Crabtree, John, Pvt H 5 TN Inf, Mar 1862 - May 1865, Stoutland, MO, Blind in left eye |
| 1900 | Missouri | Camden County | Auglarize Township - South Pct. | Supervisors District 8 | Enumeration District 3 | Page 26A |
| 2 June 1900 | Lines 7-12 | Dwelling 24 | Family 24 | xxx | xxx | T623/845 |
| John Crabtree | head | 64 | Aug 1835 | Farmer | TN/TN/TN |
| Margaret | wife | 54 | Sep 1845 | xxx | TN/TN/TN |
| James C. | son | 21 | Oct 1878 | Farm Labor | TN/TN/TN |
| Elbert E. | son | 19 | Sep 1881 | Farm Labor | TN/TN/TN |
| Peak | son | 15 | Aug 1884 | Farm Labor | TN/TN/TN |
| Sylvester | son | 13 | Sep 1887 | Farm Labor | TN/TN/TN |
Lavinah M. Crabtree, also know as Vina was the daughter of John H. and Margaret Fuller Crabtree was born 14 August 1874 in Tennessee and died 17 June 1934 and is buried in the Baker Cemetery in Texas County, Oklahoma. She married 1. William Farrar abt 1900 probably in Camden County, Missouri, 2. John Horace Keylon abt 1927 in Oklahoma. We believe that Lavinah was childless. Lavinah has been found on these census records
| 1900 | Missouri | Camden County | Auglarize Township - South Pct. | Supervisors District 8 | Enumeration District 3 | Page 26A |
| 2 June 1900 | Lines 13-14 | Dwelling 25 | Family 25 | xxx | xxx | T623/845 |
| William T. Farrar | head | 30 | Jul 1869 | Farmer | MO/MO/MO |
| Vina | wife | 25 | Aug 1874 | xxx | TN/TN/TN |
Not Located in 1910
| 1920 | Oklahoma | Texas County | Texhoma | Supervisors District 8 | Enumeration District 201 | Page 146A |
| 2/3 January 1920 | Line 36 | Dwelling 12 | Family 13 | Main Street | xxx | T625/1488 |
| Vina Crabtree | head (widow) | 44 | Waitress/Restaurant | TN/TN/TN |
| 1930 | Oklahoma | Texas County | Turney | Supervisors District 1 | Enumeration District 28 | Page 285A |
| 30 April 1930 | Lines 12-13 | Dwelling 47 | Family 47 | xxx | xxx | T625/1925 |
| John H. Keylon | head | 53 | Farmer/General Farm | TN/TN/TN |
| Vina | wife | 55 | xxx | TN/TN/TN |
Sylvester J. Crabtree, the son of John H. and Margaret Fuller Crabtree was born 21 April 1887 and died 7 October 1918. We have found
no indications that Sylvester ever married, on the 1910 census he is
enumerated within his brother Peak's household and he is working as a
laborer for the electric railroad. Dunham's Webb City Directory for Jasper County, Missouri of 1915-1916 finds hime listed as a miner who rooms at 211 N. Allen. The Oklahoma Soldiers of World War I
website at http://marti.rootsweb.com/wwi/ww1c.htm lists Private, CRABTREE, Sylvester J., he enlisted in
Texhoma and died of disease. Ancestry.com's U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 gives us this information
Name: Sylvester J Crabtree
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Death Date: 7 Oct 1918
Cemetery: Springfield National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1702 East Seminole Street Springfield, MO 65804
Buried At: Section 25 Site 1716c
In three of the children's families, there are several variations of a "Bennett Story", one is that when their parents died they were taken in by a family named Crabtree (however, the children's ages are all about 2 years apart as was the usual spacing between children at this time - could John, James & Samuel have been Margaret ?? children by a prior marriage or simply that John's first wifes' maiden name was Bennett????); another is that John killed a man and when they went West he changed his named to Crabtree (but since they are found on the census as early as 1870, this does not seem likely). The Crabtree's seem to have been a very private family and did not seem to share information readily - which of course has left us with large holes in the fabric of our ancestry.
