John Cruse/Crews, son of Richard Crews and Mary Polly (Toombs) Crews, was born in Virginia in 1814. He married Mary Massey, daughter of John and Nancy (Hastings) Massey, of Caswell County, North Carolina, on December 20, 1839, in Carroll County, Tenn. They were the parents of seven known children, six of whom were born in Carroll Co., Although John and family spelled their name "Cruse," most descendants spell it as "Crews, as did their Virginia ancestors. John died between 1850 and 1860, but the exact date of his death is unknown.
Children:
Elizabeth Crews-born 1940
Alfred Henry -March of 1844-Jan. 20,1920
John R -Jan. 19, 1845-July 26, 1907
Nancy J.-May 15, 1846-March 24, 1925
Green B. -1850
Nathan Thomas -Feb. 15, 1855--B. In Obion Co., Tn.,
died in Graves Co., Tn.
Richard-1858
Place of burial is not definitive but is most likely the Ephesus Cemetery in Carroll County, Tennessee, which Son Alfred Henry donated land for earliest Ephesus church and cemetery.
Children:
Elizabeth Crews-born 1940
Alfred Henry -March of 1844-Jan. 20,1920
John R -Jan. 19, 1845-July 26, 1907
Nancy J.-May 15, 1846-March 24, 1925
Green B. -1850
Nathan Thomas -Feb. 15, 1855--B. In Obion Co., Tn.,
died in Graves Co., Tn.
Richard-1858
Place of burial is not definitive but is most likely the Ephesus Cemetery in Carroll County, Tennessee, which Son Alfred Henry donated land for earliest Ephesus church and cemetery.
John Cruse/Crews, son of Richard Crews and Mary Polly (Toombs) Crews, was born in Virginia in 1814. He married Mary Massey, daughter of John and Nancy (Hastings) Massey, of Caswell County, North Carolina, on December 20, 1839, in Carroll County, Tenn. They were the parents of seven known children, six of whom were born in Carroll Co., Although John and family spelled their name "Cruse," most descendants spell it as "Crews, as did their Virginia ancestors. John died between 1850 and 1860, but the exact date of his death is unknown.
Children:
Elizabeth Crews-born 1940
Alfred Henry -March of 1844-Jan. 20,1920
John R -Jan. 19, 1845-July 26, 1907
Nancy J.-May 15, 1846-March 24, 1925
Green B. -1850
Nathan Thomas -Feb. 15, 1855--B. In Obion Co., Tn.,
died in Graves Co., Tn.
Richard-1858
Place of burial is not definitive but is most likely the Ephesus Cemetery in Carroll County, Tennessee, which Son Alfred Henry donated land for earliest Ephesus church and cemetery.
Children:
Elizabeth Crews-born 1940
Alfred Henry -March of 1844-Jan. 20,1920
John R -Jan. 19, 1845-July 26, 1907
Nancy J.-May 15, 1846-March 24, 1925
Green B. -1850
Nathan Thomas -Feb. 15, 1855--B. In Obion Co., Tn.,
died in Graves Co., Tn.
Richard-1858
Place of burial is not definitive but is most likely the Ephesus Cemetery in Carroll County, Tennessee, which Son Alfred Henry donated land for earliest Ephesus church and cemetery.
Family Members
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