Crews - Extended Family
James T. Crews
(1789 in Prince Edward, VA - Feb 23, 1852 in Knox, TN) (blog)
Son of James Crews (1758-1841) and Lucinda Hood (1769-1838) 
Census: 1850; Marriage
James married Lannice Childress (1790-1863) on Oct 22, 1816 in Knox, TN.

I have 16 DNA matches with this family.
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The 12 children of James and Lannice are:
    1. Ellison Crews (Abt. 1817 - ) - Census: 1850
    2. Claiborn Crews (Feb 11, 1819 in TN - Mar 1, 1904 in IL)
        Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
        Married Elizabeth Leach (1829-1928)
            
 1. Martha Jane Cruze (Jan 4, 1860 in TN - Apr 3, 1932)
                 
Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900
                 
Married Henry Thomas Smith (1850-1927)
                       1. Benjamin Carl Smith (Mar 21, 1886 in MO - May 26, 1964 in CA)
                           Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1950
                           Married Agnes Gertrude Behnke (1894-1964)
                               1. Dorothea Laverne Smith (Nov 19, 1915 in NV - Nov 22, 1988 in AZ) - 1 DNA match
                                   Married Ben Thomas Choate, II (1911-1988)
                                       1. Beverley Joan Choate (Jun 12, 1934 in CA - Dec 14, 2003)
                                       2. Patricia M. Choate (Jul 26, 1938 in CA - Sep 30, 1997 in CA)

                       2. Zula Zon Smith (Feb 11, 1890 in MO - Nov 7 1979 in CA)
                           Census: 1900, 1920, 1930, 1940; Marriage
                           Married Charles Trulen Ludwig (1890-1960)
                               1. James Richard Ludwig (Aug 15, 1915 in MO - Aug 31, 1978 in CA) - 1 DNA match
                                   Married Mary Elizabeth Bryant (1920-2011)
    3. Lucinda Crews (April 1823 - )
        Census: 1850
        Married James Pryor (1820-)
    4. John White Crews (Dec 19, 1824 in TN - Feb 9, 1905) 
        Census: 1870, 1880, 1900; Marriage
        Married Margaret Brakebill Sherrill (1826-) on Mar 25, 1849 in TN 
             
1. James H. Cruze (abt. 1852 - Jan 15, 1910)
                  Census: 1870, 1900
                  Married Lucy Knaffl (1857-)
                      1. Clifford Knaffl Cruze (Dec 21, 1877 in TN - Jan 23, 1926 in FL)
                          Census: 1880, 1900, 1910
                      2. Edna Isabel Cruze (Feb 26, 1881 in TN - Dec 20, 1946 in TN)
                          Married Thomas E. Black (1865-1911) in 1900
                      3. James Rudolph Cruze (1887-1957)

              2. Rachel Cruze (Mar 1858 in TN - Dec 2, 1902 in TN)
                  Census: 1860, 1870, 1900
                  Married James J. Harvey (1847-1910) on Nov 30, 1871 in TN
                       1. Elizabeth Bessie Harvey (Sep 1875 in TN - 1951)
                           Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                           Married John Calvin Galyon (1874-1939)
                               1. Mildred Sadie Galyon (Nov 24, 1899 in TN - May 1, 1960 in TN)
                                   Married John Stavro Zugamanos Thompson (1896-)
                                        1. Dorothy Thompson (Aug 4, 1921 - Jan 21, 1990 in TN)  - 1 DNA match
                                            Married John Joseph Dowling (1918-2002)

              3. Elizabeth Cruze (Aug 4, 1862 - Sep 29, 1945)
                 
Married Willington M. Haley (1848-1918) in 1877

             
4. John W. Cruze (Mar 18, 1864 in TN - Apr 13, 1951 in PA)
                 
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                 
Married Esther J. Post (1866-1938)
                       1. George Rutzler Cruze (Jun 23, 1892 in TN - Dec 18, 1985 in PA)
                           Census: 1900, 1910, 1920
                           Married Annetta Tubbs Smith (1894-1984)
                                1. George Rutzler Cruze, Jr. (Oct 28, 1918 in PA - Jun 16, 1998 in MD) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Gwendolyn Ruth Hoffer (1920-2000)


             
5. Christopher Columbus Cruze (Mar 4, 1865 - May 10, 1937 in TN)
                  Married Elena E. (1868-1932)
                       1. Marguerite Cruze (Jul 21, 1888 - Jan 22, 1962)
                           Married Douglas Walker Lackey (1885-1929) in 1908
                       2. Elizabeth P. Cruze (Jan 31, 1892 - Sep 3, 1967)
                       3. Frederick C. Cruze (Dec 17, 1903 - Apr 18, 1971)
                           Married Dorothy Hayes (1905-1963)
    5. Sarah Ann Crews (Abt. 1825 - Nov 19, 1901)
        Census: 1850
        Married Abraham G. McClain on May 5, 1857
    6. Mary J Crews (Abt. 1827 in TN - Feb 14, 1907 in TN)
        Census: 1850
        Married George Marcus Gilreath (1824-1864) on Jan 23, 1851
             
1. Mercy Ann Gilreath (Oct 4, 1854 - Jul 5, 1927)
                 
Married James E. Conway (1853-1931)
                      
1. Elizabeth Conway (Jul 28, 1879 - Jun 8, 1960)
                           Married Samuel Lewis Gann (1877-1971)
                                 1. Ralph Gann (Nov 1, 1913 in OK - Jun 3, 1972 in CA) - 2 DNA matches
                                     Married Violet Lorene Cook (-)

                      
2. Ellen Lucinda Conway (Aug 2, 1888 - Apr 9, 1979)
                           Married Seth Tolbert Coker (1885-1950) in 1905
                                 1. Clarence Manco Coker (Jul 16, 1913 in OK - Feb 15, 1989 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                     Married Ruby Lee Rhea (1919-1971)

                      
3. Nora Dell Conway (May 16, 1891 in TN - Jan 9, 1956 in TN)
                           Married Willie Clark Arnold (1891-982)
                                 1. Ruby May Arnold (May 19, 1913 in TN - Nov 30, 1998 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                     Married Frank Weighle Breeden (1909-1968)
                                          1. Barbara Breeden (Sep 20, 1938 in TN - Apr 10, 2022 in TN) - 2 DNA matches
                                              Married Don William Jett (1936-2020)

              2. Mary Ellen Gilreath (Abt. 1856 in TN - 1928)
                  Married James Emmet Evans (1854-1900)
                       1. Joseph Franklin Evans (Sep 7, 1877 in TN - Mar 24, 1916 in KY)
                           Married Pearl Heron Wallace (1889-1911)
                                1. Marvin William Evans (Mar 17, 1907 in KY - Dec 28, 1988 in KY)
                                    Married Alpha Mayes (1914-1993)
                                        1. Wanda Joyce Evans (Dec 25, 1932 in KY - Nov 12, 2017 in KY) - 2 DNA matches
                                            Married Gerald Keith Howard (1931-1992)

             
3. George W. Gilreath (1857-1944)

             
4. William G. Gilreath (Jan 19, 1865 - Oct 2, 1925)
                 
Married Lucretia C. West (1870-1910)
                       1. Bertha G. Gilreath (Nov 23, 1899 in TN - Mar 29, 1990)
                           Married Roy Walter Stringfield (1900-1979)
                                1. Betty Jane Stringfield (Oct 2, 1931 in TN - Sep 15, 2013) - 1 DNA match
    7. James Crews (Abt. 1833 - ) Single
    8. Campbell Crews (Abt. 1834 - ) - Census: 1850
    9. Nancy Crews (Abt. 1834 - ) Single - Census: 1850
  10. Susan Crews (Abt. 1836 - ) - Census: 1850
  11. Amanda Crews (Abt. 1841 - ) Single - Census: 1850
  12. Eliza A Crews (Abt. 1844 - )
        Census: 1850
        Married John Jesse Weaver on Nov 17, 1859
           
1. Mellie Ann Weaver (abt. 1863-)
            2. Timothy Whitson Weaver (Dec 10, 1864 - Feb 23, 1927)
               
Married Janie Craig (1870-1963)
                     1. Archie Houston Weaver (Jul 9, 1896 in TN - Mar 4, 1963 in TN)
                         Married Stella Alice Hall (1899-1972)
                              1. Ida Mae Weaver (Jul 24, 1916 in TN - Jan 6, 1984 in TN)
                                  Married Albert Charles Richardson (1910-1961)
                                       1. John Richardson (Jul 3, 1936 in TN - Aug 15, 2016 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                           Married Sarah Ruth Byrge (1948-2012)
                                       2. Harvey Lee Richardson (Apr 16, 1944 in TN - Feb 26, 2009 in AL) -
2 DNA matches

            3. George W. Weaver (abt. 1866-)
            4. Rosa Lee Weaver (May 8, 1868 - Apr 27, 1939)
            5. Elizabeth Margaret Weaver (May 19, 1872 - Oct 4, 1946) - 1 DNA match
                Married General Huston Craig (1869-)
                     1. Lida May Craig (May 1900-)
                     2. Eliza Ardena Craig (Jul 23, 1906 - Dec 27, 1933)
                         Married Henry R. Dezern (1895-1932)
                               1. Helen Ruth Dezern (1924-2002)
                               2. Ralph Leon Dezern (1926-2000)
            6. Barbara E. Weaver (Mar 1, 1875 - Nov 6, 1951)
               
Married James Washington Hatcher (1876-1954)
                     
1. James Ira Lee Hatcher (1901-1983)
                      2. Mamie Edna Hatcher (1903-1982) - 1 DNA match
                          Married William Andrew McAfee (1894-1967)
                      3. Myrtle Irene Hatcher (1908-1911)
                      4. Charlie Elmer Hatcher (1914-1918)
           
7. Emma Weaver (abt. 1878-)                

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