My Crews ancestors

James Madison Crews ^[1] was born on  Nov 17, 1758 in Virginia. The following material comes from "Our Cruze Ancestors" by Elmer A. Houser (1994) p. 11-12:

 "He had an older brother, Gideon, born in 1752 and in pension papers filed in 1819, James said that he had a sister born ca 1754 who was "insane". Some of us believe there was also a brother, Caleb. James' parents are unknown, but there is some speculation that his father was a Joseph Crew. However, the available records show land transactions from 1788 to 1792 between James and Gideon and a Walter Crew.  Records of this Walter end in 1792, suggesting that he was an older person and had died. In the author's view, this makes Walter a prime candidate to be James' father. But of course, Walter could have been an uncle or cousin who died young or left the area.  James and his brother, Gideon, enlisted in the Continental Army on 9 May 1776 in Buckingham Co., Virginia. They served for about a year as privates, in Captain Thomas Patterson's Company of the Sixth Virginia Regiment. They then transferred to Colonel Morgan's Virginia Regiment and served about a year and were in the battles of Saratoga, Edge Hill and in many skirmishes. They both later received pensions for their services. Gideon's was pension number S37371 and James' was number S39387, allowed for 4 Jun 1818 in Knox Co. Tennessee.  After the war, James and Gideon lived in Buckingham Co. for another fifteen years. They were taxed on small numbers of houses and cattle. James owned a slave beginning in 1790." 

He married Lucinda Hood about 1784 in Buckingham Co. Virginia.  She was born in 1759 and died on 22 Aug 1838.  She was a sister of Aaron Hood, the progenitor of most of the Hoods in East Tennessee.  James and Lucinda had five children in Virginia and moved to Knox Co. where they had five more.

Additional research on James was found in "Crews Family Record" by James Holloway (1988); Page 6, Page 7, Page 8. James died on March 6, 1841 in Knox, TN.  The 10 children of James and Lucinda are:

James Crews, ^[1] son of Ellison and Sarah was born on August 08, 1818 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN.  He was of English descent, a religious man, member of the Christian church. After his father Ellison Crews died in 1835, his mother Sarah and three sons, James, Ellison and William Crews moved to Monroe County, Iowa where they are listed in the 1850 US census. James was married here to Rhoda McMulin, daughter of Joseph McMulin and Mary Young.  All of their children were born in Iowa.  In 1877 the family moved west in a covered wagon, 608 miles, and settled on a school section near Austin, Sumner County, Kansas. James and family are on the 1880 Census.  James Crews came home ill from work one day. Rhoda helped him to bed and sent for a doctor. He did not regain consciousness and died of a stroke in 1881, age 63 years. James and neighbors laid out the Austin, Kansas cemetery and received burial lots for the work so when he died he had a home to go to.   Rhoda appears on the 1900 Census age 67 and living with son John and family.  Source: "Crews(e) Family Record" by James Holloway (1988) (page 29) - (page 30).  Rhoda appears to have been buried without a gravestone next to her late husband. 

The 9 children of James and Rhoda are:

1	Sarah Elizabeth Cruse (Jan, 1854 in Monroe Co., IA - Mar 6, 1877 in Good Hope, IL) Married James C. Booth (1838-1908) on Jan 21, 1871  - 1 DNA match      1. Ila Mae Booth (Aug 27, 1874 in Cerro Gordo Co, IA - May 16, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA)          Married Lewis Edgar Henkell (1871-)              1. Marie Henkell (Abt. 1903 in IL - )              2. Harold Eugene Henkell (Nov 2, 1912 in Hiawatha, KS - Mar 16, 1992 in Camino, CA)                  Married Myrtle Lila Henkell (1916-1998)
2	Mary Ann Crewse (Jan 24, 1857 - Apr 10, 1897)    - 24 DNA matches      Married Abijah Richard Fagg (Oct 8, 1854 - Mar 9, 1917) on Oct, 1878 in Sumner, KS. - 1880 Census      1. Emma Jane Fagg (Aug 3, 1879 in KS - Mar 10, 1920 in KS)         1880 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census         Married William Monroe Hare (1876-1941)               1. Dewey Lee Hare (May 11, 1898 - Jun 6, 1948)                   1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1940 Census                   Married True L. Diemer                        1. Lillie W. Hare (Abt. 1921 - ) : 1930 Census                            Married Robert Lawhorn                                 1. Bertha Mae Lawhorn (1937-2004)                                     Married Walker Ray Woodle (1931-1999)                       2. Leslie E. Hare (Abt. 1924 - ) : 1940 Census                       3. Betty R Hare (Abt. 1926 - ) : 1940 Census                       4. Eva F. Hare (Abt. 1931 - ) : 1940 Census               2. Katie A. Hare (1900 - 1922) : 1900 Census               3. Lola Hare (Jan 10, 1901 - Aug 28, 1924)                   Married Wiley Austin Creed (Dec 20, 1898 - Nov 5, 1982)                   on Apr 25, 1922 in Wellington, KS                       1. Eliga Austin Creed (Oct 12, 1925 - Apr 6, 2014)                           1930 Census , 1940 Census                       2. Kerry M. Creed (Oct 5, 1928 - Nov 23, 2010)                           1930 Census , 1940 Census                       3. Necia K. Creed (Dec 2, 1946 - Dec 2, 2011)               4. Robert Theodore Hare (Nov 23, 1903 - Oct 1, 1986)                   Married Ova Flora Mae Bengs (Nov 21, 1906 - Nov 26, 1997)                   on Jul 30, 1925 - 1930 Census , 1940 Census                        1. Alfred T. Hare (Mar 21, 1928 - Jan 2, 2000)                            1930 Census , 1940 Census                        2. Jesse Eli Hare (Nov 20, 1929 - ) : 1930 Census , 1940 Census               5. Dollie Louise Hare (Apr 4, 1906 - Oct 15, 1996)                   Married Wiley Austin Creed (Dec 20, 1898 - Nov 5, 1982)                  1930 Census , 1940 Census      2. Mary Elizabeth Fagg (May 27, 1885 - Jan 7, 1951) - 2 DNA matches          Married Francis Abraham Doramus (Mar 6, 1879 - Apr 30, 1954)          on Dec 11, 1901 in Sedan, KS              1. Nettie Olive Doramus (May 22, 1902 - Jan 22, 1954)                  Married James Bryan Peirsol on Jun 1, 1921                       1. Robert Harold Peirsol (1925-2020)              2. Annie Doramus (Abt, 1904 - Abt. 1904)              3. William A. Doramus (Feb 28, 1905 - Jun 16, 1985)                  Married Lois Susie Cruzan on Mar 16, 1927                       1. Dwayne Doramus (1928-1967)              4. Velda Lee Doramus (1907 - 1907)              5. Mon Morrow Doramus (Mar 20, 1909 - 1968)                  Married Edna McKague on Sep, 1933              6. Dollie Eva Doramus (Aug 29, 1912 - May 30, 1986)                  Married Lei Murphey on Mar 19, 1932              7. Dewnis Milton Doramus (Jul 14, 1914 - )                  Married Ella Irene Richardson Jones              8. Frances O'dell Doramus (Apr 28, 1916 - Aug 13, 1998)                  Married Rollie Elmer Wood              9. Elmer Harold Doramus (Jan 24, 1919 - Jun 9, 1974)                  Married Iola Marie Hunter            10. Abijah Richard Doramus (Jan 9, 1921 - Jan 5, 1971)                  Married Illa Serena Oney on Aug 6, 1942            11. Lydia Jane Doramus (1923 - )            12. George Leroy Doramus (Jun 11, 1924 - Oct 24, 1947)                  Married Opal M. Ode in 1947            13. Abijah Richard Doramus (Jan 9, 1921 - Jan 5, 1971)                  Married Illa Serena Oney on Aug 6, 1942            14. Mary Louise Doramus (Jun 11, 1926 - )                  Married Elven Charles Oney on Dec 1, 1942            15. Doris Mae Doramus (Jan 26, 1929 - )                  Married Stanley Boyd Case on Sep 2, 1948      3. Lydia Olive Fagg (1889-1952)          Married Arthur Sherman Stewart on Aug 3, 1906 in Wellington, KS              1. Wanda A Stewart (Jan 12, 1907 - Mar 2, 1907)              2. Zelan Betty Stewart (Jan 21, 1908 - Jun 29, 1983)                  Married Arly Bradly in 1925              3. Susie Flo Stewart (Dec 27, 1911 - )                  Married James Paul Byrum on Aug 23, 1930              4. Erma Nevada Stewart (Aug 30, 1913 - Nov 18, 1943)                  Married Reamey Carpenter in 1931              5. Artie Norma Stewart (Apr 2, 1916 - )
3	James Ellison Crewse (Jul 25, 1858 - Dec 26, 1915)      Married Elizabeth Hare      1900 Census - living with brother John      1. Louis Crewse (Jan 14, 1891-Dec 26, 1892)
4	John Ezra Crewse (Jul 25, 1858 - Dec 24, 1933)  - 5 DNA matches        Married Charlotte Rosella Pierson on Nov 1, 1882 in Ottumwa, IA        1900 Census , 1930 Census      1. James Crewse (Died in infancy)      2. William Crewse (Died in infancy)      3. George Crewse (Died in infancy)      4. Lewis Crewse (Died in infancy)      5. Charles Crewse (Died in infancy)      6. Florence Mable Crewse (1893-1974) : 1900 Census          Married Cyrus Oren Troxel on Jun 7, 1914               1. John Harold Troxel (Dec 21, 1914 - Jul 7, 2004)                   Married Frances Mae Helms on Sep 26, 1937      7. Sarah Jane Crewse (Jan 1, 1899 - 1959)          Married David Wilson Howard : 1900 Census               1. Karrel Edwin Howard               2. Vurlie Charlotte Howard - married Lester Levin                       1. Drake Maxwell Levin (Aug 17, 1946 - Jul 4, 2009)                           guitarist with the band "Paul Revere and the Raiders"               3. Albert Truman Howard (Oct 3, 1924 - Jun 24, 1940)               4. Ralph Russell Howard (Aug 6, 1929 - Oct 29, 2014)      8. Jerry Ellison Crews (1902-1952)          Married Emalee Ellen Doramus on Oct 14, 1928 : 1930 Census                1. Charlottte Mae Crews                2. Florence Elizabeth Crews - married Carl Adolph Beiser (1929-2015)                3. John Laroy Crews                4. Jeraldine Ellen Crews (Jun 5, 1939 - Aug 31, 1980)      9. Mary Crewse (1906-)
5	Nancy Emily Crewse (See Below)
6	George Marion Crewse (Nov 7, 1862 - May 27, 1911)   - 30 DNA matches    (picture from Kathern Strickert) 1880 Census, 1910 Census       Married Emily Mae Doramus (1868-1959) on Jan 31, 1893 in Matfield Green, KS      1. Rhoda Ellen Crewse (Dec 14, 1893 - Mar 1, 1979) : 1910 Census          Married William Shadrick Burden on Dec 22, 1912               1. Cecil Burden               2. Eva Mae Burden (Oct 2, 1913 - May 2, 2004)                   Married Schuyler Fremont Moser (1901-1989) in 1939               3. Esther Marie Burden (Feb 1, 1916 - Feb 28, 2006)                   Married Lloyd R. Shoup (1908-1991)               4. Mary B. Burden (Feb 5, 1919 - Jun 25, 1996)                   Married William Harold Yeager (1910-1983)               5. Marjorie M. Burden (Nov 30, 1920 - Apr 23, 1984)                   Married Richard E. Willison (1922-1987)               6. Floyd I. Burden (Jan 4, 1922 - Feb 10, 1987)               7. Robert Neal Burden (Feb 5, 1923 - Nov 13, 1990)               8. Lester Levi Burden (1924-1990)               9. Cleo A. Burden (Apr 9, 1925 - Jun 27, 2008)             10. Maudie Lucille Burden (Aug 10, 1927 - Feb 8, 2014)                   Married William Louis Watkins (1925-2006)             11. Verlyn R. Burden (Jan 8, 1928 - Nov 29, 2015)                   Married Betty June Gray (1928-2012)      2. Mary Anna Crewse (Mar 7, 1896 - May 27, 1972) : 1910 Census          Married Walter LeRoy Burden on Jan 17, 1915               1. Vera Eileen Burden (Aug 19, 1916 - May 7, 2001)                   Married Pete H. Androes (1909-1995) in 1936               2. Marion Hershel Burden (Oct 3, 1918 - Aug 31,1990)                                    Married Erma Lee Dickson (1923-1980) in 1950               3. Viola Mae Burden (Mar 18, 1922 - Nov 27, 2009)                   Married Francis Glenn Johnson (1916-2003) in 1950               4. Cleora Dean Burden (May 18, 1923 - Jul 26, 2017)                   Married Herbert G. Bentz (1918-1994) in 1951               5. Beulah F. Burden (May 6, 1927 - Jun 4, 1931)      3. John Lewis Crewse (Aug 1897 - Jan 31, 1898)      4. James Henry Crewse (Jan 22, 1898 - Dec 13, 1965) : 1910 Census          Married Vivian Ethel Holloway abt. 1936      5. Ellison Crewse (Mar 3, 1899 - ) : 1910 Census      6. Elizabeth Rilla Crewse (Jun 23, 1901 - Oct 23, 1983) : 1910 Census          Married William Alexander Headley      7. Peter Ellison Crewse (Mar 9, 1905 - May 6, 1987) : 1910 Census      8. Ernest Crewse (Aug 7 1906 - )      9. George Jesse Crewse (Apr 15, 1909 - Mar 23, 1925)
7	Lydia Arilla Crewse (Jan 24, 1865 - Jun 1, 1954)   - 5 DNA matches 1880 Census, 1910 Census, 1930 Census       Married Lewis Irwin Snyder (1863-1910)      1. Kathryn Mary Snyder (May 1, 1884 -Jul 17, 1968)          Married Theodore H Westbrook in 1905               1. Lewis Eugene Westbrook (Jul 30, 1921 - May 4, 2000)                   Married Ruth Emma Badgley on Jan 14, 1945               2. Mary Arilla Westbrook (May 1, 1924 - Jul 27, 2011) Married Earl Hill      2. George Cecil Snyder (Aug 19, 1892 - Mar 4, 1940)          1910 Census      3. Sherman Lewis Snyder (Apr 24, 1898 - Nov, 1981)          1910 Census, 1930 Census, 1940 Census          Married Marjorie L Thompson               1. John C Snyder (Abt 1922 in ID - ) : 1930 Census, 1940 Census               2. Shirley M Snyder (Abt 1926 in WA - ) : 1930 Census, 1940 Census               3. George R. Snyder (Aug 9, 1927 - Sep 16, 1983)                   1930 Census , 1940 Census                   Married Mary Adair Carmichael              4. Charlotte Snyder (Abt 1930 in ID - ) : 1940 Census              5. Patricia Snyder (Abt 1931 in ID - ) : 1940 Census      4. Richard Ivin Paul Snyder (Jan 13, 1902 - Feb 9, 1982)          1910 Census
8	Rhoda Jane Crewse (Nov 16, 1867 - 1956)  - 3 DNA matches      Married William Sherman Tecumseh Griswold (1865-1943) on Oct 6, 1892.      1880 Census, 1920 Census , 1940 Census "Rhoda Jane Jennie Crewse Griswold about the time of marriage" Picture courtesy of Angela Loy      1. James Levi Griswold (Jul 6, 1893 - Jan 8, 1974)          Married Bonnie Nelson on Oct 16, 1915      2. Esther Ellen Griswold (Jun 24, 1898 - Apr 9, 1981)          Married Harry Clifford Loy (1896-1938) on Jun 18, 1924          Harry was born on Mar 8, 1896 in Effingham, IL          and died on May 2, 1938 in Guthrie, OK. 1920 Census               (1) Harry Griswold Loy (Sep 27, 1925 - Jan 2, 2010)      3. Betty Rhoda Charlotte Griswold  (Nov 1, 1902 - Jan 10, 1984)         Married Earnest E Offen          1920 Census #1 = Betty Griswold #2 = Esther Griswold #3 = George Snyder #4 = Sherman Snyder #5 = James Levi Griswold (centered) #6 = Richard Snyder (Dick) Picture courtesy of Angela Loy
9	Dollie Sophia Ellen Crewse (Sep 25, 1870 - Feb 10, 1958 in ID)   - 24 DNA matches         Married James Irwin Holloway (1858-1933) on Feb 29, 1888 in Morton Co., KS         1880 Census 1900 Census , 1910 Census, 1920 Census ,1930 Census      1. Jennie Rhoda Holloway (Dec 20, 1888 - 1918)          Married Lenard Newton Butcher on Mar 6, 1913          1900 Census, 1910 Census               1. Mildred Marian Dessie Butcher (Dec 20, 1913 - Mar 15, 1971)                   Married George Reed               2. Myrtle Olive Butcher (Jan 5, 1915 - )                   Married Howard Henry Cope in July 1939                   1930 Census               3. Emory Cecil Butcher (May 30, 1916 - Jul 2, 2001)                   Married Lillian Shelton on Feb 11, 1944                   1930 Census               4. Anna Mae Butcher (Sep 18, 1917 - Mar 10, 1919)      2. Ellison Edward Holloway (Sep 3, 1890 - Jan 5, 1977)          Married Dora Alice Clinton on Jan 1, 1914          1900 Census, 1910 Census                1. Irvin Lynn Holloway (Oct 7, 1914 - Sep 1981)                    Married Verna Fuller on Aug 3, 1935                         1. Beverly Ann Holloway (Apr 16, 1940 - Oct 22, 2015)                2. Paul Clinton Holloway (Jan 12, 1917 - Dec 24, 2011)                    Married Clarabelle Jones on May 8, 1937                3. Edward Everett Holloway (Sep 8, 1921 - Jul 1981)                    Married Esther Boyd on Nov 6, 1941                         1. Peggy Lou Holloway (Feb 20, 1944 - Mar 6, 2015)                         2. Larry Edward Holloway (Feb 14, 1948 - May 4, 2017)                4. George M. Holloway (Mar 20, 1924 - 1925)                5. Imogene Jean Holloway (Sep 20, 1926 - Sep 28, 2014)                    Married Lloyd Charles Matthews on Aug 3, 1942                6. Mary Alice Holloway (May 14, 1931 - Apr 10, 1993)                    Married Harold Duane Edwards on Jan 2, 1950                7. Charlotte Juanita Holloway      3. John Ray Holloway (Mar 12, 1892 - Dec 21, 1978)          Married Nellie Alpha Clark (1895-1974) on Dec 21, 1913          1900 Census, 1910 Census                1. Dorothy Lucille Holloway (Dec 13, 1914 - Nov 21, 2003)                    Married Van Richard Webb on Sep 13, 1935                        1. Andrew Ray Webb (Dec 31, 1938 - Jul 9, 2008)                2. James Lafayette Holloway (Jul 8, 1918 - Feb 3, 2013)                    Married Genevive Alma Scurini (1920-1992) on Aug 26, 1946                    Author of the book "Crews(e) Family Record"                3. Lewis Raymond Holloway (May 4, 1920 - Apr 21, 1980)                    Married Livia Teresa Scurini (1924-2004)                         1. Raymond Ronald Holloway (Jul 13, 1952 - Sep 24, 2010)                4. Triplet Girls Holloway (May 28, 1924 - May 28, 1924) - Premature birth                5. Nellie Florine Holloway (Jan 2, 1934 in ID - )                      Married Howard Robert Stephens (1932-1980)                6. Harvey Leigh Holloway      4. Marion Abijah Holloway (Nov 15, 1894 - Mar 12, 1969)          Married Ila Smith (1906-1982) on Aug 6, 1925          1900 Census, 1910 Census, 1920 Census,1930 Census                1. Marjorie Esther Holloway (Nov 17, 1926 - Aug 17, 1990) : 1930 Census                    Married Oren Lee McDonald on May 19, 1946                2. Phyllis Lorene Holloway (Dec 13, 1928 - Feb 21, 1994): 1930 Census                    Married Harlan W. Blough (1925-1983) on Aug 15, 1948                3. Sharon May Holloway      5. Ila May Holloway (Sep 9, 1896 - Jun, 1918)          Married Ira Krill on Nov 7, 1917          1900 Census, 1910 Census      6. Lula Belle Holloway (Aug 28, 1898 - )          Married Lester F Slack on Nov 7, 1917          1900 Census, 1910 Census                1. Robert William Slack (Feb 21, 1921 - Abt 1944)                    Married Betsy on Jul 6, 1941                2. Donald Eugene Slack (Nov 29, 1926 - Abt. 1946)      7. Floyd William Holloway (May 8, 1900 - Jul 16, 1967)          Married Thelma Lohr (1906-1999) on Sep 23, 1923          1900 Census, 1910 Census, 1920 Census                1. Ila Holloway (Jun 16, 1924 in WA - Dec 23, 1984 in ID)                    Married Thomas William Cloughton (1920-1975) on Apr 27, 1943                2. Dollie Mae Holloway                3. William Francis Holloway (Jan 25, 1930 - Oct 8, 1987)                    Married Joanne H Meyer on Oct 22, 1955                4. Dale Eugene Holloway      8. George Lewis Holloway (May 15, 1902 - Dec 8, 1962)          Married Lelia B Thomas (1915-) on May 9, 1939          1910 Census, 1920 Census,  1930 Census                1. Lewis James Holloway      9. Vivian Ethel Holloway (Oct 10, 1904 - Jun 3, 1943)          Married Ernest Durfee on Oct 19, 1925          1910 Census, 1920 Census                1. Beryl Elaine Durfee (Jun 2, 1926 - Abt 1997)                2. June Lanita Durfee    10. Earl Robert Holloway (Feb 2, 1907 - Dec 2, 1986)         Married Ruby Louise Cope on Dec 2, 1930         1910 Census, 1920 Census                1. Robert Wayne Holloway                2. Betty Lee Holloway    11. Dollie Marie Holloway (Sep 1, 1909 - Jul 22, 1987)         Married Wilbur Larison on Oct 24, 1927         1910 Census, 1920 Census                1. Marion Fern Larison (Jul 19, 1928 - Nov 30, 2017)                2. George Wilbur Larison                3. Donna Marie Larison

Sisters Lydia, Rhoda and Dollie, taken in the 1950's.

Rhoda and 4 daughters, taken around 1910

Nancy Emily Crewse, ^[1] daughter of James and Rhoda was born on December 02, 1860 in Lucas County, Iowa.  She married William Frank Marshall before 1880.  William is the son of Thomas Marshall and Rhoda Furnas.  Nancy and William had 9 children.   They settled in Wellington, Kansas.  Nancy is age 40 when she is listed on the 1900 census as "Emma."  That is the year they moved to Eugene, Oregon where their 2 youngest children were born.  William Frank died in 1909.  She next appears on the 1910 census widowed and living with 4 of her children aged 6 to 16.  She is age 59 on the 1920 census as head of household living with 18 year old son William E and 16 year old daughter Ada. She died on August 25, 1936 at age 75 after falling down the cellar stairs and fracturing her scull in Umapine, Oregon where she was living with her son, Frank Marshall.  There was a large gathering of relatives at her funeral (picture here). (obit)

I descend from their son William Edward Marshall who married Irene Schwiening.

350 page book consisting mostly of the descendants of James Crews and Rhoda McMullen.   James is the grandson of James Crews and Lucinda Hood and son of Ellison Crews and Sarah Gillespie.  This book has many articles and documents related to the authors direct line.  It also goes into some of the early Crews history of James and Gideon.   If you descend from Ellison Crews, this book provides a great deal of information.   This book is not available from any known source.

46 page book detailing the early Crews families.  Mostly covers the family of William Crews, the eldest son of James and Lucinda who married Lucy Childress and Elizabeth Hood.   This is the author's direct line.  If you descend from James and Lucinda, this book is worth a look.  Some libraries may have this book as it is registered with the Library of Congress.