Crews - Extended Family
Robert Cruze
 
(Abt. 1801 in Knox, TN - 1846/1848 in Knox, TN)
Son of James Crews (1758-1841) and Lucinda Hood (1769-1838)
Robert married Mary Ann Burnham on Feb 16, 1823 in Knox, TN.
Genealogical Sketch of Robert's family on the Wilson Family Tree Blog

I have 14 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to Robert's record on the Crews surname page.

The 8 children of Robert and Mary are:
Lavinia (1823) Archibald (1825) Malinda (c1828) Leonidas (1830)
Mary (1833) William (1836) Sarah (1845) George (1848)
     1. Lavinia Cruze (Oct 28, 1823 in Knox, TN - Dec 30, 1896 in Knox, TN)
         Marriage: Census: 1860, 1870, 1880; Wilson Family Blog on Lavinia's family
         Married Peter Wheeler (1811-1880) on Jun 30, 1848 in Knox, TN
         Lavinia and Peter did not have any children,
     2. Archibald Cruze (Jun 3, 1825 in Knox, TN - Aug 22, 1859 in Knox, TN)
         Marriage; Census: 1850; Wilson Family Blog on Archibald's family
         Married Susannah Baker (1825-1916) on Jan 12, 1847 in Knox, TN
         Susannah remarried Bartley T. Dudley on Sep 7, 1865 in Knox, TN
               1. John H. Cruze (Dec 3, 1847 - Feb 2, 1854) age 6   - Census: 1850
               2. Robert Cruze (Aug 12, 1850 - Dec 31, 1928)
                   Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
                   Robert married (1) Mary Melinda Haynes (1851-1889) in 1869
                        1. Anderson Taylor Cruze (Oct 19, 1869 in TN - Jun 13, 1956 in CA)
                           
Census: 1870, 1880
                            Married Mary C. (1877-1939) in 1898
                                1. Lula Belle Cruze (Feb 1898 in TN - Apr 1, 1919 in CA) age 20
                        2. Sarah Caroline Cruze (May 16, 1871 in TN - Oct 29, 1913) - Census: 1880
                            Married Alexander Patrick Slatery (1871-1907) in 1893
                                1. Patrick Henry Slatery (Feb 19, 1894 in TN - Mar 19, 1976 in GA)
                                    Married Sara Todd (1903-1988)
                                2. Floyd A. Slatery (Apr 15, 1895 in TN - Aug 23, 1917) age 22
                                    Married Sarah Caroline Cruze (1871-1913)
                                3. Mary M. Slatery (Jan 8, 1897 in TN - Dec 16, 1940)
                                4. John L. Slatery (Apr 3, 1898 in TN - Sep 6, 1901) age 3
                                5. Gracy E. Slatery (Nov 3, 1900 - Sep 13, 1901) 10 months
                        3. Samuel Henry Cruze (May 20, 1872 - Jul 8, 1942) - Census: 1880
                            Married Mattie Samsell (1884-1933)
                        4. Mary Lucy Cruze (Jan 4, 1874 in TN - Apr 17, 1917) - Census: 1880
                            Married James H. Tipton (1865-1924) in 1903
                                1. Reuben Harlow "Ruby" Tipton (Jul 10, 1905 in TN - Jun 11, 1984 in IN)
                                    Married (1) Edna Louise Word (1913-1949)
                                    Married (2) Gladys Beatrice Tipton (1910-1985)
                        5. Charles William Cruze (Apr 24, 1875 in TN - ) - Census: 1880
                            Married Maud Pierson (-) on Nov 1, 1913
                        6. Hutson Alexander Cruze (Sep 23, 1875 - Nov 5, 1938) - Census: 1880
                            Married Mammie E. Casteel (1882-1951)
                        7. John Ranson Cruze (May 23, 1882 - Nov 7, 1883) age 1
                        8. Walter Lewis Cruze (Sep 20, 1883 in TN - Nov 25, 1966 in TN) - Census: 1900
                            Married Dora Latham (-)
                        9. Arthur Cruze (Apr 2, 1885 in TN - Jan 22, 1963) - Census: 1900
                            Married Roena Gamble (1885-1929)
                      10. Lida Jane Cruze (Sep 25, 1887 in TN - Jan 10, 1939 in TN) - Census: 1900
                            Married John A. McNelly (1865-1927)
                                 1. Geneva W. Cruze (Abt. 1909 in TN - )

                   Robert married (2) Sarah Hines Hawn (1864-1915) in 1889
                      11. Rosa J. "Lillie Mae" Cruze (Mar 26, 1890 in TN - Dec 31, 1979) - Census: 1900
                      12. Robert Ellis Cruze (Oct 15, 1891 in TN - Feb 21, 1977) - Census: 1900
                            Married Alma Lee Spangler (1892-1959)
                                 1. Marie Belle Cruze (Apr 25, 1911 in TN - Aug 6, 1985 in WA)
                                     Married (1) William Dofus Ensor, Sr. (-)
                                          1. William Dofus Ensor, Jr. (Apr 6, 1929 in TN - Jan 2, 2015 in WA)
                                          2. James Edward "Jim" Ensor (Oct 19, 1934 in TN - Jan 31, 2003 in WA)
                                              Married Mary Elizabeth Gross (1929-2000)
                                     Married (2) William T. Goudie (1919-1994)
                                          3. Richard Authur Goudie (Dec 10, 1945 in WA - Jun 28, 1982 in WA)
                                 2. Austin Richard Cruze (Aug 7, 1915 - Nov 3, 1964)
                                 3. Ruth Leona Cruze (Nov 18, 1916 - Jan 28, 2007)
                                     Married Murray Samuel Williams (1911-1979)
                                          1. Ralph Ennis Williams (Mar 31, 1938 in TN - Jan 25, 2025 in TN)
                                          2. Joanna Ruth Williams (Mar 25, 1946 in TN - Nov 7, 2010 in TN)
                                              Married Edward Lee McCall, Jr. (1941-2020)
                                 4. Homer Hamilton Cruze (Jun 30, 1918 - May 4, 2010) WW2 Vet
                                 5. Margaret Cleo Cruze (1921-2000)
                                     Married (1) Woodrow Wilson Livesay (1911-2000) in 1937
                                          1. Lowell B. Livesay (Jun 25, 1938 - Aug 2, 1979)
                                              Married Betty Jean Cardin (1939-2023)
                                     Married (2) Bryant Grover Smiley (1929-1996) in 1949
                                          2. David Edward Smiley (Jul 15, 1944 in TN - Oct 13, 2019 in TN)
                                 6. Winfred R. Cruze (1934-1996)
                                     Married Elizabeth E. (1937-2010)
                      13. Melissa Anne Cruze (Nov 13, 1893 in TN - Apr 6, 1987 in VA) - Census: 1900, 1920
                      14. Ruth Augusta Cruze (Nov 15, 1895 - Dec 6, 1895) infant
                      15. Cora Evaline Cruze (Oct 28, 1896 - Oct 28, 1896) infant
                      16. Neva Gertrude Cruze (May 29, 1898 - Jul 2, 1898) infant
                      17. Stella Geneva Cruze (Nov 5, 1901 - Nov 23, 1908) infant
                      18. Sanford Elmer Cruze (Jul 25, 1903 in TN - Apr 27, 1941) Vet - Census: 1910, 1920
                            Married Mary Dillman (-)
                                 1. Sarah Lou Cruze (May 30, 1932 in NC - Feb 20, 2020 in NC)

               3. William H. Cruze (Oct 15, 1853 - Jul 16, 1910)
                   Census: 1860
                   Married Marusha E. Davis (1856-1894)
                        1. Mary Ida "Mollie" Cruze (Oct 5, 1878 - Aug 9, 1964)
                            Mary married (1) John William Pigg (1868-1940)
                                 1. William Marion Pigg (Feb 24, 1897 - Oct 2, 1928)
                                     Married Dora Ellen Ingle (1901-1967)
                                 2. Bertha Jane Pigg (Nov 10, 1899 - Apr 8, 1966)
                                     Married (1) George Franklin Johnson (1896-1949) in 1915
                                           1. Charles F. Johnson (Aug 20, 1917 - Apr 10, 1986) Vet
                                           2. Hazel Lucille Johnson (Dec 23, 1922 - Oct 16, 2011)
                                               Married William Howell Williams (1915-1987)
                                           3. Elsie Azalee Johnson (Sep 23, 1926 - Jul 6, 2020)
                                               Married Hal Bibbins (1920-2005) in 1943
                                                    1. Hal Franklin Bibbins (Jan 11, 1944 - Aug 10, 1991)
                                                    2. Linda Bibbins (Dec 6, 1949 - Dec 29, 2014)
                                                        Married William Thomas Dalton (1950-1989)
                                     Married (2) James H. Turner (1871-1952) in 1938
                                 3. Anna Mae Pigg (Jan 19, 1919 - Jun 20, 1920) aged 1
                                 4. Ella Ree Pigg (Dec 21, 1921 - Jul 18, 1982)
                                     Married John Bibbins, Jr. (1915-1975) in 1939
                            Mary married (2) John Millard Foster (1874-1951)

                        2. Jamie Cruze (Apr 25, 1878 - Jul 8, 1965)
                            Married John W. Anderson (1875-1920)
                                 1. John William Anderson, Jr. (Dec 7, 1900 in TN - Nov 27, 1965 in TN)
                                     Married (1) Ella Mae Keller (1902-1964) in 1917
                                           1. Clyde William Anderson (Jan 23, 1919 - Nov 21, 1965)
                                     Married (2) Lucille Ashley (1902-1971)
                                 2. Bruce Frank Anderson (Jun 24, 1907 in TN - Jul 27, 1953 in TN)
                                     Married Margaret (1910-1997)
                                           1. Jamie Anderson (Jan 11, 1929 - Apr 19, 2011 in TN)
                                               Married William P. Palvis (1928-1999)
                                                    1. George Samuel Palvis (Oct 22, 1957 - Apr 27, 2019 in TN)

               4. Sarah Cruze (Sep 1854 in TN - Feb 16, 1934 in TN)
                   Census: 1860

               5. Lewis Archibald Cruze (Aug 1858 in TN - Abt. 1937 in TN)
                   Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900
                   Married Sarah A. Thomas (1854-1923) in 1879
                        1. Oscar Cleamond Cruze (Aug 14, 1880 in TN - Jan 29, 1949 in TN)
                            Census: 1900
                            Married Mary Ann Latham (1878-1953)
                                 1. Lawrence M. Cruze (Mar 25, 1911 - Jun 21, 1982)
                                     Married Hazel L. Mankin (1920-1988) on Jul 21, 1939
                        2. Clara M. Cruze (Nov 1, 1887 in TN - Sep 1959 in FL)
                            Census: 1900
                            Married George Ellis Medley (1886-1963)
                                 1. Mabel Florence Medley (Jul 21, 1910 in TN - Nov 1, 1987 in FL)
                        3. Emma Cruze (Jul 25, 1891 in TN - Mar 19, 1961 in TN)
                            Census: 1900
                            Married (1) Joseph McMillian Houser (1877-1954) in 1936
                                1. Emma Mae Houser (1912-2003)
                                2. Nellie Alene Houser (1921-1997)

     3. Malinda Corette Cruze (Abt. 1828 in Knox, TN - Feb 1, 1888 in Lebanon, MO) - 7 DNA matches
        
Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880; Wilson Family Blog on Malinda's family
         Married Benjamin Joseph Sing (1820-1910) on Aug 14, 1843 in Knox, TN
               1.
Lucindy Catherine Sing (Aug 29, 1847 in TN - Dec 16, 1916 in TN)
                   Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910
                   Married John L. Latham (1832-1915) in 1863
                        1.
John Henry Latham (Nov 11, 1865 in TN - Mar 27, 1935 in GA)
                            Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                            Married Ellen Reagan (1863-1944) in 1866 - 7 children
                        2.
Bedel A. Latham (Abt. 1868 in TN -) - Census: 1870, 1880
                        3.
Malinda E. Latham (1870 in TN - 1948) - Census: 1870, 1880, 1910, 1940
                            Married a Baker (-) - 1 child
                        4.
William Latham (Oct 1871 in TN - ) - Census: 1880, 1910
                            Married Pearl (-)
                        5.
Catherine Latham (May 16, 1873 in TN - May 16, 1928 in TN)
                           
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
                            Married James Wright Latham (1876-1941) - 2 children
                        6.
Benjamin Thomas Latham (Jun 14, 1875 in TN - Dec 11, 1946 in TN)
                            Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                            Married Margaret Ellen Finley (-) - 12 children
                        7.
Andrew Jackson Latham (Abt. 1877 in TN - 1959) - Census: 1880
                        8.
Alfred Latham (Abt. 1879 in TN - 1933) - Census: 1880
                        9.
Martha L. Latham (May 1886 in TN - ) - Census: 1900
                      10.
Margaret Latham (Jun 1888 in TN - ) - Census: 1900
                      11.
Samuel Randolph Latham (Jul 1890 in TN - 1950) - Census: 1900, 1910
               2.
Mary Ann Sing (Abt. 1849 in TN - ) - Census: 1850, 1860, 1870
                   Married (1) George Cagle (-1883)
                   Married (2) Biven Hudson (1847-1912)
               3.
Elizabeth Sing (Aug 6, 1851 in TN - Jun 26, 1941 in TN) - Census: 1860, 1870 
                   Married Thomas Wayne Johnson (1853-1935) - 2 children
               4.
John Sing (Dec 10, 1852 in TN - Jun 4, 1928 in OK)
                   Census: 1860, 1870; Wilson Family Blog
                   Married (1) Elizabeth "Betty" Brooks (1854-1872) on Nov 14, 1872 in TN - 6 children
                   Married (2) Docia Alice Gourley (1874-1960) on Mar 5, 1893 in MO - 3 children
               5.
William Perry Sing (Jan 11, 1855 in TN - Aug 30, 1941 in TN)
                  
Census: 1860, 1870; Wilson Family Blog
                   Married Ellen Mae Brooks (1859-1935) on Oct 15, 1879 in TN - 10 children
               6.
Susan Caroline Sing (Abt. 1857 in TN - 1870) Census: 1860, 1870
               7. Isam Isaiah Sing (Abt. 1858 in TN - ) - Census: 1860, 1870, 1880
               8.
Sarah Malinda Sing (Mar 10, 1862 in TN - Jan 27, 1949 in MO) - Census: 1870
                   Married Franklin Smith Baker (1854-1938) - 4 children
               9.
Benjamin Leonidas Sing (Abt. 1864 in TN - 1945) - Census: 1870, 1880
                   Married (1) Mary E. "Mollie" Roberts (1858-1903) in 1888 - 2 children
                   Married (2) Eva E. Williams (1888-1932) in 1906 - 5 children
             10.
Martha Melvina Sing (Dec 12, 1866 in TN - Dec 24, 1944 in MO) - Census: 1870, 1880
                   Married Marion Richard Roark (1844-1898) - 8 children
             11.
Naoma Isabella Sing (Mar 26, 1870 in TN - Jan 19, 1950 in MO) - Census: 1870, 1880
                   Married Louis Carrol Brasier (1864-1947) in 1904
     4. Leonidas "Lee" Harvey Cruze (May 1830 in Knox, TN - Mar 24, 1910 in Knox, TN)
         Marriage, Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880; Wilson Family Blog on Leonidas' family
         Married Susannah Lavinia Spangler (1825-1908) on Feb 20, 1856 in Knox, TN
              1. Julia Ann Cruze (Apr 28, 1857 - Jul 1, 1932)
                  Census: 1860, 1870, 1880
                  Married (1) Edward Warwick (1841-1911)
                  Married (2) William Drummer (-)

              2. Mary Jane Cruze (Nov 9, 1858 in Knox, TN - May 8, 1906 in Knox, TN)
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married Jacob H. Houser (1859-1920)
                        1. Viola Ann Houser (1882-)
                        2. Flora Houser (1884-)
                        3. Ambrose Atkins Houser (1886-)
                            Married Carrie (-) - 1 daughter
                        4. Maggie Evalina Houser (Dec 3, 1896 in TN - May 23, 1975)
                            Married Edgar Ernest Houser (1890-1964) on Oct 8, 1910 in TN - 3 children
                        5. Osbourne Houser (Nov 13, 1900 -)
                            Married Joseph Francis Gaylen (-)

              3. Sarah Tennessee Cruze (Jan 4, 1861 - Feb 16, 1934)
                  Census: 1870, 1880
                  Married Ambrose Burnside Goddard (1861-1950) on Sep 16, 1883
                       1. Napoleon Osborne Goddard (Jan 28, 1888 in TN - Feb 23, 1976 in OH)
                           Married Lola Mae Winkle (1889-1962) in 1909
                       2. Dora Ethel Goddard (Apr 28, 1890 in TN - Apr 13, 1969 in TN)
                           Married Stewart Oliver Lawson (1888-1947)
                       3. Walter Lee Goddard (Feb 28, 1892 - Jan 26, 1956)
                           Married Agnes Hattie McCall (1890-1958)
                       4. Lena Bell Goddard (Nov 10, 1895 - Nov 7, 1979)
                           Married Ralph Parks Cupp (1892-1968)
                       5. Celia Goddard (Sep 2, 1898 in TN - Dec 3, 1947 in TN)
                           Married James B. McCarroll (1887-1956)
                       6. Gilbert Robert Goddard (Mar 28, 1901 - Jan 9, 1957)
                           Married Mary Lee Leonard (1907-2003)

              4. Peggy Anna Cruze (May 1, 1863 - Aug 8, 1948)
                  Census: 1870
                  Peggy married (1) Peter Timothy "Pinkney" Haggard (1859-1932) on Jul 23, 1882 in TN
                       1. Alice Lula Haggard (May 21, 1883 in TN - May 3, 1950 in GA)
                       2. Albert Leonidas Haggard, Sr. (Jan 22, 1885 in TN - Sep 16, 1947 in CA)
                           Married Eva Bryan (1887-1961)
                       3. Bertha Haggard (Jul 23, 1887 in TN - Feb 26, 1908 in TN)
                           Married John S. Cunningham (1881-1907)
                       4. Lillie Mae Haggard (Sep 19, 1890 - Dec 23. 1968)
                           Married William Houston Davis (1880-1940)

                  Peggy married (2) Mose Gamble (1863-1948)

              5. James Harvey Cruze, Sr. (Apr 9, 1866 in TN - May 29, 1948 in TN)
                  Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                  James married (1) Alice Marine (1872-1893) on Aug 29, 1886
                       1. Cora Ann Cruze (Nov 18, 1887 in TN - Apr 19, 1918 in TN)
                           Married Asa Francis Tarwater (1883-1974) on Aug 9, 1908 in TN
                                1. Virgil M. Tarwater (Mar 13, 1909 in TN - Feb 12, 1911 in TN)
                                2. Edythe Lucy Tarwater (May 20, 1911 - Jun 5, 1996 in TN)
                                    Married William Timothy Burdine, Sr. (1905-1987)
                                         1. Margaret Delores Burdine (Oct 17, 1929 in TN - Dec 4, 1995 in TN)
                                             Married Troy Ted Galyon (1928-1988)
                                         2. Bonnie Jean Burdine (Mar 19, 1932 - Apr 20, 2023)
                                         3. Virginia Ann Burdine (1937 - Dec 23, 2001 in TN)
                                             Married Don Eldon Bailey (1932-2018)
                                         4. Conley Ray Burdine (Jun 20, 1941 - Sep 19, 1986)
                                             Married Rebecca Thomas Burdine (1943-)
                               3. Artis Conley Tarwater (Dec 10, 1914 in TN - Aug 31, 2001 in TN)
                                    Married Manerva B. (1912-1994)

                       2. Alvin Arnold Cruze (Oct 25, 1889 - Oct 26, 1948 in IL)
                           Census: 1900, 1910
                           Maried Buena Vista Young (1891-1973) on Aug 23, 1915 - 5 children
                               1. Anna Blanche Cruze (May 4, 1917 in IL - Mar 5, 2001 in IL)
                               2. Kirk Young Cruze (Jul 17, 1931 in IL - May 4, 2011 in IL)
                                   Married Marilyn Joyce Todd (1934-2003) on Aug 25, 1950 in IL

                       3. Pinkney Sylvester Cruze (Jan 27, 1891 in Knox, TN - Apr 21, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA)
                           Census: 1900, 1910
                           Married Dicey Jane Mize (1891-1946)
                               1. Raymond Kyle Cruze (Jan 21, 1916 in TN - Jul 18, 1944 at Sea) WW2 Vet  
                               2. Alice LaVerne Cruze (Jun 21, 1922 in TN - Apr 1994 in AZ)
                               3. Patricia Lou Cruze (Aug 16, 1926 in KS - Jan 7, 1988 in CA)
                                   Married Joseph Warren Wolfe, Jr. (1921-1988) on Jan 9, 1954 in CA - 5 children

                  James married (2) Martha Adaline "Mat" McCammon (1877-1953) on Nov 12, 1895
     
                       4. Lovie Lee Cruze (Sep 6, 1897 in TN - Jun 14, 1989 in TN)
                           Census: 1900, 1910, 1920

                           Married Herman Gamble "Joe" Neubert (1894-1958) in 1920 
                       5. Catherine "Katie" Cowan Cruze (May 8, 1899 in TN - Feb 6, 1990)
                           Census: 1900, 1910
                           Married Conard Rosco Spangler (1894-1979) in 1917
                       6.
Eliza Jane Cruze (Jan 11, 1901 in TN - Oct 26, 1932)
                           Census: 1910, 1920
                           Married Charles Robert Fleenor (1884-1963)
                       7.
Edna Marguerite Cruze (Nov 6, 1902 om TM - Jul 24, 1929)
                           Census: 1910, 1920
                       8.
Mack Millard Cruze (Aug 11, 1904 in TN - Feb 17, 1988) WW2 Vet
                           Census: 1910, 1920, 1940
                           Married Dora Justus (1905-1994)
                       9.
Carl Cleophas Cruze (Mar 7, 1906 in TN- Feb 3, 1979)
                           Census: 1910, 1920
                           Married Mary Margaret Goff (1912-2012) in 1933
                     10.
Jesse Eugene Cruze (Oct 10, 1908 in TN - Oct 3, 1989)
                           Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
                           Married Rosella Mae "Ola" Sayne (1917-2014)
                     11.
James Harvey Cruze, Jr. (Mar 9, 1910 in TN - May 7, 1951)
                           Census: 1910, 1920, 1930
                           Married Clara Edith Michaels (1913-2007) in 1935
                     12.
William Wallace Cruze, Sr. (Sep 25, 1911 in TN - Jan 10, 2003 in TN)
                           Census: 1920, 1930, 1940
                           Married Elizabeth Ford (1914-2001) in 1940
                     13.
Martin Shaeffer Cruze (Mar 3, 1913 in TN - May 28, 1990) WW2 Vet
                           Census: 1920, 1930
                           Married Juanita Loretta Spangler (1924-2022)
                     14.
Melvin Ernest Cruze (Dec 1, 1914 in TN - Jul 2, 1915)
                     15.
Helen Julia Cruze (May 14, 1916 in TN - Sep 10, 1916)
                     16.
Glen Wayne Cruze (Apr 17, 1918 in TN - Nov 16, 2007 in TN)
                           Census: 1920, 1930, 1940
                           Married Beulah M. (1930-2003)
     5. Mary Jane "Polly" Cruise (Nov 24, 1833 in Knox, TN - Nov 13, 1864 in Knox, TN)
          Census: 1850; Wilson Family Blog on Mary's family
          Married John D. "Dutch" Sayne (1820-1911) on Dec 29, 1854 in Knox, TN
              1. Mary Elizabeth Sayne (Aug 2, 1856 - Feb 13, 1931)
                  Married William McCammon (1852-1930)
                       1. John Harrison McCammon (Dec 2, 1876 - Jul 9, 1936)
                       2. Margaret Jane McCammon (Sep 11, 1879 - Apr 21, 1880) infant
                       3. Angeline Frances "Florence" McCammon (Oct 13, 1881 - Oct 28, 1954)
                           Married Edwin Brooks (1870-1956)
                       4. Thomas Edward McCammon (Jan 26, 1887 - Sep 16, 1971)
                           Married Mary E. Simpson (1896-1990) in 1916
                               1. Dorothea Beatrice McCammon (Sep 17, 1917 - Apr 6, 1999)
                                   Married James W. Davenport, Sr. (-)
                               2. Calvin Curtis McCammon (Sep 14, 1921 - Jul 16, 1935) age 13
                               3. Alvin Anton McCammon (Sep 14, 1921 - Feb 9, 2011) WW2 Vet
                                   Married Dorothy Helen Horner (1920-2013) in 1942

              2. Nancy Sayne (Abt. 1858 - Abt. 1870)
     6. William Robert Cruze (Abt. 1836 in Knox, TN - Apr 27, 1865 in Memphis, TN) - 3 DNA matches
         Civil war soldier in the Union Army. Enlisted in Company E of the 3rd Tennessee Calvary on Jan 27, 1863.
         Fought in the Battle of Stones River from Dec 31, 1862 - Jan 2, 1863 prior to officially mustering into service.
         Captured by Confederate forces on Sep 24, 1864 near Athens, Alabama.  Was POW at Cahaba Prison.
         William died in the Sultana Steamboat Disaster in which 1195 passengers and perished in a fire.
         Census: 1850;
Wilson Family Blog on William's family

         Married Sarah Ann Marine (1840-1887) on Sep 20, 1858 in Knox, TN

              1. John Wesley Cruze (Sep 19, 1859 in Knoxville, TN - Jul 12, 1923 in KnoxVille, TN)
                  Married Martha Jane Baker (1864-1927)
                       1. Otha O. Cruze (Mar 16, 1888 in TN - Apr 30, 1888 in TN) infant
                       2. Ira A. Cruze (Jun 5, 1889 in TN - Jun 9, 1889 in TN) infant
                       3. James Ellison Cruze, Sr. (Jul 30, 1890 in TN - Jan 24, 1984) WW1 Vet
                           Married Birdie Mae Burchell (1892-1973)
                                1. Stella Mae Cruze (1911 - Dec 31, 2004 in Knoxville, TN)
                                    Married Fred Gentry (1926-2011)
                                2. James Ellison Cruze, Jr. (Sep 12, 1927 - Jan 24, 1984) Korean War Vet
                                3. Mona Sue Cruze (Jan 12, 1929 in Knoxville, TN  - Jun 2018 in Knoxville, TN)
                                    Married L. Herman Sheridan (1930-2011)
                                        1. Jeffrey Lynn Sheridan (Jan 5, 1960 - Sep 16, 2009 in TN)
                                        2. James L. Sheridan (Mar 9, 1963 - Mar 25, 2006)
                       4. David V. Cruze (Dec 2, 1892 - Jun 16, 1893) infant  
                       5. Mary Desdomona "Mona" Cruze (Feb 21, 1897 - Mar 3, 1983)
                           Married Edward Louis Clark (1893-1974)
                               1. Thelbert Clark (Feb 13, 1915 in TN - Jun 23, 1991 in NC)
                                   Married Lillian A. Pedigo (1917-2008) - 4 children
                                        1. Rebecca Catherine Clark (Nov 8, 1937 - Nov 8, 1937)
                               2. Clyde Ellison Clark (Nov 25, 1916 in TN - Mar 20, 2001)
                                   Married Helen Ivey (1917-1999)
                               3. Juanita Clark (Sep 20, 1919 in TN - Jan 15, 1999)
                                   Married J. Floyd Rigsbee (1905-1984)
                               4. Dorothy Clark (Abt. 1922 in TN - )
                               5. Mary Lynn Clark (Apr 14, 1923 in TN - Jun 18, 2001 in TN)
                                   Married Floyd Houston Cutshaw (1923-2000) - 3 children
                               6. Anna Ruth Clark (Apr 22, 1925 in TN - Nov 24, 2015 in FL)
                                   Married Gerald Hulon "Jerry" Mann (1918-2007) in 1946 - 3 children
                       6. Ora Jane Cruze (Apr 30, 1899 - Feb 20, 1942)
                           Married Azor A. Koontz (-)
                               1. Barbara Nell Koontz (Sep 10, 1930 - Nov 21, 2005 in TN)

              2. Elizabeth Ann Cruze (Aug 31, 1861 in Knoxville, TN - Jul 14, 1911 in TN)
                  Married Jacob S. Spangler (1858-1941)
                       1. Mary E. Spangler (Aug 24, 1882 in TN - Jan 26, 1980)
                           Married Thomas Elijah "Lige" Henderson (1877-1965)
                              1. Luther E. Henderson (Jul 19, 1904 - Apr 7, 1983)
                       2. Rosa Belle Spangler (Sep 12, 1884 in TN - Mar 10, 1942 in MI)
                           Married John William Cunningham (1882-1955)
                       3. James Luther Spangler (Sep 4, 1886 in TN - Feb 7, 1956 in TN)
                           Married Nannie Ethel Jenkins (1889-1957) in 1905
                               1. Rudolph Clarence Spangler (Jan 16, 1906 - Sep 2, 1952)
                                   Married Ruby Faye Smith (1908-1982)
                               2. James R. Spangler (Oct 31, 1913 - Oct 9, 1954 in KY)
                                   Married Mary Janett Ball (1913-2012)
                                       1. Peggy Joyce Spangler (Nov 5, 1937 - Feb 17, 1944)
                               3. Margaret Maria Spangler (Nov 1, 1915 in WV - Mar 13, 2011 in FL)
                                   Married Walter H. Dozier (1917-2002)
                                       1. Margaret E. "Peggy" Dozier (Jan 12, 1948 - Jan 9, 2016 in FL)
                               4. Kenneth Spangler (Jul 1, 1922 - Apr 20, 1998) WW2 Vet
                                   Married Ivria "Red" Wooton (1924-2009) -
                                       1. Mike Spangler (Aug 5, 1957 - Aug 9, 2018)
                                       2. Kimberly Spangler (Mar 1, 1961 - Apr 21, 1990)
                               5. Janet Spangler (Oct 2, 1924 - Dec 1, 1973)
                                   Married Eugene Dowl Wilson (1919-1978)
                               6. Georgia Ellen Spangler (Nov 20, 1930 in KY - Mar 24, 2014 in NC)
                       4. Grover Cleveland Spangler (Oct 12, 1888 in TN - Aug 8, 1956 in TN)
                           Married (1) Myrtle Saultz (1890-1950)
                           Married (2) Dicie Shuler (1888-1978)
                       5. William Oliver Spangler (Oct 21, 1890 in TN - May 30, 1972 in MI) WW2 Vet
                           Married Myrtle Saultz (1890-1950) in 1907
                                1. Stanley Freeman Spangler (Feb 6, 1912 in TN - Sep 3, 1978 in OH)
                                    Stanley married (1) Carrie Lou Belcher (1909-1983) in 1929
                                         1. John Willard Spangler (Oct 28, 1931 in TN - Apr 8, 2002 in TN)
                                             Married Evelyn Ann Hickman (1936-2023) in 1954
                                         2. Richard Donald Spangler (Jul 15, 1933 in TN - Apr 22, 2004 in KY) Vet
                                             Married Phyllis June Morgan (1936-2017)
                                         3. Billey James Spangler (Jun 25, 1937 - Aug 17, 2011) Vietnam Vet
                                             Married Barbara Ann Fogle (1937-2010)
                                         4. Betty Jo Spangler (1938 - Aug 29, 2013 in KY)
                                             Married David H. Bowman (1929-2002)
                                    Stanley married (2) Opal Marie Singleton (1914-1994) in 1953
                                2. Carl Andrew Spangler (Jul 6, 1914 - Jan 29, 1971) WW2 Vet
                                3. Nola Belle Spangler (Jan 11, 1917 - May 10, 1982 in TN)
                                    Married Carl R. Moore (1911-2000)
                                4. Stella Mae Spangler (Jul 18, 1919 - Nov 27, 2008 in TN)
                                    Married Crawford Payne Baldwin (1914-1999) in 1939
                                5. Mary Paulina Spangler (May 14, 1923 in KY - Jan 19, 1995 in MS)
                                    Married Charles Edwin Wilson (1922-2007)
                       6. Dewey Lee Spangler (Nov 24, 1898 in TN - Jan 30, 1978 in TN)
                           Married Bertha J. Stephens (1900-1962)
                                1. Mary Irene Spangler (Sep 14, 1921 in TN - May 15, 2004 in TN)
                                    Married Harvey Headrick Benson (1915-2005)
                                         1. Bill R. Benson (Apr 20, 1943 - Apr 2, 2021 in TN)

              3. Mary Josephine Cruze (Jul 17, 1863 in TN - Aug 6, 1887 in TN)
                  Married Harvey Cecil Cruze (1859-1941) in 1881
                       1. Viola Ann Cruze (Jun 2, 1882 in TN - Aug 2, 1962 in TN)
                           Married William Goddard (-1932)
                       2. Frances Evalyn Cruze (Sep 17, 1883 in TN - Apr 13, 1967 in TN)
                       3. Boy Cruze (1887 in TN - 1888 in TN) Infant
     7. Sarah Ann Cruze (Jan, 1845 in Knox, TN - Nov 21, 1917 in Knox, TN) - 1 DNA match
         Census: 1850, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910; Wilson Family Blog on Sarah's family

         Married William Carson Mayfield (1826-1900) on Sep 12, 1861 in Knox, TN
              1. Robert Brady Mayfield (Apr 1862 in Knox, TN - Sep 27, 1907 in Knox, TN)
                  Census: 1870, 1880, 1900
                  Married Magnolia Davis (1866-1950) on Nov 30, 1886 in Knox, TN
                       1. Charles Sylvester Mayfield (Sep 16, 1887 in TN - Oct 17, 1959 in OH) - Census: 1900
                           Married Jessie Mae Hickey (1891-1968)
                                1. Lena Elizabeth Mayfield (Jul 6, 1911 in TN - Sep 6, 2007 in KY)
                                2. Bertha Louise Mayfield (Mar 2, 1913 in OH - Dec 9, 1997 in OH)
                                    Married Ralph Joseph Weber (1911-2005)
                                3. Sylvia Inez Mayfield (Oct 15, 1916 in OH - Jul 28, 1975 in OH)
                                    Married Huston Thomas Lyttleton (1914-1982)
                                4. Ruth Margaret Mayfield (Sep 4, 1917 in OH - Mar 30, 1980 in KY)
                                    Married Le Roy Alvin Hungler (1917-1974)
                                5. Charles Myrlen Mayfield (Abt. 1920 in OH - Nov 13, 1939 in OH)
                       2. Robert Lee Mayfield (Jul 22, 1889 in TN - Oct 18, 1960 in TN) - Census: 1900
                           Married Mary Frances Siler (1904-)
                                1. Raymond S. Mayfield (Abt. 1922 in KY - )
                                2. Herman Scott Mayfield (Jun 1, 1925 in TN - Sep 19, 1960 in TN)
                       3. John Cornelius Mayfield (Feb 18, 1892 in TN - Jul 13, 1965 in TN) WW1 Vet
                           Census: 1900
                           Married Flora E. Smith (1898-1969)
                                 1. Verda Frances Mayfield (Aug 18, 1924 in TN - Jan 10, 1927 in TN)
                       4. James Gordon Mayfield (Mar 1894 in TN - Feb 7, 1936 in TN) - Census: 1900
                           Married Dora Lena "Jean" O'Bryan (1901-1989)
                                1. Lena Lucille Mayfield (Nov 2, 1920 in VA - May 1, 2000 in CT)
                                        1. Kevin Bruce Showalter (Aug 26, 1953 in CT - Dec 24, 1973 in CT) age 20
                                2. Brady Gordon Mayfield (May 13, 1922 in VA - May 25, 1976 in IL) WW2 Vet
                       5. Oneda Bell Mayfield (Aug 10, 1897 in TN - Nov 2, 1963 in OR) - Census: 1900
                           Married (1) James Henry Smith (2) Harry Scott Hook (3) Zubar Allen

              2. Mary L.J. Mayfield (Apr 1864 in TN - By 1910 in TN) - Census: 1870, 1880
                  Married Wesley Andrew Sands (1859-1925)

              3. Lucinda J. Mayfield (Abt. 1867 - ) - Census: 1870, 1880

              4. James Harvey Mayfield (Sep 30, 1870 in TN - Nov 24, 1939)
                  Census: 1870, 1880
                  Married Mary Leona Maranville (1873-1954) in 1893
                       1. Oscar W. Mayfield (Aug 17, 1900 in TN - Jul 8, 1962 in TN)
                       2. Cecil G. Mayfield (Dec 31, 1901 in TN - Dec 12, 1972)
                           Married Marjorie C. Johnston (1908-1997) in 1943 - 1 child
                       3. Beecher Edward Mayfield, Sr. (Aug 24, 1904 in TN - Mar 16, 1996 in TN)
                           Married Minnie Josephine Roberts (1906-1986) - 3 children
                       4. Connie A. Mayfield (Feb 7, 1912 in TN - Oct 10, 1921) age 9

              5. Nancy Melvina Mayfield (Aug 27, 1870 in TN - Dec 5, 1944 in TN) - Census: 1880
                  Married William Riley Milligan, Jr. (1870-1938)
                       1. Rose Myrtle Milligan (Feb 25, 1895 in TN - Feb 13, 1989 in MI)
                           Married Clarence Raymond Wallace (-)
                       2. Vaughn Worth Milligan (Jun 21, 1912 - Feb 27, 1999)
                           Married Mary Elizabeth Purkey (1918-2003) - 5 children

              6. John Lee Mayfield (Sep 16, 1872 in TN - Mar 27, 1948 in CA)
                  Census: 1880, 1900
                  Married Galena Hannah Wilcox (1877-1957)

              7. William Anthony Mayfield (Oct 7, 1875 in TN - Jan 3, 1950 in TN) - Census: 1880
                  Married Lottie Owens (1876-1954)
                       1. Leonard Mayfield (Oct 16, 1902 - Nov 20, 1977)
                           Married Eva May Leatherwood (1899-1987) in 1937
                                1. Pat Mayfield (Nov 10, 1933 - Nov 15, 2003)
                                2. Jack Mayfield (Nov 10, 1933 - Aug 9, 2020)

              8. Malinda Josephine Mayfield (Mar 6, 1878 in TN - May 3, 1961 in TN) - Census: 1880
                  Married Robert Andrew Johnston (1865-1929)

              9. Sara "Sadie" Elizabeth Mayfield (Aug 11, 1880 in TN  - May 22, 1951 in TN) - Census: 1900
     8. George Demarcus Cruze (May 11, 1848 in Knox, TN - Feb 6, 1905 in Knox, TN) - 2 DNA matches
         Census: 1850, 1880 - Wilson Family Blog on George's family     
         Married Alila Elizabeth Griffen (c1849-1920) on Sep 20, 1866 in Knox, TN
              1. Margaret Ann Cruze (May 17, 1868 in TN - May 15, 1950 in Knox, TN)
                  Census: 1880, 1910; Death Certificate
                  Married James Tarleton Jinks (1859-1927) on Dec 3, 1887 in TN
                       1. James Taylor Jinks (Nov 7, 1887 in TN - Aug 1, 1970 in TN)
                           Census: 1910
                           Married (1) Susie Glenn (1876-1931) in 1911
                           Married (2) Maude Ellen Drake (1885-1987) in 1926
                       2. Lucy Jinks (Nov 17, 1889 in TN - Apr 9, 1951 in TN)
                       3. Nettie Jane Jinks (1892 in TN - Oct 10, 1940 in TN)
                           Married Rufus Monroe Knight (1881-1969) in 1906 - 6 children
                       4. Herman Jinks (Apr 28, 1894 in TN - Jul 18, 1975 in TN) WW1, Korean War Vet
                           Census: 1910
                           Married Hattie Glenn (1894-1973) in 1918
                       5. Hugh Marcus Jinks (Apr 6, 1900 in TN - Mar 19, 1971 in TN)
                           Census: 1910
                           Married Emma E. Woods (1902-1985) - 7 children
                       6. Thomas S. Jinks (Jul 12, 1903 in TN - Oct 18, 1925 in TN) Age 22
                           Census: 1910
                       7. Robert Lewis Jinks (Jul 31, 1905 in TN - Feb 26, 1972 in TN)
                           Census: 1910
                           Married Alpha Caroline Ellis (1909-1999) in 1926 - 1 child
                       8. Helen R. Jinks (Dec 23, 1908 in TN - Aug 18, 1997 in TN)
                           Census: 1910
                           Married George E. Wooliver, Sr. (1902-1980) in 1923 - 1 child
                       9. Lillian Jinks (Jun 14, 1911 in TN - Dec 29, 1973 in TN)
                           Married Charlie Hubert Moore (1892-1952)
                     10. Elizabeth Jinks (Feb 15, 1915 in TN - Oct 2, 1916) in TN

              2. Mary Jane (Polly) Cruze (Aug 18, 1870 in TN - Mar 31, 1942 in Knox, TN)
                  Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; Death Certificate
                  Married Will E. Green (1858-1941) in 1889
                        1. Georgia Lee Green (Jun 20, 1896 - Aug 13, 1925) - Census: 1900, 1910
                            Married Roscoe Temple Griffin (1894-1929)
                                 1. Ida Mae Griffin (Apr 13, 1913 in TN - Sep 9, 1994 in TN)
                                     Married Walter C. Graves (1907-1985) - 2 children
                                 2. Lucy Jane Griffin (Aug 14, 1916 - Apr 24, 1994 in TN) WW2 Vet
                                 3. Ben McKinley Griffin (Jul 26, 1919 - Dec 20, 1988 in TN) WW2 Vet
                                     Married Nina Vilda McClanahan (1922-1981)
                                 4. James E. Griffin (Dec 20, 1920 - Dec 11, 1992) WW2 Vet
                        2. Oma M. Green (Abt. 1897 in TN - ) - Census: 1900, 1910
                        3. Nettie J. Green (Apr 1898 in TN - ) - Census: 1900, 1910
                        4. Eddie B. Green (May 1899 in TN - ) - Census: 1900, 1910
                        5. John Raymond Green (May 11, 1903 in TN - Oct 26, 1945 in TN) - Census: 1910, 1920
                        6. Lloyd Fish Green (Jun 8, 1907 - May 3, 1943) - Census: 1910, 1920
                            Married Hattie Lee Smith (1912-1991)
                                 1. Pearlie B. Green (Jun 3, 1933 - Apr 10, 2001)
                                 2. Lillie Bell Green (1936 - Aug 13, 2007)
                                     Married Reaford H. Pratt (1927-1980)
                                 3. Willie B. Green (Jul 8, 1938 - Oct 31, 1969)
                                 4. Dorothy Louise Green (Sep 5, 1943 - Oct 5, 1943) infant
                        7. Lonnie Arthur Green (Apr 20, 1911 in TN - Jul 20, 1997 in TN) - Census: 1920, 1930
                            Married Edna Pauline Branson (1912-1991)

              3. Martha Octavis Cruze (Dec 8, 1873 in TN - Aug 9, 1953 in Knox, TN)
                  Census: 1880
                  Married John Myers (1861-1916) in 1892
                        1. John Sullivan Myers (Apr 13, 1892 in TN - Mar 27, 1946 in TN)
                            Married Virgie S. (1890-1971)
                                 1. Velma Bernice Myers (Dec 5, 1918 in TN - Nov 5, 2009 in TN)
                                     Married Isaac Wayne Huffstetler (1916-2010)
                        2. Fritz McKinley Myers (Dec 28, 1895 in TN - Apr 29, 1972 in TN)
                            Married Mary Lavenia Michaels Harmon (1907-1994)
                        3. Margaret Elizabeth "Bessie" Myers (Mar 24, 1898 in TN - Dec 4, 1947 in TN)
                        4. Frank L. Myers (Feb 24. 1903 - Oct 27, 1958)
                            Married Leona Lopasser Warren (1904-1990)
                                 1. Mildred Marie Myers (Sep 18, 1922 in TN - Feb 22, 1996 in TN)
                                     Married Ralph Odell Payne (1922-1999) in 1941
                        5. Martha Alice Myers (May 20, 1908 in TN - Dec 17, 1962 in TN)

              4. Lucille "Lucy" C. Cruze (May 15, 1878 - Jan 21, 1925)
                  Census: 1880; Death Certificate
                  Married David Jackson "Jack" Jinks (1857-1917) in 1899
                        1. Litha Belle Jinks (Mar 9, 1895 in TN - May 15, 1963 in TN)
                            Married William Edward Cagle (1892-1949) in 1911
                                 1. Edward Elijah Cagle (Nov 26, 1912 in TN - May 28, 1992 in TN)
                                     Married Mary Margaret Shook (1917-2007) in 1935 - 2 children
                                 2. William A. Cagle (Jan 1917 in TN - Apr 15, 1918 in TN) age 1
                                 3. Lucinda Magdalene Cagle (Oct 4, 1919 - Sep 29, 2012)
                                     Married Frank Samuel Bowman (1920-1962)
                                 4. Willie Elmina Cagle (May 4, 1924 in TN - May 8, 1976 in TN)
                                     Married Robert William Cobble (1923-1992) - 1 child
                                 5. Clara Cagle (Oct 17, 1926 - May 13, 1994)
                                     Married Earl Clifford Jones (1925-2006) in 1944 - 1 child
                                 6. James Reeford Cagle (May 19, 1926 - Sep 9, 1994) Vet
                                     Married Ann Laverne Hankins (1931-2005) in 1951 - 1 child
                                 7. Mary Lee Cagle (Jan 8, 1932 - Dec 21, 2020)
                                     Married Norman E. Walker (1927-1992) - 2 children
                                 8. Martin Eugene Cagle (Dec 1, 1933 in TN - Sep 22, 2013) Vet
                                     Married Mildren Bernice Poplin (1936-2025) in 1959
                                 9. Fritz Cagle ( - Apr 9, 1918 in Tn)
                        2. Eva Jinks (Oct 13, 1896 in TN - Nov 5, 1956 in TN)
                            Married (1) George Alvin Sliger (1889-1928) in 1910
                                 1. Ruby Sliger (Jun 15, 1911 - Oct 12, 1990)
                                     Married James Decatur Harper (1901-1947) - 8 children
                                 2. George A. Sliger (Apr 19, 1914 in TN - Jan 3, 1936 in TN) age 21
                                 3. John Victor Sliger (May 30, 1921 in TN - Apr 19, 1954 in TN) age 32
                            Married (2) Elijah Samuel Cagle (1897-1973)
                        3. John Henderson Jinks (Dec 19, 1898 in TN - Apr 6, 1972 in TN) WW2 Vet
                            Married Sallie M. (1905-1991)
                        4. Thomas E. Jinks (1903 in TN - Nov 26, 1932 in TN)
                            Married Josephine Richards Shepard (1912-1998) in 1926
                                 1. Rose Ella Jinks (Apr 21, 1927 in TN - Dec 8, 2003)
                                     Married Ivan H. Whitaker (1927-1999)

              5. Sina A. Cruze (Jan 11, 1879 in Knox, TN  - Sep 14, 1948 in Knox, TN)
                  Census: 1880; Death Certificate
                  Married Harrison Davensport (1874-1915) in 1894
                        1. Julia May Davenport (May 27, 1896 - Apr 11, 1960)
                           
Married William Preston Ruckart (1871-1944)
                                 1. Artie Cardwell Ruckart (Nov 6, 1891 - Sep 1, 1927)
                                     Married John Fielden "Fielding" Lusk (1890-1981)
                                           1. Mabel E. Lusk (Jun 30, 1913 in TN - Mar 27, 1999 in TN)
                                               Married Carl E. Jett (1914-1978)
                                                    1. John David "Bill" Lusk (Jan 17, 1933 - Jul 26, 2009) Korean War Vet
                                           2. Preston Jody "Dude" Lusk (Jun 2, 1924 - Feb 10, 1993)
                                               Married Carrie Janet Smith (1926-2017)
                                                    1. Preston Gary Lusk (Nov 14, 1949 - Apr 9, 2020)
                                                    2. Terry Steven Lusk (Feb 4, 1952 - May 9, 1971) age 19
                                                    3. Debra Ann Lusk (Apr 1, 1955 in TN - Sep 12, 2010 in AL)

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