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Crews - Extended Family
William Crews
 
(Abt. 1785 in Buckingham, VA - 1875 in Knox, TN)  
Census: 1860
Eldest son of James Crews (1758-1841) and Lucinda Hood (1769-1838)
William married (1) Lucinda Childress (1790-1825) on Apr 19, 1813
William married (2) Elizabeth Hood (1802-aft 1880), his first cousin
and a daughter of Aaron Hood and Anna Spradling

I have 93 DNA matches with this family.
Click here to go to William's record on the Crews surname page.
The 4 children of William and Lucinda are:
    1. James Matison Crews  (Nov 20, 1814 in Knox, TN - Mar 13, 1883 in Knox, TN)
        Married Catherine Brakebill (1819-1892) on Jan 16, 1838 in Blount, TN
             1. Lucinda Cruze (Oct 16, 1831 - Jul 15, 1922)
                 Married Rufus M. Brown (1831-1922)
                     1. James H. Brown (Nov 3, 1859 - Aug 6, 1912)
                         Married Ida Malvina DeCamp (1873-1941) in 1894

                     2. William Francis Brown (Jan 21, 1861 in TN - Jul 6, 1935 in TN)
                         Married Sarah Vandalee Ford (1870-1954)
                              1. Carrick Osborne Brown (Aug 25, 1887 in TN - Feb 2, 1956 in TN)
                                  Married Sally A. Thomas (1893-1971) in 1909
                                       1. Millard William Brown (Nov 13, 1918 in CA - Aug 10, 1981 in TN)
                                           Married Dorothy Lee "Dot" Elliott (1924-2005) in 1940
                                                1. William Joseph Brown (1959 - Dec 25, 2003 in TN)
                                       2. Carrick Osborne Brown, Jr. (Jul 24, 1920 - Mar 19, 1998)
                                           Married Ruth Kathleen Webb (1925-2013)
                              2. Harry Wilson Brown (Feb 6, 1894 in TN - Jul 5, 1950 in TN)
                                  Married Alice W. Jinks (1892-1975)
                              3. Ama Brown (Aug 7, 1895 - Dec 25, 1969)
                                  Married Joseph L. Pease (1892-1970)
                                       1. William A. Pease (Sep 6, 1912 - Nov 12, 1996) WW2 Vet
                                           Married Frances Watson (1917-1998)
                                       2. Sgt. Ardist L. Pease (Feb 22, 1915 - Dec 2, 1986) WW2 Vet
                                           Married Dorothy J. (1926-1991)
                                                1. Jerry Lee Pease (Nov 8, 1937 - Jun 6, 2016)  

                     3. Cowan J. Brown (Jun 20, 1865 - Feb 5, 1923)

                     4. Joseph Columbus Brown (Jul 16, 1869 in TN - Mar 10, 1953 in TN)
                         Married Susie Annie Blazier (1878-1964) in 1897
                              1. Fred Jennings Brown (1900-1982)
                                  Married Hazel J. (1903-1999)

                              2. Ruth Brown (Jun 15, 1906 - Jul 8, 1971)
                                  Married Alwyn Neal Halliburton (1898-1958) in 1926
                                      1. Joseph Neal Halliburton (May 2, 1927 - Jun 24, 2002) WW2 Vet
                                          Married Mary Stipes (1934-2007)

                     5. Louretta Brown (Oct 24, 1872 - May 10, 1958)
                         Married James Ford (1872-1923)

             2. John Samuel "Little John" Cruze (Oct 27, 1838 - Jan 10, 1924)
                 Married Margaret Isabella Henry (1845-1918)
                     1. Flora A. Cruze (Nov 19, 1865 - Dec 27, 1937)
                         Married Charles H. Porta (1861-1942)
                     2. Charles P. Cruze (Apr 18, 1868 - Sep 15, 1913)
                         Married Lou Russell (1868-1963)
                               1. John Russell Cruze (Feb 6, 1892 - Mar 15, 1965)
                               2. Walter Cruze (Jun 8, 1896 - Feb 3, 1963)
                                   Married Ethel W. (1908-1967)
                               3. Thomas Cloyd Cruze (Jan 23, 1899 - Feb 26, 1949)
                                   Married Cora Flanagin (1896-1973)
                     3. Minnie Cruze (Aug 8, 1873 - May 20, 1958)
                         Married John Samuel Caldwell (1865-1908)
                               1. Isabelle K. Caldwell (Jul 22, 1908 in TN - Sep 9, 1989 in NC)
                                   Married Alvin Edwin Cheshire (1912-1995)
                     4. Jamie Cruze (31 Dec 1876 - Jan 7, 1950)
                         Married Arthur James Iron (1875-1953)

             3. Pvt. William Henry Harrison Cruze (Oct 11, 1843 in TN - Oct 29, 1929 in TN)
                 Married Margaret Ann Hines (1848-1925) in 1866
                     1. Lucy Cruze (Nov 21, 1867 - Jul 1, 1948)
                         Married (1) James B. Johnson (1856-1886) in 1884
                         Married (2) Joseph Louis Bise (1854-1943)
                              1. Ruth Hermina Bise (1900-1968)
                                  Married Robert Taylor Proffitt (1898-1980)
                              2. Vera Omega Bise (Apr 2, 1904 - Apr 11, 1905)
                              3. Joella Bise (1906-1981)
                                  Married Kenneth F. Branscom (1901-1978)
                                       1. Barbara Lou Branscom (Feb 16, 1931 - Jul 4, 2011)
                                           Married John Kenneth Branson (1930-2012)
                                       2. Patricia Ann Branscom (Sep 23, 1932 - Jul 26, 2017)
                                           Married Jack Alvin Lowry (1929-2018)
                              4. Cora Elsie Bise (Aug 6, 1910 - Jul 28, 1911)
                     2. Alice Cruze (Jan 31, 1870 - May 10, 1963)
                         Married William H. Wilhoit (1866-1927)
                              1. Flora Colvin Wilhoit (Aug 15, 1888 - Jan 14, 1979)
                                  Married Frank Hunter Wallace (1888-1930)
                              2. Charles Virgil Wilhoit (Oct 25, 1890 - Apr 30, 1967)
                              3. Harry M. Wilhoit (Jun 28, 1892 - Jul 29, 1892)
                              4. Neva Lucille Wilhoit (Mar 11, 1895 in TN - Mar 10, 1973 in TN)
                                  Married Jesse Coran Hill (1889-1961) in 1913
                              5. Walter Wilhoit (Jan 23, 1897 - Jul 29, 1897)
                              6. Ernest Franklin Wilhoit (Feb 11, 1900 - Jul 1, 1957)
                                  Married Edith Margaret Ellis (1899-1992)
                              7. Margaret Elizabeth Wilhoit (Oct 17, 1903 - Sep 9, 1972)
                                  Married William Patrick Berry (1905-1973)
                     3. Laura Cruze (Dec 14, 1871 in TN - Jun 9, 1904 in TN)
                         Married John Calvin Wilson (1857-1904)
                               1. William Elbert Wilson (1888-1954)
                     4. Houston Alexander Cruze (Jun 16, 1874 - Oct 10, 1931)
                         Married Omega Elizabeth Headrick (1879-1918)
                               1. Carl L. Cruze (Mar 7, 1902 - May 16, 1987)
                                   Married Edythe Mabel Dykes (1906-1994)
                               2. Roy Alexander Cruze (Nov 22, 1903 in TN - Nov 1, 1993 in TN)
                                   Married Mildred Omega Ayres (1906-1998)
                               3. William Headrick H. Cruze (May 24, 1906 - Jan 9, 1990)
                                   Married Edith Louise Norton (1906-1985) in 1925
                               4. Charles J. Cruze (Jul 10, 1909 - Jan 24, 1988)
                                   Married Maud B. (1909-1996)
                               5. Helen Elizabeth Cruze (Apr 19, 1915 in TN - Jun 1993 in TN)
                                   Married Otha Harrison Graves (1908-1984)
                     5. Cora Ann Cruze (Aug 25, 1878 - Jan 24, 1946)
                         Married Andrew Jackson Taylor (1875-1943)
                                1. Walter A. Taylor (Feb 6, 1900 - Jan 7, 1920)
                     6. John Columbus Cruze (Apr 11, 1880 - Apr 8, 1967)
                         Married Bertha M. Ramsey (1893-1947)
                                1. John Columbus Cruze, Jr. (1925-2011)
                     7. Laurence Minnis Cruze (Nov 28, 1884 - Nov 6, 1886)

             4. Harriett Isabella Cruze (Apr 20, 1845 in TN - Jun 2, 1863 in TN) age 18

             5. Ann Elizabeth Cruze (Aug 19, 1848 - Feb 7, 1928)
                 Married William M. Hines (1843-1929)
                      1. Charles Hines (Dec 6, 1869 in TN - Jul 25, 1947 in KY)
                          Married Anna Elizabeth Coleman (1878-1938) in 1892
                               1. Wendell Walter Hines (Jan 8, 1894 in TN - Dec 8, 1961 in KY)
                               2. Celeste C. Hines (Jan 18, 1902 - Sep 10, 1977)
                                   Married George Andrew Schmitt (1888-1967)
                               3. Anna C. Hines (Jun 8, 1906 - Feb 26, 1994)
                                   Married (1) Martin Richard Pitts (2) Victor James Triano

                      2. William Henry Hines (Sep 30, 1879 in TN - Aug 1969 in IN)
                          Married Laura Bliss Belle Kennedy (1885-1945)
                               1. Annabelle Hines (Sep 26, 1915 in IN - Jun 5, 2003 in IL) - 1 DNA match
                                   Married Joseph Thomas Mayer (1914-1988)

                      3. John Cowan Hines, Sr. (May 24, 1886 in TN - Apr 14, 1975 in TN)
                          Married Della Inez Walker (1890-1955) in 1911
                               1. Helen Opal Hines (Apr 21, 1914 in TN - Apr 30, 2002 in TN)
                                   Married Joseph Tittsworth (1907-1964)
                               2. Perry Will Hines (Apr 11, 1916 in TN - Mar 13, 1998 in TN)
                                   Married Edna Mae Sharp (1919-2004) in 1936
                               3. Edward Harold Hines (Sep 10, 1917 in TN - Mar 8, 1972 in TN)
                                   Married Arminda Whaley (1922-2006) in 1937
                               4. John Cowan Hines, Jr. (Oct 31, 1919 in TN - Feb 10, 1994 in TN)
                                   Married Jessie Belle Ward (1923-2018)
                               5. Hazel Dean Hines (Jul 14, 1925 in TN - Feb 1, 2012 in TN)
                                   Married James Elihu DeLozier (1922-1996)
                               6. Lennis B. Hines (Jun 7, 1927 in TN - Sep 9, 1928 in TN)
                               7. Isaac Burl Hines (Feb 11, 1929 in TN - Jan 1, 1993 in TN)
                                   Married Helen Ruth Boyd (1933-1996) in 1950

                      4. Albert Hines (Sep 27, 1889 in TN - May 20, 1971 in IN)
                          Married Mary Lanham (1895-1975)
                               1. Katherine Hines (Feb 6, 1915 in TN - May 6, 1997 in FL)
                                   Married Carl E. Morton (1907-1983)
                                        1. Karen Morton (Sep 9, 1941 in KY - Sep 12, 2018 in FL) - 1 DNA match
                                            Married Richard Earl Hosea (1936-2005)

                     5. Minnis Hines (Apr 8, 1894 in TN - Oct 1, 1966 in KY) - 1 DNA match
                         Married Gertrude Phillipine Haubert (1895-1941)
  
             6. Margaret L. Cruze (Mar 27, 1853 in TN - Aug 24, 1884 in TN)
                 Married Samuel Mack Simpson (1851-1895) in 1873
                      1. William Edward Simpson (Nov 1, 1874 in TN - Dec 24, 1948 in TN)
                          Married Mary Jane Bowman (1877-1967)
                               1. Annabell Simpson (Jun 28, 1902 in TN - Dec 28, 1995 in TN) - 2 DNA matches
                                   Married Joseph Alexander McCarrell (1893-1967)
                               2. Willie L. Simpson (Feb 7, 1905 in TN - Jan 24, 1995 in CA)
                                   Charles Henry Graham (-)
                                        1. Rufus W. Graham (Jun 20, 1927 in TN - Dec 23, 1990) - 1 DNA match
                                            Married Betty Jo Hyde (-)
                               3. James Edward Simpson (Oct 11, 1912 - Jun 1978)
                                   Married Lena Ovella Rymer (1930-2013)
                                        1. Livonia Ann Simpson (Dec 15, 1933 in TN - Jun 16, 2017 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                            Married Barton Daniel (1933-1980)
                                        2. Marilyn Lee Simpson (Oct 16, 1940 in TN - Mar 24, 2019 in TN) - 2 DNA matches
                                        3. Judy C. Simpson (Dec 12, 1944 - Jan 10, 2019) - 2 DNA matches
                               4. Samuel Robert Simpson (Sep 9, 1915 in TN - May 8, 1979 in GA)
                                   Married Esther Yvonne Simpson (1918-1998)
                               5. Margaret J. Simpson (Apr 25, 1919 in TN - Feb 18, 1920 in TN)
                      2. John H. Simpson (1876 in TN - )

             7. Lucian Alexander Cruze (Jul 27, 1857 in TN - Dec 27, 1939 in TN)

                 Married Perlie Malinda Watson (1864-1945)
                      1. Katie Lee Cruze (1885-1968)
                      2. James Madison Cruze (Sep 26, 1886 in TN - Jan 28, 1976 in NM)
                          Married Mamie M. (1886-1981)   
                               1. Anne Katherine Cruze (Mar 14, 1915 in TN - Dec 25, 1999 in NM)
                      3. Zola L. Cruze (Nov 1891 - Jun 28, 1987)
                          Married (1) Ernest Daniel Campbell (1887-1945) (2) Dan Hill
                      4. Anna L. Cruze (Sep 13, 1894 - Oct 21, 1979)
                          Married Alfred Sydney Jones (1896-1988)
                      5. Elbert Sharmon Cruze (Jan 19, 1899 - Mar 2, 1984)
                          Married Ethel Irene Everett (1905-1958)
                               1. Mary Pearle Cruze (Apr 10, 1922 - Feb 5, 2018) - 6 DNA matches
                               2. Edward Foster Cruze (Sep 14, 1923 in TN - Apr 4, 2018 in KY)   - 1 DNA match
                                   Married Loretta White (1925-2017)
    2. Polly Crews  (Abt. 1815 - )
    3. Elizabeth Crews  (Dec 23 1818 in TN - Oct 13, 1897 in TN)
       
Married Thomas Hood (1802-1889) on Oct 10, 1839
        Thomas is the son of  Lucas Hood (1774-1859) and Sarah Walker (1786-1850)
              1. Nancy Jane Hood (Nov 12, 1830 in TN - Feb 20, 1910 in TN)
                  Married Joseph J Riddle (1828-1914) in 1851
                       1. Sarah J. Riddle (Jul 1851 in TN - Mar 9, 1911 in TN)
                           Married William Harrison Bilbrey (1841-1927) - 8 children
                       2. Missouri Catherine "Kate" Riddle (Jan 1, 1858 - Nov 25, 1936)
                       3. Edward Gaither Riddle (1856-1950)
                       4. Isaac Foster Riddle (1861-1929)
                       5. Fannie Frances Riddle (1866-1906)
                       6. George Washington Riddle (1868-1939)
                       7. John R. Riddle (1873-1962)
              2. Lucas Hood (abt. 1840 in TN - )
              3. Mary Hood (abt. 1842 - ) Married a Bean
              4. William Thomas Hood (Apr 1, 1844 in TN - Feb 10, 1925 in TN) Vet
                  Married Sarah Elizabeth Houser
                        1. Mary Anna Elizabeth Pratt (Sep 10, 1867 in TN - Feb 2, 1942)
                            Married Robert N. Pratt (1863-1938)
                                1. Jasper M. Pratt (Nov 1890 in TN - Feb 1960 in GA)
                                    Married May B. (1898-1961)
                                         1. Katie Deffia Pratt (Abt. 1931 in GA - May 5, 1978 in GA) - 1 DNA match

                       
2. Sarah Jane Hood (Apr 2, 1871 in TN - Feb 18, 1955 in TN)
                            Married Daniel Ebenezer Spangler (1870-1950)
                                 1. Lonnie Edward Spangler (Apr 26, 1900 in TN - Oct 1, 1968 in TN)
                                     Married Ruby Hazel Walker (1907-1991)
                                          1. Gordan Adrian Spangler (Apr 4, 1927 in TN - Dec 21, 1989 in AL) Vet - 1 DNA match
                                             
Married Lorraine Alice Trentham (1927-2010)

                       
3. Lucinda Hood (1874-1926)
                            Married Andrew Jackson Murphy (1877-1964)
                                 1. William Andrew Murphy (1905-1994)  - 1 DNA match
                                     Married Johnnie Rue Tuck (1904-1982)

                        4. Susan Victoria Hood (Sep 2, 1880 in TN - Feb 1, 1979 in TN)
                            Married Samuel Washington Tindell (1880-1954)
                                 1. Theodore Ellis Tindell (May 17, 1912 in TN - Oct 8, 2000 in TN) Vet   - 1 DNA match
                                     Married Louise A. Allen (1920-2017)

                        5. Seth Rogers Hood, Sr. (Jun 30, 1885 in TN - Feb 2, 1945 in TN)
                            Married Mary Ott (1890-1972)
                                 1. Sally Huella Hood (Nov 24, 1927 in TN - Jan 29, 2023 in TN) - 3 DNA matches
                                    
Married Sam Jones Miller, Sr. (1925-1995)

              5. Robert Thomas Hood (Aug 18, 1849 in TN - Feb 4, 1922 in TN)  
                  Married Lydia Carson (1853-1935)
                        1. Mary Ellen Hood (Dec 10, 1879 in TN - Mar 8, 1961 in CO)
                            Married Alfred Franklin Bishop (1883-1959)
                                 1. Neva Bell Bishop (Oct 11, 1901 in TN - Ja 19, 1995 in TN)
                                     Married Garrett Henry Oldemeyer (1899-1962)
                                          1. Melvin Leroy Oldemeyer (Feb 17, 1934 in NE - Jul 15, 1995 in TN) - 1 DNA match

                        2. Francis Gilbert Hood (Oct 21, 1889 in TN - Jul 28, 1958 in TN)
                            Married Effie Haze Johnson (1897-1980)
                                1. Paul Reece Hood (Jun 24, 1920 in TN - Apr 2, 2001 in TN) Vet - 1 DNA match
                                   
Married Paulina Alice Deford (1920-2003)

              6. Seth R. Hood (Abt. 1855 - )
                  Married Mary Kent
              7. Elizabeth Hood (Abt. 1867 - )
                  Married James Brown
    4. Robert Cruze  (1822 - )
       
Married Patsey "Martha" Palmer on Sep 2, 1849
             
1. Mary E. Cruze (1853-)
             
2. William A. Cruze (1857-1908)
              3. Harvey Cecil Cruze (Apr 1860-1941)
                  Married (1) Mary Josephine (-)
                  Married (2) Alice Katherine Quinn (-)
                        1, Margaret Louemma Cruze (Jan 22, 1895 in TN - Mar 24, 1973 in TN)
                            Married Mack Fitzgerald Yearwood (-)
                                 1. Robert Cruze Yearwood (Dec 2, 1922 in TN  Jul 9, 2013 in WA) - 1 DNA match
                                     Married Patricia Jean Daley (1927-2004)
                                 2. Margaret J. Yearwood (Nov 15, 1927 in TN - 2003) - 1 DNA match
                                     Married William Allen Stalsworth (-)                  
The 7 children of William and Elizabeth are:
    1. Annie Malvina Crews (Jan 1825 in TN - Jul 17, 1913 in TN)
        Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910
        Married Benjamin Franklin Casteel (1818-1911)
              1. Creed F. Casteel (Jan 7, 1845 in TN - Jan 13, 1941 in TN)
                  Census: 1850, 1860, 1880, 1900
                  Married Nellie Jane Hendricks (1853-1934)
                       1. William Garrett Casteel (1872-1957)
                       2. Martha M. Casteel (1876-)
                       3. Carl Casteel (1896-)

              2. Mary Elmira Casteel (1848-bef. 1920)
                  Census: 1860
                  Married John Alexander Bean (1843-1927)
                       1. Sarah Anna Bean (Jan 7, 1868 in TN - Jul 21, 1934 in TN)
                           Married John Douglas Stewart (1866-1945)
                                1. Frances Helen Stewart (Sep 14, 1900 in TN - Dec 11, 1949 in TN)
                                    Married Ernest Luther Fitzgerald (1898-1977)
                                         1. Mary Anna Fitzgerald (Feb 21, 1920 in TN - Jul 18, 1981 in TN)  - 1 DNA match
                                             Married Charles E. Williams (1920-2003)
                                         2. Virginia Sue Fitzgerald (Mar 5, 1936 - Dec 7, 1983 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                             Married Bobby Lee Strickland (-)
                                2. John Bean Stewart (Jun 2, 1904 in TN - Apr 9, 1957 in TN)
                                    Married Laura (-)
                                        1. Nancy Sue Stewart (1941 in TN - 1985 in TN) - 2 DNA matches
                                            Married William Pat Conway (1836-2017)
                                3. Margaret Stewart (May 27, 1906 - 1980)
                                    Married William Louis Gaither, Sr. (1899-1975)
                                        1. William Louis Gaither, Jr. (Jun 6, 1927 in TN - May 16, 2002 in TN) Vet - 1 DNA match
                                            Married Lovella Mae Stafford (1928-2005) 

                       2. Roscoe Douglas Bean (Jul 10, 1889 in TN - Jan 19, 1968)
                           Married Lillian Etta Daily (1894-1917)
                               1. Douglas Ellsworth Bean (Jun 5, 1915 in TN - Dec 2, 2002) - 1 DNA match
                                   Married Leila Francis Elliot (1927-2007)
                               2. James Alexander Bean (Aug 19, 1918 in TN - Dec 2, 1986 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                   Married Margaret Galyon (1919-2005)

              3. Samuel Casteel (Nov 15, 1850 - Oct 3, 1946)
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married Mary J. Smith (1850-1919)
                       1. Samuel Ausley Casteel (Jun 21, 1886 in TN - Mar 3, 1956 in WI)
                           Married Nellie A. Clark (1886-1965)
                                 1. William Joseph Casteel (Jan 21, 1911 in TN - Feb 21, 2001 in IA) - 1 DNA match
                                     Married Florence Pawnee Hopper (1921-1992)

                       2. Margaret Casteel (Jan 30, 1890 in TN - Jan 29, 1969 in TN)
                           Married John DeYounger Howell (1889-1967)
                                 1. Elmer Caswell Howell (Jul 16 1918 in TN - Nov 6, 2001 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                     Married Eula Eggers (1922-2008)

              4. William McClung "Mack" Casteel (1854-1923)
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married Susan Chamberlain (1858-1942) in 1875
                  Children: James, William, Benjamin, Arthur, Millard, Ellen, Abraham

              5. Rufus S. Casteel (Mar 19, 1856 in TN - Aug 5, 1942 in TN)
                  Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910
                  Married Margaret Jane Yarnell (1859-1952)
                       1. Jack E. Casteel (1880-1943)
                       2. Stella Elizabeth Casteel (1883-1971)
                       3. Joe Leonard Casteel (1888-1958)
                       4. James B. Casteel (1891-1974)
                       5. Phillis Alice Casteel (1894-)
                       6. Ira Max Casteel (1899-1962)
                       7. Ollie I. Casteel (1900-)

              6. Francis "Frank" Casteel (Nov 30, 1851 in TN - Jul 17, 1917 in TN)
                  Census: 1880
                  Married Elizabeth Cagley (1868-1924)
                       1. Andrew Ernest Casteel (Sep 11, 1885 in TN - Sep 5, 1962 in TN)
                           Married Mamie Frances Lumpkins (1897-1940)
                                1. Edward Franklin Casteel (Aug 18, 1922 in TN - Jul 16, 1990 in OH) - 2 DNA matches
                                    Married Imogene Moody (1923-2013)
                                2. Lorena Mabel Casteel (Dec 11, 1923 in TN - Sep 29, 2015 in ID) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Douglass Anthony Davies (1936-1987)

              7. Rufus S. Casteel (Mar 3, 1856 - Aug 5, 1942)
                  Census: 1860
                  Married Margaret Jane Yarnell (1859-1952)
                       1. Thomas Edward Casteel (Oct 3, 1880 in TN - Jan 29, 1943 in TN)
                          
Married Ethel Morris Yarnell (1883-1966)
                               
1. Jeanette A. Casteel (Oct 21, 1909 in TN - Nov 8, 2003 in TN) - 2 DNA matches
                                    Married Noah Eulis Beeler (1906-1994)
                      
2. Ira Max Casteel (Feb 10, 1900 in TN - Mar 3, 1962 in IL)
                          
Married Ruby Mae Lindstrom (1897-1982)
                               
1. Dale James Casteel (Jan 10, 1937 - Feb 9, 2015 in IL)   - 1 DNA match

              8. Sara Tennessee Casteel (Dec 2, 1858 in TN - Nov 18, 1930 in TN)
                  Census: 1860, 1870
                  Married Hiram William Hackney (1824-1900)
                       1. Lillie Mae Hackney (Jun 28, 1884 in TN - Jul 4, 1985 in Tn) - 4 DNA matches
                           Married John Jacob McGinley (1869-1959)
                       2. Mayme H. Hackney (Oct 5, 1895 in TN - Feb 15, 1977 in TN)
                           Married Charles E. Brown (1884-)
                                1. Edward Wayne Brown (Feb 24, 1921 in TN - Dec 28, 2010 in TN) Vet - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Ruth Alexander (1922-2016)

                       3. William Hiram Hackney (Dec 13, 1898 in TN - Sep 15, 1978 in TN)
  - 2 DNA matches
                          
Married Helen Rosita Scates (1920-2020)

              9. John William Casteel (Jul 28, 1860 in TN - 1945)
                  Census: 1870, 1880
                  Married Mary P (-)
                        1. John William Casteel (Jan 28, 1896 in TN - Jul 29, 1968)
                            Married Debert Lverne Kendall (-)
                                 1. Almeda Casteel (1920 in IL - 2003) - 1 DNA match

            10. Benjamin Franklin Casteel (Feb 23, 1867 - Aug 15, 1949)
                  Census: 1870, 1880, 1900
                  Married Edna Metta Luak (1871-1938)
                        1. William Benjamin Arlington Casteel (1900-1988)
                            Married Cecil Lowery (1906-1993)
                                  1. Mary Imogene Casteel (1927-2013)
                                      Married Jack Elbert Murrah (1924-2012)
    2. William "Bill Backer" Cruze (Feb 3, 1828 - Sep 30, 1921 in Knox Co., TN)
        Married Elizabeth Cummings (1831-1887) on Jan 2, 1848 in Knox Co., TN
              1. Sarah Jane Cruze (Apr 3, 1849 - Jan 5, 1935)
                 
Married Andrew J. Houser (1858-1938)
                       1. Laura Jane Houser (Feb 6, 1873 in TN - Jun 5, 1931 in TN)
                           Married James Abury Murphy (1867-1914)
                                1. Ida Jane Murphy (Nov 13, 1897 in TN - May 14, 1985 in TN)
                                        1. Thelma May Murphy (May 4, 1925 in TN - May 26, 1996 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                       2. Charles F. Houser (May 19, 1875 - Sep 1, 1956)
                           Married Fannie Jane Murphy (1879-1966)
                                1. Alvin Claude Houser (Sep 20, 1907 in TN - Dec 25, 1974 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married mertie Ogle (1912-2002)

              2. James Alexander Cruze (Apr 13, 1851 - Oct 12, 1937)
              3. Rachel Elizabeth Cruze (Jan 27, 1853 - Jan 11, 1931)
                  Married Orville Oscar Webb (-)
                       1. Oscar E. Webb (Apr 17, 1883 in TN - Feb 10, 1959 in TN)
                                1. Victor Dale Webb (Nov 9, 1923 in TN  - May 15, 1993 in CA)   - 3 DNA matches
                                         1. Nancy Jean Webb (Dec 2, 1959 in OH - Oct 26, 2020 in TX)
                                        
              4. John Franklin Cruze (Jun 5, 1855 - Mar 25, 1950)
              5. William Aaron Cruze (Aug 13, 1857 - Jan 5, 1908)
                 
Married Caroline Kennedy (Jun 1861 in TN - )
                       1. Lucy Elsie Cruze (Oct 30, 1890 in TN - Apr 23, 1987 in TN)
                                1. Clara Mae Cruze (1907-1986) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Jesse Reyno Dockery (1893-1965)

                      
2. Jacob Andrew Cruze (Jul 2, 1892 in TN - Oct 15, 1946 in TN)
                           Married Mary Lee Lundy (1896-)
                                1. Reva Edna Cruze (Sep 9, 1924 in TN - May 16, 1979 in TN)
                                    Married Fate William Hucklebee (1925-1992)
                                         1. Donna Ann Hucklebee (Mar 22, 1943 in TN - Jun 5, 2018 in TX)  - 3 DNA matches
                                             Married Harvey Lee Macklin (1933-2002)
                                         2. Earnest Hucklebee (1950 in TN - Nov 2, 2005 in TN)  - 1 DNA match


              6. Thomas Harvey Cruze (Oct 9, 1859 - Aug 21, 1932)
              7. Mary Ann Pauline Cruze (Jul 23, 1862 - Oct 30, 1949)
                  Married John Delania Houser (1855-1922)
                       1. William Jacob Houser (Dec 9, 1882 in TN - Oct 6, 1957 in TN)
                           Married Mary Ann Sayne (1882-1974)
                                1. Mamie Estelle Houser (Dec 16, 1909 in TN - Oct 13, 2002 in TN)
                                    Married William Evans (1909-1993)
                                         1. Bonnie Evans (1934-2014) - 1 DNA match
                                       
 2. Samuel Brown Evans (Mar 17, 1937 in TN - Mar 18, 2016 in TN) - 2 DNA matches
                                2. Ira Jackson Houser, Sr. (May 15, 1914 in TN - May 31, 1993 in FL) - 3 DNA matches
                                    Married Blanche Alberta Davis (1908-2004)

              8. Nancy Luretta Cruze (May 19, 1864 - Oct 30, 1958)
                  Married George Washington Spangler (1861-1929)
                       1. Effie Ethel Spangler (Nov 18, 1889 in TN - Aug 3, 1980 in TN)
                           Married Samuel Arthur Sayne (1882-1967)
                                1. Bonnie Sayne (Nov 16, 1919 in TN - Jun 26, 1987 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Clifford Brakebill (1919-2000)

                       2. Myrtle Carson Spangler (Mar 18, 1892 in TN - Aug 23, 1984 in TN)
                           Married Walter Edwin Sayne (1887-1971)
                                1. Iva Leola Sayne (Dec 12, 1922 in TN - May 5, 2014 in TN)
                                    Married Fred Allison Ford (1921-1997)
                                         1. Thomas B. Ford (Jun 7, 1947 in TN - Jun 2, 2025 in TN) - 1 DNA match
 
                       3. Everett F. Spangler (Dec 24, 1903 in TN - Mar 13, 1981 in MI)
                           Married Vina Widner (-)
                                1. James Spangler (Feb 23, 1928 in TN - Dec 1, 1996 in WV) - 2 DNA matches

              9. Joseph Vance Cruze (Oct 31, 1867 - Sep 6, 1953)
            10. Lucinda Margaret Cruze (Mar 18, 1870 - Dec 20, 1963)
            11. Martha Clementine Cruze (May 21, 1872 - Mar 30, 1955)
            12. Hugh Jackson Cruze (Nov 21, 1875 - Jun 18, 1973)
                 
Married Parthinia Celestia Spangler (1872-1939)
                        1. Floyd Emerson Cruze (Nov 27, 1896 in TN - Dec 24, 1983 in TN)
                            Married Clementine McCammon (1894-1983)
                                1. Floyd Ellis Cruze (Apr 28, 1925 in TN - Aug 17, 2001 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Mildred Irone George (1923-2019)
                                2. Grover Douglas Cruze (Dec 25, 1934 in TN - Nov 5, 2001 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Mary Elizabeth Eldridge (1934-2017)

                       2. Clarence Oscar Cruze (May 19, 1899 in TN - Nov 24, 1954 in FL)
                           Married Rose Ella Godfrey (1906-1935)
                               1. Deane Duane Cruze (Oct 19, 1930 in IL - Nov 8, 2022 in WA) - 1 DNA match
    3. Leondas "Lee" Harvey Cruze (May, 1830 - May 24, 1910)
       
Married Susannah Lavinia Spangler (Jan 27, 1825 - Oct 20, 1908) in 1856

             1.
Julia Ann Cruze (Apr 28, 1857 - Jun 1, 1932)
                 Married (1) Edward Warwick (1841-1911) 
                 Married (2) J William Drummer (1857-1929)

             2.
Sarah Tennessee Cruze (1861-1934) 
                 Married Ambrose Burnside Goddard (1861-1950)
                     1.
Gilbert R. Goddard (Mar 28, 1901 in TN - Jan 1957 in TN)
                         Married Mary Lee Leonard (1907-2003)
                              1.
Hazel Mimi Goddard (Nov 24, 1941 - Sep 14, 2023 in TN) - 1 DNA match
             3.
James Harvey Cruze (Apr 9, 1866 - Jun 29, 1948)

                 Married Martha Adaline McCammon (1873-1963)
                     1.
Pinkney Sylvester Cruze (Jan 27, 1891 in TN - Apr 21, 1965 in CA)
                         Married Dicie J. Mize (1891-1946)
                              1.
Patricia Lou Cruze (Aug 16, 1926 in KS - Jan 7, 1988 in CA) - 1 DNA match

                     2.
Catherine Cruze (May 8, 1899 in TN - Feb 6, 1990 in TN)
                         Married Conrad Roscoe Spangler (1894-1979)
                              1.
Violet Jane Spangler (Jul 21, 1921 in TN - Apr 10, 2002 in TN)
                                  Married Francis Milford White (1921-2005)
                                       1.
Danny Milford White (Dec 6, 1950 in TN - Apr 27, 2009 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                             
2. Euphrasia Belle Spangler (Abt. 1926 in TN - Aug 13, 2011 in TN) - 1 DNA match
                                  Married James A. Watson (1920-2003)
    4. Lucinda Crews (Oct 20, 1832 in Knox Co., TN - Jan 24, 1907)
        Married Michael Houser (1833-1863) on Sep 14, 1858
              1. Sarah Catherine Houser (1859-1859)
              2. James Columbus Houser (Oct 6, 1860 - Jun 2, 1936)
                  Married Mary P. Farthing (1878-1951) in 1903
                       1. Joseph W. Houser (Oct 12, 1890 in TN - Jan 17, 1955 in TN)
                           Married Annie Eliabeth Cawood (-)
                                1. Eleanor C. Houser (Dec 11, 1915 in TN - Jul 2, 2009 in TN)  - 2 DNA matches
                                    Married Joseph Edward Clark (-)
                       1. Robert Adair Houser (Sep 8, 1907 in OK - Nov 6, 1991 in OK)
                           Married Grace Evie Clee Tune (1906-1997)
                                1. Jeanett A. Houser (Nov 19, 1936 in OK - Sep 21, 2009) - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Jimmie Edwin Hilderbrand (1934-1997)
                                2. Jerry Leon Houser (May 18, 1941 in OK - Jan 19, 2021 in OK)  - 1 DNA match
                                    Married Sandra Sue Thoele (1941-2009) 
              3. Simon Francis Houser (Feb 8, 1862 - Oct 23, 1946)
                  Married Nancy Elizabeth McMurry
    5. Sarah Crews (Jan 13, 1836 in Knox Co., TN - Jan 1, 1914 in Knox Co., TN)
        Census: 1860
        Married Labon Johnson (1831-) on Sep 18, 1887 - no children identified
    6. Nancy Sue Crews (Aug 28, 1838 in Knox Co., TN - Oct 30, 1917)
        Census: 1860
        Married Isaac Houser (1834-1905) on Jan 4, 1872 - no children identified
    7. Susannah Nancy Crews (Jun 12, 1840 in Knox Co., TN - Mar 2, 1924 in Blount Co., TN)
        Susannah married (1) John H. Headrick (1837-)
              1. Aaron Thomas Hedrick (Jan 1861 - Jan 14, 1938)  
                      
1. Eva Irene Hedrick (Mar 28, 1888 in TN - Dec 1975 in TN)
                           Married William Travis Harold (-)
                                1. Vaughn William Harold (Jun 14, 1922 in TN - Mar 30, 2005 in TN) - 2 DNA matches
                                    Married Mary Evelyn Bowers (-)

                      
2. Nancy H. Hedrick (Mar 25, 1891 - Nov 29, 1981)
                           Married James Martin Clark (1889-1977) in 1907
                       3. Lucy Kate Hedrick (Feb 8, 1899 in TN - Nov 29, 1923) age 24
                           Married Jesse Houk Vance Robertson (1891-1957) in 1915
                                1. William Robertson McCarroll (Apr 12, 1923 in TN - Jan 15, 1982 in TN)
                                    Married Mary Nelle Bradford (-)
                                        1. William R. McCarroll (Oct 29, 1949 in TN - 2014) - 1 DNA match

                       4. Earl Thomas Hedrick (Oct 21, 1908 in TN - Nov 4, 1977 in VA) - 2 DNA matches
                           Married Golda Esther Edwards (-)

              2. William A Headrick (1863-1938)
              3. Sarah Lue Headrick (Aug 1, 1864 in TN - Jan 15, 1937 in TN)
                  Married Isaac Taylor Baxter (-)
                       1. Nellie Baxter (Feb 13, 1896 in TN - May 1977 in TN)
                               1. Louise A. Doane (Nov 20, 1915 - Dec 22, 1978) - 1 DNA match

              4. John Alex Headrick (1868-)
              5. Nancy E. Headrick (1870-)
              6. Lydia Catherine Headrick (Sep 9, 1872 in TN - Jun 27, 1962)
                  Married Andrew Lafayette Lee (1865-1950)
                       1. Jennie Belle Lee (Jan 8, 1899 in TN - Jul 1, 1990 in WA)
                           Married Johannes Sorensen (1899-1996)
                                1. Henry Lee Sorensen (Sep 23, 1924 in WA - Nov 21, 2020 in WA) - 2 DNA matches
                                    Married Lois Marie Jensen (1927-2021)
                       2. Nancy S. Lee (Mar 30, 1911 in WA - Sep 6, 2003 in WA) - 1 DNA match
                       3. Alice Leona Lee (May 28, 1914 in WA - Aug 23, 1948 in WA)
                           Married Lewis Eugene Suit (-)
                               1. Rosemary L. Suit (Sep 23, 1939 in WA - 2013)
                                   Married Donald Raymond Adkins (-) - 1 DNA match


              7. Franklin Headrick (Mar 21, 1875 - Aug 5, 1961) - 1 DNA match
                  Married Jennie Poe (1878-1965)
                      1. William Orville Headrick (1902-1979)
                          Married Ethel Maybel Farmer (1902-1998)
                               1. Lucille Tenneva Headrick (Nov 12, 1924 in TN - Feb19, 2003 in TN)
                                   Married Charles French Pack (1922-2012)
                               2. Donald E. Headrick (Sep 15, 1935 in TN - Sep 12, 2018 in NC) Army Vet
                      2. Elmer H. Headrick (Sep 13, 1906 - Dec 16, 1971)
                          Married Thelma Lee Laugherty (1905-1998)
                               1. George L. Headrick (Oct 13, 1928 in TN - Jul 29, 2014 in MI) Vet
                                   Married Betty Falk (1931-2018) in 1953
                                        1. Rev. Victor L. Headrick (Feb 12, 1954 in MI - Sep 24, 2023 in WI)

              8. Elijah Howell Headrick, Sr. (1877-1940)
              9. Henry Headrick (1885-1923)

        Susannah married (2) William Marion Lee

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