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Cecil Clyde Crenshaw 1917 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Valera, Coleman, Texas, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1972

Death Location: France

Father: Virgil Crenshaw

Mother: Ruth Moody

Spouse(s): Doris Cowan

Children(s): DeWayne Crenshaw, Lyllian Crenshaw

Cecil Clyde Crenshaw was born in 1917 in Valera, Coleman, Texas, USA, the child of Virgil Fletcher Crenshaw and Ruth Viola Moody. In 1920, Cecil Clyde Crenshaw resided in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas. In 1930, Cecil Clyde Crenshaw resided in Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas. Cecil Clyde Crenshaw married Doris Alora Cowan, and had children including DeWayne Arlyn Crenshaw, Lyllian Crenshaw. Cecil Clyde Crenshaw passed away in 1972 in France.

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Biography

  • Cecil Clyde Crenshaw was born in 1917 in Valera, Coleman, Texas, USA, the child of Virgil Fletcher Crenshaw and Ruth Viola Moody.
  • In 1920, Cecil Clyde Crenshaw resided in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas.
  • In 1930, Cecil Clyde Crenshaw resided in Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas.
  • Cecil Clyde Crenshaw married Doris Alora Cowan, and had children including DeWayne Arlyn Crenshaw, Lyllian Crenshaw.
  • Cecil Clyde Crenshaw passed away in 1972 in France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Virgil Crenshaw
1887 – 1956
Birth Location: Grapeland, Houston, Texas, United States
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Ruth Moody
1897 – 1970
Birth Location: Roswell, New Mexico
RM

Spouses(s)

Doris Cowan
1921 – 2014
Birth Location: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
DC

Children(s)

DeWayne Crenshaw
1948 – 2010
Birth Location: Harris County, Texas, USA
DC
Lyllian Crenshaw
Birth Location: –
LC

Cecil Crenshaw's Ancestors

Self
Cecil Crenshaw
1917 – 1972
Birth Place: Valera, Coleman, Texas, USA
Parents
Virgil Fletcher Crenshaw
1887 – 1956
Grapeland, Houston, Texas, United States
Ruth (Viola) Moody
1897 – 1970
Roswell, New Mexico
Grandparents
Alonzo (Jackson) Crenshaw
1862 – 1947
Benton, Arkansas
Martha (Francis "Mattie") Strother
1868 – 1938
Grapeland, Houston, Texas, United States
Martin (Luther) Moody
1864 – 1934
Mississippi, United States
Eunice (Rufana) Laxson
1866 –
Bandera, Bandera, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Crenshaw
1814 – 1889
Ulala Harmon
1831 – 1883
Thomas Strother
1812 – 1885
Caroline Johnston
1828 – 1885
Martin MOODY
1829 –
Cornelia WARD
1837 –
Jesse Laxson
1827 – 1905
Elizabeth Arnold
1836 – 1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Crenshaw
1790 –
Susan Wheeler
1788 –
Zachariah Harmon
1800 – 1859
Lucinda Ferguson
1806 –
Isham Moody
1797 – 1869
Prisclla Bass
1800 – 1876
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Cecil Crenshaw's Descendants

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Cecil (Clyde) Crenshaw (29 Jan 1917 – 28 Feb 1972) m. Doris (Alora) Cowan (23 Jul 1921 – 26 Feb 2014)
  1. 1. DeWayne (Arlyn) Crenshaw (2 Oct 1948 – 3 Dec 2010) m. Eloise Vining
    1. 1. Sandra Crenshaw (22 Jun 1970 – ) m. Timothy (A) Lockman
    2. 2. Stephan Crenshaw
    3. 3. Adam Crenshaw
  2. 2. Lyllian Crenshaw

Cecil Crenshaw's Timeline

5 Records

1917
29 Jan 1917
Birth of Cecil Clyde Crenshaw in Valera, Coleman, Texas, USA
Valera, Coleman, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Cecil Clyde Crenshaw resided here in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas
Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas
1930
1930
Age 13
Cecil Clyde Crenshaw resided here in Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas
Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 23
Cecil Clyde Crenshaw resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
1972
28 Feb 1972
Age 55
Death of Cecil Clyde Crenshaw in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Valera, Coleman, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; General Records of the Department of State; Record Group: RG59-Entry 5166; Box Number: 105; Box Description: 1972 CL - EZ
    [2] Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: T627_4190; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 258-6.
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 459-07-5516; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas; Roll: T625_1843; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 190; Image: .
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas; Roll: T625_1843; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 190; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: T627_4190; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 258-6.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1972
    Event Place: France
    Record Source:
    [1] Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; General Records of the Department of State; Record Group: RG59-Entry 5166; Box Number: 105; Box Description: 1972 CL - EZ
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 459-07-5516; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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