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John Henry Crenshaw 1828 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1828

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Jul 1864

Death Location: Missouri, United States

Father: Nicholas Crenshaw*

Mother: Eleanor Lane

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kerr

Children(s): Eliza Crenshaw, Nicolas Crenshaw, Martha Crenshaw, Kitty Crenshaw, Josephine Crenshaw, William Crenshaw, Eugenie Crenshaw, Hattie Crenshaw

John Henry Crenshaw was born in 1828 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Crenshaw* and Eleanor Green Lane. In 1860, John Henry Crenshaw resided in Mineral Twp, Jasper County, MO. John Henry Crenshaw married Elizabeth Jane Kerr, and had children including Eliza E Crenshaw, Nicolas Robert Crenshaw, Martha E Crenshaw, Kitty Frances Crenshaw, Josephine Crenshaw, William Luther Crenshaw, Eugenie Hortense Crenshaw, Hattie Crenshaw. John Henry Crenshaw passed away in 1864 in Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • John Henry Crenshaw was born in 1828 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Crenshaw* and Eleanor Green Lane.
  • In 1860, John Henry Crenshaw resided in Mineral Twp, Jasper County, MO.
  • John Henry Crenshaw married Elizabeth Jane Kerr, and had children including Eliza E Crenshaw, Nicolas Robert Crenshaw, Martha E Crenshaw, Kitty Frances Crenshaw, Josephine Crenshaw, William Luther Crenshaw, Eugenie Hortense Crenshaw, Hattie Crenshaw.
  • John Henry Crenshaw passed away in 1864 in Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Crenshaw*
1784 – 1853
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
NC
Eleanor Lane
1785 – 1850
Birth Location: Culpepper Co Virginia
EL

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Kerr
1832 – 1912
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
EK

Children(s)

Eliza Crenshaw
1850 – 1886
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States
EC
Nicolas Crenshaw
1852 – 1912
Birth Location: Jasper, Missouri, United States
NC
Martha Crenshaw
1855 –
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
MC
Kitty Crenshaw
1858 – 1937
Birth Location: Jasper, Missouri, United States
KC
Josephine Crenshaw
1859 –
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
JC
William Crenshaw
1859 – 1905
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
WC
Eugenie Crenshaw
1860 – 1946
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
EC
Hattie Crenshaw
1865 – 1931
Birth Location: Carterville, Jasper, Missouri, United States
HC

John Crenshaw's Ancestors

Self
John Crenshaw
1828 – 1864
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Crenshaw*
1784 – 1853
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Eleanor (Green) Lane
1785 – 1850
Culpepper Co Virginia
Grandparents
William Crenshaw
1755 – 1829
Louisa, Virginia
Sarah Baker
1767 – 1830
Aaron Lane
1740 – 1807
Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Eleanor Green
1755 – 1809
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Crenshaw
1730 – 1822
Mary Carr
1738 – 1760
Mary Walton
1745 – 1788
James War)
1718 – 1790
Lydia Hardage
1719 – 1793
Robert Green
1726 – 1790
Mary Ball
1727 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William CRENSHAW
1704 – 1760
Susannah Anderson
1707 – 1772
Elizabeth Winston
1710 – 1740
John Walton
1709 – 1772
William Forest)
1693 – 1760
Mary LANE
1702 – 1774
James HARDAGE
1686 – 1793
Elizabeth Shivers
1686 – 1734
Samuel Tayloe\r
1686 – 1751

John Crenshaw's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry) Crenshaw (5 Jun 1828 – 18 Jul 1864) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Kerr (18 Jul 1832 – 18 Mar 1912)
  1. 1. Eliza (E) Crenshaw (14 Apr 1850 – 25 Dec 1886) m. Edmund (C) Wolf (11 Mar 1848 – 8 Mar 1918)
  2. 2. Nicolas (Robert) Crenshaw (Apr 1852 – Mar 1912) m. Annie (Rebecca) Williams (1859 – ) m. Johanna ((Annie)) Healey (abt 1859 – Abt. 1890) m. Nancy (Jane) Yaney (28 Feb 1872 – 25 Jun 1950)
    1. 1. Eddie Crenshaw (Abt 1877 – 03 Mar 1969)
    2. 2. Hattie (Lee) Alexander (5 Jan 1883 – 24 Jul 1972)
    3. 3. Will (R) Crenshaw (May 1885 – 27 May 1966)
    4. 4. John (Irby) Crenshaw (12 June 1888 – 17 Aug 1941) m. Pearl Larue (9 Jul 1897 – 21 May 1933)
      1. 1. Annie (L) Crenshaw (abt 1915 – )
      2. 2. John (Irby) Crenshaw (22 Oct 1915 – 10 Nov 1993) m. Sena (Bell) Dexter (3 September 1922 – 25 Jun 2015) m. Iva (Pearl) Biggs (29 Oct 1925 – 8 Jun 1981) m. Sina (Bell) Dexter
        1. 1. John Crenshaw (abt 1940 – ) m. Nancy (Jean) Bell (abt 1947 – ) m. Victoria (H) Harris (abt 1931 – )
        2. 2. William Crenshaw (6 Nov 1941 – )
        3. 3. Linda Crenshaw (Nov 1947 – 24 May 1948)
        4. 4. Leslie (Alan) Crenshaw (May 1950 – ) m. Maria m. Karen (Ann) Sosebee (abt 1948 – )
        5. 5. Sue (Ellen) Crenshaw (10 Jul 1953 – 3 Mar 2023) m. Walter (Lee) Ball (21 Oct 1952 – 5 Aug 2019) m. John (Edison) Betts (1945 – ) m. William (Terry) Taylor (9 Jan 1950 – 16 Aug 2017) m. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (20 Apr 1950 – 31 Jul 2014)
        6. 6. Elaine (Crenshaw) Harris (23 Jun 1955 – 22 Apr 2012) m. Jeffrey (A) Kainz m. Warren (Joseph) Harris (16 Apr 1944 – 2 Aug 2010)
        7. 7. Daniel (Ernest) Crenshaw (Dec 1957 – ) m. Brenda (Lyn Downs) (Crenshaw) (Sep 1955 – )
    5. 5. Jennie Crenshaw (Jun 1890 – )
    6. 6. Mary (E) Crenshaw (Jul 1895 – )
    7. 7. Dewy (Otto) Crenshaw (Sep 1897 – )
    8. 8. Walter (Howard) CRENSHAW (23 Jan 1904 – 25 Jan 1962)
    9. 9. Homer Crenshaw (1906 – )
    10. 10. Grover (H) CRENSHAW (Jun 1909 – )
  3. 3. Martha (E) Crenshaw (1855 – )
  4. 4. Kitty (Frances) Crenshaw (16 Apr 1858 – 22 Sep 1937) m. John (Alvin) Poundstone (30 Jul 1853 – 23 Apr 1882) m. Benjamin (Davis) Merrell (1856 – )
  5. 5. Josephine Crenshaw (1859 – )
  6. 6. William (Luther) Crenshaw (14 Apr 1859 – 25 Aug 1905) m. Sarah (Jane) Wood (8 Mar 1868 – 10 Apr 1955)
  7. 7. Eugenie (Hortense) Crenshaw (8 Mar 1860 – 19 Jan 1946) m. Samuel (Newton) Blankenship (16 Apr 1857 – 16 Sep 1938)
  8. 8. Hattie Crenshaw (24 May 1865 – 3 Aug 1931) m. Willie Brass m. Charles (W) Burke (15 Dec 1858 – 9 Feb 1930)

John Crenshaw's Timeline

5 Records

1828
5 Jun 1828
Birth of John Henry Crenshaw in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
1828
5 Jun 1828
Birth of John Henry Crenshaw in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America
Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 32
John Henry Crenshaw resided here in Mineral Twp, Jasper County, MO
Mineral Twp, Jasper County, MO
1864
18 Jul 1864
Age 36
Death of John Henry Crenshaw in Missouri, United States
Missouri, United States
1864
Jul 1864
Age 36
Burial of John Henry Crenshaw in Carterville Cemetery, Carterville, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Carterville Cemetery, Carterville, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1828
    Event Place: Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the AGO, 1780s-1917; Record Group #: 94; Series Number: M405; Roll #: 0745
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1828
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mineral Twp, Jasper County, MO
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1830-1870

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Carthage, Missouri
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Carthage Weekly Banner - 6 Jul 1867 - Page 1, Probate 6 Jul 1867

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1864
    Event Place: Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Number: M1845
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1864
    Event Place: Carterville Cemetery, Carterville, Jasper, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Number: M1845
    [2] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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