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Virgil Leslie Crenshaw 1920 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1920

Birth Location: Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 1975

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States

Father: Virgil Crenshaw

Mother: Ruth Moody

Spouse(s): Viola Cowan

Children(s): Raymond Crenshaw, Dennis Crenshaw, Tommy Crenshaw, Margaret Crenshaw, Eunice Crenshaw, Mickey Crenshaw, Marcus Crenshaw

In 1920, Virgil Leslie Crenshaw entered the world in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA, born to Virgil Fletcher Crenshaw and Ruth Viola Moody. In 1920, Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas. In 1930, Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided in Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas. Virgil Leslie Crenshaw married Viola Lillian Cowan, and had children including Raymond Leslie Crenshaw, Dennis Gene Crenshaw, Tommy Wayne Crenshaw, Margaret Ruth Crenshaw, Eunice Lillian Crenshaw, Mickey Jim Crenshaw, Marcus Lynn Crenshaw. Virgil Leslie Crenshaw passed away in 1975 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Virgil Leslie Crenshaw entered the world in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA, born to Virgil Fletcher Crenshaw and Ruth Viola Moody.
  • In 1920, Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas.
  • In 1930, Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided in Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas.
  • Virgil Leslie Crenshaw married Viola Lillian Cowan, and had children including Raymond Leslie Crenshaw, Dennis Gene Crenshaw, Tommy Wayne Crenshaw, Margaret Ruth Crenshaw, Eunice Lillian Crenshaw, Mickey Jim Crenshaw, Marcus Lynn Crenshaw.
  • Virgil Leslie Crenshaw passed away in 1975 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.

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
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Spouses(s)

Viola Cowan
1925 – 2022
Birth Location: El Paso, Texas
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Children(s)

Raymond Crenshaw
1942 – 1942
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Dennis Crenshaw
1943 – 2021
Birth Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas
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Tommy Crenshaw
1946 – 1993
Birth Location: Matagorda, Texas
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Margaret Crenshaw
1948 – 1955
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
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Eunice Crenshaw
1949 –
Birth Location: Potter, Texas, USA
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Mickey Crenshaw
1952 – 1983
Birth Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
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Marcus Crenshaw
1954 – 2022
Birth Location: Houston Harris,Texas
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Virgil Crenshaw's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Crenshaw
1920 – 1975
Birth Place: Harlingen, Cameron County, 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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Virgil Crenshaw's Descendants

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Virgil (Leslie) Crenshaw (29 Aug 1920 – 16 Apr 1975) m. Viola (Lillian) Cowan (12 Jan 1925 – 13 Feb 2022)
  1. 1. Raymond (Leslie) Crenshaw (14 Dec 1942 – 14 Dec 1942)
  2. 2. Dennis (Gene) Crenshaw (15 Dec 1943 – 09 Aug 2021) m. Betty (Jean) Silver (20 Oct 1946 – 12 Apr 1998)
    1. 1. Thomas (Wayne) Crenshaw (15 Feb 1968 – ) m. Holly (A) Williamson (16 Aug 1971 – ) m. Kristen Lomasney (1970 – ) m. Priscilla Day (7 Dec 1966 – )
      1. 1. Connor (William) Day (14 DEC 1999 – )
    2. 2. William (Allen) Crenshaw (24 May 1975 – 07 Feb 2025) m. Sheri
  3. 3. Tommy (Wayne) Crenshaw (10 Jul 1946 – 29 July 1993) m. Eunice (Mary) Crenshaw m. Sandra (Louise) Brookshire
  4. 4. Margaret (Ruth) Crenshaw (27 Jan 1948 – 26 Sep 1955)
  5. 5. Eunice (Lillian) Crenshaw (23 Aug 1949 – ) m. Woodrow (W) Amerson (12 Aug 1944 – ) m. William (Joseph "Jody") Sessions (17 Apr 1948 – )
    1. 1. Robert (Wayne) Amerson (30 Dec 1965 – )
    2. 2. Keith (Bryan Amerson) (Sessions) (29 Oct 1967 – )
    3. 3. Samantha (Lillian) Sessions (27 Oct 1980 – ) m. Jonathan (Russell) Duck
    4. 4. Josephine (Lynne' "Josi") Sessions (16 Jul 1982 – )
  6. 6. Mickey (Jim) Crenshaw (20 Jan 1952 – 09 Aug 1983) m. Jennifer (Rose) Cole (2 Dec 1952 – 6 Jul 2019) m. Esther (Wylene) Trammell (20 August 1953 – 18 May 2020)
    1. 1. Scott (Lamar) Crenshaw (13 Nov 1970 – )
    2. 2. Yvonne (Cherie) Crenshaw (23 OCT 1971 – ) m. David (Kirkland) Brazil m. Eric (Jason) Streeter (22 MAR 1974 – )
      1. 1. Mark (Todd) Brazil (16 SEP 1991 – )
      2. 2. Jason (Wayne) Streeter (21 JUL 1997 – )
      3. 3. Alexander (James) Streeter (28 DEC 1999 – )
    3. 3. Wylene (Desiree) Crenshaw (09 JUL 1977 – ) m. William Vanderzyden
    4. 4. Dennis (Gene LaRay) Crenshaw (01 SEP 1978 – ) m. Shannon (A) Waudby (abt 1980 – 27 Jul 2022)
      1. 1. Shade (LaRay Wayne) Crenshaw (14 JUL 2000 – )
    5. 5. Vanessa (Michelle) Crenshaw (12 SEP 1979 – )
  7. 7. Marcus (Lynn) Crenshaw (15 Nov 1954 – 28 May 2022) m. Mary (Ellen) Roth
    1. 1. Carl (Jared) Crenshaw (01 OCT 1980 – )

Virgil Crenshaw's Timeline

8 Records

1920
29 Aug 1920
Birth of Virgil Leslie Crenshaw in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA
Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided here in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas
Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas
1930
1930
Age 10
Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided here in Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas
Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
1942
1942
Age 22
Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Virgil Leslie Crenshaw resided here in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1973
26 Mar 1973
Age 53
Virgil Leslie Crenshaw was married in Duval, Florida
Duval, Florida
1975
16 Apr 1975
Age 55
Death of Virgil Leslie Crenshaw in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 333
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [4] Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Nueces, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New Orleans, Orleans

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1973
    Event Place: Duval, Florida
    Record Source: Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 333

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New Orleans, Orleans

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1975
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
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