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Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw 1854–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Aug 1854

Birth Location: Shady Grove, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1914

Death Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Crenshaw

Mother: Elizabeth Grant

Spouse(s): Nancy Crenshaw

Children(s): Bluford Crenshaw

Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw was born in 1854 in Shady Grove, Pickens, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Anderson Crenshaw And Elizabeth Grant. Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw married Nancy E Crenshaw, and had children including Bluford Butler Crenshaw. Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw passed away in 1914 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw was born in 1854 in Shady Grove, Pickens, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Anderson Crenshaw And Elizabeth Grant.
  • Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw married Nancy E Crenshaw, and had children including Bluford Butler Crenshaw.
  • Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw passed away in 1914 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Crenshaw
1807–1883
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia
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Elizabeth Grant
1817–1891
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Crenshaw
1857–1922
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Bluford Crenshaw
1881–1945
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Willis Crenshaw's Ancestors

Self
Willis Crenshaw
1854–1914
Birth Place: Shady Grove, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Anderson Crenshaw
1807–1883
Halifax County, Virginia
Elizabeth Grant
1817–1891
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Susannah Martin
1797–1860
South Carolina, United States
Anderson Crenshaw
1790–1845
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Martin
1760–1843
Agnes Rowan
1760–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sr
1693–1770
Florence Sharpe
1718–1770

Willis Crenshaw's Descendants

1.
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Willis (A Johnson "Buddy") Crenshaw (04 Aug 1854–3 Dec 1914) m. Nancy (E) Crenshaw (4 Oct 1857–3 Apr 1922)
  1. 1. Bluford (Butler) Crenshaw 1881–1945 m. Frances (Louisa "Fannie") Martin 1888–1955
    1. 1. Beula (O) Crenshaw 1906–1934 m. John (Bailey) Robertson 1909–1964

Willis Crenshaw's Timeline

3 Records

1854
04 Aug 1854
Birth of Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw in Shady Grove, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Shady Grove, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1876
16 Nov 1876
Age 22
Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw was married in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1914
3 Dec 1914
Age 60
Death of Willis A Johnson "Buddy" Crenshaw in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Shady Grove, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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