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Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker 1852–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1852

Birth Location: Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi

Death Date: 19 Nov 1919

Death Location: Calhoun, Mississippi

Father: Elijah Crocker

Mother: Arminda Murphree

Spouse(s): Nancy Chrestman

Children(s): Zilpha Crocker

In 1852, Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker entered the world in Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi, born to Elijah Amos Crocker And Arminda Catherine Minty Murphree. Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker married Nancy Everton Nannie Chrestman, and had children including Zilpha Cordelia Crocker. Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker passed away in 1919 in Calhoun, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker entered the world in Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi, born to Elijah Amos Crocker And Arminda Catherine Minty Murphree.
  • Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker married Nancy Everton Nannie Chrestman, and had children including Zilpha Cordelia Crocker.
  • Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker passed away in 1919 in Calhoun, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Crocker
1820–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Arminda Murphree
1823–1885
Birth Location: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
AM

Spouses(s)

Nancy Chrestman
1860–1946
Birth Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
NC

Children(s)

Zilpha Crocker
1880–1925
Birth Location: Calhoun Co., Mississippi
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Willis Crocker's Ancestors

Self
Willis Crocker
1852–1919
Birth Place: Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi
Parents
Elijah Amos Crocker
1820–1880
South Carolina, USA
Arminda (Catherine* (Minty)) Murphree
1823–1885
Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Rev (Amos*) Crocker
1797–1851
Spartansburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Delilah Pridmore
1797–1851
Union, South Carolina, USA
Ransom (C) MURPHREE
1798–1855
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Crocker
1772–1829
Patience Higdon
1774–1823
Jonathan 1763
1768–1838
Mary Pridmore
1765–1840
David Murphree
1760–1838
Jemima Cornelius
1772–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1733–1804
Mary *
1750–1804
John 1756
1756–1805
Martha Roper
1760–1857
Theodores Prigmore
1730–1806
John II
1734–1791
Mary Jasper*
1755–1781
Sarah Dempsey
1721–1771
William Vlll
1732–1801

Willis Crocker's Descendants

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Willis (Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG)) Crocker (12 Feb 1852–19 Nov 1919) m. Nancy (Everton* (Nannie)) Chrestman (19 August 1860–10 April 1946)
  1. 1. Zilpha (Cordelia) Crocker 1880–1925 m. William (Jackson) Reynolds 1876–1938
    1. 1. Rex (Henry) Reynolds 1904–1974 m. Edna (Alma) Smallwood 1899–1983
      1. 1. Mayford (F.) Reynolds 1924–1999 m. Robert (Eldridge) Voyles 1919–1994

Willis Crocker's Timeline

4 Records

1852
12 Feb 1852
Birth of Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker in Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi
Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi
1879
16 March 1879
Age 27
Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker was married in Calhoun Co, MS
Calhoun Co, MS
1879
16 March 1879
Age 27
Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker was married in Calhoun, Mississippi
Calhoun, Mississippi
1919
19 Nov 1919
Age 67
Death of Willis Jefferson "Bud" (Murphee) (FAG) Crocker in Calhoun, Mississippi
Calhoun, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Sarepta, Calhoun, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 March 1879
    Event Place: Calhoun Co, MS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 March 1879
    Event Place: Calhoun, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Calhoun, Mississippi
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