Husband William Cicero Smithy Sr 184
Born: 5 Jun 1877 - South Carolina
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Died: 5 Mar 1969
Buried: - Jehu Cemetery, Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida, USA
Father: W. S. Smithy
Mother: Flora Ann Smithy 185,186
Marriage: 14 Oct 1915 - Marion, South Carolina, United States
Wife Julia Anne Best
AKA: Lula
Born: 6 Jul 1889 - Columbus, North Carolina
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Died: 12 Jun 1949 - Columbia County, FL
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1 M William Cicero Smithy Jr
Born: 4 Jun 1908 - Marion, Marion County, South Carolina
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Died: 9 Aug 2006 - Lake City (Columbia Co) FL
Buried: - Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia Co., Florida, USA
Spouse: Mary Alice Hatch
Marr: 17 Feb 1934 - Suwanee County, Florida 187
General Notes: Husband - William Cicero Smithy Sr
Name CSA Pension Index Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25090258/dougall_carmichael-bethea: accessed December 20, 2025), memorial page for Dougall Carmichael Bethea (19 Jan 1857\endash 7 May 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25090258, citing Crewsville Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Margie Buchheit Hartle (contributor 47207928).
The Crews family operated the town's general store, an essential community hub opened by Dempsey's son Enoch in 1895. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48178974/isabelle-crews: accessed January 1, 2025), memorial page for Isabelle Bethea Crews (13 Sep 1883\endash 18 Aug 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48178974, citing Crewsville Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Margie Buchheit Hartle (contributor 47207928).
Name: E. E. Crews Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57711213/james_t-bethea: accessed July 12, 2025), memorial page for James T Bethea (12 Mar 1861\endash 23 Jun 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57711213, citing Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by KChaffeeB (contributor 46506715).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57711214/mary_ann-bethea: accessed July 12, 2025), memorial page for Mary Ann Waldron Bethea (2 May 1868\endash 20 Apr 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57711214, citing Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by KChaffeeB (contributor 46506715).
BEVERLY, WILLIAM BEVERLY, WILLIAM
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"South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZKZL-JM3Z : 10 November 2021), W C Smithy, 1915.
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"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6Q-Z9N : 13 March 2018), William Cicero Smithy, 1917-1918; citing Marion County, South Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,674.
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Wm C Smithy Head
Lula Smithy
Cicero Smithy
Flora Smithy Mother
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M58B-2ZH : accessed 18 July 2018), William C Smithy, Marion Ward 1, Marion, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 5A, family 308, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1451; FHL microfilm 1,375,464.
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William C Smithey Head
Julia A Smithey
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"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTCB-574 : accessed 18 July 2018), William C Smithey, Election Precinct 19, Suwannee, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-22, sheet 6B, line 50, family 109, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 618.
Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Husband William Madison Crews
Born: 27 Aug 1838 - Camden Co., GA
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Died: 11 Feb 1922 - Zolfo Springs, Hardee, Florida
Buried: 12 Feb 1922 - New Hope Cemetery, Zolfo Springs, Hardee, FL
Father: Dempsey Dubois Crews Sr.
Mother: Piety Collier
Marriage: 21 Apr 1870
Wife Charlotte Ann Bethea
Born: 29 Jan 1851 - Conecuh County, Alabama
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Died: 8 Apr 1922 - Florida
Buried: - New Hope Cemetery, Zolfo Springs, Hardee, FL
Father: Rev. Hugh Bethea
Mother: Celia Ann Still
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1 M Cornelius Crews
Born: 10 Feb 1871
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Died: 17 Apr 1942 - Zolfo Springs, Hardee County, Florida, USA
Buried: - New Hope Cemetery, Crewsville, DeSoto, Florida
Spouse: Susan A. Hancock
Marr: 1891
2 F Idella Crews
Born: 9 Jan 1873
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Died: 30 Nov 1903
Buried: - New Hope Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee, Florida
3 M Evander Crews
Born: 10 Oct 1875 - Florida
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Died: 30 Sep 1945 - Florida
Buried: - New Hope Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee, Florida
4 M Hugh Crews
Born: 15 Jan 1878 - Florida
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Died: 24 Jan 1878 - Florida
Buried: - New Hope Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee, Florida
5 F Beatrice Crews
Born: 12 Feb 1879 - Manatee, Manatee County, Florida, USA
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Died: 7 Apr 1913 - Florida
Buried: - New Hope Cemetery, Crewsville, DeSoto, Florida
6 M William Madison Crews
Born: 7 May 1881 - Manatee County, Florida, USA
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Died: 21 Mar 1953 - Wauchula, Hardee County, Florida, USA
Buried: - New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA
7 M Michael Caige Crews
Born: 20 Sep 1883 - Florida
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Died: 21 Nov 1928 - DeSoto County, Florida, USA
Buried: - New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA
8 M Oscar Crews
Born: 31 Dec 1885
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Died: 9 Sep 1960
Buried: - New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA
9 M Chester Arthur Crews
Born: 23 Sep 1888
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Died: 11 Feb 1929
Buried: - New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA
General Notes: Husband - William Madison Crews
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National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.
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Citing this Record
"Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPC8-2F3 : 24 December 2014), D. D. Crews in entry for William Madison Crews, 11 Feb 1922; citing Zalfo Precinct, Hardie, Florida, reference 5298; FHL microfilm 2,116,234.
Husband Dougall Carmichael Bethea
Born: 19 Jan 1857 - Pike County, Alabama
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Died: 7 May 1932 - Zolfo Springs, Hardee County, Florida
Buried: - Crewsville Cemetery, Crewsville, DeSoto County, Florida
Marriage: 1877
Wife Sophie Saphire Whidden
Born: 5 Jun 1862 - Manatee County, Florida
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Died: 29 Jul 1932 - Florida
Buried: - Crewsville Cemetery, Crewsville, DeSoto County, Florida
Father: Eli Perry Whidden
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1 F Isabelle Bethea
Born: 13 Sep 1883
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Died: 18 Aug 1933 - Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Buried: - Crewsville Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida
Spouse: Enoch Edward Crews
Marr: 17 Sep 1908 - Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida
General Notes: Husband - Dougall Carmichael Bethea
Husband Rev. Hugh Bethea
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1 F Charlotte Ann Bethea
Born: 29 Jan 1851 - Conecuh County, Alabama
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Died: 8 Apr 1922 - Florida
Buried: - New Hope Cemetery, Zolfo Springs, Hardee, FL
Spouse: William Madison Crews
Marr: 21 Apr 1870
Husband Enoch Edward Crews
Born: 23 Jan 1872
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Died: 4 Feb 1955 - Zolfo Springs, Hardee County, Florida
Buried: - Crews Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida
Father: Dempsey Dubois Crews Jr.
Mother: Frances Isabelle Collins
Marriage: 17 Sep 1908 - Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida
Wife Isabelle Bethea
Born: 13 Sep 1883
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Died: 18 Aug 1933 - Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Buried: - Crewsville Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida
Father: Dougall Carmichael Bethea
Mother: Sophie Saphire Whidden
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Name: Edward E Crews
Sex: Male
Age: 37
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
Birthplace: Florida
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Florida
Mother's Birthplace: Florida
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Crewsville, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Event Place (Original): Crewsville, 12, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 6
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
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Claudia Crews
Belle Crews
Watson Crews
Digital Folder Number: 004970340
Microfilm Number: 1374171
Image Number: 1128
Indexing Batch: N03336-1
Citing this Record
"United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVV1-DBG : Wed Aug 13 15:41:36 UTC 2025), Entry for Edward E Crews and Belle Crews, 1910.
Name: Edward E Crews
Sex: Male
Age: 48
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Birthplace: Florida
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Florida
Mother's Birthplace: Florida
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Crewsville, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Event Place (Original): Crewsville, ED 19, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Household Identifier: 81
Line Number: 40
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 4
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
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Belle Crews
Claudie M Crews
Etta P Crews
Digital Folder Number: 004964399
Microfilm Number: 1820217
Image Number: 341
Indexing Batch: N01957-7
Citing this Record
"United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYZ-1YW : Sun Jan 19 22:36:14 UTC 2025), Entry for Edward E Crews and Belle Crews, 1920.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48178935/enoch_edward-crews: accessed January 1, 2025), memorial page for Enoch Edward Crews (23 Jan 1872\endash 4 Feb 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48178935, citing Crewsville Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Margie Buchheit Hartle (contributor 47207928).
Name: Enoch Edward Crews
Sex: Male
Race: White
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1955
Event Place: Hardee, Florida, United States
Event Place (Original): Hardee, Florida, United States
Certificate Number: 4582
File Name: FDI04-1955.txt
Line Number: 7066
Volume Number: 1707
Citing this Record
"Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVSV-V61 : Wed Feb 19 09:35:19 UTC 2025), Entry for Enoch Edward Crews, 1955.
General Notes: Wife - Isabelle Bethea
Notes: Marriage (Isabelle Bethea):
Sex: Male
Birthplace: Of Crewsville, Fl.
Spouse's Name: Belle Bethea
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Birthplace: Of Crewsville, Fl.
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Sep 1908
Event Place: Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Event Place (Original): Arcadia, Desoto, Florida, United States
Source Details: Vol 1 P272
Reference: Volume 2
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Belle Bethea
Digital Folder Number: 007621637
Microfilm Number: 945005
Originating System: EASY
Indexing Batch: M73747-9
Citing this Record
"Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWSF-Y4D : 11 January 2020), E. E. Crews, 1908.
Husband James T. Bethea
Born: 12 Mar 1861
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Died: 23 Jun 1924
Buried: - Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida
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Wife Mary Ann Waldron
Born: 2 May 1868
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Died: 20 Apr 1915
Buried: - Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida
Father: George Washington Waldron
Mother: Mary Ann Minchew 113
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General Notes: Husband - James T. Bethea
General Notes: Wife - Mary Ann Waldron
Husband Jacob Carter 23
Born: 1789
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Wife Jerushia Beverly
Born: 1818 - Tattnall Co., GA 23
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Mother: Jerushia Langley
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Husband William Beverly
Born: 1765 - South Carolina 23
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Marriage: 5 Oct 1815 - Tattnall Co., GA 23
Wife Jerushia Langley
Born: 11 Aug 1782 - South Carolina 23
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Died: 2 Apr 1870 - Ware County, Georgia 23
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1 F Harriet Beverly
Born: 1816 - Tattnall Co., GA 23
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2 F Jerushia Beverly
Born: 1818 - Tattnall Co., GA 23
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3 F Winnifred Beverly
Born: 1823 - Tattnall Co., GA 23
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General Notes: Husband - William Beverly
1765-1848
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William Beverly was born in South Carolina in 1765, and in the 1790 Census was living in Prince George's Parish, Georgetown District, and had no family. He was married twice but the first wife's name cannot be determined at this time. The second marriage was in Tattnall County, Georgia October 5, 1815 to Jerushia Langley. She was born August 11, 1782 in South Carolina. The children by the two marriages were:
1. Mary
2. Unknown
3. Rachel
4. William
5. Nancy
6. Harriet
7. Jerushia
8. Winnifred
The family moved to Georgia at an early date and settled in Tattnall County about 1810. From there they moved to Ware County about 1827, and settled in the present Millwood section of Ware. William Beverly died there in 1848, and his widow survived some years, dying April 2, 1870. She spent her last years with her daughter, Mrs. Spikes. Mr. and Mrs. Beverly were buried in the Hargraves Cemetery near Millwood. Her grave is marked but his is not.
The Beverly home was on lots of land Nos. 41 and 42, 8th district of Ware, which Mr. Beverly bought January 6, 1836 from John S. Henderson (deed book "I" ' page 164, Ware County records). These were owned by him at his death.
Census References: 1820, Tattnall; 1830, 1840, Ware.
Husband William Beverly
Born: 1765 - South Carolina 23
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1 F Mary Beverly
Born: 1801 - South Carolina 23
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2 F Rachel Beverly
Born: 1810 - South Carolina 23
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3 M William Beverly
Born: 1812 - Tattnall Co., GA 3
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Spouse: Jincy Wilkerson
4 F Nancy Beverly
Born: 1814 - Tattnall Co., GA 23
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General Notes: Husband - William Beverly
1765-1848
Ware
William Beverly was born in South Carolina in 1765, and in the 1790 Census was living in Prince George's Parish, Georgetown District, and had no family. He was married twice but the first wife's name cannot be determined at this time. The second marriage was in Tattnall County, Georgia October 5, 1815 to Jerushia Langley. She was born August 11, 1782 in South Carolina. The children by the two marriages were:
1. Mary
2. Unknown
3. Rachel
4. William
5. Nancy
6. Harriet
7. Jerushia
8. Winnifred
The family moved to Georgia at an early date and settled in Tattnall County about 1810. From there they moved to Ware County about 1827, and settled in the present Millwood section of Ware. William Beverly died there in 1848, and his widow survived some years, dying April 2, 1870. She spent her last years with her daughter, Mrs. Spikes. Mr. and Mrs. Beverly were buried in the Hargraves Cemetery near Millwood. Her grave is marked but his is not.
The Beverly home was on lots of land Nos. 41 and 42, 8th district of Ware, which Mr. Beverly bought January 6, 1836 from John S. Henderson (deed book "I" ' page 164, Ware County records). These were owned by him at his death.
Census References: 1820, Tattnall; 1830, 1840, Ware.
Husband William Beverly
Born: 1812 - Tattnall Co., GA 3
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Father: William Beverly
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Wife Jincy Wilkerson
Born: 1817 - Bulloch County, GA 3
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1 F Matilda Beverly
Born: 1839 - Ware County, GA 3
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Died: Aug 1910 - Ware County, GA 3
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Spouse: James C. L. Bennett
Marr: 1859 - Atkinson County, Georgia 3