Husband Banner Crews
Born: 14 Jun 1855 393
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Died: 11 Oct 1935 - Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, United States 394
Buried: - High Bluff Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, GA 304
Father: Micajah Crews
Mother: Emaliza Robinson
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Wife Harriet Leticia Griffin
Born: 12 Sep 1858 - Wayne County, GA 69
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Died: 14 Nov 1887
Buried: - High Bluff Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, GA
Father: Dempsey Griffin
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Dowling
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General Notes: Husband - Banner Crews
Banner Crews was born on 14 Jun 1855 in Pierce County,Ga . He died on 11 Oct 1935. He was buried in High Bluff Cemetery, Brantley Co., Ga . Banner Crews was born on 14 Jun 1855 in Pierce County,Ga . He died on 11 Oct 1935. He was buried in High Bluff Cemetery, Brantley Co., Ga . Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34012910/lovie-crews: accessed May 25, 2025), memorial page for Lovie Thomas Crews (20 Aug 1850\endash 13 Apr 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34012910, citing High Bluff Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Michael H Pafford (contributor 46805670).
Bartley Crews enlisted in the Confederate Army at Cedar Key, Florida on September 14, 1861. He was a private in the Fourth Florida Infantry, Company F. Bartley Crews is brother to my Jeremiah Francis Crews. Bartley Crews married Mary Elizabeth Johns October 3, 1850 in Wayne County, Georgia. Mary Elizabeth Johns is the daughter of Jeremiah Johns and Mary Ann McClellan. Bartley Crews to Mary Elizabeth Johns, Oct. 3, 1850. Allen Highsmith, J. P.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15177542/benjamin_brantley-crews: accessed July 20, 2025), memorial page for Benjamin Brantley Crews (9 Aug 1875\endash 6 Mar 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15177542, citing Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Robin Gatson (contributor 46582219). Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15177559/mary-crews: accessed November 28, 2025), memorial page for Mary "Minnie" Dixon Crews (5 Feb 1874\endash 22 Sep 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15177559, citing Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Robin Gatson (contributor 46582219).
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Banners first Wife was Hattie Letitia Griffin "Hattie" daughter of Dempsey Griffin and Mary Elizabeth Dowling. Hattie was born on 12 Sep 1858 in Wayne Co., Ga . She died on 14 Nov 1887 in Georgia. She was buried in High Bluff Cemetery, Wayne now Brantley Co., Ga. Hattie's father was Dempsy Griffin. Hattie had a sister named Martha Griffin .
Martha married Archibald Crews who was Banner Crews brother.
Banner lived on the west side of the Charlie C. Creek in present Brantley County GA. His second marriage was to Lovie Thomas daughter of John Banner Thomas Jr. and Lovie Denmark. Lovie was born in 1860 in Pierce County, Ga.
Banner and Lovey Thomas Crews had the following children:
Charlie Britton Crews was born on 1 Feb 1885 in Pierce County Georgia. He died on 12 Dec 1953 in Ware County Georgia.
Charlie B. married Julia Gertrude Altman "Julie" daughter of Noah Newton Altman and Julia Ann Barber on 24 May 1904 in Pierce County Georgia. Julia was born on 18 Nov 1888. She died on 23 May 1944 in Brantley Co. Ga.
Annie Crews was born on 12 Aug 1891 in Wayne Co.Ga. She died on 28 Nov 1959 in Brantley Co., Ga. She was buried in High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church, Brantley Co., Ga.
Annie married Alfred Clarence "Bud" Altman son of Noah Newton Altman and Julia Ann Barber. Bud was born on 24 Jan 1878 in Charlton County Ga. He died on 28 Dec 1924 in Brantley Co., Ga. . He was buried in High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church, Brantley Co., Ga.
Lovie Elizabeth Crews was born on 16 Oct 1876 in Pierce County,Ga. She died on 16 Aug 1958 in Ware County, Georgia .
Lovie married Alfred Thomas son of Lewis "Luke" Thomas and Mary Stokes on 14 Jan 1892. Alfred was born on 30 Jun 1868 in Wayne Co., Ga . He died on 4 Oct 1928.
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Citing this Record
"Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXM-RN51 : 4 April 2016), Cage Crews in entry for Banner Crews, 11 Oct 1935; citing Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm .
Husband Banner Crews
Born: 14 Jun 1855 393
Christened:
Died: 11 Oct 1935 - Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, United States 394
Buried: - High Bluff Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, GA 304
Father: Micajah Crews
Mother: Emaliza Robinson
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Wife Lovie Thomas
Born: 20 Aug 1850 - Pierce County, Georgia 395
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Died: 13 Apr 1930 - Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia 396
Buried: - High Bluff Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia, USA 397
Father: Banner Thomas Jr
Mother: Lovie Denmark 398
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1 M Charlie B. Crews
Born: 1 Feb 1885
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Died: 9 Dec 1953
Buried: - High Bluff Cemetery, Hoboken, Brantley County, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Julia Gertrude Altman
Marr: 1904
General Notes: Husband - Banner Crews
Banners first Wife was Hattie Letitia Griffin "Hattie" daughter of Dempsey Griffin and Mary Elizabeth Dowling. Hattie was born on 12 Sep 1858 in Wayne Co., Ga . She died on 14 Nov 1887 in Georgia. She was buried in High Bluff Cemetery, Wayne now Brantley Co., Ga. Hattie's father was Dempsy Griffin. Hattie had a sister named Martha Griffin .
Martha married Archibald Crews who was Banner Crews brother.
Banner lived on the west side of the Charlie C. Creek in present Brantley County GA. His second marriage was to Lovie Thomas daughter of John Banner Thomas Jr. and Lovie Denmark. Lovie was born in 1860 in Pierce County, Ga.
Banner and Lovey Thomas Crews had the following children:
Charlie Britton Crews was born on 1 Feb 1885 in Pierce County Georgia. He died on 12 Dec 1953 in Ware County Georgia.
Charlie B. married Julia Gertrude Altman "Julie" daughter of Noah Newton Altman and Julia Ann Barber on 24 May 1904 in Pierce County Georgia. Julia was born on 18 Nov 1888. She died on 23 May 1944 in Brantley Co. Ga.
Annie Crews was born on 12 Aug 1891 in Wayne Co.Ga. She died on 28 Nov 1959 in Brantley Co., Ga. She was buried in High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church, Brantley Co., Ga.
Annie married Alfred Clarence "Bud" Altman son of Noah Newton Altman and Julia Ann Barber. Bud was born on 24 Jan 1878 in Charlton County Ga. He died on 28 Dec 1924 in Brantley Co., Ga. . He was buried in High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church, Brantley Co., Ga.
Lovie Elizabeth Crews was born on 16 Oct 1876 in Pierce County,Ga. She died on 16 Aug 1958 in Ware County, Georgia .
Lovie married Alfred Thomas son of Lewis "Luke" Thomas and Mary Stokes on 14 Jan 1892. Alfred was born on 30 Jun 1868 in Wayne Co., Ga . He died on 4 Oct 1928.
Reference:
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Citing this Record
"Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXM-RN51 : 4 April 2016), Cage Crews in entry for Banner Crews, 11 Oct 1935; citing Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm .
General Notes: Wife - Lovie Thomas
Husband Bartley Crews
Born: 1828 - Wayne County, Georgia
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Father: Isham Crews
Mother: Mary Johnson 399
Marriage: 3 Oct 1850 - Wayne County, GA
Wife Mary Elizabeth Johns
Born: 9 Feb 1829 - Ware County, GA 69
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Died: 1880
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Father: Jeremiah H. Johns
Mother: Mary Ann McClellan
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Bartley is the son of Isham and Mary Crews. Bartley was born in 1828 in Wayne County, Georgia.
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When Bartley Crews was born in 1828 in Savannah, Georgia, his father, Isham, was 38 and his mother, Mary, was 34. He married Mary Elizabeth Johns on October 3, 1850, in Wayne, Georgia. He died 6July1863 in the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa. at the age of 35, a CSA veteran. Mary Elizabeth Johns was born on February 9, 1829, in Camden, Georgia, to Mary Ann McClellan, age 21, and Jeremiah H Johns, age 31.
His CSA record:
Name Bartley Crews
Enlistment Date 1 May 1862
Enlistment Place Camp Hunt, Florida
Side Served Confederacy
State Served Florida
Sources 51,87
Here is the family just prior to the Civil War which took his life:
Name Bartley Crews
Age 28
Birth Year abt 1832
Gender Male
Birth Place Georgia
Home in 1860 New River, Florida
Family Number 275
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Bartley Crews 28
Mary Crews 25
Elisabeth Crews 6
Catharine Crews 4
Bartley Crews 2
Isham Crews 1
And here is the tragic result of the loss of a father in war(a single mom with all those kids
trying to make it in the reconstructed South):
Name: Mary Crews
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Alachua, Florida
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Gainesville
Value of real estate: View image
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Mary Crews 45
Sarah Crews 18
Jane Crews 16
Bartlett Crews 14
Phillip Crews 12
Joseph Crews 10
Samuel Crews 8
Angeline Crews 6
General Notes: Wife - Mary Elizabeth Johns
Husband Benjamin Brantley Crews
Born: 9 Aug 1873 - Georgia
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Died: 6 Mar 1960 - Pierce Co., GA
Buried: - Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Pierce County, Georgia, USA
Father: John Jackson Crews
Mother: Sabra Selina Dowling
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Wife Mary Dixon
Born: 5 Feb 1875
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Died: 22 Sep 1957
Buried: - Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Pierce County, Georgia, USA
Children
1 F Alpha Eva Crews
Born: 30 Jan 1901 - Pierce County.Georgia
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Died: 14 Mar 1989 - Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia
Buried: - Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia
Spouse: Edwin Walker
2 M Wilburn R. Crews
Born: 23 Aug 1904 - Patterson, Pierce, Georgia
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Died: 6 Oct 1941 - Union County, Florida
Buried: - Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia
Spouse: Oly Mae Fyfe
3 M James Lewis Crews
Born: 18 Sep 1911 - Pierce Co., GA
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Died: 8 Dec 1982 - Pierce Co., GA
Buried: - Patterson Cemetery, Pierce County, Georgia
4 M Alvin Ralston Crews
Born: 15 Nov 1919 - Patterson, Pierce, Georgia
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Died: 8 Jun 2002
Buried: - Laurel Chapel Cemetery, Otter Creek, Pierce, Georgia
General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Brantley Crews
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Brantley B Crews
Mary Crews
Eva H Crews
Wilburn R Crews
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLS-4MS : accessed 28 June 2018), Brantley B Crews, Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 149, sheet 9B, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 207; FHL microfilm 1,374,220.
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Citing this Record:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZJ-29X : 13 March 2018), Benjamin Brautley Crews, 1917-1918; citing Pierce County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,558,465.
General Notes: Wife - Mary Dixon
Husband Benjamin L. Crews Jr
Born: 13 Jul 1862 - DeSoto County, Florida
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Died: 20 Jul 1930 - Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida
Buried: 21 Jul 1930 - New Hope Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida
Father: Benjamin L. Crews
Mother: Mary Crews
Marriage: 8 Jul 1897 - Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida
Wife Martha Jane Lanier
Born: 24 Feb 1871 - Ft Meade, Polk County, Florida
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Died: 22 Dec 1910 - Crewsville, DeSoto County, Florida
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Other Spouse: Dempsey Dubois Crews Jr. - 6 Sep 1892 - Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida
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1 M Oliver B. Crews
Born: 25 Mar 1898
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Died: 22 Sep 1970
Buried: - Joshua Creek Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida
2 F Pina Crews
Born: 19 Jun 1903
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Died: 15 Jun 1990
Buried: - Joshua Creek Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida
3 M Otha Crews
Born: 12 Apr 1907
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Died: 29 Nov 1932
Buried: - New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee County, Florida, USA
4 F Juanita Crews
Born: 12 Aug 1909
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Died: 13 Sep 2006
Buried: - Joshua Creek Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida
General Notes: Husband - Benjamin L. Crews Jr
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Name: Benjamin L Curos (Crews)
Sex: Male
Age: 38 years
Birth Date: July 1862
Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Years Married: 3
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Pine Level, DeSoto, Florida, United States (Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States,Pine Level, DeSoto, Florida, United States)
Event Place (Original): Precincts 1-4, Fort Green, Wauchula, Coker, Pine Level & Precincts 9-11, Arcadia, Crewsville, ED 33, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Household Identifier: 436
Line Number: 85
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 22
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
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Martha J Curos
Oliver Curos
Thomas W Curos
Mattie Curos
Digital Folder Number: 004120038_003_M9LT-YRY
Microfilm Number: 1240167
Image Number: 46
Indexing Batch: N00862-7
Citing this Record
"United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DY-M2C : Tue May 20 23:59:50 UTC 2025), Entry for Benjamin L Curos and Martha J Curos, 1900.
Name: Benjamin L Crews
Sex: Male
Age: 48
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Zolfo, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Event Place (Original): Zolfo, 12, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 10
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
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Martha J Crews
Piney Crews
Oliver Crews
Nanette Crews
Otha Crews
Albert W Lainer
Digital Folder Number: 004970340
Microfilm Number: 1374171
Image Number: 1141
Indexing Batch: N03336-1
Citing this Record
"United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVV1-27P : Wed Aug 13 15:43:13 UTC 2025), Entry for Benjamin L Crews and Martha J Crews, 1910.
Name: Benjamine L. Crews
Sex: Male
Age: 68 years 7 days
Birth Date: 13 July 1862
Birthplace: Georgia
Residence Place: Arcadia, Fla.
Address: Gibson St.
Burial Date: 21 July 1930
Burial Place: Wauchula, Fla.
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Truck Farmer
Race: White
Father's Name: Benjamine Crews
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Spouse's Name: Martha Jane Crews
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 July 1930
Event Place: Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States
Event Place (Original): Arcadia, Desoto, Florida
Source Details: cn 10650
Additional Relatives: X
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Benjamine Crews
Martha Jane Crews