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Isham Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1846 - Camden Co., GA
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Sep 1930 -  ( about age 84)
         Burial: in Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Parents 
         Father: Elias Crews 49
         Mother: Mary Beasley 74
Spouses and Children 
1. *Kisiah Asalee Parker
       Marriage: 28 Jul 1889 - Camden Co., GA
         Status:
Notes
General:
Isham K. Crews enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 27 May 1864 in Lake City, Florida. He was mustered as a Private the same day into Company G, 1st Florida Reserves Infantry. He took Oath of Allegiance on 17 May 1865 in Madison, Florida.

picture Isham Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Jul 1829 - South Carolina 278
    Christening: 
          Death: After 1900
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Isham Crews
         Mother: Mary Johnson 231
Spouses and Children 
1. *Tempie Adeline Dowling
       Marriage: 18 Aug 1851 - Wayne County, GA 279
         Status: Death of Spouse
Notes
General:
Isham Crews
United States Census, 1850

Name: Isham Crews
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Wayne county, Wayne, Georgia, United States
Event Place (Original):Wayne county, Wayne, Georgia
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Birthplace: Georgia
Schedule Type:1850 Population
House Number:78
HouseholdSex AgeBirthplace
Mary CrewsFemale 56South Carolina
Bartly CrewsMale 22Georgia
Isham CrewsMale 19Georgia


Isham Crews
United States Census, 1860

Name: Isham Crews
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: 9th District, Pierce, Georgia, United States
Event Place (Original): 9th Dist, Pierce, Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
Birthplace: Geo
Household Sex Age Birthplace
Isham Crews Male 28 Geo
Adeline Crews Female 29 Geo
David S Crews Male 8 Geo
Sinah Jane CrewsFemale 4 Geo
Nancy Ann M Crews Female 2 Geo

Isham Crews
United States Census, 1870

Name: Isham Crews
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1870
Event Place:Pierce, Georgia, United States
Event Place (Original):Subdivision 100, Pierce, Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Birthplace: Georgia
Page Number:1
HouseholdSex Age Birthplace
Isham CrewsMale 39 Georgia
Adeline CrewsFemale 40 Georgia
Samuel CrewsMale 17 Georgia
Lina CrewsFemale 12 Georgia
Nancy CrewsFemale 9 Georgia
Jabez CrewsMale 8 Georgia
Mary E CrewsFemale 2 Georgia

picture Isham Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1847
    Christening: 
          Death: 1929 - Nassau County, Florida ( at age 82)
         Burial: in Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Nassau County, Florida
Parents 
         Father: Roger Crews Jr.
         Mother: Minerva Ann Waldron
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary A. O'Berry
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elias Crews
                2. Mary E. Crews
                3. John H. Crews
                4. Giles A. Crews
Notes
General:
Isham was one of the founding member and builders of Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Nassau County. He is buried where the church first was build on this property.
- KAREN MATHIS HUDSON.

h/o Mary A. O'Berry Crews,
BIRTH: 19 APR 1846 • Pierce County, Georgia, USA,
DIED: in Georgia, USA.
BURIAL: Unknown.

Mary O'Berry Crews was living in Nassau County, Florida,USA till she moved to Georgia,USA to live with one of her brothers. She died and was buried in Georgia. Burial is unknown.

Source-1850 Nassau County Census for Roger Crew and Minerva. Isham K. Crews is 3 years old in 1850. Jane who is 17 years old and Samuel who is 15 are Roger Jr.'s siblings. I've enjoyed the work you have done over the years on the Crews line. My wife is a granddaughter of David Caleb who was born in 1855 to Roger Jr. and Minerva. Roger died that same year. Thank you for your help.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCJZ-KM?i=3&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMFH6-86Z

Contributor: David (48905234).



*Veteran edit submitted John Budreau--FIND A GRAVE ID47811758.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55471401/isham-crews: accessed December 26, 2024), memorial page for Isham Crews (1847\endash 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55471401, citing Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Nassau County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Karen Hudson (contributor 47214625).

picture Isham L. Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 10 Apr 1851 - Wayne County, GA 280
    Christening: 
          Death: 19 Sep 1929 - Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, United States ( at age 78) 281
         Burial: 20 Sep 1929 - Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia
Parents 
         Father: John Jackson Crews
         Mother: Sabra Selina Dowling
Spouses and Children 
1. *Keziah Johns
       Marriage: Abt 1876 - Georgia
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. James Crews
                2. John Crews
                3. Della Crews
                4. Hattie Mae Crews
                5. Sabra K. Crews

2. Frances Missouri Johns 280 
       Marriage: 1 Sep 1898 - Pierce Co., GA
         Status:
Notes
General:
Name:Isham L. Crews
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name:Frances M. Johns
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date:01 Sep 1898
Event Place:, Pierce, Georgia
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M71350-1
System Origin:Georgia-EASy
GS Film number:211930
Reference ID:

Citing this Record:
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWC8-Z62 : 11 February 2018), Isham L. Crews and Frances M. Johns, 01 Sep 1898; citing , Pierce, Georgia; FHL microfilm 211,930.

Name:Isham L Crews
Titles and Terms:
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1920
Event Place:Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States
District:ED 138
Gender:Male
Age:68
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated):1852
Birthplace:Georgia
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace:Georgia
Mother's Birthplace:Georgia
Sheet Letter:A
Sheet Number:8
Sheet Number and Letter:8A
Household ID:134
Line Number:19
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:T625
Affiliate Film Number:274
GS Film Number:1820274
Digital Folder Number:004964456
Image Number:00368

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Isham L CrewsHeadM68Georgia
Missouri CrewsWifeF60Georgia

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXS-G6R : accessed 28 June 2018), Isham L Crews, Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States; citing ED 138, sheet 8A, line 19, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 274; FHL microfilm 1,820,274.

Other information in the record of Crews, Isam
from Georgia Deaths
NameIsam Crews
Event TypeDeath
Event Date19 Sep 1929
Event PlaceHoboken, Brantley, Georgia, United States
GenderMale
Age78
Marital StatusMarried
EthnicityAmerican
RaceWhite
Race (Original)White
Birth Date10 Apr 1851
Birth Year (Estimated)1851
BirthplaceGeorgia
Death Year (Estimated)1929
Father's NameJohn Crews
Mother's NameSabra Dowling
Spouse's NameMasouri (Missouri)
Certificate Number25872
Citing this Record
"Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ71-CSD : 4 April 2016), John Crews in entry for Crews, Isam, 19 Sep 1929; citing Hoboken, Brantley, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm 4,119,666.

picture Jackson H. Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1862 92
    Christening: 
          Death: 1908 -  ( at age 46)
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Archibald Graham Crews
         Mother: Honor Civility Bradley
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Hodges
       Marriage: 2 Mar 1882 - Nassau County, FL
         Status: 



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Jackson L. Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1844 - Georgia
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Reuben Jordan Crews
         Mother: Elizabeth T. Phillips



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Jacob Henry Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 26 Dec 1872 - Charlton Co., GA 262
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Calvin McDonald Crews
         Mother: Sarah Jane Stokes
Spouses and Children 
1. *Tennie Elizabeth Rhoden 262 
       Marriage: 3 Feb 1904 - Charlton Co., GA 262
         Status:
Notes
General:
CREWS, JACOB HENRY1872-1956 CHARLTON

Jacob Henry "Pomp" Crews was born in Charlton County, Georgia on December 26, 1872. He was the son of Calvin "Mack' Crews, Sr. and Sarah Jane (Stokes) Crews (q.v.). Jacob married Tennie Elizabeth Rhoden, the daughter of Wesley Rhoden and Emma O'Steen. They were married in Charlton County on February 3, 1904.
They were the parents of eight children, and all were born in Charlton County.

1. Champion Edward b. 5/3/1906, m. Arie Lee Mizell, 9/7/1935. d. 4/21/1981.
2. Hamp Ellisb. 10/18/1907,m. Leolla Harris. d. 5/23/1948.
3. Callie Rosellab. 5/28/1909, Never married. d. 7/16/1959.
4. Felder Edgarb. 7/14/1910, m. Ola Irene Cone.
5. Emma Alineb.7/14/1914, m. Lee Dixon. d. 10/14/1941.
6. Jacob Henry, Jr. b. 2/6/1918, m. Loise Chesser, 8/17/1946.
7. Wesley Deanb. 1-0/19/1919, m. Nettie Marvene Batten. d. 3/31/1940.
8. William Owenb. 4/27/1922, d.1/8/1927.

Pomp and Tennie (Rhoden) Crews lived five miles north of Saint George in a little community called Toledo. Pomp bought some land from Willis A. Hodges in 1906 and built a lob cabin, where all of their children were born. He was a sharecropper with Colquit-Hopkins. In his spare time he made moonshine like so many people did back then. Pomp died at home on May 17, 1956 and is buried in the Johnson Cemetery along with his wife who died on June 7, 1954. This cemetery used to be called the old Toledo Cemetery.
Contributed by: Charles Dean Murray, P.O. Box 115, Saint George, Ga. 31646.

picture James Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1819 - Camden Co., GA 172
    Christening: 
          Death: Abt 1890 - Wayne County, GA ( about age 71) 172
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Alexander Crews
         Mother: Lucy Dubois
Spouses and Children 
1. *Susan Crews
       Marriage: 1840 172
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Ann Crews
                2. Randall Crews
                3. Susannah Crews
                4. Nancy Crews
                5. Matilda Crews
                6. Julia Ann Crews
                7. Martha Ann Crews
                8. James Crews

2. Cecilia
       Marriage: Abt 1859-1860 - Georgia
         Status: 

3. Mary
       Marriage: Abt 1867 - Wayne County, GA
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Freeman Crews
Notes
General:
CREWS, JAMES1819-1895 BRANTLEY

James Crews was born in 1819 in Camden County, a son of Alexander Crews (Vol.II) by his second wife, Lucy. He married in 1840, to his cousin, Susan Crews, born 1820 in South Carolina, daughter of Isham and Mary Crews. They had the following children:

1. Mary Annb. 1842, never married.
2. Susannahb. 1843, m. Jabez L. Dowling, Jr.
3. Randall b. 1844, m. Lucretia Sweat, dau. of Matthew.
4. Nancy b. 1846. m. Jacob L. Altman, Feb. 5,1864.
5. Matilda deJ.b. 1848, never married.
6. Julia Annb. 1850, m. Owen Harris, Oct. 14, 1869.
7. Martha Annb. 1852, m. Andrew J. Cobb.
8. James b. 1856, m. Mary Cooper, dau. of John, Dec. 3, 1874.

James Crews was a private in the Georgia militia in the Indian War, and served first, under Capt. James Jones in his company of Ware County militia, Aug. 26th to Sept. 15, 1840, then under Capt. H.E.W. Clark in his company of Camden County militia, from Sept. 14, 1840 to May 29, 1841.

The Crews home and farm was near the village of Hickox in lower Wayne County, now Brantley County. He died there about 1890. His wife, Susannah, was a member of High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church, into which she was baptized Jan. 13, 1844. She died a member.


From 1850 Census Ware County:

20 51 James Crews 30 M SC
21 Sarah 30 F SC
22 Mary 8 F GA
23 Susan 7 F GA
24 Randal 6 M GA
25 Nancy 4 F GA
26 Matilda 2 F GA

Name:James B Crews
Age in 1860:45
Birth Year:abt 1815
Birthplace:Georgia
Home in 1860:Division 17, Alachua, Florida
Gender:Male
Post Office:Newnansville
Household Members:
NameAge
James B Crews45
Mary Crews 30
David L Crews 13
William Crews 11
James Crews 9
Keziah Crews 3
Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 17, Alachua, Florida; Roll: M653_106; Page: 55; Image: 56; Family History Library Film: 803106.


While searching the Mary Ann Crews/Seaborn Johns connection, I came across this piece from Ann Crews Hance which is too good to pass up:

James Crews (1819-1890) Son of Alexander Crews and Lucy Dubois, born in South Carolina. What a twisted tale this guy has to offer! The factual portion is that he did marry his cousin Susan Crews, daughter of Isham Crews and Mary Johnson. Another fact is that after Susan's death, he immediately married a 16 year old girl named Cecelia. What we do not know for certain is whether he is the same James Crews I have found on the 1880 Census married to yet another young girl, Mary Cooper. Even more scandalous than the 16 year old Cecelia, Mary was only 14 at the time of marriage and had given birth to young Freeman Crews. James may also have been married to yet another cousin previous to Susan; Sarah Crews, but that marriage did not produce any offspring.Based upon the Family Data Records as well as the US Federal Census Records, we know that James and Susan had at least 8 children; 6 girls and 2 boys. Mary Ann, Susannah, Randall, Nancy, and Matilda appear with James and Susan in Ware County, Georgia on the 1850 census. By 1860, Susan has died and James (age 50, but listing himself as 44) has marked that both he and Cecelia (who is 16) were married within the year; she is listed as his wife. Some of his children are still listed as living at home with him and "step mom" Cecelia; Mary Ann (who is 19), Susan (18), Randal (15), Nancy (14), Mitchell De Jane (who I believe is Matilda, age 11), Julie Ann (10), Martha Ann (8), and James (4).I can not imagine the humiliation felt by Mary Ann and Susannah, both older than their new "step mother", not to mention young Randal who was only 1 year her junior.I am unable to find a credible entry for James Crews in 1870, the reason for this may be that at the time he was involved in the military and his children may have been looked after by various family members. At this time I have no solid evidence of his military actions, however, several sources have mentioned that he was involved in the following:? Military Service: 14 SEP 1840 Cambridge Co. GA militia under Capt. H.E.W. Clark ? Military Service: 27 AUG 1840 Ware County militia under Capt. James Jones. Both are previous to 1870, however, assuming he was a military man, there is the possibility that he was involved in further actions in the 1870's.The last record I was able to locate for James was the 1880 US Federal Census. All of the children he had with Susan would have been long grown, however he is now listed with a new wife, Mary (35 years his junior). They have one child, Freeman, who is 12; making Mary about 14 years old when she gave birth to him in 1868. The 1880 Census is from Wayne County, Georgia and the James Crews is listed as having been born in exactly 1819. Other sources also cite James having been married to "Mary" as well, however, the Crews family was a large one and many cousins were present all over southeast Georgia with "James" being a popular name. There is no real way to prove whether or not this is him \endash but most evidence indicates that it was.Oh yes… and he was also a Farmer.*Portions of then Wayne County are now Brantley County, Georgia.Other Sources Include:Title: Ann Crews.ged.FTW Note: Source Media Type: Other Repository: Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 18, Ed. 1 Publication: Release date: March 27, 1998 Note: Customer pedigree. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD Repository: Page: Tree #0484 Title: GEDCOM File : ~ATF0A2.ged Date: 16 Nov 2003 Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 10, Ed. 1 Publication: Release date: May 6, 1997 Note: Customer pedigree. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD Repository: Page: Tree #1598 Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Publication: Release date: August 14, 1997 Note: Customer pedigree. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD Repository: Page: Tree #2570 Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Publication: Release date: July 1, 1997 Note: Customer pedigree. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD Repository: Page: Tree #0642 Author: ANN CREWS HANCE Title: GEDCOM File : ladyhance@aol.ged Note: 3111 HANCE PARKWAY YULEE, FL 32097 Date: 28 Oct 1999 Title: Bryant L. Collier FTM Note: Source Media Type: Book Repository: Title: GEDCOM File : Crews 12-03.ged Date: 30 Mar 2000

My note: James can be found in 1870 as James Crues. I have all his census returns if interested. Cliff Johns

picture James Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1877 - Georgia
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Isham L. Crews
         Mother: Keziah Johns



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James Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 1831 - Stokes County, NC
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Joseph Crew 204
         Mother: Massey Johnson 204
Spouses and Children 
1. *Emelia
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
General:
Paid taxes in Granville Co., NC 1788 on 57 Acres

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