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William B. Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1841 - Florida
    Christening: 
          Death: 1 Apr 1862 -  ( at age 21)
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: John Crews
         Mother: Catherine Prevatt
Spouses and Children 
1. *Celia R.
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
General:
1st Regiment, Florida Cavalry
SIDE:Confederate
COMPANY:K
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:M225 roll 2
NOTES:

Name:William B Crews
Residence:Ichepuckesassa, Florida
Enlistment Date:1 Jan 1862
Rank at enlistment:Private
Enlistment Place:Ichepuckesassa, Florida
State Served:Florida
Survived the War?:No
Service Record:Enlisted in Company K, Florida 1st Cavalry Regiment on 01 Jan 1862.Mustered out on 01 Apr 1862 at Florida.
Sources:Soldiers of Florida in the ...Civil War...Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865

picture William B. North Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 20 Mar 1842 - Clinch County, GA 401
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Aug 1926 - Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida ( at age 84)
         Burial: 6 Aug 1926 - Stockton Baptist Church Cemetery, Stockton, Lanier County, Georgia
Parents 
         Father: William B. Crews
         Mother: Martha Isabel North
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lucy M. North
       Marriage: 22 Apr 1871
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Thomas D. Crews

2. Nancy North
       Marriage: 26 Feb 1878
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. James T. Crews
                2. Osceola B. Crews
                3. Joseph L. Crews
Notes
General:
Florida Confederate Pension Application Files
Record Group 137, Series 587
A08507, CREWS, William B.N., Company E, lst Fla Regt Cav, Hillsborough Co, 1920, 20 pgs.

REGIMENT NAME:9th Regiment, Florida Infantry
SIDE:Confederate
COMPANY:K
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Corporal
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:M225 roll 2
NOTES: See also 1 Fla. Cav.
PLAQUE NUMBER:

Florida Confederate Pension Application Files
Record Group 137, Series 587
A08507, CREWS, William B.N., Company E, lst Fla Regt Cav, Hillsborough Co, 1920, 20 pgs.

Wounded at Cold Harbor VA in right hip 6/3/1864

Name:William B N Crews
Registry Date:10 Aug 1867
Location:Echols
Record Type:Oath Book
Election District:6
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
Georgia, Office of the Governor. Returns of qualified voters under the Reconstruction Act, 1867. Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
Georgia, Office of the Governor. Reconstruction registration oath books, 1867, Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia.


W. B. Crews in entry for William B. N. Crews, "Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939"
Name:William B. N. Crews
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 05 Aug 1926
Event Place: Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): W
Race: White
Age (Original): 84y 4m 16d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1842
Birthplace: Ga
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: W. B. Crews
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: Sc
Mother's Name:Martha
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Retired Merchant
Address:
Residence Place:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Stockton, Ga
Burial Date: 06 Aug 1926
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Additional Relatives: X
GS Film number:2116656
Reference ID: 13729

Sources

"Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPM5-75T : accessed 25 Oct 2013), W. B. Crews in entry for William B. N. Crews, 05 Aug 1926.

Will B N Crews, "United States Census, 1910"
Name: Will B N Crews
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Militia District 1052, Clinch, Georgia, United States
District: 34
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1842
Birthplace: Georgia
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Household ID: 2
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number:1374189
Digital Folder Number:004327475
Image Number: 01007
HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
Head Will B N CrewsM68 Georgia
WifeNancy CrewsF63 Florida
SonJoseph L CrewsM23 Georgia
ServantHattie JohnsonF20 Georgia
Hired manTom JohnsonM62 South Carolina

In 1868, Mr. Howell moved to Stockton, Clinch (now Lanier) County, where he entered the general merchandise business. Later he established a naval stores business at Withers, Clinch County, and then became a partner with W. B. N. Crews under the name of Crews & Howell in the naval stores business. This business continued some several years, during which time Mr. Howell continued with his mercantile business in Stockton. About 1888, he sold out his business interests in and around Stockton to Dr. Peter Stotesbury and moved to Lake Park, Ga. His first wife died while living at Lake Park, Sept. 13, 1901.

Appointment of U.S. Postmasters
Name:William N Crews
Post Office Location:Stockton, Clinch, Georgia
Appointment Date:20 Jan 1874
Volume #:42
Volume Year Range:1876-1889
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 22; Archive Publication #: M841.

W.B.N. paid taxes in Clinch County for his 245 acre farm in Clinch #441 District 12 This was in the Stockton District Militia District (GA MTD 1052)
Source Citation: Militia District Number: 1052; Post Office: Stockton.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Georgia Tax Digests [1890]. 140 volumes. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives.

picture William Calvin Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 30 Nov 1866 - Manatee County, Florida
    Christening: 
          Death: 13 Dec 1940 - Florida ( at age 74)
         Burial: in New Hope Cemetery, Crewsville, Hardee, FL
Parents 
         Father: Dempsey Dubois Crews
         Mother: Mahala Molcy Hair
Spouses and Children 
1. *Cornelia C. Whidden
       Marriage: 29 Aug 1888
         Status:
Notes
General:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25447208/william_calvin-crews: accessed January 3, 2025), memorial page for William Calvin Crews (30 Nov 1866\endash 13 Dec 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25447208, citing New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Wauchula, Hardee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Myrtice Crews Lee (contributor 47142007).

picture William Cone Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1820 - Camden County, Georgia 402
    Christening: 
          Death: 1906 - Charlton Co., GA ( at age 86) 403
         Burial: in Boones Creek Cemetery, Charlton County, Georgia 403
Parents 
         Father: Roger Crews
         Mother: Elizabeth Mitchell
Spouses and Children 
1. *Rachel Adeline Stokes
       Marriage: Dec 1849
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Elizabeth Crews
                2. Martha Jane Crews
                3. William Albert Crews
                4. Emily Crews
                5. Annie A. Crews

2. Rebecca Elizabeth Crews
    Partnership: 
         Status: No evidence this couple married - Did Not Marry
       Children:
                1. Asberry Crews
                2. John Cone Crews
Notes
General:
CSA Veteran Co. D 4th GA Calvary

Name: William C Crews
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 45y
Race: White
Birthplace: Georgia
Event Place: Traders Hill, Charlton, Georgia, United States
GenderAgeBirthplace
William C Crews M 45y Georgia
Rachel Crews F 39y Florida
Martha A Crews F 16y Georgia
Kizial Crews F 13y Georgia
Ellen Crews F 11y Georgia
Wm A Crews M 9y Georgia
Easter Crews F 7y Georgia
Emily Crews F 3y Georgia
Annie Crews F 1y Georgia
James Stokes M 18y Georgia
Jane Stokes F 16y Georgia

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCSL-MT8 : accessed 26 Sep 2013), William C Crews.


William Crews, "United States Census, 1880"
Name: William Crews
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Willisville, Charlton, Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Birth Date: 1825
Spouse's Name: Rachel Crews
Spouse's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Page: 267
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 1961
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0138
GS Film number:1254138
Digital Folder Number:004240130
Image Number: 00078
HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
Self William CrewsM55 Georgia, United States
Wife Rachel CrewsF54 Georgia, United States
Son William CrewsM17 Georgia, United States
DaughterEmily CrewsF12 Georgia, United States
DaughterAnnie CrewsF8 Georgia, United States
Son John CrewsM5 Georgia, United States

Fla War
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-26296-26278-88?cc=1979427&wc=M9M2-JH7:1216883145

Property Taxes, Charlton County, GA
Name:William C Crews
Year:1873-1878
District:Gainey Ville
District Number:959
Place:Charlton, Georgia, USA
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Georgia Tax Digests [1890]. 140 volumes. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives.

picture William Madison Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 27 Aug 1838 - Camden Co., GA
    Christening: 
          Death: 11 Feb 1922 - Zolfo Springs, Hardee, Florida ( at age 83)
         Burial: 12 Feb 1922 - New Hope Cemetery, Zolfo Springs, Hardee, FL
Parents 
         Father: Dempsey Dubois Crews
         Mother: Piety Collier
Spouses and Children 
1. *Charlotte Ann Bethea
       Marriage: 21 Apr 1870
         Status:
Notes
General:
CSA Pension Index
Name:William Crews
State Filed:Florida
Widow:Charlotte Ann Crews
Roll number:T288_103
Source Information:
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.

Other information in the record of William Madison Crews
from Florida Deaths
NameWilliam Madison Crews
Event Date11 Feb 1922
Event PlaceZalfo Precinct, Hardie, Florida
GenderMale
Race (Original)White
RaceWhite
Age (Original)83y 11m 14d
Birth Date28 Feb 1838
BirthplaceGa.
Marital StatusMarried
Father's NameD. D. Crews
Father's BirthplaceGa.
Mother's NamePaty Collier
Mother's BirthplaceGa.
OccupationFarmer
CemeteryNew Hope
Burial Date12 Feb 1922
Additional RelativesX
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.

picture William McKinley Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1910
    Christening: 
          Death: 9 Dec 2000 -  ( at age 90)
         Burial: in Moniac Cemetery, Charlton County, Georgia, USA
Parents 
         Father: Riley Crews
         Mother: Annie A. Crews



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William Owen Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 3 Nov 1870
    Christening: 
          Death: 1 Jun 1931 -  ( at age 60)
         Burial: in Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Baxter, Baker, Florida
Parents 
         Father: John Cone Crews
         Mother: Martha Johns
Spouses and Children 
1. *Julia
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
General:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32863894/william_owen-crews: accessed November 3, 2024), memorial page for William Owen Crews (3 Nov 1870\endash 1 Jun 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32863894, citing Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Baker County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Alton Christie (contributor 46630650).

William "Owen" Crews, aged 69 years, died at his home in Taylor Sunday morning after an illness of about twenty-one months. Mr Crews illness had been serious for several ---- and there was no hope left for his recovery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Julia Crews, two brothers, John J. Crews of Macclenny and Berry Crews of Moniac, Ga. and three sisters, Mrs. Sara Crews, Mrs. Mattie Raulerson and Miss S? Crews of St. George, Ga. The burial was at Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Monday W.R. Rhoden and W.A. Simmons officiating. Mr. Crews body is the first to be buried at this church and this was done at his special request near two oak trees where he hitched his horse to a swinging limb when attending services there.
Mr. Crews was a native of Baker County and a citizen who had a host of friends won by his jovial disposition and upright character.
Mr. J.J. Crews, brother of the deceased, desires to thank one and all for favors of all kind, for the beautiful floral offerings, donations and other acts of sympathy.

picture William W. Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 1710 - Charles City County, Virginia 209
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef Jul 1771 - Louisa County, Virginia 209
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: John Crew
         Mother: Sarah Gatley
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Sanders 204 
       Marriage: 8 Jul 1729 - New Kent County, Virginia 204,404
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. William Crew
                2. Charity Crew
                3. Hannah Crew
                4. David Crew
                5. Molly Crew
                6. Constantine Crew
                7. Judith Crew
                8. Jane Crew
Notes
General:
119]William (John II and Sarah Gatley)b. bef. 1710 CCC; d. bef. 1771 Louisa Co.
+Hannah Sanders(John Sanders & ______) b: Hanover Co, Va.m: July 08, 1729 New Kent Co., Va.
[1191] David
[1192] Charity
[1193] Hannah
[1194] Molly
[1195] Constantine
[1196] William
[1197] Judith
[1198] Jane
Henrico MM Records 8; Sept 8, 1729, William, son of John of New Kent Co married Hannah Sanders, daughter of John of Hanover Co., Va.; in 1735 fined 1 iron pot; in 1750 put on probation;he was a member of Black Creek Meeting; in 1767 given certificate to excuse from military service; referred to as of CCC in 1767
Thomas Bell; p. 398; m. 7/8/1729 to Hannah Sanders. He died 1771 and left will in Louisa Co.Will names children: Charity, Hannah, Molly, Judith, Jane, Constantine, David, and William. Lent life interest to wife but did not name her.Dated Dec. 26, 1770; proved July 8, 1771.;
Cruze Ancestors7.Child of John Crew and Sarah ?. Married Hannah Sanders on July 8, 1729 in New Kent Co., Va.They lived in Louisa Co. and had seven children.
Note: They lived in a part of NK that became Hanover Co. in 1720; Louisa Co. was formed in 1742 from Hanover.Probably they didn't move.

picture Willis Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 27 Feb 1852 - Manatee County, Florida
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Dempsey Dubois Crews
         Mother: Piety Collier
Spouses and Children 
1. Martha P.
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

2. *Mary Ann Wingate
       Marriage: 6 Mar 1873 - Manatee County, Florida
         Status: 
Marriage Notes 




"Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z9-F1H : 11 January 2020), Willis Crews, 1873.





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Willoughby Crews 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 26 Jan 1862 - Manatee County, Florida
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Dempsey Dubois Crews
         Mother: Piety Collier

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