Hazel, yes we are talking about the same family here (in my opinion at least). I have often seen Elizabeth's middle initial (Y.) interpreted as a T on different documents. In any event if there are dates and other information on the gravestone (if there is in fact a gravestone) should verify whether we have the same person. Charlie Ottosen On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Hazel D. Knight wrote: > Charles and David, > Aren't we talking here of Reuben Jordan CREWS, s/o Martin CREWS & Jane Ware > JORDAN? If so, I am showing him as b. 1804 & died 1854 having wife Elizabeth > Yarbrough Phillips b. abt. 1814 & died abt 1854. Places not shown. The web > site given appears to me to show Elizabeth as Elizabeth T. and I wonder > about the "T." Dau. Sarah would fit. If I'm on the wrong couple, please let > me know. > Hazel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charles Ottosen <aa212@gpfn.sk.ca> > To: <CREWS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 9:00 AM > Subject: Re: [CREWS-L] Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, GA > > > > Thank you David for this great news. I just checked out the site and it > > looks like this is the burial site for Reuben J. Crews and his wife > > Elizabeth and their daughter Sarah. Several researchers in our line have > > been looking for these graves for years. If there is anyone who lives > > close enough to check out the gravestones I would very much appreciate it > > (I live in Saskatchewan otherwise I would go!) We do not have exact dates > > of death for any of these individuals. Reuben and his wife Elizabeth seem > > to have died very close in time to each other and I've often wondered > > whether they were killed in some natural disaster or died of some epidemic > > at the time. At any rate the gravestones should at least give us precise > > death dates. > > > > > > Charlie Ottosen > > > > > > On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, David Harris wrote: > > > > > Three members of the Crews family are buried here including Reuben J. > > > Crews. > > > David > > > > > > http://members.aol.com/CGAutry/linwood.html > > > > > > > > > >