Hello, Mary Nell & D Rowe, I descend from Lucinda Cruze (Crews) who married Tillman Keener in 1841, Van Buren Co. TN. According to family stories, Lucinda was the oldest daughter of Walter Cruze. Walter named a son Hardimon and another son Gideon. I am seeking proof of the father of Walter Cruze. Does this family link with the Cruze family you are researching? Quentin Alexander CRUSE, CRUZE, CRUISE, CREWS Family Records 1804 Knox Co., TN Hardiman Cruze buys land. 1818 Knox Co. TN Gideon and James Cruze (brothers) file pension applications for Rev. service 1777-1778 from Buckingham Co., VA. Both Gideon & James lived in NC before moving to TN. There was an older Gideon Cruze (Crews) in Amherst Co., VA. (1762, d. a.1798). 1840 White Co. TN Census (Van Buren Co., TN organized 1841) CRUSE, Walter 0222001-1302001 1850 Van Buren Co., TN Census Fam. #340 CRUSE, Walter 50-m-TN Farmer " Levina 54-f-NC " Nancy 22-f-TN " Hardimon 19-m-TN Farmer " Sarah 17-f-TN " Levina 16-f-TN " Frances 14-f-TN (m. Moses Boulen 9 Aug. 1855) " Stephen 12-m-TN (m. Nancy E. Drake 13 July 1859) " Hannibal 11-m-TN " Eliza 9-f -TN (m. Wm. M. Moulder 31 July 1862) " Mary 8-f -TN (Polly Ann Cruse m. Wm. R. Porter 31 July1 859) Fam. #341 CRUSE, Gideon 25-m-TN. (son of Walter) " Eleanor 18-f-TN Van Buren Co., TN marriage records show: Gideon Cruise to Nelly Douglas 13 Jan 1850 Wm. Cruse to Elizabeth Wright 27 June 1841 Lucinda Cruise to Moses Keener 14 May 1841 *** Thomas Jefferson Barnes Papers record: White Co., TN, Mt. Pisgah Cemetary Tombstones W. M. Cruise b. 1/19/1822 - d. 1/18/1877 Elizabeth Cruise (? 1822) - d. 9/7/1880 aged 69 years Hannibal Cruse b. 3/20/1840 - d. 7/29/1895 Maury Co., TN 1850 Census CRUISE, Littleberry 62-m-NC; Mary 52-f-NC; Joseph 23-m-TN; Thomas 20-m-TN; Isom 16-m-TN; Gideon 14-m-TN; Andrew 10-m-TN. Lincoln Co., TN 1850 Census CRUISE, Mary A. 63-f-VA; Jacob 24-m-NC History of Van Buren Co., TN- Medley 16th. Tennessee Infantry Regiment (Civil War) Cruse, Gideon…Pvt. Cruse, Hannibal…Pvt. Cruse, Hardimon…Pvt. Cruse, Stephen…Pvt. CRUSE, CRUZE, CRUISE, CREWS Family Records Early Van Buren Co., TN Records of the CRUSE, etc. Family Warren Co., TN (Van Buren Co., TN organized 1840-41) 1836 Tax list…Walter Cruse…Civil Dist. 1…no land shown 1838 Tax list….Walter Cruse… " " " " 1839 (Petition to create a county) Signers: James Crusie (signed two times) Walter Cruse William Cruse 1840 Unofficial census-pre-creation of Van Buren Co. Walter Cruise 0222001-1302001 William Cruise 1840 Road Work Assignees…Walter & Wm. Cruse 1841-July- List of white males 21 yrs. or over…Walter & Wm. Cruise 1841 Tax list Walter Cruise…Dist. 6…1 white poll 1842 " " " " " " 1843 Tax list " " " " 1845 Tax list Lanus Cruise…Dist. 6…1 white poll 1846 " " Linus Cruise… " " " " Wm. Cruise…. " " 1849 " " Wm. Cruise…. Dist. 2…1white poll…150 A. land Gideon Crews...Dist. 8…1 white poll…0 A. land 1850 " " Gideon Crews.. Dist. 8… " " - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Knox Co., TN Marriages 1807 Cruize, Hardeman m. Esther Maney 11 Apr. 1807 1808 Cruze, Elison m. Sally Gillespie 3 Aug. 1809 1813 Cruse, William m. Lucy Childress 19 Apr. 1813 1819 Cruse, Walter m. Louisa Tucker 5 Feb. 1819 (son of James) 1821 Cruse, Walter m. Nancy Walker 13 Apr. 1821 (son of James)