In the 1880 census of Laurel Creek Township, Watauga County, NC appears Abraham L. Crosswhite and his wife Barbara E. Crosswhite on Page 9, Supervisor's Dist. No. 4, Enumeration Dist. No. 199. Abraham and Barbara were my gt. grandparents. They died 45 and 54 years, respectively, before I was born. Abraham L. Crosswhite was the son of John Melvin Crosswhite and Elizabeth Stone. Barbara E. Lewis was the 2nd wife of Abraham L. Crosswhite and was the daughter of Gideon Lewis,III and Lucinda McQueen. In this census, Abraham is listed as a Physician and the following children are listed: Sarah M. (Sarah Margaret) Daughter, age 20 (Daughter of Margaret McCall) Ella (Matilda Elizabeth) Daughter, age 4 Elsa D. (Elsa Delna) Daughter, age 2 Nora B. (Nora Belle) Daughter, age 1 Clemming W. Orphan, age 6 Abraham and Barbara's son, Charles Q. Crosswhite (my grandfather), was not born until March 1883. Clemming W.'s place of birth is listed as TN, as is the place of birth of his unknown parents. To be sure, "Clemming" is an unusual name. Trying to interpret some of these old documents isn't always easy, but "Clemming" is what it appears to me to be. My question is about Clemming W. Crosswhite (Crosswhite is assumed, because the boy's surname was not otherwise listed). This is the only reference I have ever seen regarding this person. Who was Clemming W. Crosswhite? What happened to him? Can anyone help? Burt Crosswhite McAlester, OK