according to Trails an obit appears in the Tribune for the date of 8-15-1933-now this might only be a death notice and not an obit- But next time I go I will take a look for you- Peggy ----- Original Message ----- - : <rkmontg342@aol.com> To: <hippob@earthlink.net>; <flhillsb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [FLHILLSB] CREWS, Jefferson; Hillsborough and Polk Counties, Florida; 1860-1870 > > JUST SOME NOTES....maybe you can find a hint in here. > Good Luck, > Karen > > JEFFERSON CREWS > born 1854 in Florida > died 1933, Polk > married: Mary Elizabeth Dunaway > born 1859 in Florida > died 1880 > > in 1860 lived in Hillsborough > > 1870 lived in Polk > with Eliza, age 41; John, age 8, and Elizabeth, age 6 > Who is Eliza? > > in 1880 lived in Polk with Elizabeth. > in 1885 lived in Bartow, Polk > Jefferson Crews and Mobala age 20 > Lela Crews age 1 > > in 1900 Polk > Jeff Crews, Oct 1851, age 48, married 17y, FL > Mahati, wife, May 1863, age 37, married 17y, FL > Lela J., Oct 1883, age 16, born FL > Thomas J., Mar 1887, age 13, FL > William D., Aug 1888, age 11, FL > Luther, May 1895, age 5, FL > Lillie M., Sep 1896, age 3, FL > Dona H., Mar 1899, age 1y, FL > > 1910 > Haskell, Polk > Jeff, Makoby, Thomas J., Will D., Lillie L., Donnie, Camie > > 1930 > Polk, alone > a few doors down is Thomas Crews and family > > in 1880 census, also appears with Jeff and Mary: > AYERS/AYRES > Maxfield Ayers is Jeff's brother-in-law. > Max married Florida Dunaway. > > Polk County Florida Marriage Book A: 1862-1881 > Airs, Maxfield Dunaway, Florida December 5, > 1879 276 > Crews, Jefferson Dunaway, Mary December 25, > 1879 277 > > From what I've found so far: > Isham had at least 2 sons: > Since Jeff's surname is Crews... > Berry Crews, 1840 > Joshua Crews, 1844 > > Polk County Marriages: > Crews, Berry M. Polk, Lephem April 16, > 1865 13 > a.k.a: Lephem/Hanson/Louphenie > > Berry M. Crews, born 1840, Ware County, GA and died in Tampa, 1876. > Served in 4th Regt Inf., Florida pension, wife's name: Hanson L. Polk > Enlisted Oct 24 1861, at Manatee. > On roll for Jan and Feb 1864, last on file, he was reported absent on > detached service in Florida driving cattle, by order of of Secretary of > War. > No later record found. > > HOWEVER, > which either Berry at age 14 or Joshua at age 10 were the father? Must be > an older son. > > HANSON, filed for Widow's Pension. July 27, 1915. > said Berry died about June 1876. She remarried; Ben Higgins of Polk. > Divorced him about 27 yers before filing for pension under the act of > 1915. > Clerk of Circuit Court researched the divorce. they finally located the > decree. > the attorney in the case neglected having it recorded. they had to find > the > original papers and have it recorded. this was in 1915. > divorce took place: in Bartow, April 21, 1890 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Lehto <hippob@earthlink.net> > To: FLHILLSB@rootsweb.com; FLPOLK@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 3:03 pm > Subject: [FLHILLSB] CREWS, Jefferson; Hillsborough and Polk Counties, > Florida; 1860-1870 > > > In the 1860 Federal census for Hillsborough County, Florida I find > Jefferson > REWS, aged 7, in the household of Isham (age 58) and Elizabeth (age 42) > REWS. In the Abstracts from PROBATE RECORD 1860-1877 for Polk County, > lorida, the abstract from Isham CREWS will (dated 25 April 1870) shows > efferson CREWS as the grandson of Isham CREWS. Does anyone know anything > bout this family? I’m interested in learning the parents of Jefferson > REWS. Any help would be much appreciated. > > Bob Lehto > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLHILLSB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message