Welcome to RootsWeb.com Sign inHomeSearchesFamily TreesMailing ListsMessage BoardsWeb SitesPasswordsHelp CRENSHAW-L Archives >My name is Carrie Mathews Crenshaw Ramey, I was born in the family home in Marion, AL. I still live in the same home. My husband is Walter Franklin Ramey, Sr. My Parents were: John Binion Crenshaw and Lillie Gleaton Crenshaw: both are deceased. My grandfather was Gerald Mathews Crenshaw, His wife: Fannie Binion Cocke Crenshaw, both of Marion,AL (Perry Co.) most of their lives except for a short period in Mellbourne, Florida. My father was an only child and so am I. My great-grandfather was John Lemuel Crenshaw bn. NOV 27,1847; DIED Oct 18,1914: He married Carrie (Caroline) Mathews on Dec. 28,1868. Both lived all their lives in Perry Co,. AL. They had eight children, six lived to maturity, but I know little about any of them except my great-aunt Mattie McAllister Crenshaw, bn.Apr. 12, 1882; died Aug 8, 1946; married Robert Sturdivant King (date unknown), they had no children. > >My great-great grandfather was John Washington Crenshaw born May 15, 1817, Greenville, South Carolina. I know from his grandfather John Barnhill's will that he was in Perry Co., AL in 1824. He died May 25, 1892, and is buried in the family plot in Marion, AL. He married first: Frances S. Spencer, bn July 6, 1819, died Sept. 23, 1841. His second marriage May 25, 1842, was to Lucy Abigail Luddington, from Goshen, Connecticut, daughter of Theron S. Luddington and Abigail Baldwin, She came to Marion to teach at the Marion Female Seminary. This couple had seven children, one died as an infant. > >My great- great- great grandfather was Joseph Crenshaw born March 30, 1784,in Virginia. maybe Charles City area? Lived in Greenville, S. C. at some point; married Susan West, daughter of Katharine West Barnhill and John Barnhill, date of marriage is not recorded in any family papers I have found. Joseph died in Marion, AL July 27, 1840, and is buried in Marion, AL. Susan was born approx 1803 and died Dec 16, 1891: family records state she also was from Greenville, S.C.she is buried in Marion, AL.They had four sons: two died in 1840 and the other in1848. The oldest son, John Washington Crenshaw was appointed guardian of his younger siblings according to Records of Orphans Court Of Perry Co. AL in 1844. One daughter Mary Crenshaw married Carlos Reese of Marion,AL. > >The Crenshaw Family Bible that I have and a farm ledger in John Washington Crenshaw's handwriting state that Joseph Crenshaw was the son of Nathaniel (Nathan) Crenshaw. My research in South Carolina reflected Nathaniel Crenshaw(s) in Laurens, Newberry and Union Counties. A Joseph Crenshaw/Cranshaw is listed in the index to the 1800 Census of South Carolina by Brent H. Holcomb pg, 55, Laurens District or County. I can document all the information above this point. My missing link is Nathaniel Crenshaw or Cranshaw. I do not know where he lived, his birth or death dates or who he married. I have some information on the Crenshaw family in South Carolina that states there was a Thomas Crenshaw from Lunenburg, Virginia, who moved to S.C. and had several sons including: Nathaniel born 1757, Matthew, died 1802; Daniel died 1794 or 1795 Joseph, William,Abraham, Thomas and Jesse. Research by Hugh Crenshaw of Picckens, S.C. ( Hugh died in 1999) shows a Joseph Crenshaw from Lunen! >burg, Va. had a son Thomas who had the sons named above and states that he found information recording the deaths of both Nathaniel and Daniel Crenshaw in 1794. If Nathaniel died in 1794 has son Joseph Crenshaw would have been about ten years old. He and has mother whose name I do not know may have lived with her family or other relatives and moved to Alabama with them before or about the time Alabama became a state in 1819. The Alabama land was opened for homesteading in 1816. There are extensive records in the Perry County Courthouse in Marion, AL that I have not had time to read. I hope someone on this site can provide some info. to help me link Nathaniel and his wife to previous generations. Thanks. Carrie > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage rates near historic lows. Refinance $200,000 loan for as low as $771/month* https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h27f8&disc=y&vers=689&s=4056&p=5117