Doris, The spelling depends on where you find it. In Illinois it is spelled Cruse until the mid 1900s and then is Crews, but earlier it is spelled phonetically several ways. I found the same in Oregon Co., MO and in North Carolina. It's still the same group, but I don't know how closely related they are. Yet. Pat, Doris Johnson <dorisjohnson@centurytel.net> wrote: Pat Miller: In reference to Rufus Dills - Linda "Cruse", the spelling of the name in Oregon County is CREWS. Doris Johnson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO-OREGON-HISTORY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message