My grandfather Harold H. Crabtree, died of flu October 23, 1918 in Bluefield, VA. He left his wife Mary Margaret and three boys, 8, 10, and 12 years of age. His nephew, George Washington Crabtree died of the flu October 26, 1918 leaving his wife Virginia and seven children ages ranging from 6 months to 12 years of age. Both families moved in with the Howard and William Harris families in nearby Bramwell, WV. Virginia, William and Howard Harris were the children of Mary Margaret and her first husband John Leander Harris. Needless to say, this was a close family by marriage and association. They always looked after one another. Their origins were all of Smyth, Russell and Washington Counties. The Harris and Crabtree families were neighbors as listed in the 1860 Smyth County Census. The family closeness of these families still remain today. Robert Crabtree (formerly of Tazewell County, VA)