Good Morning All! Since I have had great success in my last couple of posts, here is another Crocker mystery I am trying to solve: Bell N. (Belle) Crocker (1879 - 1913) married my great-grandfather Robert Anthony Crocker, December 1902 in Gibson Co. I have reliable information that Bell was a Crocker before marrying Robert. The question is, who were her parents? I have a Bell Crocker (Abt. 1885) listed as the daughter of George W. and Nancy M. Cunningham Crocker, living in Gibson Co. in 1880. Could my great-grandmother Bell N. and this Bell be the same? Thanks for any help!!! Family Group Record for George W. CROCKER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Husband George W. CROCKER 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: May 1844 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 1 2 3 4 Baptized: Died: 1907 - Carroll County, Tennessee, USA 2 3 Buried: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Father: Frances Marion CROCKER (1819-Bef 1880) 5 6 Mother: Lydia GILLILAND (1822- ) 7 8 9 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Married: 17 May 1866 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 11 12 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Events ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1. He worked as a Farmer in 1880 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA. 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Wife Nancy M. CUNNINGHAM 2 3 14 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: August 1848 - Tennessee, USA 3 15 Baptized: Died: Abt 1914 - Clay Co., Arkansas 3 Buried: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Father: James CUNNINGHAM ( - ) 2 Mother: Mary [--?--] ( - ) 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Children ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1 F Frances M. CROCKER 2 3 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- AKA: Fannie Born: 1869 - Tennessee, USA 2 3 15 Baptized: Died: 1894 3 Buried: Spouse: Alfred DOWLAND ( - ) 2 16 Marr: 28 April 1889 11 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 2 M James Monroe CROCKER 2 3 15 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: 1873 - Tennessee, USA 2 3 15 16 Baptized: Died: 4 September 1908 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 3 Buried: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 3 F Mary A. CROCKER 2 15 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- AKA: Mollie Born: July 1875 - Tennessee, USA 2 15 16 Baptized: Died: Buried: Spouse: J. M. COOK ( - ) 2 16 Spouse: Benton SINGLETON ( - ) 2 16 Spouse: Preston Alford KNOTT (1856-1909) 18 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 4 M Gustavius David CROCKER 2 15 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: 23 February 1877 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 2 15 16 Baptized: Died: 2 February 1973 - Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri 2 16 Buried: Spouse: Ora Lee GROOMS (1884- ) 2 3 16 Marr: 17 October 1898 11 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 5 M Jeff A. CROCKER 2 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: 23 January 1883 - Tennessee, USA 2 16 Baptized: Died: 24 March 1917 - Piggot, Clay County, Arkansas, USA 2 16 Buried: Spouse: Josie Pearlie BRIDGES ( - ) 2 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 6 F Bell CROCKER 2 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: May 1885 2 16 Baptized: Died: Buried: Spouse: [--?--] WHITE ( - ) 2 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 7 F Birtie CROCKER 2 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: September 1887 2 16 Baptized: Died: Buried: Spouse: Joe BYNUM ( - ) 2 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Last Modified: 6 November 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1. 1850 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee. Cit. Date: 1 November 2000 2. Dora Burke, Dora Burke, (Personal research.) Cit. Date: 1 November 2000. email: [email protected] 3. Kay Van Der Roest, (Email and Family Tree Maker file to Barry Crocker dated 4 December 1999.) Cit. Date: 1 November 2000. Email: [email protected] 1020 Highway 105 Trezevant, TN. 38258-5440 4. 1880 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 17, Page 24, House Number 204. Cit. Date: 21 March 2002 5. 1850 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee. Cit. Date: 30 July 2000 6. Will of Mark Crocker, Mark Crocker, (Will made on 29 May 1857). Cit. Date: 30 July 2000 7. 1850 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee. Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 8. Early Gibson Co., Tennessee Marriages, (Compiled by Brenda Jordan Raymond [email protected]). Cit. Date: 17 April 2000. email: [email protected] 9. Marriages of Gibson County, Tennessee 1824-1860, Edythe Rucker Whitley, Marriages of Gibson County, Tennessee 1824-1860, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD 1982), Page 26. Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 10. 1880 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Page 11, House Number 89. Cit. Date: 18 March 2002 11. Dora Burke, Dora Burke, (Personal research.) Cit. Date: 10 May 2001. email: [email protected] 12. Early West Tennessee Marriages, Byron and Barbara Sistler, Volume I, (Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1712 Natchez Trace, P.O. Box 120934, Nashville, TN 37212 1989). Cit. Date: 10 May 2001 13. Ibid, Page 69. Cit. Date: 10 May 2001 14. Ibid, Page 69. Cit. Date: 1 November 2000 15. 1880 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 17, Page 24, House Number 204. Cit. Date: 19 March 2002 16. Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, Piedmont Historical Society, (August, 1998 Volume XII, No. 3). Cit. Date: 1 November 2000. The Piedmont Historical Society P.O. Box 8096 Spartanburg, South Carolina 29305-8096 864-585-8125 email: [email protected] 17. Ibid. Cit. Date: 10 May 2001. The Piedmont Historical Society P.O. Box 8096 Spartanburg, South Carolina 29305-8096 864-585-8125 email: [email protected] 18. Ancestors and Decendents of William Andrew McCartney, Monda McCartney Holt, (Ancestors and Descendents of William Andrew McCartney Published December 1997 by Skullbone Printing Service 142 Main Street, P.O. Box 160 Bradford, Tennessee 38316-0160). Cit. Date: 24 October 2001 19. 1880 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 17, Page 212, House Number 212. Cit. Date: 23 March 2002 Family Group Record for Robert Anthony CROCKER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Husband Robert Anthony CROCKER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- AKA: Mr. Bob Born: 4-5 November 1879 - Tennessee, USA 2 3 4 6 7 8 Baptized: Died: 26 March 1959 - Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA 2 8 Buried: 27 March 1959 - Locust Grove Church Of Christ Cemetery, Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee 2 8 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Father: Benjamin Howard CROCKER (1838-1884) 3 10 11 12 Mother: Martha Ann HOWARD (1841-1884) 3 13 14 15 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Married: 30 December 1902 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA (Death of one spouse) 17 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Other Spouse: Katie Lorene SHARP (1888-1919) 19 - (Death of one spouse) 17 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Other Spouse: Bonnie Mae HILL (1888-1959) 7 19 21 - 22 January 1921 - Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Events ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1. He was employed. School teacher and farmer 2. He worked as a Farmer in 1910 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA. 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Wife Bell N. CROCKER 2 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- AKA: Belle Born: 1879 - Tennessee, USA 6 23 Baptized: Died: 1913 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 2 23 Buried: - Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee 2 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Children ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1 M Finis Clifton CROCKER 5 19 24 25 26 27 28 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- AKA: Daddy Crocker Born: 3 January 1903 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 5 25 26 28 Baptized: Died: 6 January 1985 - Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 19 25 26 27 28 Buried: - Shiloh General Baptist Cemetery, Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee 28 Status: Father:Natural, Mother:Natural Spouse: Lottie Mae McCARTNEY (1909-1950) 30 31 32 33 34 Marr: 9 January 1926 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 35 36 . (Death of one spouse) Spouse: Ruth AYDELOTTE (1915-1981) 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Events ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1. He was employed in Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA. 28 Meat cutter/Grocery store ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 2 F Countess Othel CROCKER 5 6 19 38 39 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Born: 16 May 1908 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 5 6 19 39 40 Baptized: Died: 13 June 1992 - Gibson County, Tennessee, USA 19 39 Buried: - Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Gibson County, Tennessee 39 Status: Father:Natural, Mother:Natural Spouse: Otis Clay SELLERS (1906-1991) 40 41 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Husband's Research Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1910 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Sheet 4B, House Number 54: Robert Anthony listed as age 28 and Belle N. listed as age 22. Robert living with brother Oscar in 1900 Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee. 1920 Gibson Co., Tennessee census lists age as 38. 4 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Wife's Research Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1910 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Sheet 4B, House Number 54: Robert Anthony listed as age 28 and Belle N. listed as age 22. 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Marriage Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Marriage ceremony performed by: Williamson, J. W. 18 Last Modified: 6 November 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Citations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1. Interview with Lewis B and Helen Crocker, Barry Lewis Crocker, (1998). Cit. Date: 30 July 2000 2. Mattie Belle Crocker Childress, (1995, Repository: Crocker files.) Cit. Date: 30 July 2000. Good but hard to understand 3. 1880 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Page 17, House Number 141. Cit. Date: 18 March 2002 4. 1900 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, (June 1900), District 15, Page 8B, House Number 153. Cit. Date: 27 March 2002 5. 1920 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Page 8A, House Number 159. Cit. Date: 31 March 2002 6. 1910 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Page 4B. Cit. Date: 26 October 2003 7. 1930 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 14, Page 6A. Cit. Date: 26 October 2003 8. Death Certificate for Robert Anthony Crocker, State of Tennessee, Certificate No. 59-08023. Cit. Date: 30 July 2000 9. Cemetery Transcription, Locust Grove Church of Christ Cemet ery, Gibson Co., Tennessee, Adam McCartney, (27 and 28 July 1999). Cit. Date: 30 July 2000. Located on the Rutherford Highway northwest of Bradford. >From the Bradford (Old Baker) Cemetery, drive west toward Trenton and when you come to the new Highway 45 Bypass, drive north. Just before you reach Shortstop Convenient Store, turn left down the Rutherford Highway and continue down that road until you see the cemetery, which is behind the small white church and which is totally visible from the road. 10. Death Certificate for Robert Anthony Crocker, State of Tennessee, Certificate No. 59-08023. Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 11. Early West Tennessee Marriages, Byron and Barbara Sistler, Volume I, (Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1712 Natchez Trace, P.O. Box 120934, Nashville, TN 37212 1989), Page 69. Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 12. Crocker Family Bible Records. Repository: John Scott Adams, 26 Jefferson Circle, Allenhurst, Georgia 31301. Cit. Date: 17 April 2000. The pages of this Bible are owned by John Scott Adams, 26 Jefferson Circle, Allenhurst, Georgia 31301, Phone: 912-876-9291. Quote I was given these pages in trust by the stepson of John Wesley Hill of Skullbone Tn. I was a close friend of John Wesley's and he and I were kin through the Sharp family. I was given a few Sharp family documents and the Crocker info was added to that. How John came to have them I do not know for sure but his sister Bonnie Mae Hill was the third wife of Robert Anthony Crocker. Unquote 13. 1850 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 5, Dwelling No.1985. Cit. Date: 25 October 2000 14. Death Certificate for Robert Anthony Crocker, State of Tennessee, Certificate No. 59-08023. Cit. Date: 25 October 2000 15. Early West Tennessee Marriages, Byron and Barbara Sistler, Volume I, (Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1712 Natchez Trace, P.O. Box 120934, Nashville, TN 37212 1989), Page 69. Cit. Date: 25 October 2000 16. Crocker Family Bible Records. Repository: John Scott Adams, 26 Jefferson Circle, Allenhurst, Georgia 31301. Cit. Date: 25 October 2000. The pages of this Bible are owned by John Scott Adams, 26 Jefferson Circle, Allenhurst, Georgia 31301, Phone: 912-876-9291. Quote I was given these pages in trust by the stepson of John Wesley Hill of Skullbone Tn. I was a close friend of John Wesley's and he and I were kin through the Sharp family. I was given a few Sharp family documents and the Crocker info was added to that. How John came to have them I do not know for sure but his sister Bonnie Mae Hill was the third wife of Robert Anthony Crocker. Unquote 17. Mattie Belle Crocker Childress, (1995, Repository: Crocker files.) Cit. Date: 16 November 2001. Good but hard to understand 18. Marriage Record Books, 1900 to 1930, Gibson Co., Tennessee, (Gibson County Library Trenton, Tennessee), Book 3, Page 427, Number 446. Cit. Date: 16 November 2001 19. Mattie Belle Crocker Childress, (1995, Repository: Crocker files.) Cit. Date: 15 July 2001. Good but hard to understand 20. Marriage Record Books, 1900 to 1930, Gibson Co., Tennessee, (Gibson County Library Trenton, Tennessee), Book 5, Page 120, Number 122. Cit. Date: 16 November 2001 21. Death Certificate for Robert Anthony Crocker, State of Tennessee, Certificate No. 59-08023. Cit. Date: 15 July 2001 22. 1910 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Sheet Number 4B, House Number 54. Cit. Date: 17 March 2002 23. Cemetery Transcription, Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemet ery, Gibson Co., Tennessee, Adam McCartney & Patti Simmons, (September 1999). Cit. Date: 30 July 2000. LOCATION: In Milan at the intersection of Hwy 45E and Hwy 79, go north 4.4 miles to Cades Atwood Rd. Turn right, go .8 mile to Walnut Grove Rd. Turn left. Go 1 mile. Church & cemetery are on the left. 24. Barry Lewis Crocker - GEDCOM-2-7-98, Barry Lewis Crocker - GEDCOM-2-7-98, (email: [email protected]). Cit. Date: 15 July 2001 25. Interview with Lewis B and Helen Crocker, Barry Lewis Crocker. Cit. Date: 15 July 2001 26. Interview with Lewis B and Helen Crocker, Barry Lewis Crocker, (1998). Cit. Date: 15 July 2001 27. Mattie Belle Crocker Childress, Mattie Belle Crocker Childress, Mattie Belle Crocker Childress Letter, (1995 , , Repository: Crocker files.) Cit. Date: 15 July 2001. Good but hard to understand 28. Ancestors and Decendents of William Andrew McCartney, Monda McCartney Holt, (Ancestors and Descendents of William Andrew McCartney Published December 1997 by Skullbone Printing Service 142 Main Street, P.O. Box 160 Bradford, Tennessee 38316-0160). Cit. Date: 15 July 2001 29. 1930 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 14, Bradford, page 2A. Cit. Date: 26 October 2003 30. Barry Lewis Crocker - GEDCOM-2-7-98, Barry Lewis Crocker - GEDCOM-2-7-98, (email: [email protected]). Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 31. Interview with Lewis B and Helen Crocker, Barry Lewis Crocker. Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 32. Interview with Lewis B and Helen Crocker, Barry Lewis Crocker, (1998). Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 33. Ancestors and Decendents of William Andrew McCartney, Monda McCartney Holt, (Ancestors and Descendents of William Andrew McCartney Published December 1997 by Skullbone Printing Service 142 Main Street, P.O. Box 160 Bradford, Tennessee 38316-0160). Cit. Date: 17 April 2000 34. 1910 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 14, Page 2A. Cit. Date: 26 October 2003 35. Ancestors and Decendents of William Andrew McCartney, Monda McCartney Holt, (Ancestors and Descendents of William Andrew McCartney Published December 1997 by Skullbone Printing Service 142 Main Street, P.O. Box 160 Bradford, Tennessee 38316-0160). Cit. Date: 16 November 2001 36. Marriage Record Books, 1900 to 1930, Gibson Co., Tennessee, (Gibson County Library Trenton, Tennessee), Book 7, Page 277, No. 9. Cit. Date: 16 November 2001 37. Interview with Lewis B and Helen Crocker, Barry Lewis Crocker, (1998), Interview done 26 April 1998. Cit. Date: 11 November 2001 38. Adam McCartney, (Personal research.) Cit. Date: 15 July 2001. Adam McCartney EMail: [email protected] 39. Cemetery Transcription, Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemet ery, Gibson Co., Tennessee, Adam McCartney & Patti Simmons, (September 1999). Cit. Date: 15 July 2001. LOCATION: In Milan at the intersection of Hwy 45E and Hwy 79, go north 4.4 miles to Cades Atwood Rd. Turn right, go .8 mile to Walnut Grove Rd. Turn left. Go 1 mile. Church & cemetery are on the left. 40. 1930 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 17, Page 3A. Cit. Date: 8 November 2003 41. Adam McCartney, (Personal research.) Cit. Date: 11 October 2000. Adam McCartney EMail: [email protected] 42. Cemetery Transcription, Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemet ery, Gibson Co., Tennessee, Adam McCartney & Patti Simmons, (September 1999). Cit. Date: 11 October 2000. LOCATION: In Milan at the intersection of Hwy 45E and Hwy 79, go north 4.4 miles to Cades Atwood Rd. Turn right, go .8 mile to Walnut Grove Rd. Turn left. Go 1 mile. Church & cemetery are on the left. 43. 1910 Federal Population Census, Gibson Co., Tennessee, District 15, Sheet 4B, House Number 54. Cit. Date: 17 March 2002