I'm looking for help in figuring out who was the wife of Albert/Absolom/A.L.W. Crumby. He was apparently a well known figure in Hardin county in the 1860s and 1870s. He was mentioned in the local newspapers and in Tony Hays' book, "On the Banks of the River". In the Hardin Co. 1860 census, he was identified as a Teacher and in the 1870 census as a Grocer in Savannah. He was enumerated in the Hardin Co.census' of 1860, 1870 and (his family) in the 1880 census in the 12th CD of the county, which puts him in the Morris Chapel and Rights area of the county.. He was born June 22, 1828 and died Jan 19, 1880 according to his headstone inscription in Morris Chapel Cemetery. He was also a Mason. I have written to the Masonic Lodge in Savannah for their help. He was my GGfather; his son, Henry Thomas, was my Gfather. He, Albert, was married to a Mary A________? I thought for some time that he had married a Mary A Jones in 1852 in DeSoto Co., MS, but recent data from another source seems to dispute that. I remember that my mother told me some time ago that her Grandmother (Albert's wife) was a HARBERT....perhaps a sister to a Dr. Harbert, a well known figure in Hardin County in the early 1900s....1900-1920. Does anyone have any marriage info on this couple....Do you know of anyone that is doing research on the Harbert line that might shed some light on this? I will be happy to share what info I do have on this line. Best Regards, -- Tom Courtney tomone@flash.net -- Tom & Theresa Courtney tomone@flash.net