Cora Neel Crowder

Other Events:

• Census: 17 Jun 1880, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Crowder, M. Jane, white, female, 25, widowed, keeping house, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois 2. _____, L. Jane, white, female, 5, daughter, at home, attending school, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 3. _____, L. Bell, white, female, 3, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 4. _____, J. Cora, white, female, 8 months, born in September, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 5. Taylor, S Ann, white, female, sister, single, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois 6. _____, N. Susan, white, female, 16, sister, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois 7. _____, L. Benton, white, male, 22, brother, single, farm labor, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois

• Census: 4 Jun 1900, Joplin, Galena township, Jasper County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Blythe, Martha, head, white, male, August 1855, 44, widowed, 5 children 5 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, hotel keeper, can read and write, renting house 2. Crower [Crowder], Bell, daughter, white, female, May 1877, 23, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 3. Blythe, Addie, daughter, white, female, November 1882, 17, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 4. _____, Baxter, son, white, male, November 1885, 4, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 5. [Harmond?], M. B., boarder, white, male, May 1849, 51, married 18 years, Ohio, New Jersey, Ohio, real estate broker, can read and write 6. Mindenhall [Mendenhall], Thomas, boarder, white, male, July 1864, 35, married 3 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, cement contractor, can read and write 7. _____, Cora, boarder, white, female, September 1879, 20, married 3 years, 1 child 1 living, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, can read and write 8. _____, James A., son, white, male, February 1898, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Pennsylvania 9. Parmenter, Bell, servant, white, female, December 1881, 18, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, servant, can read and write 10. Williams, S., boarder, white, male, March 1866, 34, single, Illinois, North Carolina, Illinois, carpenter, can read and write 11. Patton, F., boarder, white, male, July 1871, 28, single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, machinist, can read and write 12. Lott, William, boarder, white, male, November 1862, 37, single, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, cement side[walk? work?], can read and write 13. Mitchell, Charles, boarder, white, male, December 1874, 25, single, Kentucky, Vermont, Vermont, canvasser, can read and write 14. Clay, Henry E., boarder, white, male, February 1871, 29, single, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, attorney at law, can read and write 15. Fitzgerald, Eugene, boarder, white, male, October 1876, 23, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 16. Pierce, Charley F., boarder, white, male, June 1876, 23, single, Missouri, New York, New York, day laborer, can read and write 17. Coffey, Be[nj?], boarder, white male, March 1871, 29, single, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, attorney at law, can read and write 18. Clay, Scott W., boarder, white, male, August 1880, 19, single, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, school teacher, cab read and write

• Census: 22 Apr 1910, Broadway (street), Geary, Geary township, Blaine County, Oklahoma, USA;

  1. Mendenhall, Cora, head, female, white, 30, divorced, 1 child 1 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, proprietress, hotel, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Avery, male, white, 12, single, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Missouri, attending school, can read and write 3. Bliss, Mary, servant, female, white, 23, single, Kansas, Germany, Germany, cook, hotel, can read and write 4. Holcomb, Jennie, servant, female, white, 24, single, Texas, Georgia, Texas, chambermaid, hotel, can read and write 5. Nowell, Leonard, servant, male, white, 24, single, Texas, Alabama, Alabama, waiter, hotel, can read and write

• Census: 10 Jan 1920, Baker township, Crawford County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Ready, Charles T., head, owns, mortgage, male, white, 34, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, home farm, own account, farm schedule no. 20 2. _____, Cora N., wife, female, white, 40, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 3. _____, Victor L., son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee 4. Mendenhall, James A., step son, male, white, 21, single, can read and write, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Missouri, electrician, merchant marine 5. Blythe, Martha, mother in law, female, white, 64, widowed, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois

Notes:

Birth:

Cora's birth is recorded at FindAGrave (presumably from a marker) as 29 September 1880. However, the 1880 census recorded her as 8 months old, born the previous September.

Died:

Missouri death certificate cannot be locate for Cora (Crowder) Mendenhall Ready. Her FindAGrave listing is under Cora Blythe, as was her sister's.

It is not clear whether she was also divorced from her second husband, Thomas Ready, or not.

Cora married Thomas H. Mendenhall on 14 Oct 1896 in Jackson County, Missouri, USA, and was divorced between 1900-1910. Thomas was born in in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. James Avery Mendenhall was born on 3 Feb 1898 in 1206 E. 17th, Kaw township, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; and died.

Cora married Charles T. Ready after 1911. Charles was born about 1886 in Missouri, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1874 Howell Co MO Personal Property Tax records, J.T CROWDER was in possession of 2 horses, 7 cows, 2 hogs.

Joshua married Martha Jane Taylor on 11 Jan 1874 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Martha (daughter of John Taylor and Mary Jane Reece) was born on 25 Aug 1855 in Arkansas, USA; died on 21 Oct 1933 in Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 16 Jul 1860, Willow Springs township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Taylor, John, 46, male, farmer, real estate $500, personal $500, Tennessee 2. _____, Mary J., 26, female, \"Dom\" [domestic?], Illinois 3. _____, Alexander, 26, male, farmer, real estate $300, personal $150, Tennessee 4. _____, Riley J., 21, male, farmer, real estate $100, personal $150, Tennessee 5. _____, Nancy J., 12, female, Missouri 6. _____, Martha J., 5, female, Arkansas 7. _____, Luther B., 3, male, Arkansas 8. _____, Adina, 8 months, female, Missouri
• Census: 25 Aug 1870, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Smith, James K. P., 23, male, white, farmer, real estate $500, personal $300, Missouri 2. _____, Mary J., 34, female, white, keeping house, Illinois 3. Taylor, Martha J., 15, female, white, Arkansas, attended school 4. _____, Luther B., 12, male, white, farm hand, Arkansas, attended school 5. _____, Adina, 10, female, white, at home, Missouri, attended school 6. _____, Sarah A., 9, female, white, Missouri, attended school 7. _____, Nancy [initial?], 6, female, white, Missouri 8. Smith, James [C.?], 1, male, white, Missouri 9. _____, Trissa C., 2 months, female, white, Missouri, [March?]
• Census: 17 Jun 1880, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Crowder, M. Jane, white, female, 25, widowed, keeping house, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois 2. _____, L. Jane, white, female, 5, daughter, at home, attending school, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 3. _____, L. Bell, white, female, 3, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 4. _____, J. Cora, white, female, 8 months, born in September, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 5. Taylor, S Ann, white, female, sister, single, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois 6. _____, N. Susan, white, female, 16, sister, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois 7. _____, L. Benton, white, male, 22, brother, single, farm labor, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois

• Census: 4 Jun 1900, Galena township, Joplin County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Blythe, Martha, head, white, male, August 1855, 44, widowed, 5 children 5 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, hotel keeper, can read and write, renting house 2. Crower [Crowder], Bell, daughter, white, female, May 1877, 23, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 3. Blythe, Addie, daughter, white, female, November 1882, 17, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 4. _____, Baxter, son, white, male, November 1885, 4, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 5. [Harmond?], M. B., boarder, white, male, May 1849, 51, married 18 years, Ohio, New Jersey, Ohio, real estate broker, can read and write 6. Mindenhall [Mendenhall], Thomas, boarder, white, male, July 1864, 35, married 3 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, cement contractor, can read and write 7. _____, Cora, boarder, white, female, September 1879, 20, married 3 years, 1 child 1 living, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, can read and write 8. _____, James A., son, white, male, February 1898, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Pennsylvania 9. Parmenter, Bell, servant, white, female, December 1881, 18, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, servant, can read and write 10. Williams, S., boarder, white, male, March 1866, 34, single, Illinois, North Carolina, Illinois, carpenter, can read and write 11. Patton, F., boarder, white, male, July 1871, 28, single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, machinist, can read and write 12. Lott, William, boarder, white, male, November 1862, 37, single, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, cement side[walk? work?], can read and write 13. Mitchell, Charles, boarder, white, male, December 1874, 25, single, Kentucky, Vermont, Vermont, canvasser, can read and write 14. Clay, Henry E., boarder, white, male, February 1871, 29, single, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, attorney at law, can read and write 15. Fitzgerald, Eugene, boarder, white, male, October 1876, 23, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 16. Pierce, Charley F., boarder, white, male, June 1876, 23, single, Missouri, New York, New York, day laborer, can read and write 17. Coffey, Be[nj?], boarder, white male, March 1871, 29, single, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, attorney at law, can read and write 18. Clay, Scott W., boarder, white, male, August 1880, 19, single, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, school teacher, cab read and write

• Census: 29 Apr 1910, Pleasant Hill township, Cass County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Blythe, Martha J., head, female, white, 33, widowed, 5 children 5 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, own income, can read and write, owns, free of mortgage, home 2. Crowder, Bell, daughter, female, white, 29, single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write 3. Moran, Dora, daughter, female, white, 33, widowed, 1 child 1 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write 4. _____, May, granddaughter, female, white, 19, single, Utah, Pennsylvania, Missouri, can read and write

• Census: 10 Jan 1920, Baker township, Crawford County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Ready, Charles T., head, owns, mortgage, male, white, 34, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, home farm, own account, farm schedule no. 20 2. _____, Cora N., wife, female, white, 40, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 3. _____, Victor L., son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee 4. Mendenhall, James A., step son, male, white, 21, single, can read and write, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Missouri, electrician, merchant marine 5. Blythe, Martha, mother in law, female, white, 64, widowed, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois

• Death Notice: 22 Oct 1933, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA;

  Death notice, Martha Jane (Taylor) Crowder Blythe, Kansas City Star

  "Blythe--Mrs. Martha J. Blythe, 78 years old, a widow, died last night at her home, the Netherlands hotel, 3835 Main street. Mrs. Blythe leaves two daughters, Mrs. D. J. Foster, of the Netherlands hotel, and Mrs. Leonard Boyd, of Pittsburg Kas., and a son, Baxter B. Blythe, 4276 East Sixty-first street. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o?clock Monday at the Freeman chapel, Forty-second street and Baltimore avenue. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill, Mo."

Notes:

Census data is inconclusive about the parentage of Martha J. Taylor. Although she is found in the home of John Taylor in the 1860 census, it is difficult to tell whether she is his daughter or the daughter of Alexander TAYLOR, age 26, in the same household. Both John and Alexander are born in TN; it is likely that Alexander is John's son. However, there is also a Mary J. Taylor, age 26, b IL, in the household. She must be the wife of either John or Alexander, and the mother of Martha J. Taylor. The order of listing in census would lead me to conclude that Mary J. , age 26, is married to John, age 46. I would further guess that Alexander, Riley and Nancy J. were from a previous marriage of John Taylor. They youngest three children, Martha J., 5, Luther B., 3, and Adena, 8/12 are probably the children of Mary J. and John Taylor. However, this is onlly a guess.

In the 1870 census, Martha J. Taylor is in the home of James K. P. Smith and his wife, Mary J., b IL. Evidently Mary J.'s husband has died and she has remarried. Neither John Taylor nor Alexander Taylor can be found in the 1870 census, so it is impossible to tell which of them died. Cemetery records have not been helpful in this regard.

In exchanging e-mail with a descendant of Martha's sister, Sarah A. TAYLOR; Sheryl Karlowski-Brown. Sheryl was in possession of the death certificate of Sarah A. TAYLOR, which listed her parents as John TAYLOR and Jane REECE.

Birth:
Although Martha Jane's death cert states birth in Missouri, the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census records all state her birth in Arkansas (ages 5, 15, and 25) Additionally, her younger brother Luther B. was born in Arkansas, while other siblings are listed with Missouri birth.

It seems likely that her death cert is in error.

Other Events:

• Court: War Reparations. In the words of Aunt Della Walker: "The Union army was camped 1/2 mile from the place and had run out of provisions and they took 40 head of fattening hogs and sheep and geese and cattle and long years after Grandpa was gone (I was 10 yr or so) Grand Ma got $500 in gold collected from the Govt by a lawyer A.W. Wills for collecting it. Grand Pa would have used some to keep well if he'd been paid earlier...."
• Religion: Bluford had taught Sunday School, and was a believer before the war; after the War, he had become embittered, and often said, "All the heaven and hell we have is right here on earth."
• Census: 1830, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Robt Crowder household 2 males 5 to 10 [Bluford abt 5, Jephtha abt 6] 2 males 10 to 15 [Terrill T. abt 10, unknown male] 1 male 20 to 30 [John Crowder abt 24] 1 male 50 to 60 [Robert Crowder abt 52] 1 female under 5 [Faithy Jane abt 3] 3 females 15 to 20 [Temperance, Lydia, Kearney] 1 female 40 to 50 [wife]
• Census: 1840, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Robt Crowder 1 male 5 to 10 [Robert Wesley abt 7] 1 male 10 to 15 [Bluford abt 15, Jeptha abt 15] 2 males 15 to 20 [Terrill and unknown male] 1 male 60 to 70 [Robert Crowder abt 62] 1 female 10 to 15 [Faithy Jane abt 13] 1 female 20 to 30 [Temperance - age uncertain] 2 females 30 to 40 [Lydia, Kerney - ages unknown] 1 female 50 to 60 [wife] 0 slaves 4 persons engaged in agriculture
• Census: 15 Nov 1850, District 18, Giles County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Crowder, Bluford A., 25, male, farmer, [no real estate value], Alabama 2. _____, Jane, 23, female, Tennessee 3. _____, Martha Ann, 4, female, Tennessee 4. _____, Joshua T., 1 male, Tennessee

• Census: 13 Sep 1860, Hammonds Store, Southern Division, Giles County, Tennessee, USA;

  1. Crowder, Bluford A., 35, married, farmer, real estate $1200, personal $408, Alabama 2. _____, Jane E., 38, female,Tennessee 3. _____, Joshua T., 11, male, Tennessee, attending school 4. _____, Elizabeth J., 9, female, Tennessee, attending school 5. _____, Faithy M., 8, female, Tennessee, attending school 6. _____, Phebea T., 2, female, Tennessee 7. Tacker, Martha A., [15? 16?], female, Tennessee

• MILITARY: 18 Oct 1862, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Enlisted by Capt. Jim Rivers for a period of 3 years of during the war. Private, Co K, 11 Reg't Tennessee Cavalry (Holman's). Testimony in his war reparations record indicates that he was an unwilling soldier, who was in fact conscripted into Confederate service, but had always sympathized with the Union cause. This may be true, or it may have been so stated to assist his case, to obtain reimbursement for horses, mules and other items take from him by the Union forces in Oct and Dec of 1864.
• Military: Feb 1863; Taken prisoner; remarks in Military record: "Captured at Fort Donalson, Feb'y 3rd 1863. Deserted - " Sent 6 Feb 1863 from Fort Donelson to Louisville, KY. Sent 11 Feb 1863 from Louisville, KY to Citi Point, James River, VA. Feb 15 "appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Fort McHenry, Md., sent to Fortress Monroe, Va., for exchange by order of Major General Schenck, Feb'y 15, 1863." [This is the final entry in his service record.]
• Military: 3 Feb 1863, Fort Donelson, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA; Taken prisoner; remarks in Military record: "Captured at Fort Donalson, Feb'y 3rd 1863. Deserted - " Sent 6 Feb 1863 from Fort Donelson to Louisville, KY. Sent 11 Feb 1863 from Louisville, KY to Citi Point, James River, VA. Feb 15 "appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Fort McHenry, Md., sent to Fortress Monroe, Va., for exchange by order of Major General Schenck, Feb'y 15, 1863." [This is the final entry in his service record.]
• Military: 1 Mar 1864, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Bluford took the Federal Oath of Allegiance in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee; it was administered by the Provost Marshall, L.D. Bennett, of the 38th Iowa.
• Anecdote: Oct 1864, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Another of the stories that came to us from Della is the story of the Union soldier and the syrup pail. In her words, again (written to her daughter, Fartha Lonnem): "That syrup pail row you spoke of was between Grandma Crowder and a Union soldier. She had seen them take every vessel they could find to carry out maple syrup in, even the soap pail. But when they started with the last water pail she held on and in the struggle grabbed syrup and rubbed in his face and eyes then upset the pail pouring part of it on him, and was crying on the step as he went away with the pail. Then a Union soldier she had made a chicken soup dinner for when he came to her near sick and asked for it, came and asked what's the matter and she told him 'that man is carrying away the last pail I have to carry water from the spring'; and right away he called to the guy 'Bring that pail back to her or (drawing his 45) I'll shoot your damned brains out,' and he turned and brought it back. The Union army was camped 1/2 mile from the place and had run out of provisions and they took 40 head of fattening hogs and sheep and geese and cattle and long years after Grandpa was gone (I was 10 yr or so) Grand Ma got $500 in gold collected from the Govt by a lawyer A.W. Wills for collecting it. Grand Pa would have used some to keep well if he'd been paid earlier...."
• Military: 18 Oct 1864, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; General Croxton's troops passed through the area, camping for a time on or near the Crowder farm in Giles County, Tennessee. They took a gray horse, and a bay mule, among other things.
• Military: 27 Dec 1864, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; General Hatch requisitions property, 27 Dec 1864, Giles County, Tennessee. 133 General Hatch's troops passed through the area, at the time of what was known as "Hood's Raid," taking from the Crowder farm a yellow horse and a dun colored mule. 125 bushels of corn, 4000 pounds fodder, 15 bushels of oats.
• Court: 7 Aug 1865, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; James G. Marbut elected Constable in District Number Four, gave Bond of $8,000. Securities: Thomas H. Noblett, Bluford A. Crowder and John Q. Gibbons.
• Census: 10 Jul 1870, Cane Creek, Epps township, Butler County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Crowder, Clifford [Bluford] A., male, white, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $579, Alabama 2. _____, Jane E., 47, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee 3. Tacker, Martha, 26, female, white, house servant, Tennessee 4. _____ [Crowder], Joshua, 21, male, white, laborer, Tennessee 5. _____ [Crowder], Elizabeth, 18, female, white, at home, Tennessee 6. _____ [Crowder], Faith, 15, female, white, at home, Tennessee 7. _____ [Crowder], Pheeby, 12, female, white, at home, Tennessee 8. Tidewell [Tidwell], John, 21, male, white, laborer, Tennessee [The enumerator's surname marks appear to indicate that the next four children following Martha Tacker share her surname. They are, however, actually the children of Bluford Crowder and their surname should be Crowder. Possibly that was the enumerator's intention with the dashes, or possibly he believed their names to be Tacker.]

• Homestead Application: 2 Nov 1872, Howell County, Missouri, USA; The claim was finished after his death by his wife, Jane E. (Tidwell) Crowder. Legal description: Southwest quarter Section 31, Township 27, Range 7 west, in Howell County, Missouri.
• Homestead: 7 Nov 1872, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Bluford and Jane Crowder moved onto their homestead claim on this date; the property had a log cabin which had been built in 1869, according the the homestead proof testimony; since they were living in Butler County, Missouri, in 1869, it was probably not built by them, but by someone who had lived there previously.
• Census: 17 Jun 1880, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Bluford's wife, after his death 1. Walker, N. Thomas, white, male, 22, married farming, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 2. _____, F. Tennissee [Phoebe Tennessee], white, female, 22, wife, married, keeping house, Tennessee, Alabama, Tennessee 3. _____, D. Eveline, white, female, 1, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee 4. Crowder, J. Eveline, white, female, 47, mother in law, widowed, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina

• Newspaper Article: 5 Jul 1888, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; From The Pulaski Citizen: \"Under Richardson\'s 4th of July claims bill which passed the houseSaturday and went to the senate, Giles county gets $2,875.87. Following is a list of claims from Giles county mentioned in the bill: . . . Thomas N. Walker, adm\'r of Bluford Crowder dec\'d, $520 . . . .\"

Notes:

His eldest granddaughter, Della Eveline Walker, states that his middle name was "Azeri" - but she makes a note that she isn't sure how it was spelled.

What a sadness it must have been for Bluford and Jane Crowder; they moved to Howell County, Missouri shortly before 1875. Within four years, three of their four children were dead. Only Phoebe Tennessee was left, which explains why she and her husband, Tom Walker, were the ones to assume the Crowder homestead.

Reasons for leaving Tennessee.

In Butler County, Missouri Moved to Howell Co? Joshua married Martha TAYLOR in Howell Co in Jan 1874, so they must have lived there for a few months, at least. Appears on Personal Property Tax Rolls for Howell Co MO in 1875, pg 15. In the 1874 Howell Co MO Personal Property Tax records, B.A. CROWDER was in possession of 3 horses, 0 mules, 7 cows, 2 hogs.

Bluford married Jane Eveline Tidwell about 1845 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. Jane (daughter of Vincent Tidwell and Phebe Ann Rackley) was born on 18 Nov 1822 in Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Aug 1889 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1830, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Vince Tidwell 1 male under 5 [Charles Wesley Tidwell abt 1] 2 males 5 to 10 [Callaway Hardin Tidwell abt 10, Silas Tidwell abt 6] 1 male 30 to 40 [Vincent Tidwell abt 31] 1 female under 5 [Elizabeth Tidwell abt 3] 1 female 5 to 10 [Jane Eveline Tidwell abt 8] 1 female 40 to 50 [Phebe Rackley abt 31] 0 slaves
• Census: 1840, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Wm H. Tacker household 1 male under 5 [possibly William, the son of Jane and Will Tacker?] 2 males 5 to 10 2 males 20 to 30 [Will Tacker, husband of Jane Tidwell Tacker] 2 females under 5 1 female 15 to 18 [Jane E. (Tidwell) Tacker, abt 18] 1 female 20 to 30
• Newspaper Article: 5 Jul 1888, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; From The Pulaski Citizen: \"Under Richardson\'s 4th of July claims bill which passed the houseSaturday and went to the senate, Giles county gets $2,875.87. Following is a list of claims from Giles county mentioned in the bill: . . . Thomas N. Walker, adm\'r of Bluford Crowder dec\'d, $520 . . . .\"
• Land Patent: 12 Dec 1891, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Land patent granted to Jane E. Crowder, widow of B. A. Crowder. Originally dated 6 October 1881, conveying:

  "The SW1/4 of Sec. 31, Twp. 27, Rage 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Mo. Contg. 169 88/100 acres."

Other Events:

• Census: 29 Aug 1850, Castor township, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA; 1. Taylor, John, 36, male, farmer, Tennessee 2. _____, Alexander, 16, male, farmer, Tennessee, attended school 3. _____, Riley [J.? T.?], 13, male, Tennessee, attended school 4. _____, Nancy, 2, female, Missouri
• Census: 16 Jul 1860, Willow Springs township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Taylor, John, 46, male, farmer, real estate $500, personal $500, Tennessee 2. _____, Mary J., 26, female, \"Dom\" [domestic?], Illinois 3. _____, Alexander, 26, male, farmer, real estate $300, personal $150, Tennessee 4. _____, Riley J., 21, male, farmer, real estate $100, personal $150, Tennessee 5. _____, Nancy J., 12, female, Missouri 6. _____, Martha J., 5, female, Arkansas 7. _____, Luther B., 3, male, Arkansas 8. _____, Adina, 8 months, female, Missouri

Notes:

Died:
Based on his daughter Nancy's birth ca 1864, and his wife's remarriage ca 1868 (first child to new marriage b 1869).

John married Mary Jane Reece between 1850 and 1855. Mary was born about 1834 in Illinois, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In exchanging e-mail with a descendant of Martha's sister, Sarah A. TAYLOR; Sheryl Karlowski-Brown. Sheryl was in possession of the death certificate of Sarah A. TAYLOR, which listed her parents as John TAYLOR and Jane REECE.

I have been told that the name was REECE, but there are so many REESES in Howell Co that I think it is possibly an alternate spelling.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage date is a guess based on: It would appear from the 1860 census that Mary J. was the mother of the youngest three children, Martha J., Luther B. and Adena. There is a 7-yr gap up to the next child, Nancy J., who would have been born when Mary J. was only 14. It would seem reasonable to assume that John Taylor was previously married and had at least three children by the first marriage. There is a 20-year age gap between Mary J. and John Taylor.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Use of the name Terrill, as is found in our Crowder line. Author Gregory C. White. Re: African American Crowders gregwhite12 (View posts) Posted: 19 Oct 2002 04:25PM Classification: Query Hi, Gina. I suspect most, if not all, of the African-American \"Crowder\'s\" from Monroe County, GA are descended from the former slaves of John Terrell Crowder (1820-1895), prominent local politician, planter and colonel in the Confederate Army. I\'ve probably done more research on Colonel Crowder than anyone alive today. He\'s a key figure in my book, \"A History of the 31st Georgia Volunteer Infantry\". He was the inventor of the \"Crowder Pea\". His plantation was in the Boxankle Community of Monroe County, along the Towaliga River. His house is still standing, I believe on the road connecting Boxankle to High Falls. I seem to recall seeing a slave narrative from a former slave owned by Col. Crowder\'s father (Fred?). It was in the Georgia volume to the American Slave Narrative series published in the 1930s. Most good libraries should have this set. I hope I\'ve been of some assistance. Good luck in your noble endeaver! Sincerely, Greg C. White -------------- Also FindAGrave for this Crowder line: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47291076/john-terrell-crowder
• Census: 1830, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Robt Crowder household 2 males of 5 and under 10 2 males of 10 and under 15 1 male of 20 and under 30 1 male of 50 and under 60 1 female under 5 3 females of 15 and under 20 1 female of 40 and under 50 0 slaves
• Census: 1840, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Robt Crowder household 1 male of 5 and under 10 1 male of 10 and under 15 2 males of 15 and under 20 1 male of 60 and under 70 1 female of 10 and under 15 1 female of 20 and under 30 1 female of 30 and under 40 1 female of 50 and under 60 0 slaves
• Census: 15 Nov 1850, District 18, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; 1. Crowder, Robert, 72, male, farmer, [no real estate value stated], South Carolina 2. _____, Kearney, 40, female, South Carolina 3. _____, Lydda, 37, female, South Carolina 4. _____, Tempy, 30, female, South Carolina 5. _____, Jeptha, 25, male, farmer, $600, Alabama 6. _____, Wesley, 17, male, farmer, Tennessee
• Census: 25 Jun 1860, District 4 (Lawrenceburg Post Office), Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; 1. Crowder, Robt, 83, male, chair maker, personal estate $5, Virginia 2. _____, Kern H., 55, female, housework, real estate $200, personal $40, Alabama, cannot read or write 3. _____, Lydia, 57, female, real estate $200, personal $40, Alabama, cannot read or write 4. _____, Temperance, 48, female, female, real estate $200, personal $40, Alabama, cannot read or write

Notes:

2 possibilities Robert CROWDER 45+ in 1820 Davidson Co TN Robert CROWDER 26-45 1820 Mecklenberg VA

Robert A. Crowder, Index to the Second volume of the Executive Journal, 21 April 1806, p. 656, ensign, 537, 538 [reference to p. numbers in previous vol?], GenealogyBank, accessed 28 Dec 2009.

Other references indicated that Robert A. Crowder was an ensign in the 35th infantry, Virginia, and the date of that rank was 10 May 1814. Unlikely to be ours. [Executive Journal, 37th session, 26 Sept 1814, GenealogyBank.com]

Birth:
1860 census gives his birthplace as Virginia.

Died:
He is present in 1860 census, age 83, Lawrence County Tennessee.

Robert married Childers. was born between 1780 and 1790; died after 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Doris James indicates that she was Cherokee.

Other Events:

• Tax Record: 1836, District 5, Giles County, Tennessee, USA;

  Vincent Tidwell, 86 acres, 1 white poll

Notes:

6 of Vincent and Phebe Tidwell's children served the Confederacy.

Jane Eveline Tidwell would have been abt 18 at the time of the 1840 census, and she is not reflected in the household. It is my guess that she may have already married William Tacker. I have written to the Tennessee State Library and Archives to ask them to check the published record of TN marriages prior to 1861, which they will do with no fee.

Died:
Vincent must have died between 1868 and 1870, because his wife's "widow's year" support is in Will and Inven. Book 1868/70.

Vincent married Phebe Ann Rackley on 10 Jan 1817 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. Phebe (daughter of Silas Rackley and Diana Manning) was born on 4 Jul 1799 in Nash County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 May 1883 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Death Notice: 17 May 1883, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; From The Pulaski Citizen: \"Mrs. Tidwell, mother of C. H. Tidwell, died at his home near Pulaski Tuesday evening at 5 o\'clock. She was buried at Mt. Moriah yesterday.\"

Notes:

Died:
At the home of her son Callaway Hardin Tidwell.