John Boddie Crudup1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16889, (1841 - 1899)
FatherRev. Josiah Crudup4,5,1 (4 Jan 1791 - 19 May 1872)
MotherMary E. Boddie4,5,1 (22 Feb 1802 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Jul 1841, Kittrell, Vance Co., North Carolina6,7,8,9
Marriage: 14 Dec 1869, Christian Co., Kentucky, Ellen Meshew McNeill (27 Dec 1847 - 1 Aug 1928)10,11,12,13
Death: 2 Jan 1899, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois14,15,16
Burial: 12 Jan 1899, Crudup Family Cemetery, Kittrell, Vance Co., North Carolina17,18
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     John Boddie Crudup was born on 19 Jul 1841 in Kittrell, Vance Co., North Carolina.6,7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Granville Co., North Carolina, in the household of his parents, Rev. Josiah Crudup and Mary E. Boddie.19 He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Granville Co., North Carolina, in the household of his parents.20

Military Service --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     John served in Col. Sion H. Rogers' regiment, the 47th North Carolina infantry, in the Confederate army. No official record of his service has been found. He was probably in to Company G, which mustered at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina on 11 Apr 1862, since that was the only company of this regiment recruited in Granville Co. He served until "the hardships of army life broke down his health and forced him to accept a discharge" in the words of his obituary. That would seem to have been before Jan 1863, the date of the earliest surviving muster roll of that company.21,22,23
     On 28 Feb 1865 John wrote to Gen. John C. Breckinridge from his home in Kittrell, proposing to raise a battalion of Negro volunteers. He said he supposed that would "be sanctioned by all true masters." Saying that his health had improved since his discharge, he asked for a commission in proportion to the soldiers raised, as a Captain if he raised 100, a Major if he raised a battalion, and command of a regiment if he raised that many. It appears he was asked to submit recommendations supporting his competency to command 30 Mar 1865. Gen. Lee's surrender ten days later ended the matter.24
     John married Ellen Meshew McNeill, daughter of Thomas Henry McNeill and Rebecca Ann Tuck, on 14 Dec 1869 in Christian Co., Kentucky, with T. J. Randolph officating.10,11,12,13
     John and Ellen settled in his native North Carolina after their marriage. They appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Kittrells, Granville Co., North Carolina, in the household of his parents.25

Entangled is His Wife's Family Affairs --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     John was named an executor in the will of Malcom McNeill, his wife's grandfather, along with her brother Malcom and their cousin, Malcolm Caruthers.26 While John was named one of the executors, there is little evidence that he took an active part in managing the estate. It seems to have left that role to his wife's brother Malcom.27
     John and Ellen appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Kitteill, Granville Co., North Carolina, enumerated 21 Jun 1880. Their children Mary, Thomas, Ellen and George were listed as living with them, as were two female servants, ages 9 and 25, and three male servants identified as labors.28
     Ellen and John sold her one-ninth interest in the northern half of her grandfather's plantation in Christian Co., Kentucky, which he had left to her and her siblings, to her brother Malcom on 8 Jun 1882, for $400.29 They sold her one-ninth interest in his 4,100-acre property west of Clarksdale, Coahoma Co., Mississippi, to Malcom the same day, for $500.30
     He joined with a number of her siblings, their spouses, and the children of her deceased sister, in filing a contest to the will of Sarah Elizabeth Tuck, his wife's aunt, on 20 Oct 1883. When the case was tried before a jury in Shelby County Circuit Court in early 1885 they lost. They appealed the decision to Tennessee Supreme Court where they lost again when the case was heard in the Apr 1886.31

Prospering in North Carolina --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     He was a very successful farmer.32,33 He was reported to have been one of the wealthiest men in the county. He also owned valuable property in Chicago, and traveled there occasionally to tend to his interests. Whether he had invested there, or this was the property his wife had inherited from her grandfather, is not clear.34,35
     John left a holographic will (one handwritten by the testator and not witnessed) dated 22 Sep 1896. In it he left all his personal property to his wife. He also left her all his lands for her lifetime. After her death they were to be divided equally between his two children.36
     John had been sick for some time, several times dangerously so, when he was taken to a "home asylum" near Chicago, where he could receive the "best of care." He left on 19 Nov 1898 on a train with his wife and her brother Rivers, and their two children. The railroad stopped the train at their home so they could board there.37
     John died on 2 Jan 1899 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 57.14,15,16 He was buried on 12 Jan 1899 in Crudup Family Cemetery, Kittrell, Vance Co., North Carolina.17,18
     His will was proved on 27 Jan 1899 in Vance Co. by the testimony of his son, who stated it was found among his valuable papers, and of three other witnesses who testified that it was in his handwriting.38

Children:
     Children with Ellen Meshew McNeill

One source shows Ellen and John with an additional child, May MacNeill, but no other record of her has been found. There is no stone for her in the family cemetery, and the 1900 census shows Ellen as the mother of five.46,47,48

Citations

  1. [S9166] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Henderson Gold Leaf.
  2. [S2159] Josiah Crudup household, 1870 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina, shows name as John B. Crudup.
  3. [S3374] Boddie and Boddie, Boddie and Allied Families, pg 94, shows name as John Boddie Crudup.
  4. [S9161] Josiah Crudupe household, 1850 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S9162] Josiah Crudup household, 1860 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S9166] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Henderson Gold Leaf, shows year, town, and state.
  7. [S9161] Josiah Crudupe household, 1850 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina, shows age 8 and state.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 25475096, John Boddie Crudup, shows date, as 19th, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S3374] Boddie and Boddie, Boddie and Allied Families, pg 94, shows date, as 10th, town, county, and state.
  10. [S8779] Marriage Register, Christian Co., Kentucky, 5:222, Jno. B. Crudup and Meshen McNeill, shows date and officant.
  11. [S2158] John B. Crudup household, 1880 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina, shows married.
  12. [S3374] Boddie and Boddie, Boddie and Allied Families, pg 94, shows date, as 18th.
  13. [S9166] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Henderson Gold Leaf, shows month and year.
  14. [S9166] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Henderson Gold Leaf, shows date and city.
  15. [S8966] Illinois State Archives, Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, online, record for John B. Crudup, shows date, city, and county.
  16. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for John B Crudup, citing , FHL #1033060, image no. 497, shows date, city, county, and state.
  17. [S9165] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Commonwealth, shows "today" and at residence, three miles south of Kittrell.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 25475096, John Boddie Crudup, includes tombstone photo.
  19. [S9161] Josiah Crudupe household, 1850 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina.
  20. [S9162] Josiah Crudup household, 1860 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina.
  21. [S9166] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Henderson Gold Leaf, shows he was in Col. Sion H. Rogers' regiment in the Confederate army, discharge because of health.
  22. [S9168] J. B. Crudup, Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-65, letter J. B. Crudup to Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, 28 Feb 1865, says he had been a soldier but his "feebel health" did not permiit him to remain in service.
  23. [S9167] Company G, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, North Carolina, complany muster-in roll card, shows company from Franklin & Granville Counties, camp, and date, first muster roll card, dated Jan & Feb 1863.
  24. [S9168] J. B. Crudup, Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-65, letter J. B. Crudup to Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, 28 Feb 1865.
  25. [S2159] Josiah Crudup household, 1870 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina.
  26. [S2014] Wills, Kentucky, W:501-10, will of Malcom McNeill, Mar 1875.
  27. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1875, pg 668.
  28. [S2158] John B. Crudup household, 1880 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina.
  29. [S7768] Deeds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 64:159-61, John B. Crudup and E. M. Crudup to Malcum McNeil,24 May 1883.
  30. [S8958] Deed Books, Coahoma Co., Mississippi, , V:19-20, John B. & E. M. Crudup to Malcolm McNeill, 24 Oct 1883.
  31. [S1351] Atkinson, Shelby Co. Tennessee loose probate records, bond 20 Oct 1883 by Malcom McNeill, et at, for $250, lists all the petitioners; bond same date for $500, lists petitioners but omits name of Rivers McNeill, apparently in error; Petition filed 20 Oct 1883 by Malcom McNeill, et at, list petitioners and give relationship to Sarah, as well as stating cause of action; response of executors 6 Nov 1883 and 24 Jan 1884 claims no evidence was provided in support and does not provide sufficient grounds; and order of Probate Court 9 Feb 1884 transferring case to Circuit Court to try the validity of the will.
  32. [S2159] Josiah Crudup household, 1870 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina, shows occupation as farmer.
  33. [S2158] John B. Crudup household, 1880 U.S. Census, Granville Co., North Carolina, in Col. Sion H.. Rogers' regiment in the Confederate army.
  34. [S9165] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Commonwealth, shows he owned valuable proprty in Chicago and wealthiest man in county.
  35. [S9166] John Boddie Crudup obituary, The Henderson Gold Leaf, shows he traveled to Chicago for his business interests there.
  36. [S9164] Wills, Vance Co., North Carolina, A:312, will of J. B. Crudup, 27 Jan 1899.
  37. [S9163] "Kittrell Kicks," Public Ledger, 24 Nov 1898.
  38. [S9164] Wills, Vance Co., North Carolina, A:312-3, will of J. B. Crudup, 27 Jan 1899.
  39. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 25475239, Mary Boddie Crudup, includes tombstone photo showing her as daughter of John B. & Ellen M. Crudup.
  40. [S2706] Hendrick, Lineage and Tradition of the Herring..., pg 128.
  41. [S2163] Thomas Henry Crudup, Certificate of Death.
  42. [S3374] Boddie and Boddie, Boddie and Allied Families, pg 94.
  43. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 150029910, Josiah Crudup, includes tombstone photo showing son of John B. & Ellen M. Crudup.
  44. [S2157] Ellen Mishew Rogers, Certificate of Death.
  45. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 150029950, George Crudup, includes tombstone photo showing son of John B. & Ellen M. Crudup.
  46. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 60, shows a child of Ellen, May MacNeill, with no details.
  47. [S2160] Thomas H. Crudup household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vance Co., North Carolina, shows his mother had five children, with two living.
  48. [S2161] E. M. Crudup household, 1910 U.S. Census, Vance Co., North Carolina, the number of children entry was omitted for her.