James Dunkson Crabtree1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23703, (1853 - 1947)
FatherWilliam H. Crabtree4,5,3 (abt 1806 - abt 1891)
MotherSophia W. Cobb4,5,6 (Aug 1824 - 26 Feb 1906)

Key Events:

Birth: 21 Jan 1853, Bradley, Lafayette Co., Arkansas7,8,9
Marriage: 13 Apr 1882, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, Lucy Elizabeth Freeman (about 1859 - 18 Jan 1946)10,11
Death: 6 Feb 1947, Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana12,13
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     James Dunkson Crabtree was born on 21 Jan 1853 in Bradley, Lafayette Co., Arkansas.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Saline Twp., Hempstead Co., Arkansas, in the household of his parents, William H. Crabtree and Sophia W. Cobb.14,15
     He moved to Lafayette Co., Arkansas, with his parents before 1870. He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Roane Twp., Lafayette Co., Arkansas, in the household of his parents.16
     James and his younger brother George moved to Louisiana by 1880. They appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, enumerated 11 Jun 1880, both listed as boarders in the household of C. D. Sandige, a farmer, with another boarder and a cook. They were listed as farmers, but may have been hired hands on the farm.17 James returned to Arkansas before long.
     James married Lucy Elizabeth Freeman, daughter of Obediah H. Freeman and Eliza S. Dinkins, on 13 Apr 1882 in Lafayette Co., Arkansas, with Charles N. Maryman, justice of the peace, offciating.10,11
     Neither James nor Lucy, nor any of their children, have been found in the 1900 census. They had separated, or perhaps divorced by 1910, when she and three of their children appeared in the census on the farm in Lafayette Co., Arkansas, with her listed as single.
     James returned to Louisiana, but when is unclear. He has not been found in the 1910 or 1920 censuses. He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, in the household of his son George.18 He was listed as a laborer at a home farm, apparently his son's farm.19
     James appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, in the household of his son George and his wife, Louvenia Flores.20
     James died on 6 Feb 1947 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, at age 94.12,13

Children:
     Children with Lucy Elizabeth Freeman:

  • William F. Crabtree21 (abt 1886 - 18 Nov 1920)
  • Wesley Scott Crabtree22 (10 Jul 1887 - 30 Jun 1978)
  • George Hendrix Crabtree18,20 (27 Aug 1892 - 26 Jan 1963)
  • Annie Laura Crabtree23 (12 Oct 1894 - 9 Mar 1935)
  • Park Birdwell Crabtree21 (7 Oct 1898 - 18 Nov 1963)

Citations

  1. [S11924] Wm Crabtree household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, shows name as James Crabtree.
  2. [S11929] Wm Crabtree household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, shows name as James D. Crabtree.
  3. [S12017] "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," FamilySearch.org, record for James Dunkson Crabtree, citing Certificate No. 670.
  4. [S11924] Wm Crabtree household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S11929] Wm Crabtree household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S12017] "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," FamilySearch.org, record for James Dunkson Crabtree, citing Certificate No. 670, shows mother's name as Cobbs.
  7. [S11924] Wm Crabtree household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, shows age 7 and state.
  8. [S11936] Record of Marriages, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, D:71, Jas D. Crabtree and Lucy E. Freeman, shows age 29 at marriage 13 Apr 1882.
  9. [S12017] "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," FamilySearch.org, record for James Dunkson Crabtree, citing Certificate No. 670, shows age 96y 7m 16d at death 6 Feb 1947, city, and state.
  10. [S11936] Record of Marriages, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, D:71, Jas D. Crabtree and Lucy E. Freeman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  11. [S12008] Lucy Crabtree household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, shows married 28 years.
  12. [S12017] "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," FamilySearch.org, record for James Dunkson Crabtree, citing Certificate No. 670, shows date, city, parish, and state.
  13. [S8721] "Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964," Ancestry.com, record for James D. Crabtree, shows date, county, and state.
  14. [S11947] Wm Crabtree, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, slave schedule.
  15. [S11924] Wm Crabtree household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hempstead Co., Arkansas.
  16. [S11929] Wm Crabtree household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lafayette Co., Arkansas.
  17. [S11931] C. D. Sandige household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
  18. [S12004] George H. Crabtree household, 1930 U.S. Census, De Soto Parish, Louisiana.
  19. [S12004] George H. Crabtree household, 1930 U.S. Census, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, shows occupation as laborer and industry as home farm.
  20. [S12005] George H. Crabtree household, 1940 U.S. Census, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  21. [S12008] Lucy Crabtree household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, shows the boy as son of his wife, with surname Crabtree.
  22. [S12006] Wesley Scott Crabtree, Delayed Birth Certificate.
  23. [S12008] Lucy Crabtree household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lafayette Co., Arkansas, shows her as daughter of his wife, with surname Crabtree.