One of the neat things about getting the book on David Crews into a second edition is the finding of new cousins. Michael Harris, a descendant of David Crews through his son Elijah and grandson Squire recently contacted me. He is the only descendant thus far from this line that I have been in contact with. He has been doing research on this family and last year took a trip to the Cruse and Segriest Cemeteries in Tyler County. It will take me several postings to relay the pictures Mr. Harris has so graciously allowed me to post here.
According to Mr. Harris, both cemeteries are maintained. I had lamented in my 2nd edition that that last time I was at the Cruse Cemetery nearly twenty years ago the path to it was not being maintained, nor was the cemetery. It is nice to hear someone is taking care of it.
Squire Cruse was the son of Elijah Crews and Susannah Dozier and the grandson of David Milton Crews and Annie Magee. Squire married Piety Pruitt, daughter of Matthias Pruitt and Polly Hoover. He was one of the first settlers to acquire a land grant within the present limits of Tyler County, Texas. Five of his children drowned on the Mississppi River while en route to Texas. I have an extensive chapter on him in Metes & Bounds II: David Milton Crews, Ancestors & Descendants, and will not relay that information here.
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| Acceess Point from the Road |
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| Wide shot of Cruse / Methodist Cemetery in Tyler County, Texas |
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| Original Headstone of Squire Cruse |
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| Original Headstone of Piety Pruitt Cruse |
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| Squire Cruse footstone erected by the State of Texas 1962 |
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| Newer Headstone |
My grandmother was Ethel Cruse Walker and I enjoyed listening to her stories handed down from her grandmother Piety Cruse. She spent many days researching for her "Records of East Texas" which I was happy to see was incorporated in your book.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother was Ethel Cruse Walker and I enjoyed listening to her stories handed down from her grandmother Piety Cruse. She spent many days researching for her "Records of East Texas" which I was happy to see was incorporated in your book.
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