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George Washington Crenshaw, Sr.

Male 1828 - 1902  (74 years)


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  • Name George Washington Crenshaw 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 14 Sep 1828  Pike Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Between Oct 1861 and 1862 
    Rabby's Coast Cuard Co. #1, Alabama Volunteers, CSA 
    Misc Old Spring Bank Cemetery, in Choctaw Co., AL 
    Died 17 Oct 1902  Laurel, Jones Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, MS (unmarked grave) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4202  MyTree
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2014 

    Father James Jefferson Crenshaw,   b. Abt 1800, Lunenburg Co., VA (1860 Census and Tombstone say SC) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1870, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Frances L. Deupree,   b. 1809, Baldwin Co., (later Jasper Co.) GA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1864, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1825  Jasper Co., GA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alsa Zeria Daugherty,   b. Abt 1835, Washington Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1878, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married Between 1856 and 1861  Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Macager Clarke Crenshaw,   b. 1858, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Thomas Levi Crenshaw,   b. 10 Jan 1861, AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1921, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +3. Elizabeth Persillar Crenshaw,   b. 7 Nov 1865, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1889, Rocky Creek, George Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     4. George Washington Crenshaw, Jr.,   b. 1868, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1892, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     5. Narcissus Mariah Crenshaw,   b. 1871, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Alsa Seria Mariam Crenshaw,   b. 1873, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Rachel Lucinda Crenshaw,   b. 1878, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary West,   b. 1829, FL or AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 2 Oct 1879  Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F2896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Charity Percellar Daugherty,   b. Abt 1831, Montgomery Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1856, Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1848  Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Arnet Crenshaw,   b. 1 Nov 1849, pos Choctaw Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1865, Fort Mass on Ship Island, MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
    +2. Sarah Frances Crenshaw,   b. 2 Dec 1851, Green Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1892, George Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     3. William James Crenshaw,   b. 1854, Mobile Co., AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F2898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Adeline C. Hayes,   b. 23 Aug 1847, AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1912, Jones Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Bef May 1883  Al or MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Crenshaw,   b. May 1883, Noxubee Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sayddie Crenshaw,   b. Dec 1887, AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Virginia Crenshaw,   b. 1889, Noxubee Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Delila Crenshaw,   b. Aug 1892, AL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F3626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • George W. Crenshaw is listed in "Rabby's Coast Cuard Co. #1, Alabama
      Volunteers, CSA, which was comprised of men from the Bayou La Batre
      and Coden communities in Mobile Co., AL. Ages of the men were given
      on the Company Muster roll of October 1861. Listed on the Muster
      Roll, along with others, is: George W. Crenshaw, age 34. Captain of
      this Company was Jacob M. Rabby.

      Info below from NPS CSA Cards:
      CSA PVT CO I 21 AL INF Prisoner of War Ft. Mass.
      G.W. Crenshaw (First_Last)
      Regiment Name 21 Alabama Infantry.
      Side Confederate
      Company I
      Soldier's Rank_In Private
      Soldier's Rank_Out Private
      Alternate Name
      Film Number M374 roll 10

      Military Duty:
      21st Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in October,
      1861, and served there during the winter. Its members were recruited
      in Mobile and the counties of Washington, Marengo, Baldwin,
      Montgomery, and Greene. In March, 1862, it moved to Corinth and,
      assigned to General Gladden's Brigade, was conspicuous in the Battle
      of Shiloh. On the return to Corinth, the regiment was reorganized, saw
      light action at Farmington, then was ordered back to Mobile. Here it
      was trained in heavy artillery and brigaded under Higgins, Page, and
      B.M. Thomas. The 21st participated in the battles of Forts Gaines and
      Morgan and Spanish Fort. Six companies were captured at Fort Gaines
      and two at Fort Morgan, but the two at Fort Powell blew up and
      evacuated that post. The men were captured at Fort Gaines were later
      exchanged, the others were not. It lost thirty-one percent fof the 650
      engaged at Shiloh, had 10 killed and 25 wounded at Spanish Fort, and
      surrendered on May 6, 1865, about 250 strong. The field officers were
      Colonels Charles D. Anderson and James Crawford; Lieutenant Colonels
      S.W. Cayce, A.J. Ingersoll, C.S. Stewart, and James M. Williams; and
      Majors Charles B. Johnston, F.J. McCoy, and Frederick Stewart.

      Other Names: Pittsburg Landing
      Location: Hardin County
      Campaign: Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
      (1862)
      Date(s): April 6-7, 1862
      Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. Don
      Carlos Buell [US]; Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and Gen. P.G.T.
      Beauregard [CS]
      Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Ohio (65,085)
      [US]; Army of the Mississippi (44,968) [CS]
      Estimated Casualties: 23,746 total (US 13,047; CS 10,699)
      Description: As a result of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson,
      Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, the commander in the area,
      was forced to fall back, giving up Kentucky and much of West and
      Middle Tennessee. He chose Corinth, Mississippi, a major
      transportation center, as the staging area for an offensive against
      Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee before the
      Army of the Ohio, under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, could join it. The
      Confederate retrenchment was a surprise, although a pleasant one, to
      the Union forces, and it took Grant, with about 40,000 men, some time
      to mount a southern offensive, along the Tennessee River, toward
      Pittsburg Landing. Grant received orders to await Buell's Army of the
      Ohio at Pittsburg Landing. Grant did not choose to fortify his
      position; rather, he set about drilling his men many of which were raw
      recruits. Johnston originally planned to attack Grant on April 4, but
      delays postponed it until the 6th. Attacking the Union troops on the
      morning of the 6th, the Confederates surprised them, routing many.
      Some Federals made determined stands and by afternoon, they had
      established a battle line at the sunken road, known as the "Hornets
      Nest." Repeated Rebel attacks failed to carry the Hornets Nest, but
      massed artillery helped to turn the tide as Confederates surrounded
      the Union troops and captured, killed, or wounded most. Johnston had
      been mortally wounded earlier and his second in command, Gen. P.G.T.
      Beauregard, took over. The Union troops established another line
      covering Pittsburg Landing, anchored with artillery and augmented by
      Buell's men who began to arrive and take up positions. Fighting
      continued until after dark, but the Federals held. By the next
      morning, the combined Federal forces numbered about 40,000,
      outnumbering Beauregard's army of less than 30,000. Beauregard was
      unaware of the arrival of Buell's army and launched a counterattack in
      response to a two-mile advance by William Nelson's division of Buell's
      army at 6:00 am, which was, at first, successful. Union troops
      stiffened and began forcing the Confederates back. Beauregard ordered
      a counterattack, which stopped the Union advance but did not break its
      battle line. At this point, Beauregard realized that he could not win
      and, having suffered too many casualties, he retired from the field
      and headed back to Corinth. On the 8th, Grant sent Brig. Gen. William
      T. Sherman, with two brigades, and Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, with his
      division, in pursuit of Beauregard. They ran into the Rebel rearguard,
      commanded by Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest, at Fallen Timbers. Forrest's
      aggressive tactics, although eventually contained, influenced the
      Union troops to return to Pittsburg Landing. Grant's mastery of the
      Confederate forces continued; he had beaten them once again. The
      Confederates continued to fall back until launching their mid-August
      offensive.
      Result(s): Union victory.
      CWSAC Reference #: TN003
      Preservation Priority: III.1 (Class A)
      National Park Unit: Shiloh NMP
      Mobile Bay
      Other Names: Passing of Forts Morgan and Gaines
      Location: Mobile County and Baldwin County
      Campaign: Operations in Mobile Bay (1864)
      Date(s): August 2-23, 1864
      Principal Commanders: Adm. David G. Farragut and Maj. Gen. Gordon
      Granger [US]; Adm. Franklin Buchanan and Brig. Gen. Richard L. Page
      [CS]
      Forces Engaged: Farragut's Fleet (14 wooden ships and 4 monitors) and
      U.S. army forces near Mobile [US]; Buchanan's Flotilla (3 gunboats and
      an ironclad), Fort Morgan Garrison, Fort Gaines Garrison, and Fort
      Powell Garrison [CS]
      Estimated Casualties: 1,822 (US 322; CS 1,500)
      Description: A combined Union force initiated operations to close
      Mobile Bay to blockade running. Some Union forces landed on Dauphin
      Island and laid siege to Fort Gaines. On August 5, Farragut's Union
      fleet of eighteen ships entered Mobile Bay and received a devastating
      fire from Forts Gaines and Morgan and other points. After passing the
      forts, Farragut forced the Confederate naval forces, under Adm.
      Franklin Buchanan, to surrender, which effectively closed Mobile Bay.
      By August 23, Fort Morgan, the last big holdout, fell, shutting down
      the port. The city, however, remained uncaptured.
      Results(s): Union victory
      CWSAC Reference #: AL003
      Preservation Priority: I.1 (Class A)
      Spanish Fort
      Other Names: None
      Location: Baldwin County
      Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865)
      Date(s): March 27-April 8, 1865
      Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. Randall
      L. Gibson [CS]
      Forces Engaged: XVI and XIII Corps [US]; Spanish Fort Garrison [CS]
      Estimated Casualties: 1,401 (US 657; CS 744)
      Description: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby's XIII and XVI corps moved along
      the eastern shore of Mobile Bay forcing the Confederates back into
      their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and
      Fort Blakely. On March 27, 1865, Canby's forces rendezvoused at
      Danley's Ferry and immediately undertook a siege of Spanish Fort. The
      Union had enveloped the fort by April 1, and on April 8 captured it.
      Most of the Confederate forces, under the command of Brig. Gen.
      Randall L. Gibson, escaped and fled to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no
      longer a threat.
      Result(s): Union victory
      CWSAC Reference #: AL005
      Preservation Priority: IV.2 (Class B)

      George was discharged in 1862.

      Listed in the Choctaw County Cemeteries, by Sarah Mozingo, pg. 61,
      under Old Spring Bank Cemetery, Nov. 1998, is:
      Pvt. George W. Crenshaw, Co. 121 Ala. Inf., C.S.A., b. Sept 14, 1828,
      d. 17 Oct 1902. Baptist Minister, born in Pike County, GA. Died in
      Jones Co., MS. Son of James and Frances Dupree Crenshaw. Buried in
      unknown grave, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, MS. Prisoner of War,
      Fort Mass.
      And:
      Pvt. James Arnet Crenshaw, Co. C. 21 Als. Regt., C.S.A., b. Nov 1,
      1849, d. Jan 3, 1865, son of Rev. G. W. Crenshaw. Died prison of war
      at Fort Mass. on Ship Island, MS., grave 129. Cemetery later washed
      into the Gulf of Mexico.

      The old, original, Spring Bank Cemetery located up in the woods. Mr.
      Fred Williams, of Silas, AL was gracious enough to carry me there in
      his 4-wheel drive. He told me that the first Spring Bank Church was
      located there before the current Highway 17 to Mobile, AL was built.
      There is a very large area enclosed by a chain link fence, but only 6
      markers were found. It is very obvious that these markers have been
      placed there in recent years. (MCM-2003)

      The six tombstones in the Old Spring Bank Cemetery are those of:
      1. Arnet Daugherty, b. May 16, 1802, KY, d. Aug 27, 1883. Elder
      Daugherty, a circuit riding minister of the Gospel for 39 years, was
      an outstanding preacher in the Liberty Baptist Association, being
      moderator from 1861 to 1879.
      2. Sarah A. Earl Daugherty, b. Apr 3, 1807 in TN, d. Oct 27, 1900,
      married Oct 12, 1826 in Washington Co., AL.
      3. Memorial to: Pvt. George W. Crenshaw, Co. 121 Ala. Inf. C.S.A., b.
      Sept 14, 1828, Pike Co., GA, d. Oct 17, 1902, Jones Co., MS. Son of
      James and Frances Dupree Crenshaw
      Buried in unknown grave, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, MS. Prisoner
      of War, Fort Mass.
      4. Charity Percellar Daugherty Crenshaw, b. Ca. 1831, d. Sept 17,
      1856, Wed. Rev. George W. Crenshaw Dec. 28, 1848. Three children.
      5. Alsie Zeria Daugherty Crenshaw, b. Ca. 1835, d. 1878. Second wife
      of Rev. George W. Crenshaw. Six children.
      6. Memorial to: Pvt. James Arnet Crenshaw, b. Nov 1, 1849, d. Jan 3,
      1865. Son of Rev. George W. Crenshaw.
      (There are a few unmarked graves here.) (Source: Sarah Mozingo)

      George is actually buried in the Hickory Grove Cemetery is on North
      Hwy. 15 out of Laurel, MS
      behind the large Walmart store. It is about
      a block off the main street but if you look, you can see it from the
      street.

      1850 Choctaw Co., AL, Enumerated 28 Nov 1850:
      Household #592
      Crenshaw, G. W. 22 w. m. b. GA;
      Charity P. 19 w. f. b. AL;
      James A. 1 w. m. b. AL.

      1860 Census for Mobile Co., AL, the Southerrn Division, enumerated 17
      Jul 1860, pg. 67:
      Crenshaw, George W. 29 w m;
      Alsazera H. 24 w f;
      James A. 11, w m;
      Sarah F. 8, w f;
      William J. 6, w m;
      Macager Clark 2, w m.

      1870 Census, Green Co., MS, Police Dist #15, enumerated 20 Jul 1870,
      P.O. State Line,
      dwelling #16, family #20:
      Crenshaw, Geo 40 w m farmer b. AL;
      Mora 35 w f keeping house, b. AL; (must be Alsie)
      Wm 18 w m at home b. AL;
      Levi 7 w m at home b. AL;
      Eliz 5 w f at home b. AL;
      Geo 2 w m at home b. MS.

      Mississippi Connections
      Edited & Linked
      Census 1870 Greene Co., Mississippi:
      Crenshaw, George Washington, w. m. 40
      Alsie Zeria (Daugherty) w. f. 35
      1st wife, Charity Percillare (Daugherty) 1831 - l1860;
      2nd wife, Allsie Zeria (Daugherty) 1835 - 1878;
      (Note: 3rd wife, Mary (West) Census lists Mary with George &
      Alsie's children)
      4th wife, Adeline C. (Hayes), 1851 - 1912.
      Children of George W. and Allsie:
      William J. Crenshaw m. Nancy, Unknown b. abt 1852;
      Levi Thomas 1862 - 1928, m. Delilah Savannah Wiggins, b. 1856; so
      John Pitmann m. Delilah Strickland; (Note: Levi was the son of Dees
      Crenshaw & Nancy Summerlin)
      Percillar (Eliza) 1865 - 1889 m. George O. Harvard, 1856 - aft 1920;
      son Stephen Harvard m. Mary Tillman;
      George W. Jr. 1868 - 1892 m. Rosalie Elizabeth Barrier, 18 77 - ?.

      1880 Census Township 12RH, Choctaw County, Alabama, Beat #6, ED #16,
      enumerated 16 & 17 June 1880, fam 41:
      Crenshaw Geo. W. w, m, 51 farmer, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. VA;
      Mary wife, w, f, 51, hkeeper, b. FL, f. b.
      unknown, m. b. unknown;
      Elizabeth daughter, w, f, 15, asst. hkeeper, b. AL,
      f. b. GA, m. b. AL;
      Mariah daughter, w, f, 9, at home, born AL, f. b.
      GA, m. b. AL;
      George W., Jr. son, w, m, 11, farm laborer, born AL,
      f. b. GA, m. b. AL;
      Mariam daughter, 7, at home, born AL, f. b. GA, m.
      b. AL;
      Lucinda R. daughter, w, f, 2, at home, born AL,
      f. b. GA, m. b. AL.

      1900 Census Wayne, MS, Beat, Dist #115, enumerated 28 Jun 1900, roll:
      T623_833, pg. 15a:
      Crenshaw, George W., w. m., Nov. 1827 b. GA, f.b. GA, m.b. GA;
      Adline, wife, w. f., Aug. 1847 b. AL, f.b. SC, m.b.
      AL;
      Mary, daught. w.f., May 1883, b. MS, f.b. GA, m.b.
      AL;
      Sayddie daught., w.f., Dec 1887, b. AL, f.b. GA,
      m.b. AL;
      Virginia daught., w.f., Nov 1889, b. MS, f.b. GA,
      m.b. AL;
      Delila, daught., w.f., Aug 1892, b. AL f.f. AL,
      m.b. AL.
      (birthday not correct for George, but could have been given by someone
      not sure. It is possible this is not the same George W. Crenshaw)

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Adeline C Crenshaw
      Age in 1910: 60
      Birth Year: 1850
      Birthplace: Alabama
      Home in 1910: Precinct 6, Choctaw, Alabama
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      [Self (Head)]
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
      Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Adeline C Crenshaw 60
      Mary Crenshaw 25
      Elida Turner 22
      Charles Turner 22
      Liva L Turner 2
      Ruby E Turner 6/12
      Dolly V Crenshaw 20
      Nellie Crenshaw 17
      Dosia E Crenshaw 4

      AL Land Record: George W. Crenshaw, Land Office: St. Stephens;
      Document #11567A; Total Acres: 80; Signature: Yes; Cancelled
      Document: No; Issue Date: Mar 01, 1859;
      Mineral lRights Reserved: No; Metes and Bounds: No; statutory
      Reference: 3 Stat. 566; Multiple Warantee Names: No; Act or Treaty:
      April 24, 1820; Multiple Patentee Names: No; Entry Classification:
      Sale-Cash Entries; Land Description: 1 N1/2 NW, St. Stephens, No 9N
      4W 25.
      Source: US, Bureau of Land Management. Alamaba Land Records.
      (datebase on-line) Provo, Ut:

      CRENSHAW - The Origin of the Name:
      Spelling variations include: Crawshaw, Crawshay, Crawshawe, Cranshaw,
      Crankshaw and many more. First found in Lancashire where they were
      seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman
      Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some
      of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were:
      Joseph Crawsha who arrived in New York in 1822; James, Titus, and
      William Crawshaw, settled in Philadelphia in the 1860's; William
      Crawshaw settled in Virginia in 1624.