Thomas H. Crabtree1

b. 1863, d. 1950
Birth1863 Thomas H. Crabtree was born in 1863 in Washington County, Virginia.1,2 
Marriage6 Oct 1886 He married Callie I. Maiden, daughter of Daniel Wilson Maiden and Rebecca Elizabeth B. Logan, on 6 Oct 1886 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
  Thomas and Callie lived in Abingdon in Washington County. In the early years of their marriage Thomas worked as a policeman but by 1910 he was a "retail grocery merchant". The couple had at least 11 children, but lost 4 of them in infancy or young childhood. They also provided a home for a widowed daughter, who was enumerated in 1920 as Isabella C. Cuddy, age 30 (and a granddaughter Katherine Cuddy, age 3). This entry is somewhat problematic as no daughter named Isabella appears in the family in 1900 or 1910. Perhaps Isabella is the same person as Mary C.C. on the 1900 census as Mary is not enumerated with the family in 1910 by which time she would have been 23 years old. Isabel appears to have married secondly Narvall [?] Akers a few years after the 1920 census was recorded. In 1930 she was enumerated as Isabel C. Akers, age 32, suggesting she was not terribly accurate about reporting her age.

Thomas and Callie's neighbors in Abingdon in both 1920 and 1930 was the family of Callie's nephew Warren Maiden and his family. The 2 couples lived on West Valley Rd; Warren and his wife Susie at #209; Thomas and Callie at #207.3,4,5,6 
Public Serv  Besides being a local businessman, Thomas served as the mayor of Abingdon.7 
Death1950 Thomas died in 1950.1 
Burial He was buried at Sinking Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 

Family

Callie I. Maiden b. 7 Mar 1869, d. 22 May 1934
Children
Last Edited2 Dec 2009

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 73. Stone reported to read: Thomas H. Crabtree, 1863-1950.
  2. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 22.
  3. [S634] T. A. [?] Crabtree household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon, ED 107, sheet 9A, dwelling 141, family 150, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 15 of 27. Household includes: T. A. [?] Crabtree, 36, b. Sep 1863, marr 14 yrs, policeman; Calla I., wife, 31, b. May 1869, marr 14 yrs, mother of 7 children, 5 are living; Mary C.C., dau, 12, b. Oct. 1887; Bessie L., dau, 8, b. June 1891; James T., son, 7, b. __ 1893; Maggie L., dau, 5, b. Jul 1894; Sarah _, 2, b. Aug. 1897; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  4. [S237] T.H. Crabtree household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon, ED 122, sheet 7B, dwelling 98, family 108, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 14 of 37. Household includes: T. H. Crabtree, 46, marr 24 yrs, retail merchant; cont. next page: Callie I., wife, 41, marr #1, marr 24 yrs, mother of 10 children, 6 are living; Bessie L., dau, 18; James T., son, 17; Margaret L., dau, 15; Sarah I., dau, 13; Ectus, dau, 9; Mary, mother, 78, wid; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  5. [S238] Thomas H. Crabtree household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon, ED 146, sheet 9B, dwelling 189, family 190, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 18 of 51. Household includes: Thomas H. Crabtree, 56, retail merchant - grocery; Caroline M., wife, 50; Bessie L., dau, 28; Ethel, dau, 18, bookkeeper at bank; Ruth M., dau, 6; Isabella C. Cuddy, dau, 30, wid, nurse at hospital; Katherine C. Cuddy, granddaughter, 3 6/12; all b. VA.
  6. [S639] Narvall O. Akers household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon, ED 96-1, sheet 18A (p. 229 stamped), dwelling 89, family 100, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 35 of 58. Household includes: Narvall O. Akers, 34, owns home val at $5,000, is not a farm, owns a radio, marr at 25, is an auto dealer; Isabel C., wife, 32, marr at 17; Elizabeth C., dau, 8; Dorthey A., dau, 7; Narvall O., Jr., son, 5; Catherine C. Cuddy, step-daughter, 13; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  7. [S639] Thomas H. Crabtree household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon, ED 96-1, sheet 4B, dwelling 89, family 100, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 8 of 58. Household includes: Thomas H. Crabtree, 65, owns home val at $5,000, is not a farm, owns a radio, marr at 23, mayor of Abingdon; Callie I., wife, 61, marr at 18; Bessie L., dau, 39, sgl; Ruth M., dau, 16; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  8. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 73. Stone reported to read: David Stephenson Crabtree, s/o T.H. & C.I. Crabtree, b. 7 Mar 1889, d. 11 Apr 1890.
  9. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 73. Stone reported to read: Robert Lewis Crabtree, s/o T.H. & C.I. Crabtree, b. 15 Mar 1896, d. 29 Jun 1896.
  10. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 73. Stone reported to read: Katherine Crabtree, d/o T.H. & C.I. Crabtree, b. 6 Apr 1903, d. 24 May 1908.
  11. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 73. Stone reported to read: Virginia Maiden Crabtree, d/o T.H. & C.I. Crabtree, b. 12 Feb., d. 23 Jul 1906.