Ruth Barton1

#4097, (circa 1815 - 1849)

Family

Timothy D Crunk b. c 1814, d. 1849
Children 1.____ Crunk4 (c 1833 - )
 2.Sarah A Crunk5,6 (c 1835 - )
 3.Alexander Crunk+7 (1836 - 1913)
 4.William D Crunk+8 (1842 - c 1908)
"Timothy D. Crunk married Miss Ruth Barton in 1832. and by this union four children were born, three boys and one girl."2 
Her married name was Crunk.1 
Birth*circa 1815She was born circa 1815 at Posey Co., IndianaG.1 
Marriage*1832She married Timothy D Crunk, son of John Crunk and Patsy "Martha" Downen, in 1832 at Posey Co., IndianaG.1 
1840She and Timothy D Crunk appeared on the census of 1840 at Robb Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Wm Oliver, age 30-39; Robt. Lewis, age 40-49.)3 
Death*1849She died in 1849 at Posey Co., IndianaG; (1846 in History of Posey County, p. 678.)4 

Citations

  1. [S284] William P. Leonard, History and Directory of Posey County (Evansville: A.C. Isaacs, 1882), "Timothy D. Crunk married Miss Ruth Barton in 1832. and by this union four children were born, three boys and one girl. The parents of Alex, died when he was but thirteen years of age, when he was placed under the care of his uncle, Lewis Barton, for whom he labored on the farm three years, for his board and clothes." p. 122.
  2. [S284] William P. Leonard, History and Directory of Posey County, "Timothy D. Crunk married Miss Ruth Barton in 1832. and by this union four children were born, three boys and one girl." p. 122.
  3. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Timothy (20-29); F (20-29) [Ruth]; m (<5) [Alexander]; m (5-9) [4959]; f (<5) [Sarah A].
  4. [S284] William P. Leonard, History and Directory of Posey County, "Timothy D. Crunk married Miss Ruth Barton in 1832. and by this union four children were born, three boys and one girl. The parents of Alex, died when he was but thirteen years of age, when he was placed under the care of his uncle, Lewis Barton, for whom he labored on the farm three years, for his board and clothes..." p. 122.
  5. [S284] William P. Leonard, History and Directory of Posey County, p. 122. "Timothy D. Crunk married Miss Ruth Barton in 1832. and by this union four children were born, three boys and one girl. The parents of Alex, died when he was but thirteen years of age, when he was placed under the care of his uncle, Lewis Barton, for whom he labored on the farm three years, for his board and clothes..."
  6. [S737] History of Posey County (Goodspeed) (Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886), p. 678, William D. Crunk: "after the death of his parents made his home with his grandmother until he was thirteen years old, when she too died." [It seems probable that Sarah Crunk, age 15, in the same household is William's sister, the same as female, age <5, in the 1840 census entry for their father, Timothy Crunk].
  7. [S284] William P. Leonard, History and Directory of Posey County, "ALEXANDER CRUNK. In Marrs Township, near the site of the town ot Blackford, the first seat of justice of Posey County, on the 7th of October, 1836, the subject of this sketch first opened his eyes and beheld the light of day. John Crunk, his grandfather, was a native of Tennessee, emigrating from that State and locating in Posey County, about the year 1808.." p. 121-2.
  8. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p. 678.