John M Crunk1

#3144, (25 February 1828 - 22 January 1910)
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*John Crunk1 (bt 1775 - 1780 - 1844)
Mother*Patsy "Martha" Downen2 (c 1784 - c 1855)

Family 1

Nancy Lewis b. 1827, d. 1885
Children 1.Robert J Crunk+16 (1854 - 1906)
 2.Mahala Crunk+16 (1857 - 1877)
 3.Martha Victoria Crunk+16 (1860 - 1942)

Family 2

Martha A Gill b. 1842
Was the youngest son.3 
Birth*25 February 1828He was born on 25 February 1828 at Posey Co., IndianaG; (age 21 in Aug 1850, 40 in Jun 1870 (censuses); FindAGrave has 25 Feb 1827, no source or burial info.)1,4,5 
28 August 1850He appeared on the census of 28 August 1850 in the household of Patsy "Martha" Downen at Lynn Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, age 21, farmer, b. IN; (neis. Wm (43) and Elizabeth Bird, fam. 672; John and Anna Crunk and 6 children and 3 Moore children, fam. 670.)6,7 
Marriage*7 November 1850He married Nancy Lewis, daughter of Colonel John Lewis and Susannah Oliver, on 7 November 1850 at Posey Co., IndianaG; (History of Posey County (Goodspeed) p. 488 has 1853.)8 
6 July 1860He and Nancy Lewis appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Wm. and Orilla Oliver, fam. 953; Jacob Winemiller with Robert, John and Henty, fam. 964; John (28) and ___lda Winemiler, fam. 955.)9 
21 June 1870He and Nancy Lewis appeared on the census of 21 June 1870 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Jacob and Marthey (Price) Braden, fam. 261; Isaac and Orilla Lawrence, fam. 263.)10 
12 June 1880He and Nancy Lewis appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.11 
Marriage*24 October 1886He married Martha A Gill, daughter of John T Gill and Anna Moore, on 24 October 1886 at Posey Co., IndianaG.12 
18 June 1900He and Martha A Gill appeared on the census of 18 June 1900 at Mill Street, Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.13 
Death*22 January 1910He died on 22 January 1910 at Mount Vernon, Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, at age 81.14,15 

Citations

  1. [S737] History of Posey County (Goodspeed) (Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886), pp. 488-489.
  2. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Name: John M Crunk; Marriage Date: Oct 24 1886; Marriage County: Posey; Birth Date: abt 1828; Age: 58; Father Name: John; Mother Name: Patsy Downen.
  3. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p. 488.
  4. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. age 21.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. age 40.
  6. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Martha (66), b. SC, real estate value $400.
  7. [S737] History of Posey County (Goodspeed), 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].
  8. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, Posey Co., IN, Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk; Book C- 3, p. 235.
  9. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. John M (31), b. IN, farmer; Nancy (34), b. IN [last page of Black Tshp., preceded by page note "Marrs Township," then Marrs Tshp. begins].
  10. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. John M (40), b. IN, farmer; Nancy (42), b. IN, keeping house.
  11. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. John (51), farmer, b. IN, father b. TN, mother b. IN; Nancy (54), b. IN, parents b. KY.
  12. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org, John M Crunk, age 58, son of John Crunk and Patsy Downen; and Martha Gill Reeves, age 44, dau. of John G Gill and Ann Moore; marr. 24 Oct 1886, Posey Co. FHL microfilm 1,428,905.
  13. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. John M (70), landlord, b. IN Feb 1830, father b. OH, mother b. IN; Martha (54), b. IN Dec 1845, parents b. IN, 1 child, none living; marr. 49 yrs [sic].
  14. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011/2017, Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, 1910, Roll 12, img. 516/2806, No. 66, Reg. No. 5A [indexed as "John M Crank"]. John M Crunk, b. Posey Co. IN 25 Feb 1830, son of John Crunk (b. TN) and Patsey Downey (b. Posey Co. IN); husb. of Martha A Gill, ret. farmer, d. 22 Jan 1910, 9th and Mill Sts., Mt. Vernon, Posey Co. IN, age 79y 10m 27d, hypostatic pneumonia; inf. S A or D A) Cully, Mt. Vernon; bur. Colvin Cemetery 24 Jan 1910, online Ancestry.com.
  15. [S362] Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database], online Ancestry.com, John M. Crunk, d. 22 Jan 1910, Mt. Vernon, age 79. Book CH-2, p. 36 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
  16. [S88] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, 2nd enumeration.