William D Crunk1

#3154, (10 March 1842 - circa 3 May 1908)
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*Timothy D Crunk2 (c 1814 - 1849)
Mother*Ruth Barton2 (c 1815 - 1849)

Family

Missouri Dixon b. 1843, d. 1911
Children 1.Timothy Crunk+6 (1867 - 1951)
 2.Ellen Crunk6 (1870 - 1915)
 3.Jennie Crunk+6 (1875 - )
 4.Carrie Crunk6 (1884 - 1984)
Birth*10 March 1842He was born on 10 March 1842 at Posey Co., IndianaG.3 
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 9 [grandson]; (neis. Wm (43) and Elizabeth Bird, fam. 672; John and Anna Crunk and 6 children and 3 Moore children, fam. 670.)4,5 
8 July 1861He began military service on 8 July 1861 in Company B, Twenty-fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteers.6 
Marriage*7 April 1863He married Missouri Dixon, daughter of John Dixon and Jane Downen, on 7 April 1863 at Posey Co., IndianaG.7 
circa July 1864He ended military service circa July 1864.8 
20 June 1870He and Missouri Dixon appeared on the census of 20 June 1870 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.9 
13 June 1900He and Missouri Dixon appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.10 
2 May 1908He left a will on 2 May 1908 at Posey Co., IndianaG.11 
Death*circa 3 May 1908He died circa 3 May 1908 at Posey Co., IndianaG.11 

Citations

  1. [S117] Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, online Ancestry.com, Name: Crunk      
    Father: Wm D
    Mother: Emma Thompson
    County: Posey
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
    Reference: Posey County, Indiana
    Index to Birth Record, 1850 - 1920 Inclusive, Volume 1, Letters A - G Inclusive, Book: H-4, Page: 101.
  2. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p. 678.
  3. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey Co. (Leffel), p. 678, William D. Crunk: "born March 10, 1842, son of Timothy and Ruthy (Barton) Crunk." and " after the death of his parents made his home with his grandmother until he was thirteen years old, when she too died."
  4. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Martha (66), b. SC, real estate value $400.
  5. [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].
  6. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey Co. (Leffel), p. 678, 681.
  7. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey Co. (Leffel), p. 678, 681 " for three years took an active part in many of the principal battles of the war. He came home on furlough once, and was married April 7, 1863, to Missouri Dixon, daughter of
    John and Jane Dixon, born in Posey County in 1843."
  8. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey Co. (Leffel), p. 678, 681 " for three years took an active part in many of the principal battles of the war."
  9. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. William D (29), b. IN, farmer, real estate value $1,600, personal estate $500; Missouri (28), b. IN, keeping house.
  10. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. William D (59), b. IN Mar 1841, parents b. IN, farmer; Missouri (58), b. IN Apr 1942, parents b. IN.
  11. [S1424] Posey County Will Record Vol. 3 - 4 1904 - 1923 (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, microfilmed ca. 1985), Vol. 4, p. 36. William D Crunk, 2 may 1908. names wife Missouri J Crunk as sole beneficiary. Probate 13 May 1908. Online Ancestry.com.