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Charles R. Crouch 4 (Richard 3, Richard 2, Richard1) was born about 1799. He married Lydia H. Fowler on July 3, 1827 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.
Children of Charles Crouch and Lydia H. Fowler were:
1. Mary Ann (Polly) Crouch 5 born 1816 in Kentucky. Died after January 1871 in Henry County, Mo. Burial Henry County, Mo. Married Ellison Nathaniel Renfro born 1817 in Barren County, Kentucky.2. Charles R. Crouch 5 born about 1844-5 in Glasgow, Kentucky. Married Elizabeth Ann Falls.
[1] 1830, & 1840 Census:
Charles R. Crouch Barren County, Ky.
[2] 1850 Census::
1293-1326 CROUCH, Charles R and Lydia H - sheriff Barren County, Ky.LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE ...OCCUP. ...VAL. ...BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB
35 1293 1326 Crouch Charles R. ................57 ....M ...White ..Sheriff ........1,000 ...Virginia
36 1293 1326 Crouch Lydia H. ..................42 ......F .................................................Ky
37 1293 1326 Crouch Charles R. .................5 .....M .................................................Ky
[3] 1860 Census - Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky
...................................................................................................REAL.....PERSONAL....NAME.............AGE...SEX......RACE........TRADE............ESTATE..... ESTATE......BORN
CR Crouch .............61 ...Male .....White ....................................1,200 ..........300 ..........Virginia
Lydia Crouch .........57 ....Female ..White .........................................................................Kentucky
C.R. Crouch Jr. ......15 ....Male ......White ........................................................................Kentucky
[4] 1870 Census - Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky
...................................................................................................REAL.....PERSONAL....NAME.............AGE...SEX......RACE........TRADE...........ESTATE..... ESTATE......BORN
Crouch C.R. Sr. ....71 .....Male ...White ....Constible ...............2500 ............100 ..........Virginia
Crouch C.R. Jr. ....26.......Male....White.....Carpenter......................................................Kentucky
[5] Barren County, Kentucky Wills
James H. JENKINS will written: 30 May 1848 and probated: August Term 1848. Children: Missouri and Edward Alexander Jenkins. The will mentions owning land in Rush Co IN, 5 miles north of Russville, one mile north of the state road leading from Rushville to Indianapolis, north of Mud Creek. Also land in Barren Co.. Slaves: Yes, not named. Wife owned property before their marriage. Executors to care for the two oldest children named above, if they can't, place them in good homes. Son: Charles Crouch - to remain with mother - later shown as Charles C Junkin. Cited: Alexander McHatton Executor: Friend Robert B Hall. Witnesses: Christopher Tompkins, Isaac Newland, Samuel Forrester. Source: Barren Co Ky Will Book 3, p. 298William KILGORE will written: --- not shown. Probated: Called term September 1854. Wife: Nancy Kilgore. Children: Edward Y and Mary Elizabeth Kilgore. Executrix: Wife. Witnesses: Jno G Rogers, F[ranklin] Gorin, J W [James Wilson] Gorin, C R Crouch. Source: Barren Co KY Will Book 3, p. 414
Stephen RATLIFF will written: 2 June 1858. Will probated: 1 May 1860. Wife: Patsy Ratliff. Slaves: Old Easter, boy George Henry, gurlie Martha Jane, Clary. Only son: Jas. B. Bratliff. Names cited: Mize, Clark. Executor: Son. Witnesses: none shown but testimony taken of Henry Petty and C R Crouch.. Barren Co KY Will Book 4, p. 115.
[6] Barren Co, Kentucky Marriages
From the source documents at the Barren Co Clerk's Office in Glasgow KY. Transcribed by Martha Powell Reneau Harrison, more information available than shown here.Crouch, Charles R to Fowler, Lydia, 3 July 1827
[7] Practical observations on some diseases of the rectum, anus, and" By William Bodenhamer 1855 Page 152
Letter written by Charles R. Crouch to Dr. Bodenhamer
[8] 1850 Laws of Kentucky Chapter 250 Page 278-279: An act to incorporate the 'Independent Order of Odd Fellows, (Lodge No. 65,) of Glasgow, Kentucky, and for other purposes. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Franklin Gorin, John w. Ritter, Charles R. Crouch, John G. Rogers, and Jas. L. Crutcher, and their associates and regular successors, be and are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the town of Glasgow, (Lodge No. 65,) and by that name are hereby vested with full power and authority to acquire, hold, use, and enjoy, real and personal estate to the amount of twelve thousand dollars, and to sell and convey or otherwise dispose of the same, under such by-laws, rules, and regulations, as may by them be provided or adopted: Provided, that such by-laws, rules and regulations be not contrary to the constitution or laws of this State, or of the United States; and said corporation, by th ename aforesaid, shall be competent to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in all courts and places whatsoever; and may have and use a common seal, and to change and alter the same at pleasure; Provided further, that the powers hereby granted shall not be used in banking, insuring property or life, or doing any such thing not expressly granted by this act. Sec. 2. The right of any future Legislature to alter or amend this charter is hereby reserved.
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