Lucy Ann Crouch 5 (Richard 4, John 3, Richard 2, Richard 1), born Richmond, VA May 1832, died May 31st, 1899; married, Major Robert Henry (Robert) TEMPLE 15675,28891 who was born in Sep 1831 in "Berclair", Spotsylvania, VA.12474,12475,24865,37916 In Aug 1850 he was a student in Spotsylvania Co., VA.24865 In 1852 he was a rodman on the New Orleans, Jacksona dn Great Northern Railway.42254 He served in the military between 1861 and 1865.12826,15675,28892,30217 In the Nitre and Mining Bureau of the War department of the CSA, with the rank of Major. Received his parole 12 Jun 1865 after having surrendered to Gen. E. Kirby Smith at Shreveport, LA. In Jun 1880 he was a civil engineer in Richmond, VA.12474 In 1889/90 he was a Civil Engineer and Chief Engineer, Georgia Pacific Railroad in Richmond, VA.12826,14198 The town of Temple, GA, was named for him. In Jun 1900 he was a civil engineer in Richmond, VA.37916
He died on 22 Dec 1901 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.12475,12826,42254,42255 His obituary said he died in his home in Richmond, but other reports say he died in Spotsylvania county. Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond, VA. His parents were both from VA. His obituary said, "He was principal assistant in the work of building the great bridges over the Missouri River at St. Charles and Kansas City, and over the Ohio at Cincinnati.
"In 1879 and 1880 Major Temple was General Superintendent of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad; 1880-1881, Chief Engineer of the Richmond and Allegheny; 1881-1886, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Pacific Railway; 1887-1888, Chief Engineer of the Memphis, Birmingham and Atlantic and of the Tennessee Midland Railway, and his last prominent professional employment was in the construction as Chief Engineer of the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway, the Atlanta extension of the Seaboard system.
"He was born in Spottsylvania County, VA, in September 1831. During the civil war he was connected with the engineering department of the Confederate Government, being stationed in Texas." Parents: Benjamin TEMPLE and Lucy Lilly ROBINSON.
Spouse: Lucy Ann (Lucy) CROUCH. Major Robert Henry (Robert) TEMPLE and Lucy Ann (Lucy) CROUCH were married after Aug 1850 in VA. Children were: John Twohig (Twohig) TEMPLE.
See Temple Headstone in Hollywood Cemeterty
( Thanks to Todd E. Long, a descendant of Bernard S. Crouch, son of Thomas Harris Crouch 4. who found the headstone online.)
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