William Major Crouch 5 (William S. 4, William 3, John 2, Richard 1) born October 1841 , Goochland Co., VA,. married Willie Ann Shelton born 21 October 1840[2] daughter of Eliza Woodson and Alexander Shelton[8] on 22 October 1868[12]. She was born about 1843 in Goochland County [8] and died 6 April 1909 [5] and he died 19 May, 1924 in Goochland County, VA.[6] burried in the Dover Baptist Church Cemetery, Manakin Goochland County, VA.[11] They lived at Dover Mines, Goochland County, VA.[8] Based upon the 1900 census William M. Crouch and Willie Ann Shelton had only one child, a daughter Virginia Myrtle Crouch. Served as sheriff of Goochland County at one point in time.[7] Served in the Goochland Light Artillery. [11]
Their children were:
1. Virginia Myrtle Crouch 6 born April 1878. She married A.T. Pugh [13] a railroad man and resided in Manakin Virginia. 1910 and 1920 census appear to have reversed her husbands first name and middle initial..Additionally the age of her husband is listed as 53 in the 1910 census and 70 in the 1920 census. ????
[1] 1870 Census - Dover Mines, Dover Township, Goochland County, Virginia
................................................................................................REAL.....PERSONALLN DW FMLY....NAME...................AGE...SEX....RACE........TRADE..................ESTATE..... ESTATE........BORN
35..119...119.......Williams M. Crouch ....28......M.........W.............Clerk retired
36........................Willy Ann M................29......F...........W.............Keeping House
1880 Census - Dover, Goochland County, Virginia
............................................Relation......................................................Marital.......................................Father....Mother
LN...........NAME..................ship...........RACE..SEX..AGE...BORN...Status..TRADE.....BORN...BORN...BORN
...............W.M. Crouch.........self.................W......M.....38.........1842.......M.......Clerk............VA........VA......VA
................Willie H. Crouch...wife.................W.......F.....38........1842.......M...Keeping House..VA.......VA......VA
[2] 1900 Census - Dover Township, Goochland County, Virginia
LN HN FN ...LAST FIRST .....RELATION-..............BIRTH DATE...........MAR..YRS....# OF.........#...............YOUR..FATHERS..MOTHERS..................NAME.NAME.......SHIP....RACE..SEX MONTH YEAR AGE..STAT..MAR. CHILD..LIVING...BIRTHPL..BIRTHPL ..BIRTHPL....OCCUP.
25.142.144...Crouch, William M..Head.......W...M......Oct........1841.......58......M........33.....................................Virgina........Virginia.....Virginia..........Sherriff
26.................Crouch, Willie H. .....Wife.......W...F........Oct........1840.......59......M........33.........1..............1..........Virginia.......Virginia.....Virginia
27.................Crouch, Virginia M.Daughter..W...F........Apr........1878.......22......S...................................................Virginia.......Virginia.....Virginia
[3] 1910 Census - Dover Township, Goochland County, Virginia
LN HN FN .LAST FIRST ......RELATION-.........................MAR....YRS....# OF........#...........YOUR....FATHERS..MOTHERS.................NAME.NAME...........SHIP...SEX RACE AGE..STAT..MAR. CHILD..LIVING..BIRTHPL.BIRTHPL ..BIRTHPL....OCCUP.
98..1..250.Crouch, William M.....Head... M........W........69.......W...............................................Virginia.....Virginia......Virginia...........English...retirement Farming.
99.234.251 Pugh, Absalum T......Head.....M.........W.......53.......M.........2....................................Virginia.....Virginia......Virginia ...Inspector Railroad
100..............Pugh, Virginia M......Wife......F..........W.......32.......M.........2.....................................Virginia.....Virginia......Virginia
[4] 1920 Census - Dover Township, Goochland County, Virginia
LN HN FN .LAST FIRST .......RELATION-..OWN.................................MAR....YOUR......FATHERS..MOTHERS.................NAME.NAME................SHIP.......RENT SEX RACE..AGE..STAT....BIRTHPL....BIRTHPL ..BIRTHPL....OCCUP.
77.231.233 Pugh, Thomas.A...........Head............O.......M.......W.........70.....M............Virginia.....Virginia......Virginia............Merchant
78................Pugh, Myrtle................Wife.......................F.........W........41.....M...........Virginia.....Virginia......Virginia..............None
79.................Crouch, William......Father-in-law...........M........W........78.....Wd..........Virginia.....Virginia......Virginia..............None
80.................Mack, Emma R...........Servant...................F..........B.........60.....Wd..........Virginia.....Virginia......Virginia..............Cook.....Private Family
[5] Dover Baptist Cemetery, Manakin, Goochland County, Virginia: Crouch, Willie H., b. 21 Oct 1840, d. 6 Apr 1909, “wife of Wm Crouch”, “We reached the land of Beulah, blessed land of light, where the flowers bloom forever and the sun is always bright” Daughter.
[6] William Crouch enlisted as a Corporal in the Virginia Confederate army on 6th June 1861 at the age of 19 in Goochland County, Virginia. Died 19 May 1924 in Goochland County, VA.
[7] Journal of the Senate of Virignia 1895 - Deposition of William M. Crouch page 15
In the deposition he staed he was 53 years old; sheriff of Goochland County; lived at Manakin, in Goochland County. Deposition was taken as he was an officer at a voting precinct where irregularities were alledged by one voter.
[8] Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and Their Connections By Henry Morton Woodson, Memphis Tennessee 1915 page 423
[9] The Viriginia Genealogical Society Newsletter Vol. XX, NO 5 September - October 1994 on page 1 makes reference to a photographic history of Goochland, 'Goochland: Yesterday and Today, A Pictoral History'. This volume will contain nearly 300 never before published photos with fascinating text providing glimpsies of early Huguenots and fascinating figures in the county's history such as:
Sheriff "Uncle Billy" Crouch, and Bartholomew Dupuy whose wife dressed as a man so that the couple could bluff their way to freedom.
[10] Annual Report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the Governor and General Assembly of Virginia for the Year Ending September 30, 1914 Page 154 By Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth
Dover Magisterial DistrictConstable.................M. B. Woodward.......Oris
Supervisor................Wm. M. Holman.........Lee
Overseer of the Poor..A.V. Taylor...............Johnson Springs.
Justices of the Peace....W.M. Crouch...........Manakin
Harry Drew..............CardwellGeo. B. Woodward...Oris
[11] Find A Grave.com - Dover Baptist Church Cemetery - Goochland Co. Virginia
[12] Virginia Marriages 1785-1940 - Wm. Major Crouch, age 27, born 1841 Goochland County, VA. married Willie H. Shelton, age 25, born 1843 Goochland County, VA on 22 October 1868. Wm. Major Crouch's parents were Wm. S. Crouch and Ann W. Crouch and Willie H. Shelton's parents were Alexander Shelton and Eliza Shelton.
[13] Virginia Marriages 1785-1940 - Virginia Mertle Crouch, age 29, born 1877 Goochland County, VA married Absolenn T. Pugh, age 49, born 1857 in Augusta County, VA on 5th September 1906 in Richmond, VA.. Virginia Mertle Crouch's parents were W.M. Crouch and W.H. Crouch and Absolenn T. Pugh's pareents were H.W. Pugh and Elizabeth Pugh. The grooms marital status is listed as 'Widowed'.
[14] From the Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Virginia Baptist Historical' by Historical Records Survey of Virginia page 72 ' Obituary Notices in the Religious Herald With Dates of Publication' there is the following:
William M. Crouch, June 12, 1924
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