Major James Oscar Crutchfield

  General Notes:

12/18/02 email from Page Nickell - Dallas Obituaries: James Oscar Crutchfield


Former Dallas Pioneer Dies

Major J. O. Crutchfield was Associated with Early History of Dallas County

Special to the News

Blossom, Tex. April 29, Major J. O. Crutchfield who died Friday at ___ in Tioga was buried here Saturday. Major Crutchfield was the son of Thomas Crutchfield, the owner of the famous Crutchfield House, the chief hotelry in Dallas and in North Texas for years. Major Crutchfiled in fact, prededed his father as a citizen of Dallas County. He entered the Confederate Army for Dallas and was Adjutant in Col. Chisholm's Cavalry Regiment. He was in nearly every important battle fought by the Trans-Mississippi Department South of Arkansas.

Major Crutchfield was a citizen of Blossom for many years. One sister survives hims, Mrs. Minerva Swindells of Dallas. His only daughter is the wife of Dr. John R. Allen of Southwestern University. Three sons survive, J. R. Crutchfield of New Boston, C. T. Crutchfield of Hope, Arkansas and Hon. George Crutchfield of San Francisco, California.
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(Source: Gillespie and Work's Dallas City and County Directory, 1881-82) FARMERS AND OTHERS
Whose Postoffice Address is Dallas, and Residence outside City Limits. The figures at the end of names denote the direction and distance from Dallas. FARMERS. Crutchfield, J. O., ne 4 Crutchfield, O. N., ne 4 Cullum, Rev. M. H., nw 2 Cullum, W. H., nw 2

1880 US Census, Dallas, Texas: Name J.O. Crutchfield Self M Male W 50 KY Farmer KY KY Frances P. Crutchfield Wife M Female W 47 KY Keeping House KY KY Charles T. Crutchfield Son S Male W 23 TX Farming KY KY John R. Crutchfield Son S Male W 20 TX At Home KY KY George A. Crutchfield Son S Male W 18 TX At Home KY KY S. Washington Other S Male B 30 GA Servant GA GA Frances Washington Other S Female B 10 GA Servant --- GA Anna Bennett Other S Female B 9 KS MO
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Lamar Co. TX Cemeteries Interment Record for Maude J. O. Crutchfield Name: Maude (Major?) J. O. Crutchfield Born: 16 Aug 1830 Died: 26 Apr 1912 Buried: Knights of Honor Location: NORTHWEST Notes: Buried next to Fannie P. Crutchfield. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
TX Family Groupsheet for James Oscar CRUTCHFIELD Family

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Submitted by: Page Nichols Nickell
Email address: nickell2@flash.net


Husband: James Oscar CRUTCHFIELD
Birthdate: August 6, 1830
Birthplace: Franklin County, Kentucky
Death date: April 26, 1912
Place of death: Tioga, Texas
Father: Thomas Ferguson CRUTCHFIELD
Mother: Frances Maria LAMPTON


Marriage date: September 15, 1851
Marriage place: Union County, Kentucky


Wife: Frances "Fannie" Patience FLOYD
Birthdate: December 21, 1831
Birthplace: Union County, Kentucky
Death date: November 4, 1898
Place of death: Blossom, Lamar County, Texas
Father: Nathaniel Crosby FLOYD
Mother: Susan Umpstead HART


CHILDREN


Child No. 1: James Oscar CRUTCHFIELD
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1852
Birthplace: Texas
Death date: About 1908
Place of death: Oklahoma
Marriage date: April 7, 1880
Marriage place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Spouse's name: Ida M. ELSBY


Child No. 2: Mary Florence "Mollie" CRUTCHFIELD
Sex: F
Birthdate: October 26, 1854
Birthplace: Texas
Death date: September 13, 1923
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marriage date: October 3, 1878
Marriage place: Dallas County, Texas
Spouse's name: John Robert ALLEN


Child No. 3: Charles Thomas CRUTCHFIELD
Sex: M
Birthdate: January 12, 1857
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Death date: February 28, 1952
Place of death: Houston, Texas
Marriage date: September 23, 1890
Marriage place: Blossom, Lamar County, Texas
Spouse's name: Annie Minerva EADES


Child No. 4: John Randolph CRUTCHFIELD
Sex: M
Birthdate: August 1, 1860
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Death date: August 1, 1932
Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri
Marriage date: September 22, 1881
Marriage place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Spouse's name: Mary Etta PAGE


Child No. 5: George Arthur CRUTCHFIELD
Sex:
Birthdate: May 30, 1862
Birthplace: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Death date: August 28, 1933
Place of death: Berkeley, California
Marriage date: March 6, 1888
Marriage place: Washington, D. C.
Spouse's name: Anna "Nan" Crandall SHEPHERD


Documentation: 1860 U. S. Census - Dallas County
1870 U. S. Census - Dallas County
1880 U. S. Census - Dallas County
Greenwood Cemetery - Dallas, Texas
Knights of Honor Cemetery - Blossom, Texas
Confederate History Library Records - Hill College, Hillboro, TX
Pioneers of Yesteryear 1848 - 1973 by Bryant
Family Bible Records
The Peters Colony by Connor
Family Owned Letters
Copy of obit. of J. R. Crutchfield
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth: Alt. Birth, Aug 6, 1830. Franklin County, Kentucky (per Page Nickell email 12/18/02)

• Alt. Death: Alt. Death, Apr 26, 1912. ¹⁶⁸⁸ Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

James married Mamie Hack.

James next married Frances "Fannie" Patience Floyd, daughter of Nathaniel Crosby Floyd and Susannah "Susan" Umpsted Hart, Sep 15, 1851 in Union County, Kentucky (On Return Trip From Texas). (Frances "Fannie" Patience Floyd was born Dec 21, 1831 in Union County, Kentucky,¹⁶⁸⁹ died Nov 4, 1898 in Blossom, Lamar Co., TX and was buried in Knights Of Honor Cemetery, Blossom, Lamar County, Texas.)