FADED INTO the MISTS of TIME

Michael Josef Von Gebel

 

Crabtree Family

The following excerpt from The Crabtree’s of Southwest Virginia by Arah Miller Fritz, offers more insight into this particular branch of the Crabtree Family.  Page 113 of the above book goes as follows: James Fields Crabtree was named after old Judge Fields of Washington Co. and to distinguish him from numerous other James Crabtree’s of the time, he was spoken of as James Fields.  This group of Crabtree’s is called Fields even to this day, but sign legal papers “Crabtree”.  This story does bear out in the life of Rebecca Jane Crabtree, who was left behind by her father after the death of her mother, called herself Rebecca Fields; during our family history research official documents were found establishing her identity as Rebecca Jane Crabtree.

 

This family is a complex one to navigate through as the reuse of first names is common, in this very large family.  I want to thank Maxine Ivy Crabtree for her years of hard work on the Crabtree Family History.  Also a big Thank You to Virginia Crabtree Colbert for her large contributions to Solomon Fields Crabtree’s children by his  second marriage.  If you find errors or additional information or pictures you would like to share please email me at vongoebel@hotmail.com.

  Capt. James Crabtree  

James' Children

Gabriel Crabtree James R Crabtree John Crabtree Nancy Crabtree
Reese Barton Crabtree Sally Crabtree Thomas Crabtree James Fields Crabtree

  James Fields Crabtree  

James' Children

Charles F. Crabtree Gabriel S.Crabtree James S. Crabtree
John Crabtree Louisa Crabtree Maria Crabtree
Mary Crabtree Sally Crabtree Solomon Crabtree

  Solomon Fields Crabtree  

Solomon's Children

John Floyd Crabtree Joseph Crockett Crabtree Louisa Crabtree Lysander Samuel Crabtree
Margaret Crabtree Nancy Adaline Crabtree Rebecca Jane Crabtree

 

 

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