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