Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameHannah Crumley
Birthabt 1789, Newberry, SC
FatherThomas Charles Crumley Sr. (1762-1836)
MotherRuth Morgan (1762-1837)
Misc. Notes
!REFERENCE: James Crumley and Catharine Gilkey of Chester County, PA592, Hannah Crumley, "Hannah Crumley was born in 1789 in Newberry, SC. Hannah married Elias Berry in Lumpkin Co., GA. Elias was born in Lumpkin County, GA."
!REFERENCE: 2001 The BERRYs of North GA614, "Elias BERRY was b. 1811-1812 SC and died 1885 in the Choestoe Dist., Union Co., GA. He was most likely the son of Little & Sarah BERRY as Little was the only BERRY above that was still in SC in 1811-1812. Elias married first ?? b. probably around 1836. They had two children, Hannah b. 1837 & Elizabeth b. 1838. This first wife was born 1820-1825 according to 1840 census records. This couldn't be Sarah JOHNSON as she was b. 1814. We believe that Elias BERRY's first wife was Hannah CRUMLEY, but this is not yet proven. The Hannah BERRY that was in Lumpkin Co., GA in 1852 wrote a letter about her government pension from her father, Thomas CRUMLEY d. 1836. Hannah's mother was Ruth MORGAN-BERRY who died 1837. This Hannah stated her age in as 64...making her born abt 1788. She also mentions Elias BERRY in this letter but not what their relationship was. Some researchers have jumped to the conclusion that Elias was her husband....I believe that instead, this Hannah was married first to Little BERRY, Elias' father. We are conducting further research on the CRUMLEYs in early Habersham Co., GA at this time. Several of these CRUMLEYs also went to Union Co., GA and married Hannah BERRY & Caleb BOWERS only daughter, Sarah Rebecca BOWERS. Elias has been found in a 1854 deed referred to once as Elisha; but all other records show him as Elias; except his tombstone says "Lish". I see frequently that Elias, Elijah, Elisha and Eli can refer to the same man. Jesse M. BERRY witnessed this deed. I don't know yet if this Jesse M. was the Jesse Martin BERRY, s/o of Jesse#1 above or else it was Elias' brother Jesse b. 1832. Both Jesses were of majority to witness deeds in 1854. Union Co., GA Recorded Deeds show land owned 3/15/1857 by a Jesse BERRY. In 1880, a Hannah BERRY of Lumpkin Co., GA sold this same land. Hannah had to have inherited this property somehow but those Estate records are likely in Lumpkin Co. or were part of the Union Co. records that did not survive the fire. There was a Jesse BERRY who died 4/1856 & is buried at Nimblewill Cem. in Lumpkin Co. but that d.o.d. was a year before the execution date of this deed. An E.H. BERRY of Whitfield Co., GA sells a different tract of land in 1858 in Union Co., GA. These 4 deeds have raised more questions than they have answered. Elias BERRY married second Sarah JOHNSON [b. 1811-1814 NC] abt 1847 and they had 2 children: John Johnson BERRY b. 1848 and Thomas BERRY b. 1850. Sarah was the dtr of John J. JOHNSON who lived next door to Elias BERRY in Union Co., GA. John J. JOHNSON is buried on the hill between their two farms. Their farms were in the Wolf Creek area which is near present-day Vogel State Park. Elias' sister, Susan Sarah, married Isaac HOOPER in 1847 Union Co. She was on the 1840 census with Elias' family. Elias BERRY is my direct-line connection via his dtr, Hannah, who married Caleb BOWERS 1852 Union Co., GA. Hannah is buried next to and to the left of Elias at Shady Grove Cem., Union Co., GA. Next to Hannah is an unmarked grave which I believe to be her mother who died 1841-1845. To the right of Elias is Sarah Johnson BERRY his second wife. Hannah's husband, Caleb, died while in prison at Camp Douglas, IL and is buried in the Conf. Mound at Oak Woods Cem., Chicago, Cook Co., IL according to his military records. Union Co. GA court minutes shows Hannah as widow 1865-1867 with 4 children; which substaniates his military records. The fifth BOWERS child was born 1868-1869 and there is a marriage record for Hannah BOWERS m. James BALLARD 4/11/1868 Union Co., GA. However, Hannah is alone going by BOWERS again on the 1870 census Union Co., GA with 5 children. Elias BERRY died in 1885 in Union Co., GA and his estate was probated in Union Co., GA."
!REFERENCE: 24-Jan-2020 email from Cindy Nelson to Don Braffitt, "My name is Cindy Nelson. I am currently living in southern Alberta. I am very interested in your research and analogies on Hannah Crumley and Elias Berry. I have been wanting to find more info on Hannah and had thought about starting in Lumpkin County."
Spouses
Birthabt 1789, Lumpkin, GA
Misc. Notes
!REFERENCE: James Crumley and Catharine Gilkey of Chester County, PA592, Elias Berry, "Hannah Crumley was born in 1789 in Newberry, SC. Hannah married Elias Berry in Lumpkin Co., GA. Elias was born in Lumpkin County, GA."
!REFERENCE: 2001 The BERRYs of North GA614, "Elias BERRY was b. 1811-1812 SC and died 1885 in the Choestoe Dist., Union Co., GA. He was most likely the son of Little & Sarah BERRY as Little was the only BERRY above that was still in SC in 1811-1812. Elias married first ?? b. probably around 1836. They had two children, Hannah b. 1837 & Elizabeth b. 1838. This first wife was born 1820-1825 according to 1840 census records. This couldn't be Sarah JOHNSON as she was b. 1814. We believe that Elias BERRY's first wife was Hannah CRUMLEY, but this is not yet proven. The Hannah BERRY that was in Lumpkin Co., GA in 1852 wrote a letter about her government pension from her father, Thomas CRUMLEY d. 1836. Hannah's mother was Ruth MORGAN-BERRY who died 1837. This Hannah stated her age in as 64...making her born abt 1788. She also mentions Elias BERRY in this letter but not what their relationship was. Some researchers have jumped to the conclusion that Elias was her husband....I believe that instead, this Hannah was married first to Little BERRY, Elias' father. We are conducting further research on the CRUMLEYs in early Habersham Co., GA at this time. Several of these CRUMLEYs also went to Union Co., GA and married Hannah BERRY & Caleb BOWERS only daughter, Sarah Rebecca BOWERS. Elias has been found in a 1854 deed referred to once as Elisha; but all other records show him as Elias; except his tombstone says "Lish". I see frequently that Elias, Elijah, Elisha and Eli can refer to the same man. Jesse M. BERRY witnessed this deed. I don't know yet if this Jesse M. was the Jesse Martin BERRY, s/o of Jesse#1 above or else it was Elias' brother Jesse b. 1832. Both Jesses were of majority to witness deeds in 1854. Union Co., GA Recorded Deeds show land owned 3/15/1857 by a Jesse BERRY. In 1880, a Hannah BERRY of Lumpkin Co., GA sold this same land. Hannah had to have inherited this property somehow but those Estate records are likely in Lumpkin Co. or were part of the Union Co. records that did not survive the fire. There was a Jesse BERRY who died 4/1856 & is buried at Nimblewill Cem. in Lumpkin Co. but that d.o.d. was a year before the execution date of this deed. An E.H. BERRY of Whitfield Co., GA sells a different tract of land in 1858 in Union Co., GA. These 4 deeds have raised more questions than they have answered. Elias BERRY married second Sarah JOHNSON [b. 1811-1814 NC] abt 1847 and they had 2 children: John Johnson BERRY b. 1848 and Thomas BERRY b. 1850. Sarah was the dtr of John J. JOHNSON who lived next door to Elias BERRY in Union Co., GA. John J. JOHNSON is buried on the hill between their two farms. Their farms were in the Wolf Creek area which is near present-day Vogel State Park. Elias' sister, Susan Sarah, married Isaac HOOPER in 1847 Union Co. She was on the 1840 census with Elias' family. Elias BERRY is my direct-line connection via his dtr, Hannah, who married Caleb BOWERS 1852 Union Co., GA. Hannah is buried next to and to the left of Elias at Shady Grove Cem., Union Co., GA. Next to Hannah is an unmarked grave which I believe to be her mother who died 1841-1845. To the right of Elias is Sarah Johnson BERRY his second wife. Hannah's husband, Caleb, died while in prison at Camp Douglas, IL and is buried in the Conf. Mound at Oak Woods Cem., Chicago, Cook Co., IL according to his military records. Union Co. GA court minutes shows Hannah as widow 1865-1867 with 4 children; which substaniates his military records. The fifth BOWERS child was born 1868-1869 and there is a marriage record for Hannah BOWERS m. James BALLARD 4/11/1868 Union Co., GA. However, Hannah is alone going by BOWERS again on the 1870 census Union Co., GA with 5 children. Elias BERRY died in 1885 in Union Co., GA and his estate was probated in Union Co., GA."
!REFERENCE: 24-Jan-2020 email from Cindy Nelson to Don Braffitt, "My name is Cindy Nelson. I am currently living in southern Alberta. I am very interested in your research and analogies on Hannah Crumley and Elias Berry. I have been wanting to find more info on Hannah and had thought about starting in Lumpkin County."
MarriageLumpkin, GA
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