hmtl5 Charles Clark Crouch b. 18 Jan 1871 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 13 Oct 1950 Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Charles Clark Crouch

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  • Name Charles Clark Crouch 
    Born 18 Jan 1871  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Census 1900  Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Moores Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 13 Oct 1950  Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I754  Hedges
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2023 

    Father Peter Thompson "Thomps" Crouch,   b. 15 Mar 1848, Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1914, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Harriet Levisa "Hattie" Hannah,   b. 23 Dec 1851, Morrow County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1934, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1869  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Emeline Craft,   b. 3 Sep 1867, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1910  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 13 Aug 1896  Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Infant Crouch,   b. Abt 1899,   d. Abt 1899  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Wintress Easome Crouch,   b. 12 Jan 1901, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1993, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +3. John Thompson Crouch,   b. 16 Dec 1903, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1992  (Age 88 years)
     4. Infant Crouch,   b. Abt 1906,   d. Abt 1906  (Age 0 years)
     5. Arthur Glenn Crouch,   b. 23 Aug 1908, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1973, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susie Blanche Orrick,   b. 8 Dec 1891, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1938, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Hattie Lourena Crouch,   b. 20 Apr 1916, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 2001, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +2. Ada Ilean Crouch,   b. 23 Jul 1917, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1996, Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Amy Elfreda Crouch,   b. 26 Mar 1920, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 2006, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Mary Magdalene Crouch,   b. 20 Aug 1921, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 2016, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     5. Melville Atwood Crouch,   b. 16 Mar 1923, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 2003, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     6. Charles Clark Crouch,   b. 15 Nov 1924, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 2007, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Jeremiah Thomas "Tom" Crouch,   b. 7 Jan 1928, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 2014, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +8. Kenneth Herbert Crouch,   b. 17 Feb 1929, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1957, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     9. Susie Ellen Crouch,   b. 20 Nov 1930, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1931, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1871 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Aug 1896 - Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Moores Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Oct 1950 - Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Plotner, Crouch and Martin Families    		Plotner, Crouch and Martin Families

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Berry Ems told Blanche (Hedges) Brown that Charles Clark Crouch was married three times. He had four step children and seventeen children of his own. He left each of his children about $10,000.

      Charles had sixteen living children at the time of his death.
      [1]
    • Funeral Monday For C.C. Crouch
      Funeral services for Charles C. Crough, 79, who died at 12:30 p.m. yesterday at his home in Webber township, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Oakdale church. The Rev. Bird Green and the Rev. martin will conduct the service and burial will be in Oakdale cemetery.
      Mr. Crouch was the father of 21 children and selected as the “Father of the Day” by the Father’s Day Committee Chairman in a context sponsored by the King City Retailers in June.
      Mr. Crouch was in failing health at the time of the contest and was unable to make the trip to Mt. Vernon to receive the many gifts which were given him by the King City Retailers.
      Sixteen of his children survive. They are: John at home, Glen of Bluford, Melvin of Sikeston, Mo., Charles of Chicago, Thomas of DeKalb, Kenneth of Cincinnati, O., William of Morton, Ill., Mrs. Ross Shields, Mrs. Hattie Rapp, Mrs. Eleanor Gregory of Bluford, Mrs. Ada Jackson of Belle Rive, Mrs. Elfreida of DeKalb, Mrs. Mary Bordon of Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Dorothy Finn of Malta, Ill., Mrs. Ruth Ann Phelps and Miss Marcella Crouch of Mt. Vernon. Twenty-one grandchildren also survive.
      Mr. Crouch was a lifetime farmer and resided in Jefferson county for 50 years. He was first married in 1896 to Sarah Craft Martin in Covington, Ind., and in 1915 he married Blanche Orrick, who preceded him in death October 13, 1938.
      The body will lie in state at Comb’s Chapel in Wayne City.
      Mt. Vernon Register-News, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Saturday, 14 October 1950.
      [3, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S51] Illinois Marriages: 1851-1900.

    5. [S5] 1900 US census.

    6. [S40] Indiana Marriage Collection: 1800-1941 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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