Daniel Glen Crouch: Hedges Genealogy

1937 - 1975 (37 years)

Generation: 1

Daniel Glen Crouch was born on 16 Aug 1937 in Keenes, Wayne County, Illinois (son of Arthur Glenn Crouch and Gracie Dollie Ehrhart); died on 4 Jul 1975 in Keenes, Wayne County, Illinois; was buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112918254/daniel-glen-crouch

Generation: 2

Arthur Glenn Crouch was born on 23 Aug 1908 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois (son of Charles Clark Crouch and Sarah Emeline Craft); died on 16 Jul 1973 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer
Census: 1940, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois

Notes:

Arthur Crouch
Bluford
Arthur Glen Crouch, 66, of rural Bluford, died at 2 a.m. today at his home.
He was a farmer.
Mr. Crouch was born in Jefferson county on August 23, 1907, a son of Charles and Sarah (Craft) Crouch.
He was a member of the Keenes Baptist church.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Keenes Baptist church, with the Rev. Melvin Chambliss and the Rev. Rudolph Schlag officiating.
Friends may call at the Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City after 6 p.m. today.
Mr. Crouch is survived by his wife, Gracie, a son, Daniel Glen crouch, Bluford; a brother, Jonathan Crouch, Bluford; a sister, Mrs. Windress Shields; four half-brothers, Melville Crouch, Aurora, Charles Crouch, Oregon, Ill., Tom Crouch, DeKalf, and Bill Crouch, Sycamore; and eight half-sisters, Mrs. Hattie Rapp, and Mrs. Eleanor Gregory, both of Bluford, Mrs. Ada Jackson, Genoa, Mrs. Alfreda Ellis, Mrs. May Border, Mrs. Dorothy Finn, and Mrs. Marcella Parks, all of DeKalb, and Mrs. Ruth Phelps, Mt. Vernon.
Mt. Vernon Register-News, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Tuesday, 17 July 1973.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112917763/arthur-glen-crouch

Arthur married Gracie Dollie Ehrhart. Gracie (daughter of Charles Henry Ehrhart and Lillian Bell Good) was born on 8 Oct 1911 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; died on 6 Nov 1996 in Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gracie Dollie Ehrhart was born on 8 Oct 1911 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (daughter of Charles Henry Ehrhart and Lillian Bell Good); died on 6 Nov 1996 in Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112917656/grace-dollie-crouch

Children:

1. Daniel Glen Crouch was born on 16 Aug 1937 in Keenes, Wayne County, Illinois; died on 4 Jul 1975 in Keenes, Wayne County, Illinois; was buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.

Generation: 3

Charles Clark Crouch was born on 18 Jan 1871 in Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Peter Thompson "Thomps" Crouch and Harriet Levisa "Hattie" Hannah); died on 13 Oct 1950 in Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer
Census: 1900, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
Census: 1910, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois
Census: 1920, Moores Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois
Census: 1930, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois
Census: 1940, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois

Notes:

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.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107060764/charles-clark-crouch

Charles married Sarah Emeline Craft on 13 Aug 1896 in Fountain County, Indiana. Sarah was born on 3 Sep 1867 in Indiana; died on 14 Jun 1910; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Emeline Craft was born on 3 Sep 1867 in Indiana; died on 14 Jun 1910; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Notes:

MHR note: Information from Eleanor Gregory, March 1954. Sarah Emiline Kraft's people were from the hills of Tennessee.

Name:
daughter of Mary Edith (Williams) Craft

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107061312/sarah-emmaline-crouch

Children:

Infant Crouch was born about 1899; died about 1899.
Wintress Easome Crouch was born on 12 Jan 1901 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 28 Jan 1993 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois.
John Thompson Crouch was born on 16 Dec 1903 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 16 May 1992; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois.
Infant Crouch was born about 1906; died about 1906.
2. Arthur Glenn Crouch was born on 23 Aug 1908 in Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 16 Jul 1973 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.

Charles Henry Ehrhart was born on 21 Sep 1879 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (son of Samuel Ehrhart and Fannie Lorash); died on 8 Jun 1955 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer
Census: 1920, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois

Notes:

Charles H. Ehrhart Dies In Mt. Vernon
Charles H. Ehrhart, 75, of Mount Vernon, formerly of Decatur, died at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday in Jefferson County Memorial Hospital, Mount Vernon.
He had been in failing health five years and critically ill a month.
He was born Sept. 21, 1879 near Decatur, a son of Samuel and Fannie Lourish Ehrhart. He married Lillie Belle Good in Decatur Feb. 28, 1901.
A retired farmer, he was a member of the Methodist Church.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Roy of Benton and Edward of Belle Rive; six daughter, Mrs. Neva Bradford, Mount Vernon; Mrs. Gracie Crouch, Bluford; Mrs. Martha Grubbs and Mrs. Gladys Bernius, both of Decatur; Mrs. Lidora Dickey, Maroa, and Mrs. Marybelle Smith, Pecos, Tex.; a brother, Frank, Decatur, and 23 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Two sons, a daughter, one brother and two sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. (CST) Saturday in the Pulley Funeral Home, Mount Vernon, where friends may call. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. (CDT) Saturday in the Boiling Springs Cemetery near Decatur.
The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois. Friday, 10 June 1955.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31294798/charles-henry-ehrhart

Charles married Lillian Bell Good on 28 Feb 1901 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. Lillian was born on 21 Jul 1883 in Macon County, Illinois; died on 17 Jun 1959 in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois; was buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lillian Bell Good was born on 21 Jul 1883 in Macon County, Illinois; died on 17 Jun 1959 in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois; was buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

Notes:

Services Here Today For Mrs. Ehrhart
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Ehrhart, 75, formerly of Decatur, will be at 2 p.m. today in Boiling Springs Church, with burial in Boiling Springs Cemetery. Friends may call the church from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today.
Mrs. Ehrhart died in Benton Wednesday, after an illness of about two weeks.
She was born in Macon County, July 31, 1883, the daughter of Daniel and Mollie Good, and was married to Charles Ehrhart Feb. 28, 1901 in Decatur.
Mrs. Ehrhart lived here until about four years ago when she moved to Benton to live with a son.
She leaves six daughters, Mrs. Neva Bradford of Mount Vernon, Mrs. Gracie Crouch of Bluford; Mrs. Martha Grubbs of Bellflower, Calif.; Mrs. Gladys Benius and Mrs. Lidora Dickey, both of Decatur; Mrs. Marybelle Smith of Odessa, Tex.; two sons, Roy of Benton and Edward of Belle Rive; two sisters, Mrs. Susan Allen of Decatur and Mrs. Lela Matlock of Wisconsin.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Friday, 18 June 1959.

Name:
daughter of Daniel and Mollie Good

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31294745/lillian-bell-ehrhart

Children:

3. Gracie Dollie Ehrhart was born on 8 Oct 1911 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; died on 6 Nov 1996 in Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois.

Generation: 4

Peter Thompson "Thomps" Crouch was born on 15 Mar 1848 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois (son of Rollie Banks Crouch and Mary Ann Hedges); died on 8 Feb 1914 in Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer
Census: 1850, Fleming County, Kentucky
Census: 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky
Census: 1870, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
Census: 1880, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
Census: 1900, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
Census: 1910, Moores Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois

Notes:

MHR note: The original plat of land taken by Peter Thompson Crouch from the government (atlas) is in possession of Carl Sheets, a cousin of Lem Ems, of North Fithian, Illinois, and near Fithian.

Information from Eleanor Gregory. Thompson Crouch is buried in New Hope Cemetery, a half miles south of Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois, on a hill a quarter mile to the right as you go down. The gray stone marker is next to the fence north of the entrance.

Died:
photo of gravestone from Ancestry family web site by Flora McNabb. Shared stone with Harriet

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112919138/peter-thompson-crouch

Peter married Harriet Levisa "Hattie" Hannah on 8 Sep 1869 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Harriet (daughter of Thomas Hannah and Margaret Susan McCray) was born on 23 Dec 1851 in Morrow County, Ohio; died on 10 Mar 1934 in Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Mar 1934 in New Hope Cemetery, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriet Levisa "Hattie" Hannah was born on 23 Dec 1851 in Morrow County, Ohio (daughter of Thomas Hannah and Margaret Susan McCray); died on 10 Mar 1934 in Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Mar 1934 in New Hope Cemetery, Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Moores Prairie, Jefferson County, Illinois
Census: 1930, Webber, Jefferson County, Illinois

Notes:

MHR note: "Hattie" Hannah came to Illinois as a baby. Her parents were reared in Virginia. Hattie was the oldest or next oldest of six or seven children. She had a stroke before her death and was in bed about two months.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112919193/harriet-lavisa-crouch

Children:

4. Charles Clark Crouch was born on 18 Jan 1871 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 13 Oct 1950 in Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Bluford, Jefferson County, Illinois.
Arthur Wellington Crouch was born on 5 Feb 1885 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Sep 1942 in Belle Rive, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Dahlgren, Hamilton County, Illinois.

12.

Samuel Ehrhart was born on 11 Dec 1832 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 16 Mar 1919 in Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Hickory Point, Macon County, Illinois

Notes:

Samuel Ehrhart Dies At Bearsdale
Samuel Ehrhart, an old resident of the county, died at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at his home near Bearsdale. His age was eighty-six years, two months and five days. His death was due to infirmities incident to old age. He had resided in this part of the country for the past fifty years and was well known among the old residents of this county.
Mr. Ehrhart was born in York county, Pa., Dec. 11, 1832. He and Miss Fannie Lourash were married April 1865, and she survives him. She is now seriously ill, both having taken sick on the same day. Mrs. Ehrhart is seventy-three years old.
Beside his wife Mr. Ehrhart is survived by two sons and two daughters, Mrs. J.I. Keller of Harristown; Mrs. Walter Drew of Dectur; Frank Ehrhart of Bearsdale and Charles Ehrhart of Mt. Vernon, Ill. Another son died in infancy. There are eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held some time Tuesday morning. The interment will be in the Boiling Spring cemetery.
The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois. Monday, 17 March 1919.

Name:
son of Johannas Ehrhart and Cadarine Brubacher Tilton

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34878239/samuel-ehrhart

Samuel married Fannie Lorash on 6 Apr 1865. Fannie was born on 8 Apr 1846 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Mar 1919 in Hickory Point Township, Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Fannie Lorash was born on 8 Apr 1846 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Mar 1919 in Hickory Point Township, Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

Notes:

Fannie Ehrhart Dies Saturday
Aged Woman Succumbs Soon After Her Husband: Funeral Is Monday
Fannie, Aged 73 years, widow of Samuel Ehrhart, died Saturday morning in the family home near Bearsdale, due chiefly to the infirmities of age. She and her husband were taken ill about the same time and his death occurred Sunday, March 16. She and Samuel Ehrhart had lived as husband and wife for 54 years and the shock of his death hastened her end.
Four children survive her - Mrs. J. I. Keller, Harristown; Mrs. Walter Drew, Decatur; Charles Ehrhart, Mt. Vernon, and Frank Ehrhart, Bearsdale. Among her descendants are 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted in Boiling Spring church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Sunday, 30 March 1919.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34878287/fannie-ehrhart

Children:

6. Charles Henry Ehrhart was born on 21 Sep 1879 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; died on 8 Jun 1955 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

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