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| Ira Gordon Crouser My Father (Nicknamed Barlow) |
This is my Father he was born to Millie Crouser and Ira Goron Satterfield. They never married. Millie , my Grandmother, and my father went to California for awhile, then returned to Mannington West Virginia. There she married James Roupe. They wanted to start their married life without children I guess, so my father was sent to live with his Uncle Frank. Uncle Frank took care of my father until he died. Then my father lived with his Uncle Earl and Aunt Dale. He was there a few months. I'm not sure where he went after that (If you do let me know). I recall him talking about California. I think their were staying around Fresno, but I am not sure. Before my Father married my Mother, he was married to a woman named Vivian. They had a child that died not to long after it was born. I think they named her Lillian, but I'm not sure. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Crosuer Clan Started in the United States when Johannis Claus and Johanes Krausskar landed at Plymouth in Oct. 1752. They arrived on the ship "Rawley", Captained by John Grove. Their voyage started in Rotterdam. A majority of the people on this ship were immigrating due to persecution. They were German Jews, who converted to Lutheren. The name Krausshar changed to Krauser, because of a miss spelling on a deed, that Nicholas, son of Johannis was issued for land in Fayette County, Pa. He was a distiller by trade and made a good living at. Then the goverment changed the way taxes were paid on the whiskey, he closed shop. Nicholas moved to Harrison County, Va. next. There his name was changed again because german's were not welcome in that area. Now the spelling was Crowsar. He also married Elizabeth Crislip around this time. They had 7 boys and 2 girls. They were listed in an 1820 census of Harrison County. Nicholas and Elizabeth show up as Crousers, in the 1830 index of Harrison County. From the Harrison County Minute Book (1820-1823); Nicholas Crouser was ordered to appear at the first session of the next term "to show cause why his children shall not be bond out." The motion was made by the overseers of the poor. Charles Crawser to be bond to Isaac Crislip till age 21 to learn the art and mystery of a farmer. Isaac refuses to take said boy and Charles Crouser is bond to Joseph O'neal. Catharine Crouser, an infant, is bond to Samuel D. Hall untill age 18 to learn the art and mystery of a spinstress. Joseph Crawser to be bond to Isaac Cunningham until lawful age to learn the art and mystery of a farmer. Nicholas and Elizabeth moved sometime after this to Barbour County. They lived out their remaining days there. | This my Father's Great Grandfather (William) and Great Grandmother (Amelia) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cora Mae Satterfield and Millie Crouser |
One of William and Amelia's 10 children, John Wesley Crouser married Mary Elizabeth Higgenbotham. One of their children was Millie Crouser, my father's mother. Another one of William and Amelia's 10 children was Julius Fernando Crouser. He married Cora Mae Satterfield. She is standing next to my Grandmother in the picture. Cora was born July 16, 1874, to Aaron Thomas and Lydia Mae Hayes Satterfield. She married Julius Fernando Crouser in 1892. They had two sons, William Earl, born 1893 and Tommy born in 1897 (he died 1900). Cora was 17 when she married. They live in a log house that Jules built until Easter 1900, when Jules accidentally burned the house down, trying to get rid of a mouse. Cora was a Midwife and healer. If anyone was sick and needed her, she would fire-up her old lantern and walk for miles to help them. She had a favorite saying "Eat little and live long" She lived to be 96 years old. Most of this information came from Jeannette Crouser. | |||||||||||||||||||
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