William A Cruse

1858 - 1933  (75 years)

• Name	William A Cruse
  Birth	11 Jul 1858	Cherokee Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	82BE888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000064D7
  Death	16 Dec 1933	Cherokee Co, NC
  Burial	Valleytown Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
  Person ID	I1659	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	William Cruise,   b. 1822/1823, McMinn Co, TN d. 1863/1870, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Emaline Winfrey,   b. Jan 1825, Surry Co, NC d. 6 Sep 1906, Macon Co, NC (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1840/1842	Cherokee Co, NC
  Family ID	F1316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Jane Watson,   b. 13 Aug 1866, Lancaster Co, SC d. 20 Mar 1935, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1884/1885	Cherokee Co, NC
  Children	1. Winfrey Austin Cruse,   b. 11 May 1888, Cherokee Co, NC d. 20 Dec 1952, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 64 years)   2. Dink Cruse,   b. 31 Jan 1890, Cherokee Co, NC d. 23 May 1979, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 89 years)   3. Myrtle Cruse,   b. 14 Jun 1896, Cherokee Co, NC d. 22 Jul 1983, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 87 years)   4. Forest Cruse,   b. 5 Feb 1898, Macon Co, NC d. 25 May 1955, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F1325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. No D/C found; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Valley Town # 895/895 William Cruise 36 Farmer $150/150 McMinn Co, TN Emeline 34 Surry Co, NC Nancy 17 Cherokee Co, NC Winfrey 14 Mary A. 12 Adaline 10 James 8 Mildred 6 Orra 4 William 2; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 69/69 Emily Cruse 44 Keeping House $260/100 NC Winfrey 20 Farm Laborer James 19 Farm Laborer Milard 16 m Farm Laborer Arry 14 at home William 12 Farm Laborer Lilly 10 at home Watson 7 at home; !CENSUS:1880 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 144/146 Emely Crews 54 wd Keeping House NC-NC-NC Winfrey 35 son S Farm Laborer NC-TN-NC Milard 25 son S Farm Laborer Arra 23 dau S helps mother William 21 son S works on farm Woodson 17 son works on farm Edward 2 grson NC-NC-NC; !CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 110/110 William A. Crews head Jul 1856 43 M 15 NC-VA-NC Jane N. wife Aug 1866 33 M 15 4-4 SC-NC-SC Winfery A. son May 1888 12 NC-NC-SC Dink dau Jan 1890 10 Mertie dau Jun 1896 3 Forest son Feb 1898 2 Emily mother Jan 1825 75 W 55 10-8 NC-NC-GA; !CENSUS:1910 x !CENSUS:1920 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 179/194 William A. Cruise head 63 M NC-VA-NC Sexton - High School Jane wife 53 M SC-SC-SC Myrtle dau 23 S NC-NC-SC Forest son 24 S Laborer - Saw Mill; !CENSUS:1930 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 163/166 William A. Cruse head 71 M 27 NC-NC-NC Laborer - Odd Jobs Jane wife 63 M 22 SC-SC-SC Myrtle dau 33 S NC-NC-SC Forest son 32 S Painter - House;