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Crouch Family Holds Reunion
The fifth annual reunion of the Crouch Family was held Sunday at Manners Park. Picnic dinner was served at noon. The afternoon was spent with a short entertainment, including readings, and several quartette, by the Crouch Brothers from Decatur. Officers for the following year are President, Mrs. Lou Woolsey; vice-President, Mrs. Hugh Breckenridge; Sec-Treas, J. B. Crouch; Chairman, R. J. Crouch. Mrs. Helen Crouch was the oldest member present and the youngest was the six weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haldeen Calvert. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Crouch and son Stanley Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Crouch, Mr. and Mrs. V. Crouch and children, Eugene, Helen, Margaret, and Jimmie; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crouch and sons Dewey and Opal; Mrs Helen Crouch, all from Decatur, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Crouch; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bivins and children, Mrs. Amy Ray and daughter Edora; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hilton; Mr. and Mrs. Haldeen Calvert, all from Finley, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Walker and children Virginia and Harlan, Mattoon, Ill.; Miss Estella Breckenridge, Davenport, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Breckenridge and family, Roy, Lillie, Elizabeth, and Edith; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woolsey, Mr. amd Mrs. Ralph Funderburke and son Halden, all from Pawnee; Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hall and children Clarence and Ella May from Morrisonville; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Breckenridge and children, Lloyd and Gladys, Taylorville. The reunion will be held next year at Nelson Park, Decatur, the second Sunday in September. This clipping is courtesy of Sally Thomas. No date provided. Helen Crouch was still alive in 1930. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crouch is James Barbour Crouch and the son referred to as Opal is Richard Oral Crouch. Mr. and Mrs. V. Crouch would have been Lester Van. Manners Park: A 62 acre tract is just four blocks south of the Taylorville (Ill) Square. The park has one seven-acre lake that offers great fishing, waterfowl, and natural areas. There are also 5 playground areas for youngsters, a large Chautauqua building that was placed on the National Historic Site list in 1988, and one other large shelter ö perfect for family reunions or large picnics. Four baseball fields (one lighted), basketball and tennis courts, one outdoor Olympic size swimming pool, and a community building are all in Manners Park. The Park District Administration Building is also located here. |
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page. I have listed the names of the persons at this gathering and have
given some detail concerning their relationship to the Crouch family. I am
not a genealogist. I have used the work of Myra Crouch Dickson who worked
for over 60 years to accumulate this information. Her daughter Julie
Meredith has incorporated this in a web site.
If you are interested in genealogy concerning the David Crouch line this site is a must. For all that I came up short. I can't identify Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hiton (Hilton). And I cannot date the event accurately. It is certainly no earlier than 1931 and most likely 1933. Haldeen Calvert had a daughter, Barbara Ann, born July 27, 1933, at Pana, Christian, Illinois. But there was an earlier child and a couple later. Finally if you spot errors or can add information please contact me. |
 Roy Breckenridge, Hugh Breckenridge, Stanly Crouch, Armstrong D. Young, Jonathan Crouch, Richard Breckenridge, Lester "Van" Crouch, Richard Breckenridge The child in front of Roy and Hugh is Hugh's son, Thomas Lloyd Breckenridge. |
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Amy Ray (Bidert) daughter Verla |
 Lester Van Crouch with Claude Crouch - visit to Nashville, MO. |
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named in the article in the order they were named. I've attempted with
considerable success to relate them to the Crouch family. The source of much
of this material is Julie Meredith's family web site - Meredithroots.
http://www.meredithroots.org
It has a searchable database that made much of this pretty easy. Keep in mind that we get our Breckenridge relatives from two sources: David & Elizabeth Cassity Crouch had a daughter named Mary "Polly" Crouch. Polly was born about 1786 - 1789 in Wythe Co. Virginia and died about 1852 - 1855 in Kentucky. Polly married George Washington Breckenridge on March 19, 1806 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. George and Polly had nine children. One of their children (Absalom Wallace Breckenridge) is the father of Richard Breckenridge who married Martha Jane Crouch on May 19, 1885 in Willisburg, KY. Sally Thomas Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Crouch and son Stanley Reid William Reid CROUCH son of James Barbour and Margaret Cheatham Crouch b: 21 Mar 1900 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 22 Dec 1952 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois +Elizabeth Frances DEMPSTER b: 18 Mar 1910 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois m: 9 Mar 1929 Stanley Reid CROUCH b: 1 Jul 1931 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Crouch Stanley Forest CROUCH son of James Barbour and Margaret Cheatham Crouch b: 3 Sep 1895 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 27 Apr 1963 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois +Edith CRYER b: 23 Nov 1901 in Spring Valley, , Illinois m: 14 May 1924 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois d: 22 Jul 1992 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. V. Crouch and children Margaret and Jimmie Lester Van CROUCH son of James Barbour and Margaret Cheatham Crouch b: 26 Mar 1894 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 3 May 1948 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois +Muriel Beatrice BROWN b: 5 Aug 1901 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas m: 2 Jan 1920 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois d: Jul 1975 in Sacramento, , California Helen Margaret Crouch b: 29 Jul 1924 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois James Alan CROUCH b: 4 Jul 1931 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crouch and sons Dewey and Opal James Barbour CROUCH son of Martin Van Buren Crouch and Georgia Stapp b: 6 May 1868 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 23 Oct 1950 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois +Margaret M CHEATHAM b: 11 Nov 1873 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky m: 24 Nov 1892 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 1 Mar 1949 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois Dewey H CROUCH b: 1 Jul 1898 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 1 Feb 1974 Richard Oral CROUCH b: 2 Jul 1906 in Westervelt, Shelby, Illinois d: 18 Feb 1965 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Mrs. Helen Crouch Richard Johnson CROUCH son of Ambrose Dudley and Julie Hufstutter Crouch b: 26 Mar 1840 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 4 Aug 1916 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky +Helen LAIR (second wife) b: Sep 1851 in , , Kentucky m: 2 Mar 1879 in , Washington, Kentucky
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Crouch Richard Johnson CROUCH son of Martin Van Buren Crouch and Georgia Stapp b: 22 Apr 1870 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 10 May 1959 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois +Laura CROW b: 10 Jul 1874 in Chaplin, Washington, Kentucky m: 23 Apr 1890 in , Washington, Kentucky d: 3 May 1960 in Findlay, Moultrie, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bivins and children Georgianna CROUCH daughter of Richard Johnson Crouch and Laura Crow b: 7 Mar 1892 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 20 Mar 1963 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois +Philip Ray BEVINS b: 20 Aug 1886 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky m: 25 Dec 1910 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky d: 17 Dec 1964 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois
Mrs. Amy Ray and daughter Edora Amy Vivian CROUCH daughter of Richard Johnson Crouch and Laura Crow b: 11 Jul 1902 in , Washington, Kentucky d: Apr 1994 in Findlay, Shelby, Illinois +Guy H. RAY b: 30 Jan 1898 in Sullivan, Moultire, Illinois m: 22 Jan 1922 in Sullivan, Moultire, Illinois Verla Eudora RAY b: 1 Feb 1923 in Sullivan, Moultire, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hiton
Mr. and Mrs. Haldeen Calvert Halden Breckenridge Calvert great grandson of Mary Polly Crouch (daughter of David and Elizabeth Cassity Crouch) b: 30 July 1911 in Denver, Colorado d: 24 July 1983 in Edinburg, Christian, Illinois + Louise Fisher m: 7 Aug 1930 Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Walker and children Virginia and Harlan Lula Odell Breckenridge granddaughter of Mary Polly Crouch (daughter of David and Elizabeth Cassity Crouch) b: 2 May 1883 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky d: 21 Dec 1961 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois + Clarence Marvin Walker m: 15 Jan 1928 Matoon, Coles, Kentucky
Miss Estella Breckenridge Estella Breckenridge granddaughter of Mary Polly Crouch (daughter of David and Elizabeth Cassity Crouch) b: 25 Dec 1887 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky d: 15 July 1942 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Breckenridge and family, Roy, Lillie, Elizabeth, and Edith Martha Jane CROUCH daughter of Richard Johnson Crouch and Laura Logan b: 18 Dec 1865 in Carlisle, Washington, Kentucky d: 17 Aug 1956 in Talorville, Christian, Illinois +Richard Alexander BRECKENRIDGE b: 10 Apr 1863 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky m: 10 May 1885 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 2 May 1954 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Roy BRECKENRIDGE b: 19 Jun 1889 in Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky d: 23 Dec 1958 Lillie Pearl BRECKENRIDGE b: 6 Feb 1896 in Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois Elizabeth BRECKENRIDGE b: 4 Oct 1899 in Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois d: 11 Jan 1975 Edith BRECKENRIDGE b: 22 Dec 1906 in Blue Mound, , Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woolsey Mary Susan (Suda) CROUCH daughter of Richard Johnson Crouch and Laura Logan b: 6 Feb 1868 in Carlisle, Washington, Kentucky d: 6 Aug 1951 in , , Illinois +T. D. WOOLSEY m: 22 Dec 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Funderburk and son Halden Bessie Grace BRECKENRIDGE daughter of Richard Alexander Breckenridge and Martha Jane Crouch b: 11 Oct 1897 in Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois +Ralph FUNDERBURK d: 1938 Halden FUNDERBURK
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hall and children, Clarence and Ella May Roy Dawson Hall grandson of Dilla Ann Crouch and Armstrong D. Young b: 1 May 1884 in Berry, Sangman, Illnois d: 12 Dec 1964 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illnois +Ida Margaret Westbrook b: 12 April 1884 in Rochester, Sangamon, Illnois m: 22 May 1904
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Breckenridge and children, Lloyd and Gladys Hugh BRECKENRIDGE son of Richard Alexander Breckenridge and Martha Jane Crouch b: 28 May 1886 in Mackville, Washington, Kentucky d: 8 Sep 1973 +Nellie Eva ERVIN (would have been at reunion) m: 29 Jan 1931 +Edna Mae REDFERN (mother of children) b: 1887 in , , Illinois m: 2 Jun 1915 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois d: 13 Mar 1926 Thomas Lloyd BRECKENRIDGE b: 14 Sep 1916 in Taylorsville, , Illinois d: 18 Apr 1989 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois Gladys BRECKENRIDGE b: 6 Jun 1923
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