We resurrected this site because we didn't want the years of work by Gloria Crumpler Vester and her fellow Crumpler researchers simply to be lost. Nobody has maintained it for a very long time, so many of its links no longer work — and we know. As time permits we'll go through it and tidy the broken links; volunteers are very welcome.
All of the family information has been carried over to our family history site, including a separate tree for Gloria's own database: Gloria Crumpler Vester's Crumpler Database · The Lucies Family History Site.
Please take the site for what it is: a slice of history, from the days of the rotary telephone, the daily newspaper and polite politics. — HMDP
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Shuler, Henry Hall , Sr Back to Main Page
Birth : Private
Gender: Male
Family:Spouse:Bender, Edith (Bob)
Birth : 26 SEP 1933 FARMSVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 3 JUN 1991 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Bender, Charlie Rogers
Mother: Sullivan, Lyder Mae
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Foster, Virginia Back to Main Page
Birth : 15 MAR 1871 PLEASANT HILL, DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 7 DEC 1951 HAYNEVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: 15 SEP 1897 in LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Spouse:Watson, John McgruderChildren:
Birth : 14 SEP 1871 LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Death : 16 JUL 1960 HAYNEVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Watson, William
Mother: Moorer, Elizabeth
Watson, Missouri Elizabeth
Watson, William Foster
Watson, Georgia Virginia
Birth : Private
Gender: Female
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Herbert, Phillip Cook Back to Main Page
Birth : 7 DEC 1871 LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Death : 24 DEC 1944 SELMA, DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Family:Marriage: 17 MAR 1920 in DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA
Spouse:Watson, Missouri Elizabeth
Birth : 14 JUN 1898 HAYNEVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 26 JUL 1988 HAYNEVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Watson, John Mcgruder
Mother: Foster, Virginia
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Rogers, Janice Margaret Back to Main Page
Birth : 15 FEB 1905 LETOCHATACHIE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 26 APR 1948 HAYNEVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: 19 NOV 1923 in FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
Spouse:Watson, William Foster
Birth : 22 APR 1902 HAYNEVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : PROB HAYNEVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Watson, John Mcgruder
Mother: Foster, Virginia
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Gilmore, Charles Leon Back to Main Page
Birth : 21 SEP 1912 PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 14 JUL 1985 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Family:Spouse:Bender, Frances Isabell (Fannie Bell)
Birth : Private
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Bender, John Robert
Mother: Till, Beaulah
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Hollingshead, John Larkin Back to Main Page
Birth : 24 FEB 1912 BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 11 FEB 1971 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Family:Marriage: 17 JUN 1933 in LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Spouse:Bender, Velma Catherine
Birth : 22 JUL 1917 BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 4 SEP 1994 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Bender, John Robert
Mother: Till, Beaulah
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Cain, Lucille Back to Main Page
Birth : Private
Gender: Female
Family:Spouse:Bender, William Clayton
Birth : Private
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Bender, John Robert
Mother: Till, Beaulah
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Lance, Josephine Elberta Back to Main Page
Birth : Private
Gender: Female
Family:Spouse:Bender, Robert Till
Birth : 2 JUL 1924 BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 11 JUL 1984 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, B. NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Bender, John Robert
Mother: Till, Beaulah
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Welsh, Charles Harmon Back to Main Page
Birth : Private
Gender: Male
Family:Spouse:Bender, Jewel Jannette
Birth : Private
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Bender, John Robert
Mother: Till, Beaulah
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Lavender, Etta H Back to Main Page
Birth : NOV 1884 MACEDONIA, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 1980 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Lavender, Edward CFamily:
Mother: Moorer, Annie Lavender
Marriage: 6 DEC 1905 in LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Spouse:Small, Henry CChildren:
Birth : 1881 FARMSVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 1960 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Small, Jasper G.
Mother: Moorer, Mary
Small, Earl
Birth : Private
Gender: Male
Small, Della
Birth : Private
Gender: Female
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Strickland, Lilian Back to Main Page
Birth : ABT. 1890 PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: 26 FEB 1922 in LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Spouse:Lavender, Edward H
Birth : FEB 1891 MACEDONIA, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Lavender, Edward C
Mother: Moorer, Annie Lavender
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Parsons, Annis F Back to Main Page
Birth : 24 JAN 1902 UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Death : 14 APR 1978 BAY MINETTE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: ABT. 1920 in PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Spouse:Moorer, William Henry
Birth : 10 MAY 1898 FARMSVILLE, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 6 AUG 1965 MOBILE, B. BAY MINETTE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Moorer, Independence Washington (Penny)
Mother: Godwin, Elizabeth
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Ernest, C E Back to Main Page
Birth : ABT. 1875 PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Family:Marriage: 14 FEB 1904 in LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Spouse:Moorer, Mattie
Birth : ABT. 1876 PALMYRA, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Moorer, John Henry
Mother: McFerrin, Abbie (Fannie)
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Matthews, Pauline Back to Main Page
Birth : 20 NOV 1908 LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Death : 10 APR 1959 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: ABT. 1926 in PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Spouse:Moorer, Marcel Lee
Birth : 8 APR 1899 BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 1 JUL 1932 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Moorer, Randolph Mansel
Mother: Lee, Mary Ellen (Ella)
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Cassady, Mary Lee Back to Main Page
Birth : ABT. 1900 PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : PROB DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: 24 APR 1920 in LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Spouse:Bender, Otis C
Birth : ABT. 1897 BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : PROB DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Bender, George Washington
Mother: Parrish, Mattie (Aunt Coo)
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Little, Era Back to Main Page
Birth : ABT. 1916 MACEDONIA, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : ABT. 1989 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: ABT. 1938 in LOWNDES CO. ALABAMA
Spouse:Bender, John Henry
Birth : 20 JUL 1918 BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Death : 6 MAR 1973 NEW BETHEL, BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Bender, Samuel Dilburn
Mother: Godwin, Mary Jane
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Robinson, Joseph R Back to Main Page
Birth : ABT. 1880 PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Family:Marriage: 25 JUL 1913 in LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Spouse:Strickland, Hattie
Birth : ABT. 1886 BRAGGS, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Strickland, James Hamilton
Mother: McFerrin, Eugenia
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Loftin, Edwana Back to Main Page
Birth : ABT. 1912 PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Female
Family:Marriage: 29 JAN 1928 in LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Spouse:Sheehan, Louis L
Birth : ABT. 1910 PROB LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Sheehan, Emmitt Eugene
Mother: Bender, Janie Mae
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Minus, Isaac Maxwell Back to Main Page
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Minus, Josiah PinckneyFamily:
Mother: Moorer, Laura Ann
Children:Minus, Richard
Gender: Male
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Eaves, Anne Back to Main Page
Birth : 1777 St. Thomas Parish, Charleston District, SC
Death : 1823 St. Georges Parish, Dorchester County, SC
Gender: Female
Parents:Father: Eaves, OswaldFamily:
Mother: unknown,
Marriage: 1801
Spouse:Minus, StephenChildren:
Birth : 15 SEP 1777 St. Georges Parish, Dorchester County, SC
Death : 22 FEB 1820 St. Georges Parish, Dorchester County, SC
Gender: Male
Parents:Father: Minus, Jacob
Mother: Savage, Mary
Minus, Richard
Minus, Savage
Gender: Male
Minus, Elizabeth
Gender: Female