James B CRISWELL Ida Myrtle CRISWELL Leona CRISWELL Living CRISWELL Lettie JENKINS Alice RAY Mini tree diagram

Robert Bryan CRISWELL1,2,4,5,3,6,7

11th Mar 19001,2,3,4,5,6,7 - UNKNOWN

Life History

11th Mar 1900

Born in Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

7th Nov 1920

Married Lettie JENKINS in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4

Jun 1976

Death of Lettie JENKINS in Arkansas.8,9

UNKNOWN

Died

Other facts

 

Birth of daughter Living CRISWELL

Notes

  • 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 June, Prairie Township, Country Road, District 7, page 13B, Hse #219, Fam #293
    Criswell, James Head W M  Oct 1870  29  married 6 years  MS AL AL Farm Laborer
    Criswell, Allice Wife W F  Oct 1876  23  married 6 years  Borne 4 children, 3 living  AR AR AR
    Criswell, Robert F  Son W M Mar 1900  2mos AR MS AR

    1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, Country Road, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #18
    Criswell, James Head M W 39  2nd marriage, married 3 years  MS SC AL Farmer
    Criswell, Janie C Wife F W 32   2nd marriage, married 3 years  Borne 6 children, 5 living  AR NC NC
    Criswell, Bryan R  Son M W 10  AR MS AR Farm Laborer

    Notice that the order of names here would be Bryan Robert.  In February 2010, I found Robert's WWI Draft Registration, which records his name as Robert Bryan.  I will follow this name order over the census.  See the following notes on his signing the registration with this name.

    World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Robert Bryan Crisswell
    Residence St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Birth 11 Mar 1900 (place of birth not reported)
    Farmer, employed by J B Crisswell, also nearest relative, address St Charles
    Medium height, Slender build, Blue Eyes, Light Brown Hair
    Registration 19 July 1918 Stuttgart, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Signed Robert Brind Criswell

    This record helps us with the order of Robert's names.  I had surmised from the census records that the name order was Bryan Robert, but have adjusted to follow this record, which I will assume to be more first-hand information.  He signs the name in this order, though with this spelling:  ROBERT BRIND CRISWELL.  This birth date helps with the exact date of birth.

    Note the spelling of his last name, which as far as I can tell, was never used by this Criswell family.  I did, however, find one early listing with this spellling in the funeral home records for one early Criswell.

    1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 February, Prairie Township, Country Road, District 15, page 6A, Hse/Fam #109
    Criswell, James Head M W 49  MS SC SC Farmer
    Criswell, Mattie Wife F W 53  AR AR AR
    Criswell, Robert Son M W 20  AR MS AR Farm Laborer

    Before the end of the year, Robert married Lettie Jenkins.  In their marriage record, his name is written (or transcribed by Ancestry) as Creswell.

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Robert Creswell
    Gender: Male
    Age 21, Birth Year abt 1899
    Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name: Lettie Jenkins
    Spouse's Gender: Female
    Spouse's Age 18
    Spouse's Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Marriage 7 Nov 1920 Arkansas County
    Marriage License Date 6 Nov 1920

    1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 April, Prairie Township, District 7, page 4B, Public Road, Hse #68, Fam #69
    Chriswell, Robert Head W M  30  married at age 20  AR MS AR Cotton Farmer
    Chriswell, Leta Wife W F  25  married at age 18  AR AR AR
    Chriswell, Alice  Dau W M 8 AR AR AR

    1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 April, Ethel, District 1-24, page 7A, Ethel Rd, Hse #97, Rents Farm, $20 value
    Crisswell, Robert Head M W 40 Grade 6 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Cotton Farmer
    Butler, Leatta Wife F W 32 Grade 5 b Arkansas same house in 1935
    Butler, Alice Dau F W 18 Single Grade HS-3 b Arkansas same house in 1935

    Robert's wife Lettie (Leattie) died in 1976 in Arkansas County.  I have not been able to find definitive death information about Robert.

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