Earsel R. Croft

James married Josephine Adaline Bebout 11 Sep 1895, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Josephine (daughter of Chester Cole Bebout and Mary Elizabeth Lewis) was born 18 Jun 1877, Crittenden County, Kentucky; died 28 Dec 1947, Crittenden County, Kentucky; was buried , Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

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Letter sent to William George Miles, Jr., 16 September 1996, from Brenda Joyce Jerome, Western Kentucky Journal: "7. Chester Cole Tet - born 24 Dec 1856 Crittenden Co; died 1942 and buried at Salem Cemetery, Livingston Co, KY. Married (1) Mary Elizabeth Lennie Lewis (sister of Rebecca - see above) 2 Jan 1875; (2) Lizzie Floyd 12 Jun 1889 and (3) Minnie Thornting 2 Nov 1906. Uncle Chester lived in Salem and my mother, Alma Lavern Croft, lived with him and Aunt Minnie while she attended Salem High School in the 1930's. He was known as Uncle Chester even though he was my mother's gr-grand father." CENSUS 1900 KENTUCKY, Crittenden Co, Hurricane (Mag-Dist5), Volume: 17, Edition: 33, Sheet: 11, Line: 67, BEBOUT, Chester C, age 45 (Dec 1854), b KY, living with four children: Alvin (18), Rosie (16), Lem (15), Elmer (13), and Mary E (21)

Chester married Mary Elizabeth Lewis 15 Jan 1875, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of William Lewis and Martha Rebecca Vaughn) was born 18 May 1856, Crittenden County, Kentucky; died 5 Sep 1888, Crittenden County, Kentucky; was buried , Sisco Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucy. [Group Sheet]

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From a letter sent to William George Miles, Jr., 16 September 1996, by Brenda Joyce Jerome, Western Kentucky Journal. "Peter Bebout was born ca 1823 OH and died 16 Apr 1862 at Columbia, Maury Co, TN during the Civil War. He was the son of Abraham Bebout and Elizabeth Van Ostrand. Peter Bebout married Harriett C. Wilson, daughter of John E. Wilson and Harriet Brooks, 23 July 1845 Crittenden Co, KY. Harriet was born Dec 1824 and died 16 Jun 1908 and is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Crittenden Co, KY. Peter Bebout enlisted in 20th Regt, KY Vol Infantry. His widow, Harriett C., received a widow's pension - #14620. A deposition was given by Lewis Thomas 19 Nov 1869, when Harriet applied for a pension: Lewis Thomas stated that he was a private in Co D 20th KY Regt US Volunteers... that Peter Bebout was a private in same company and regiment; they served together until the death of Bebout, which occured 6 Apr 1862 at Columbia, TN. He was well acquainted with Bebout from the time they entered the army. He stated Bebout had the fever, contracted while in the service of the US and in the line of his duty; that he was taken with chronic dyareah [sic] while on the march from Bowling Green [Warren Co, KY] to Shiloah and was left by command at the hospital in Columbia, TN and Thomas was left sick at the same time and place and was present at the time of Bebout's death. He stated that a physician at the hospital stated at the time that Bebout had what he called the galloping consumption and some disease of the heart which caused his death."

Peter married Harriet Cassander Wilson 23 Jul 1845, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Harriet (daughter of John E. Wilson and Harriet Brooks) was born Dec 1824, Kentucky; died 16 Jun 1908, Crittenden County, Kentucky; was buried , Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

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From a letter sent to William George Miles, Jr., 16 September 1996, from Brenda Joyce Jerome, Western Kentucky Journal: "Obituary of Harriet C. Bebout from Crittenden Press 2 Jul 1908: Mrs. Bebout, mother of Tet Bebout, of the Levias neighborhood, died June 15 [sic] at the age of 83 years. She was the sister of Rev. Clayburn Wilson, an honored pioneer Baptist preacher of this county and was also the mother of Mrs. Jas. Sullenger of Irma. Buried at Pleasant Grove." Letter sent to William George Miles, Jr., 16 September 1996, by Brenda Joyce Jerome, Western Kentucky Journal: "5. Pernecia Rebecca - born Apr 1851; married James Farmer Jun 1868. James abandoned Rebecca the same year (they only lived together 2 months) and she filed for divorce 2 Apr 1872. Harriet C. Bebout gave a deposition at the divorce hearing. One child, Martha Ann, was born of this marriage. Rebecca's name was restored to Bebout and she married Wm. H. Canada 12 Dec 1874 Critt. Co."

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The Lewis family came to Crittenden County in 1850's from Bedford County, Tennessee. (source Crittenden County, Kentucky Marriages, Vol. 2, 1866-1886, Brenda Joyce Jerome, 1991, p. 71)

William — Martha Rebecca Vaughn. [Group Sheet]