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Jacob A. Crouse

7 May 1792 – 1859

Birth7 May 1792
Death1859
CemeteryJacob A Crouse Family Cemetery
Twin Oaks , Alleghany County , North Carolina , USA
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132120579

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*Jacob A. Crouse (son of Adam Crouse and Elizabeth) was born 1792 in Wilkes County, NC, and died Abt. 1859 in Ashe County, NC (Now Alleghany). He married Nancy Fender on Abt. 1812, daughter of Nimrod Fender and Sarah Sumers. Children 1.Sarah Crouse, b. bet. 1815-1820, Ashe Co., NC; d. bet. 1850-1858, Ashe Co., NC; m. Samuel WILLEY (b. Dec. 27, 1803; d. Nov. 10, 1886); bur. Henry McDaniel Crouse Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. 2+Elizabeth Crouse, b. Apr. 20, 1817, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jan. 29, 1881, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Frederick L. WOLFE (b. Sept. 25, 1815; d. Feb. 16, 1881); bur. Wolf Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. 3.John Crouse, b. July 17, 1824, Ashe Co., NC; d. May 21, 1858, Ashe Co., NC; m. Christina WAGONER, daughter of Henry WAGONER & Sarah HOPPERS (b. Nov. 7, 1822; d. Apr. 4, 1898); bur. Henry McDaniel Crouse Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Henry McDaniel Crouse (1844) m. Martha Emeline HIGGINS; Matilda Emma Crouse (1846), Isom Freelin Crouse (1849), Susan Frances Crouse (1852), Floyd Crouse (1855), Theodocia "Dasha" Crouse (1857) m. Wesley Burris ANDREWS. 4.Martin Crouse, b. abt. 1830, Ashe Co., NC; d. Apr. 5, 1910, Benton Co., AR; m. Nancy WILLEY, daughter of Andrew WILLEY & Mary WOLFE (b. Jan. 1830; d. aft. 1900). 5.Susanna Crouse, b. abt. 1832, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1881, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Calloway JOINES, son of Thomas JOINES, Jr., & Lydia HOPPERS, Jan. 7, 1852, Ashe Co., NC (b. June 1832; d. 1912); bur. Thomas Joines Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. 6.Daniel Crouse, b. abt. 1832, Ashe Co., NC; d. late 1865, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Elizabeth MOXLEY, daughter of Zachariah MOXLEY & Susanna WAGONER (b. abt. 1832; d. aft. 1866). Daniel Crouse was one of several men in Alleghany County reportedly killed by "bushwhackers" near the end of the Civil War. See Mountain Mourning by Cyrus Stoneman (2007). 7.Nancy Crouse, b. June 1833, Ashe Co., NC; d. Oct. 25, 1924, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Andrew Jackson SPURLIN, son of John SPURLIN & Mary WILLEY (b. June 30, 1829; d. Feb. 19, 1923); bur. Henry McDaniel Crouse Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. 8.Solomon Crouse, b. abt. 1845, Ashe Co., NC; d. May 1864 in the Civil War; m. Sarah Jane BILLINGS, Jan. 8, 1864, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Aug. 13, 1844; d. Oct. 3, 1939). Sarah remarried to Jacob ESTEP (EASTEP) in 1866 and they moved to Hardin Co., IA, and from there to Texas. Sarah is buried at the Crandall Cemetery in Kaufman Co., TX. NOTES FROM RL MOON There were several men named Jacob CROUSE (KRAUS, CROWS) in Ashe County, NC, around the same time period, and trying to sort them out can be confusing. Jacob A. CROUSE who married Nancy FENDER was probably the son of Adam CROUSE and his wife Elizabeth (last name unknown, although some speculate she was a WAGGONER), based on the following baptismal record from Shiloh Lutheran Church, present-day Forsyth County, NC: November 16, 1794 Jacob KRAUS born may 7, 1794, Son of Adam and Elizabeth KRAUS from Wilkes Co. Was baptized by Pastor KRAMSCH. Sponsors: George & Christina GERBER. The Shiloh Lutheran Church was located in Stokes (now Forsyth) County, NC. This area was originally settled by the German-speaking Moravians (Bohemian Brethren) from Pennsylvania, who founded the settlement of Wachovia in 1753. They were joined by thousands of Germans of other religious faiths. Many German surnames can be found in Ashe and Alleghany County, such as Crouse (Kraus), Fender (Finter), Hoppers (Hoppes), Grubb (Grube), Shupe, Roop, and Vaught. The 1820 census of Ashe County, NC, includes 4 men named Jacob CROWS: •p.6: Jacob CROWS (age 26-45) •p.6: Jacob CROWS, Jr. (age 18-25) •p.28: Jacob CROWS (over age 45) •p.28: Jacob CROWS (age 18-25) Nimrod FENDER also appears on page 28 of the 1820 census. Therefore, it seems likely that the younger Jacob CROWS on p.28 is a probably the Jacob A. Crouse who married Nancy Fender. The older Jacob CROWS on page 28 is probably Jacob A. Crouse's uncle Jacob Crouse (c.1775) who married Sarah Edwards. Jacob A. Crouse is listed in the census of Ashe County, NC, from 1820 (probably) through 1850. He was 57 years old in 1850, so probably born 1793-1794. He died in 1859 based on estate records.

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