Family Group Sheet
NameHenry Crose, 1C2R
Birth19 Sep 1897, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Oct 1986, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Burial26 Oct 1986, Crix Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherAbraham A. Crose (1858-1935)
MotherMartha Ann Pettit (?1861-1942)
Other spousesEstie Ethel Dehart, 1C2R
Marriageabt 1920, Kentucky
SpouseMary “Belle” Alfrey
Birth1 Feb 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 Mar 1924, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialCrix Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherHenry Greely Alfrey (~1867-1958)
MotherEmma F. Stidham (1871-1920)
Children
1 FRuth Crose, 2C1R
Birth13 Apr 1921, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRobert Wilburn Workman
2 MRossie Crose (Died as Child), 2C1R
Birth14 Nov 1923, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death15 Jul 1938, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Henry Crose
His WWI Draft Registration card, issued in 1917/1918 (the images on Ancestry do not show the side of the card that has the date it was filed), says Henry Crose, age 21, residence Clearfield, Ky, born Sept. 1st, 1897, occupation farmer, employer Abe Crose, father, nearest relative Angeline Crose, wife. (I have not identified this wife.)
Gary D. Lewis listed Henry's birthdate as 19 Sep 1897, apparently from his gravestone, but that is inconsistent with the 1900 census, which lists him as age 8, born May 1892. The 1900 census is terribly inaccurate on dates, with nearly all the months disagreeing with those given on other records, making me believe that the enumerator invented the birthdates, but it is close as most censuses on ages of children, and entering a child under 3 as 8 seems extreme. (There was another Henry Crose in the area, born about 1898 in Morgan Co., son of Strib Crose & Nannie Mize, who married Mary E. Ramey in 1917.)
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Henry Crose, d. 23 Oct 1986, age 89, in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 60, #29940, which would also imply a birthdate in 1897.
Social Security Death Index lists Henry Crose, b. 19 Sep 1897, d. Oct 1986, SSN 400-18-7970 issued in KY, last residence Clearfield, KY.
Gary D. Lewis listed Henry's birthdate as 19 Sep 1897, apparently from his gravestone, but that is inconsistent with the 1900 census, which lists him as age 8, born May 1892. The 1900 census is terribly inaccurate on dates, with nearly all the months disagreeing with those given on other records, making me believe that the enumerator invented the birthdates, but it is close as most censuses on ages of children, and entering a child under 3 as 8 seems extreme. (There was another Henry Crose in the area, born about 1898 in Morgan Co., son of Strib Crose & Nannie Mize, who married Mary E. Ramey in 1917.)
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Henry Crose, d. 23 Oct 1986, age 89, in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 60, #29940, which would also imply a birthdate in 1897.
Social Security Death Index lists Henry Crose, b. 19 Sep 1897, d. Oct 1986, SSN 400-18-7970 issued in KY, last residence Clearfield, KY.
Notes for Mary “Belle” Alfrey
Her death certificate records Bell Crose, age 22 years 1 month 4 days, born 1 Feb 1902 in Ky, died 5 Mar 1924 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, father Henry Alfrey, mother’s maiden name Emma Stidams, cause of death tuberculosis of lungs, informant Henry Crose, Crix, Ky, burial in Cox Cemetery.
The cemetery survey done by the Rowan County Historical Society lists dates on her gravestone as 9 Mar 1900 to 3 Mar 1926, but the death date at least must have been misread.
The cemetery survey done by the Rowan County Historical Society lists dates on her gravestone as 9 Mar 1900 to 3 Mar 1926, but the death date at least must have been misread.
Notes for Henry & Mary “Belle” (Family)
I checked all of the marriage books between 1916 and 1922, and this marriage is not listed in Rowan Co. They may have married elsewhere.
Census
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagoner precinct, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 4A as family #63:
Crose, Abraham, 70, farmer, age at first marriage 21; Martha Ann, wife, 66, age at first marriage 18; Henry, son, 29, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Esta, dau (but should be dau-in-law), 24, age at first marriage 18; Ruthie, granddau, 8; Rossie, grandson, 5; Teddy, grandson, 3 8/12; Lafey, grandson, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Crose, Abraham, 70, farmer, age at first marriage 21; Martha Ann, wife, 66, age at first marriage 18; Henry, son, 29, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Esta, dau (but should be dau-in-law), 24, age at first marriage 18; Ruthie, granddau, 8; Rossie, grandson, 5; Teddy, grandson, 3 8/12; Lafey, grandson, 1 6/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
