His death certificate records William J. Crum, age 56 years 26 days, born 29 Feb 1860 in Kentucky, died 25 Mar 1916 in Laurel precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, farmer, married, father Henry Crum born in Virginia, mother’s maiden name Sarah Moore born in Kentucky, cause of death nephritis, informant Amanda Crum, Ordinary, burial in Crum cemetery.

1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Newcombe precinct, lists as family #14:
Crum, Sarah, 45, widowed; John, 19; George, 16; Jane, 14; William, 9. All born in Kentucky.

1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Martinsburg precinct, lists as household #254:
Clyne, Levi, 70, farmer; Sarah, wife, 55; Crum, William, step-son, 20; Mandy S., 18, step-daughter. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
(Mandy was really a step-daughter-in-law, not a step-daughter, that is, she was William’s wife, not his sister.)

1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Crackers Neck precinct, enumerated 25 June, lists on p. 18A as family #293:
Crumb, William, 40, b. Feb 1860; Manda S., wife, 38, b. Oct 1861, Ky/Ky/Va, married 21 years, mother of 6 children, 5 living; Mary E., dau, 18, b. Aug 1881; Sarah J., dau, 16, b. Aug 1883; Arvilla, dau, 12, b. May 1887; John H., son, 10, b. Oct 1889; Charles L., son, 5, b. Oct 1894. All except Manda’s mother born in Kentucky.