Notes for Richard CRUCE

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Notes for Richard CRUCE

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LAFAYETTE CRUCE,
is a native of Kentucky, being born in Crittenden county, October 13,
1830. His father, Richard Cruce, was a native of South Carolina, and
served under Gen. Jackson in the war of 1812. His childhood and his
earlier manhood days passed on his father's farm. In the spring of 1841
his father moved to Missouri, settling in Hickory county. Here he
remained until the breaking out of the war, when his family moved to
Paris, Texas. In the fall of 1865, Mr. Cruce moved to Johnson county,
settling at Warrensburg, remaining there about seven years; then in the
fall of 1878 he moved with his family to the south-western part of
Johnson county, settling near Big Creek. When the war came on, Mr. C.'s
sympathies were with the south, and he advocated her cause. In February,
1851, Mr. Cruce was married to Miss Mary Cock, daughter of Archibald
Cock, who is at present living in Clinton, Missouri. From this union
there are eleven children: Annie B., Richard A., Eulalia, Walter L.,
Columbus, John L., Stella, William H., Archibald, Clara and Jessie.
During Mr. Cruce's residence in Missouri, he has been engaged in the
mercantile business and farming. He owns a fine farm of 257 1/2 acres,
extending to the rich bottom lands of Big Creek. The farm is under a
good state of cultivation. Mr. C. enjoys the reputation of being one of
Johnson county's most upright citizens; in disposition, he is generous
and kind, ever ready to give assistance, where needed. Though his
earlier advantages for an education were not good; yet through his
whole life he has studied men, as well as books; and to his credit it
can be said he is a man of large and liberal views. In politics he is
strictly democratic, desiring to inculcate and enforce the doctrines
with which the party came into existence, declaring that the only
qualification for office rests upon the wise, safe and patriotic
platform of personal capability, personal honesty and personal fidelity.
Mr. Cruce and his estimable lady have been members of the Christian
church for about thirty years, and he has been an elder in the church
for a number of years.
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2. Richard Cruce was born 3 MAR 1785 in Greenville Co, SC, and died 17 JUL 1857 in Henry Co, MO. He was buried in MO. He was the son of 4. Isaac Newton Cruce 2 and 5. Jane Ann McCullaugh Brown.
3. Mary Polly Wheeler was born 28 JUL 1793 in SC- or Crittenden Co, KY, and died 12 JUL 1848 in Clinton, Henry Co, KY. She was the daughter of 6. John Wheeler and 7. Susanna Clark.

Children of Mary Polly Wheeler and Richard Cruce are:
i. Martha Cruce. She married Unknown Powers.
ii. Richard M Cruce died 18 OCT 1835 in Crayne, Chrittenden Co, Ky.
iii. James Winlock Cruce was born 30 OCT 1812 in Crayne, Chrittenden Co, Ky, and died 10 SEP 1870 in Crayne, Chrittenden Co, Ky. He married Sarah Jane Young 12 FEB 1839 in Crittenden Co, KY. He married Jane Hill 2 MAY 1852 in Crittenden Co, KY.
iv. Mary Elizabeth Cruce was born 1813 in KY, and died 9 JAN 1832 in Crayne, Chrittenden Co, Ky.
1. v. Matilda Cruce was born 20 JAN 1815, and died 14 JUL 1849. She married Tanner Woods.
vi. Isaac Marshall Cruce was born 9 OCT 1817, and died 1891. He married Lydia.
vii. Susan Jane Cruce was born BET 12 SEP 1823 AND 1825 in Ky, and died 11 NOV 1840 in KY.
viii. Columbus Erastus Cruce was born 14 MAR 1825, and died 5 APR 1859 in Henry Co, MO. He married Juliet Hester.
ix. Euphemia Cruce was born 1830. She married Preston Richardson.
x. Lafayette Cruce was born 18 OCT 1830 in Crittenden Co, KY, and died BET 1913 AND 1916 in Fort Smith, Sebastion Co, Arkansas. He married Mary Cook 27 FEB 1851 in Benton Co, Mo.

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