Delila Wiggins & Thomas L. Crenshaw

INFORMATION on Delila Wiggins & Thomas L. Crenshaw from their granddaughter:Leaneer Mae Crenshaw-Trehern still living, in Jackson County, Pascagoula,MS. From Wiggins family records:

..........[1] John Pittman Wiggins b May 3, 1817 d Oct 25, 1905 AL m Oct1848 AL
............+ Delilah Strickland (Strickling) b Sept 1826 d May 1925? in Choctaw County, AL
1................ William
2................ Thomas S.
3................ Franklin M. b
4................ Martha (Maggie) b.? d. 20 Mar 1920 [DOCUMATION]Choctaw Co., AL Death record # 9 2 4343 She lived with Christopher C. in Choctaw County, AL, till her death, never married, no children.
5................ John E. b. d Nov 1934 Choctaw Co.,AL death record # & page 53 3 26265 [DOCUMATION]1900 CENSUS Choctaw County, AL
................. + ?
..................... James
6................ Delila Savannah b abt.1849 Choctaw County, Al d abt.1915 George County, MS
................. +Thomas L Crenshaw b. abt 1860/or 61 in Choctaw CountyAL, [DOCUMATION] Married in Choctaw County, Al, moving to MS. Both buried in George County, MS.
children:
.................. Della A. b Sept 12, 1887 AL
.................. Martin V b June 8, 1891 AL
.................. Charles P b May 7, 1893 AL
.................. Minnie Lee Crenshaw b. Sept 1, 1889 AL
1900 Greene Co MS census -beat 4 84
Crenshaw, Thomas L Head W M Jan 1861 39 m AL AL AL
, Savanah Wife W F Mar 1856 44 m AL AL AL
, Delia A Dau W F Sep 1887 12 s AL AL AL
, Minnie L Dau W F Sep 1889 10 s AL AL AL
, Martin Van Son W M Jun 1891 8 s AL AL AL
, Charles P Son W M May 1893 7 s AL AL AL
Family of Minnie & Ellie:
.................. Minnie Lee Crenshaw b. Sept 1, 1889 Choctaw County,AL d. ? buried Grand Bay Cemetary, Mobile County, Grand Bay, AL. (d/o)Thomas L. Crewshaw & Delilah S. Wiggins, buried in George County, Lucedale.MS.
...................+ Ellie Dees Crenshaw b. Apr 12, 1885 d. May 1982,Pascagoula, Jackson Co., MS. [DOCUMATION] Both buried Grand Bay Cementry, Grand Bay, AL. Married Mar 15, 1910 in Greene County, MS. Ellie was son of Marion Dees Crenshaw & Nancy Jane Summerland. Ellie and Minnie were first or second cousins. Minnie Lee married Ellie Dees Crenshaw on March 15, 1910 in Greene Co MS
--- Ellie & Minnie had 2 daughters:
..................... Armena b. 1910? d. 1913? Jackson County, Orange Grove, MS, buried Orange Grove Cemetary.
..................... Leaneer Mae b. Ma 9, 1915 Agricolla, MS
........................+Fester Trehern AL>MS deceased.
......................... Mary Ann Trehern, d. 2000 Jackson County,Pascagoula, MS buried Grand Bay Cem, Mobile Co, Grand Bay, Al
--- Parents of Ellie Dees Crenshaw:
Marion Dees Crenshaw, Choctaw County, AL
...........+Nancy Jane Summerland(lin)
children of Marion & Nancy: (not in birth order)
..............[1] Ellie Dees Crenshaw b. 1885 d 1992 Jackson Co, MS,buried Grand Bay Cemetary Ellie Crenshaw/Minnie Crenshaw of Greene County, wed on March 15,1910.
...............+Minnie Lee Crenshaw d. buried Grand Bay Cemetary, Mobile County, Grand Bay, AL. (d/o) Thomas L. Crewshaw & Delilah S. Wiggins, both parents buried in George County, Lucedale.MS.
children:
..............Armena b. 1910? d. 1913? Jackson County, Orange Grove, MS, buried Orange Grove Cemetary.
..............Leaneer b. 1915 Agricolla, MS She is living near me in Pascagoula, MS
..............+Fester Trehern AL>MS deceased.
..................Mary Ann Trehern, d. 2000 Jackson County, Pascagoula, MS, 57 years old (never married , no children)
--- ..............[2] Edna
....................+Author Clark
--- ..............[3] Dora E.? Crenshaw
...................+Harvey Roberts of Escatawpa MS
--- ..............[4] Julia
..................+George Crooker, Mobile Al
--- ..............[5] Emma
................. +Legear
..............[6] Doris
................. +
..............[7] Deloris
................. +
..............[8] Earl Tate
................. +Ollie Wilkerson, Escatawpa, MS
--- ..............[9] Jefferson William Crenshaw
....................+Kitty Crenshaw Mobile Co, AL (his first cousin.
Kitty is daughter of Sylvester Crenshaw)
--- ..............[10] John Lawrence
.....................+Marie
.......................Bobby
.......................Jackie.
John divorced (Marie remarried, and the new husband adoped the boys and gave them his last name.)
..............[11] Gregory Luce
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7................Christopher C. Wiggins m Martha S. Owens 25 December 1884, Bk 1, page 434 Choctaw Co., Al record books.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (Lum) WIGGINS, was born 12 Jul 1857 in Choctaw Co.,AL. d.July 12, 1946, buried in Old Husk Cementey [DOCUMATION] in Choctaw Co., AL.
............... + MARTHA S. (Mattie) OWENS 25 Dec 1884. She was born July 1869. Died about 1903, during child birth of another child in Choctaw County, Al.
Children of CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS and MARTHA OWENS are:
.................... WALTER L. WIGGINS b. Feb. 25, 1886 Choctaw County,AL d. Dec. 17, 1935 buried in Old Husk Cem., Choctaw Co.AL
......................+ Nettie Downey
.......................... living
.......................... living
.......................... living
.......................... living
.......................... living
.......................... deceased
.................... MARY M. WIGGINS, b. Feb 1888
Choctaw County AL d.date u/k buried in Semmes Cem., Semmes, AL.
.................... + Christopher Lee
............................. Barry
............................. Flora D.
.............................. +?
.................................. granddaughter, (she married ? Walters, Mobile Al.) she was raised by Mary after Flora died
.......................+ [2] Charlie Smith d.(no dates) they had no
children ............. JOHN G WIGGINS b. 09/12/1890 Choctaw County, Al., d.12/18/1970 He lived in Little Rock, Ark. VA Home since his release from WW1. never married, no children
[DOCUMATION]
As listed in Ark US AF:
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Wiggins, John Gary, b. 09/12/1890, d. 12/18/1970, PVT ARMY, Plot: 14 92, bur. 12/23/1970
--- ................[4.] DELLA MAE WIGGINS
[DOCUMENTED] 1900 census Choctaw Co. AL census:
Christopher C. Wiggins, age 43
Martha S. Wiggins, age 36
Walter L. Wiggins, age 13
Mary M. Wiggins, age 12
John G. Wiggins, age 10
Della M. Wiggins, age 2
notes on Hardy and Della:
Hardy and Della married Aug. 4, 1917 in Choctaw Co., AL. But, got their marriage papers at Mobile County Courthouse (bk. 48, pg. 293). He bought the house and land from (Della's cousins) the Crenshaw family. Della Mae was raised by her sister, Mary Wiggins after the death of her mother, Mattie, who died during a child birth after 1900.

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