William
Branker Crichlow
Aug.
14, 1836 – Jan. 7, 1923
~~
His Wife
Kate Hephzibah
July 29, 1853 – Aug. 25, 1932
Crichlow
Buried Salem Cemetery, Salem, Kentucky.
William B. Crichlow was born to W.B. Crichlow and Adaline Bibb, both of whom were born in Tennessee. [1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Union University in Tennessee in 1857 [2] and became a minister. The Rev. Crichlow also sold insurance. A Kentucky newspaper, in 1892, reported under Salem news that “Rev. W.B. Crichlow, our local insurance man, also represents some fine companies, both fire and life.”[3]
W.B. Crichlow and Miss Kate H. Shelby married 13 March 1879 in Livingston County. At that time, the Rev. Crichlow reported his residence as Caseyville [Union County, Kentucky]. [4]
Catherine “Kate” Shelby was the daughter of R.S. Shelby and E.R. Frayser. Her father was born in Livingston County and her mother was born in Cadiz, Kentucky[5]
William B. and Kate Crichlow first appear together on a census in 1900. At that time, they were living in Salem. Included in their household were two sons, Shelby Crichlow, age 20, and Dick, age 17. [6]
[1] Kentucky Death Record #5507, William B. Crichlow, occupation minister, Ancestry.com
[2] U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935; William B. Crichlow, residence Nashville, Tennessee, Graduate 1957, Ancestry.com
[3] “Salem,”
Crittenden Press, 6 October 1892, p. 3.
[4]
W.B. Crichlow and Miss Kate H. Shelby, Livingston County Marriage Bond Book 2,
pp 316-317 and Register, p. 24.
[5] Kentucky
Death Record #21941, Catherine H. Critchlow [sic]; R.S. Shelby,
informant, Ancestry.com
[6]
1900 Livingston County, Kentucky census, Salem, p. 2, E.D. 0055, Ancestry.com
[7] “W.B.
Crichlow,” The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb 1923, p. 12, Newspapers.com
Published 22 Dec 2020, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
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