Benjamin Arnold Crutchfield

Brief Life History of Benjamin Arnold

When Benjamin Arnold Crutchfield was born on 22 January 1870, in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States, his father, John S Crutchfield, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Andrews, was 30. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Callie Mitchell Mason. He lived in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 4 September 1915, in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Arnold Crutchfield
1870–1915
Callie Mitchell Mason
1873–1963
Lessie M Crutchfield
1894–1982
Carrie Arnold Crutchfield
1897–1980
Henry Dewey Crutchfield
1897–1963
Charlie Andrews Crutchfield
1900–1967
John Elisha Crutchfield Sr
1902–1977
Nellie Crutchfield
1906–1992
Eugene B Crutchfield
1911–1991
Julia Elizabeth Crutchfield
1914–1993

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  • Benj A Crutchfield in household of Jno S Crutchfield, "United States Census, 1880"
  • B A Crutchfield, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Benjamin Crutchfield, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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1877 · Last Troops Leave

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name probably from Cruchfield in Berkshire or Crutchfield in Surrey. The former is named with Celtic crṻg ‘mound, hill’ + Old English feld ‘open country’, and the latter Middle English crouche ‘cross’ (Old English crūc) + feld.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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