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Family HistoryFamily History - Neil Lawton Crumb


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Neil Lawton Crumb and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Neil Lawton Crumb,1 born 30 August 1908, the son of Harry Clifford Crumb and Etta Louise Beach;1, 2 died February 1977.1, 2 Neil married, first, 5 June 1931 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, Elva Ruth Holem5 (born 7 August 1908 in Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, the daughter of Jacob A. Holem and Bessie H. _____;3, 4 Elva died 27 December 19513, 4). Neil married, second, 16 July 1953 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, Dorothy May Shelly6 (born 15 August 1915 in LaGrange County, Indiana, the daughter of Vern E. Shelly and Margaret Jane McCoy;6, 7 Dorothy died 21 February 20037). Neil is buried in Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1 Elva is buried in Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana.3

Child of Neil Lawton Crumb and Elva Ruth Holem:

+2i. Martha Sue Crumb, born 4 March 1936 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan. Married John C. McCoy III.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Neil L. Crumb, born: 1908; died: 1977 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and wife).
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Neil Crumb, died: February 1977; born: 30 August 1908.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Elva Ruth Holem Crumb, born: 7 August 1908; died: 27 December 1951 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and husband).
  4. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Muriel Link Collection, Obituary dated 29 December 1951, Crumb, Mrs. Neil, died: Thursday, 27 December 1951; born: 7 August 1908 in Plymouth, Indiana. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband and daughter.
  5. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Neil Lawton Crumb and Elva Ruth Holem, married on 5 September 1931 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
  6. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Neil L. Crumb, born: 30 August 1908 in Bay County, Michigan; father: Harry C. Crumb; mother: Etta Beach; and Dorothy May Shelly, born: 15 August 1915 in LaGrange, Indiana; father: Vern E. Shelly; mother: Margaret Jane McCoy; married on 16 July 1953 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
  7. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Dorothy S. Crumb, died: 21 February 2003; residence zip code: 46614 (corresponding to South Bend, Indiana); born: 15 August 1915.
Second Generation
2. Martha Sue Crumb2 (Neil1), born 4 March 1936 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.1, 2 Martha married, 20 June 1957 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, John C. McCoy III1 (born 25 June 1935 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan, the son of John C. McCoy and Mary Young1).

  1. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, John C. McCoy III, born: 25 June 1935 in Sturgis, Michigan; father: John C. McCoy; mother: Mary Young; and Martha Sue Crumb, born: 4 March 1936 in Dowozioc, Michigan; father: Neil L. Crumb; mother: Elva R. Halem; married on 20 June 1957 in St. Joseph, Indiana.
  2. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Muriel Link Collection, Obituary dated 29 December 1951, Crumb, Mrs. Neil, died: Thursday, 27 December 1951; born: 7 August 1908 in Plymouth, Indiana. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband and daughter.