Crowder family
Biographical Note
The following individuals appear in the Crowder Family Papers: Thomas W. Crowder, to whom a majority of the documents pertain, John E. Crowder, Willson Crowder, and Richard Hughes.
The Virginia census lists both Thomas W. Crowder and John E. Crowder as residing in Cumberland County in 1850. The 1860 census, however, only lists John E. Crowder. The last dated item relating to Thomas W. Crowder is an 1857 promissory note. Papers relating to John E. Crowder date from 1853 to the mid-1870s.
Although Wilson Crowder does not show up in the Virginia Census, two letters written to him appear in this collection, one of which is dated to 1853.
One payment receipt from 1840 lists Elizabeth as a daughter of Thomas W. Crowder. An Elizabeth is also cited as the wife of Richard Hughes in Hughes's undated will. These may be the same Elizabeth.
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Crowder Family Papers,
The Crowder Family Papers includes receipts, legal documents, letters, and accounts that date from 1821 to 1875 and are associated with the Crowder family of Cumberland County. This collection contains the papers of the following individuals: Thomas W. Crowder, to whom a majority of the documents pertain, John E. Crowder, Willson Crowder, and Richard Hughes.