Benjamin F Crites

1859 - 1938  (78 years)

• Name	Benjamin F Crites
  Born	27 Dec 1859	Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Feb 1938	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	1860 Jackson, VA 6 months old B F Crites B.F. Crites, 78, Retired farmer and lifelong resident of Jackson county, died yesterday morning at his home in Ripley. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at the Fairplain church with the Rev. P.E. Thornburg in charge. Burial will be in the Casto Cemetery at Fairplain. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Minnie Crites, a daughter, Mrs Bessie Milam of Sissonville, three sons, Oscar Crites of Ripley, Harry and Eric Crites of Charleston, and the following grandchildren: John and Irma Lee Milam of Sissonville, Elaine Crites of Ripley, Ordith, Drexel, Iris Ann, David, Joyce and Franklin Crites, all of Charleston.
  Person ID	I1656	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Martin Crites,   b. 6 Jun 1811, Harrison County, now Upshur County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1870  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bowles,   b. 20 Aug 1818,   d. 7 Apr 1899  (Age 80 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1833	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1840 Jackson Co VA Martin Crites 1m 0-5 Abraham 1m 20-30 2f 0-5 Ona & ? 1f 5-10 Hannah 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson Co VA # 393-397 Crites Martin 39 M Farmer Va Crites Elizabeth 32 M Va Crites Hannah 15 F Va Crites Abram 12 M Va Crites Oney 9 F Va Crites Nathan 7 M Va Crites Nancy 5 F Va Crites Elias 3 M Va Crites Paulina 2/12 F Va 1860 Jackson Co VA [all born VA] Martin Crites 49 Eliz 42 Nathan 18 N A 15 (f) Elias 13 Pelmi 10 (f) Melisa 6 Jno U/W? 3 Benj F 4/12 E V Anderson 19 (f) domestic 1870 Jackson Co WV Crites, Elizabeth, 51, farming, 1800/420, VA , Nancy, 25 , Perlina, 19 , Melissa J, 15 , John W, 12 , Benj F, 10 , Elizabeth M, 7 1880 Jackson Co WV E Ripley Dist # 135-136 Elizabeth, 61 John W, 22 Benjamin F, 20 Elizabeth M, 17 Eliot, James T, 5, GS Wetherholt, Nancy A, 35, D Holly, 9, GS William E 7, GS Albert J, 5, GS Jacob W, 1, GS
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cora L Wolfe,   b. 28 Nov 1867,   d. 11 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 29 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1889	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 93-100 Benjamin F, 12/1859, 40 Vessie M, da, 10/1890, 9 Isker O, sn 7/1892, 7 Howard H, sn, 3/1895, 5 Maggie E Goodwin, si, 11/1862, 37, wd, 1-1 Francis M, sn, 11/1896, 3 1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 271 Crites, Benjamin F 50 m2 - 6y Minnie O 41 m1- 6y 1-1 child Bessie M da 18 Oscar A son 17 Harry H son 15 Horner E son 3 Goodwin, Nalton F neph 13
  Children	1. Bessie M Crites,   b. 14 Oct 1890, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1972, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)   2. Oscar Aubra Crites,   b. 23 Jul 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1957, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 64 years)   3. Harry Howard Crites,   b. 4 Apr 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Sep 1968, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 73 years)   4. Bryan L Crites,   b. 1 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Minnie O Harrison,   b. 3 Oct 1868, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1945, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1903	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 271 Crites, Benjamin F 50 m2 - 6y Minnie O 41 m1- 6y 1-1 child Bessie M da 18 Oscar A son 17 Harry H son 15 Horner E son 3 Goodwin, Nalton F neph 13 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 86 Crites, Benjamin F 60 Minnie O 51 Oscar Obry son 27 Eric son 13 Alford, Hanah M niece 57 wd
  Children	1. Son Crites,   b. 19 Jul 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Jul 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Eric Homer Crites,   b. 27 Dec 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 May 2000, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F14282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Dec 1859 - Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S1205] Census, 1860 JC annotated. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.