Excerpt from "Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical, Volume 1," edited by Joel Campbell DuBose (Southern Historical Association, 1904), in biography section on Benjamin Fitzpatrick Elmore:
"Dr. Abner Crenshaw married the second daughter [of Gen. John A. Elmore], Charlotte Perry. She was a woman of culture, finely educated and understood business matters well. One of her daughters, Louisa, married Major Bolling Hall, of Autauga county, who was a prominent man and was several times a member of the general assembly of Alabama, and whose counsel was full of wisdom. Dr. Crenshaw was a student, delighted in study, and up to the day of his death kept up Greek and Latin. He was modest and retiring, but full of information. He lived and died in Wetumpka. The youngest daughter of Mrs. Abner Crenshaw (Sarah) married Walter H. Crenshaw. Oftentimes he was a member of the legislature, speaker of the house and president of the senate. He lived in Butler county."
Abner Crenshaw was born July 2, 1778, the son of Charles Crenshaw and Eunice White. Charles saw that his sons had good educations: Abner studied medicine, his brother Anderson was the first graduate of South Carolina College and became a lawyer and judge, Walter earned a law degree, Willis became a planter, and Archibald was a justice of the quorum and a trustee of Mount Bethel Academy in South Carolina.
Abner enlisted as a surgeon in the 8th Regiment, Second Brigade of South Carolina, in 1809, and served until the close of the war in 1812. His medical studies and military service may have influenced him not to marry early in life, as may have the deaths of his father in 1814 and his mother and a sister in 1815. Abner married Charlotte Perry Elmore on June 3, 1817, at Huntingdon Castle, her father's home in Laurens District, South Carolina. Abner was 38 years old and the bride was 20.
For the next 15 years, Abner and Charlotte made their home in Laurens District. They saw many branches of the Crenshaws, Elmores and allied families move to Alabama. Charlotte's father, General John Archer Elmore, purchased property in Autauga County, Alabama, and started a plantation near the Coosa River as early as 1812, settling his family there in 1818. Abner's brothers Walter, Willis and Anderson all moved to Alabama before 1820.
Abner may have been considering a move to Alabama when his family life suddenly changed. His wife Charlotte, who had borne five children by 1831, did not always recover quickly, and suffered poor health over periods of time. She had a son on September 26, 1832, but the baby lived only three hours. On October 10th, Charlotte died. She was 35 years old, and died at almost exactly the same age as her mother had died.
In 1833, Dr. Abner brought his remaining family to join his father-in-law, General Elmore, in Autauga County. Abner purchased 320 acres of land on the Autauga side of the Coosa River, adjoining the town of Wetumpka, for $8.00 an acre. He described it as "a good piece of land, with chiefly oak and hickory timber." Dr. Abner's property in Wetumpka included the lot on which the historic First Presbyterian Church now stands. Abner was a member of the congregation and donated the lot on which the church was built.
Dr. Abner Crenshaw outlived all of his children except his daughter, Sarah Anderson Crenshaw, who lived until 1895. The turbulent years of the Civil War took a toll on his plantation as well as his health. Food shortages made life difficult for civilians as well as soldiers. "We have terrible hard times up here," wrote Dr. Abner to his daughter Sarah in January 1863. "I made 8 loads of nubbins instead of 50 or 60 ... I shall not have meat enough ... Flour is so high, we use very little of it."
At the time of his death on May 23, 1863, at age 84, Dr. Abner Crenshaw owned shares in the Wetumpka Bridge Company, two town lots in Wetumpka, a considerable amount of money in gold, silver and Confederate treasury notes, a plantation, and a number of slaves. In his 1850 will, Dr. Abner directed that a "becoming tomb stone with proper inscriptions there" be placed over the grave of his son, Abner T. F. Crenshaw (who had died 10 years earlier), in addition to his own grave, "with suitable enclosures and guards around said graves."
– See the full family history of Dr. Abner Crenshaw and his family in "The Heritage of Elmore County, Alabama", 2002.
This wonderful biography was sent to me by my good friend, by Annie Crenshaw, Findagrave Member #47035607.
"Dr. Abner Crenshaw married the second daughter [of Gen. John A. Elmore], Charlotte Perry. She was a woman of culture, finely educated and understood business matters well. One of her daughters, Louisa, married Major Bolling Hall, of Autauga county, who was a prominent man and was several times a member of the general assembly of Alabama, and whose counsel was full of wisdom. Dr. Crenshaw was a student, delighted in study, and up to the day of his death kept up Greek and Latin. He was modest and retiring, but full of information. He lived and died in Wetumpka. The youngest daughter of Mrs. Abner Crenshaw (Sarah) married Walter H. Crenshaw. Oftentimes he was a member of the legislature, speaker of the house and president of the senate. He lived in Butler county."
Abner Crenshaw was born July 2, 1778, the son of Charles Crenshaw and Eunice White. Charles saw that his sons had good educations: Abner studied medicine, his brother Anderson was the first graduate of South Carolina College and became a lawyer and judge, Walter earned a law degree, Willis became a planter, and Archibald was a justice of the quorum and a trustee of Mount Bethel Academy in South Carolina.
Abner enlisted as a surgeon in the 8th Regiment, Second Brigade of South Carolina, in 1809, and served until the close of the war in 1812. His medical studies and military service may have influenced him not to marry early in life, as may have the deaths of his father in 1814 and his mother and a sister in 1815. Abner married Charlotte Perry Elmore on June 3, 1817, at Huntingdon Castle, her father's home in Laurens District, South Carolina. Abner was 38 years old and the bride was 20.
For the next 15 years, Abner and Charlotte made their home in Laurens District. They saw many branches of the Crenshaws, Elmores and allied families move to Alabama. Charlotte's father, General John Archer Elmore, purchased property in Autauga County, Alabama, and started a plantation near the Coosa River as early as 1812, settling his family there in 1818. Abner's brothers Walter, Willis and Anderson all moved to Alabama before 1820.
Abner may have been considering a move to Alabama when his family life suddenly changed. His wife Charlotte, who had borne five children by 1831, did not always recover quickly, and suffered poor health over periods of time. She had a son on September 26, 1832, but the baby lived only three hours. On October 10th, Charlotte died. She was 35 years old, and died at almost exactly the same age as her mother had died.
In 1833, Dr. Abner brought his remaining family to join his father-in-law, General Elmore, in Autauga County. Abner purchased 320 acres of land on the Autauga side of the Coosa River, adjoining the town of Wetumpka, for $8.00 an acre. He described it as "a good piece of land, with chiefly oak and hickory timber." Dr. Abner's property in Wetumpka included the lot on which the historic First Presbyterian Church now stands. Abner was a member of the congregation and donated the lot on which the church was built.
Dr. Abner Crenshaw outlived all of his children except his daughter, Sarah Anderson Crenshaw, who lived until 1895. The turbulent years of the Civil War took a toll on his plantation as well as his health. Food shortages made life difficult for civilians as well as soldiers. "We have terrible hard times up here," wrote Dr. Abner to his daughter Sarah in January 1863. "I made 8 loads of nubbins instead of 50 or 60 ... I shall not have meat enough ... Flour is so high, we use very little of it."
At the time of his death on May 23, 1863, at age 84, Dr. Abner Crenshaw owned shares in the Wetumpka Bridge Company, two town lots in Wetumpka, a considerable amount of money in gold, silver and Confederate treasury notes, a plantation, and a number of slaves. In his 1850 will, Dr. Abner directed that a "becoming tomb stone with proper inscriptions there" be placed over the grave of his son, Abner T. F. Crenshaw (who had died 10 years earlier), in addition to his own grave, "with suitable enclosures and guards around said graves."
– See the full family history of Dr. Abner Crenshaw and his family in "The Heritage of Elmore County, Alabama", 2002.
This wonderful biography was sent to me by my good friend, by Annie Crenshaw, Findagrave Member #47035607.
Excerpt from "Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical, Volume 1," edited by Joel Campbell DuBose (Southern Historical Association, 1904), in biography section on Benjamin Fitzpatrick Elmore:
"Dr. Abner Crenshaw married the second daughter [of Gen. John A. Elmore], Charlotte Perry. She was a woman of culture, finely educated and understood business matters well. One of her daughters, Louisa, married Major Bolling Hall, of Autauga county, who was a prominent man and was several times a member of the general assembly of Alabama, and whose counsel was full of wisdom. Dr. Crenshaw was a student, delighted in study, and up to the day of his death kept up Greek and Latin. He was modest and retiring, but full of information. He lived and died in Wetumpka. The youngest daughter of Mrs. Abner Crenshaw (Sarah) married Walter H. Crenshaw. Oftentimes he was a member of the legislature, speaker of the house and president of the senate. He lived in Butler county."
Abner Crenshaw was born July 2, 1778, the son of Charles Crenshaw and Eunice White. Charles saw that his sons had good educations: Abner studied medicine, his brother Anderson was the first graduate of South Carolina College and became a lawyer and judge, Walter earned a law degree, Willis became a planter, and Archibald was a justice of the quorum and a trustee of Mount Bethel Academy in South Carolina.
Abner enlisted as a surgeon in the 8th Regiment, Second Brigade of South Carolina, in 1809, and served until the close of the war in 1812. His medical studies and military service may have influenced him not to marry early in life, as may have the deaths of his father in 1814 and his mother and a sister in 1815. Abner married Charlotte Perry Elmore on June 3, 1817, at Huntingdon Castle, her father's home in Laurens District, South Carolina. Abner was 38 years old and the bride was 20.
For the next 15 years, Abner and Charlotte made their home in Laurens District. They saw many branches of the Crenshaws, Elmores and allied families move to Alabama. Charlotte's father, General John Archer Elmore, purchased property in Autauga County, Alabama, and started a plantation near the Coosa River as early as 1812, settling his family there in 1818. Abner's brothers Walter, Willis and Anderson all moved to Alabama before 1820.
Abner may have been considering a move to Alabama when his family life suddenly changed. His wife Charlotte, who had borne five children by 1831, did not always recover quickly, and suffered poor health over periods of time. She had a son on September 26, 1832, but the baby lived only three hours. On October 10th, Charlotte died. She was 35 years old, and died at almost exactly the same age as her mother had died.
In 1833, Dr. Abner brought his remaining family to join his father-in-law, General Elmore, in Autauga County. Abner purchased 320 acres of land on the Autauga side of the Coosa River, adjoining the town of Wetumpka, for $8.00 an acre. He described it as "a good piece of land, with chiefly oak and hickory timber." Dr. Abner's property in Wetumpka included the lot on which the historic First Presbyterian Church now stands. Abner was a member of the congregation and donated the lot on which the church was built.
Dr. Abner Crenshaw outlived all of his children except his daughter, Sarah Anderson Crenshaw, who lived until 1895. The turbulent years of the Civil War took a toll on his plantation as well as his health. Food shortages made life difficult for civilians as well as soldiers. "We have terrible hard times up here," wrote Dr. Abner to his daughter Sarah in January 1863. "I made 8 loads of nubbins instead of 50 or 60 ... I shall not have meat enough ... Flour is so high, we use very little of it."
At the time of his death on May 23, 1863, at age 84, Dr. Abner Crenshaw owned shares in the Wetumpka Bridge Company, two town lots in Wetumpka, a considerable amount of money in gold, silver and Confederate treasury notes, a plantation, and a number of slaves. In his 1850 will, Dr. Abner directed that a "becoming tomb stone with proper inscriptions there" be placed over the grave of his son, Abner T. F. Crenshaw (who had died 10 years earlier), in addition to his own grave, "with suitable enclosures and guards around said graves."
– See the full family history of Dr. Abner Crenshaw and his family in "The Heritage of Elmore County, Alabama", 2002.
This wonderful biography was sent to me by my good friend, by Annie Crenshaw, Findagrave Member #47035607.
"Dr. Abner Crenshaw married the second daughter [of Gen. John A. Elmore], Charlotte Perry. She was a woman of culture, finely educated and understood business matters well. One of her daughters, Louisa, married Major Bolling Hall, of Autauga county, who was a prominent man and was several times a member of the general assembly of Alabama, and whose counsel was full of wisdom. Dr. Crenshaw was a student, delighted in study, and up to the day of his death kept up Greek and Latin. He was modest and retiring, but full of information. He lived and died in Wetumpka. The youngest daughter of Mrs. Abner Crenshaw (Sarah) married Walter H. Crenshaw. Oftentimes he was a member of the legislature, speaker of the house and president of the senate. He lived in Butler county."
Abner Crenshaw was born July 2, 1778, the son of Charles Crenshaw and Eunice White. Charles saw that his sons had good educations: Abner studied medicine, his brother Anderson was the first graduate of South Carolina College and became a lawyer and judge, Walter earned a law degree, Willis became a planter, and Archibald was a justice of the quorum and a trustee of Mount Bethel Academy in South Carolina.
Abner enlisted as a surgeon in the 8th Regiment, Second Brigade of South Carolina, in 1809, and served until the close of the war in 1812. His medical studies and military service may have influenced him not to marry early in life, as may have the deaths of his father in 1814 and his mother and a sister in 1815. Abner married Charlotte Perry Elmore on June 3, 1817, at Huntingdon Castle, her father's home in Laurens District, South Carolina. Abner was 38 years old and the bride was 20.
For the next 15 years, Abner and Charlotte made their home in Laurens District. They saw many branches of the Crenshaws, Elmores and allied families move to Alabama. Charlotte's father, General John Archer Elmore, purchased property in Autauga County, Alabama, and started a plantation near the Coosa River as early as 1812, settling his family there in 1818. Abner's brothers Walter, Willis and Anderson all moved to Alabama before 1820.
Abner may have been considering a move to Alabama when his family life suddenly changed. His wife Charlotte, who had borne five children by 1831, did not always recover quickly, and suffered poor health over periods of time. She had a son on September 26, 1832, but the baby lived only three hours. On October 10th, Charlotte died. She was 35 years old, and died at almost exactly the same age as her mother had died.
In 1833, Dr. Abner brought his remaining family to join his father-in-law, General Elmore, in Autauga County. Abner purchased 320 acres of land on the Autauga side of the Coosa River, adjoining the town of Wetumpka, for $8.00 an acre. He described it as "a good piece of land, with chiefly oak and hickory timber." Dr. Abner's property in Wetumpka included the lot on which the historic First Presbyterian Church now stands. Abner was a member of the congregation and donated the lot on which the church was built.
Dr. Abner Crenshaw outlived all of his children except his daughter, Sarah Anderson Crenshaw, who lived until 1895. The turbulent years of the Civil War took a toll on his plantation as well as his health. Food shortages made life difficult for civilians as well as soldiers. "We have terrible hard times up here," wrote Dr. Abner to his daughter Sarah in January 1863. "I made 8 loads of nubbins instead of 50 or 60 ... I shall not have meat enough ... Flour is so high, we use very little of it."
At the time of his death on May 23, 1863, at age 84, Dr. Abner Crenshaw owned shares in the Wetumpka Bridge Company, two town lots in Wetumpka, a considerable amount of money in gold, silver and Confederate treasury notes, a plantation, and a number of slaves. In his 1850 will, Dr. Abner directed that a "becoming tomb stone with proper inscriptions there" be placed over the grave of his son, Abner T. F. Crenshaw (who had died 10 years earlier), in addition to his own grave, "with suitable enclosures and guards around said graves."
– See the full family history of Dr. Abner Crenshaw and his family in "The Heritage of Elmore County, Alabama", 2002.
This wonderful biography was sent to me by my good friend, by Annie Crenshaw, Findagrave Member #47035607.
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