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PVT Jacob “Old Jacob” Crumley Sr.

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PVT Jacob “Old Jacob” Crumley Sr.

Birth
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Apr 1814 (aged 37)
Burial
Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.1533944, Longitude: -86.4592386
Memorial ID
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Date and place of birth provided by Charles Clayton Hutchins.
Called "Old Jacob" to avoid confusion with his nephew, "Young Jacob", the son of George Crumley Jr. They both served in the same regiment, and many of their children had the same names, which has caused a great deal of confusion among researchers.

m. Nancy c. 1796, Sullivan Co., TN

Children:
George B
John C "Johnnie"
Daniel W
Elizabeth
Christian W "Chrisley"

Jacob died on April 28, 1814, 32 days after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River, which was fought March 27th. He is believed to be buried at Fort Strothers, Alabama. A neighbor told of seeing him die, and closed his eyes.

After Jacob's death, Nancy remarried to William Walling.

This grave marker was erected in 1932 by R. P. Greer.

Contributor:
Rowan the Sloth
Date and place of birth provided by Charles Clayton Hutchins.
Called "Old Jacob" to avoid confusion with his nephew, "Young Jacob", the son of George Crumley Jr. They both served in the same regiment, and many of their children had the same names, which has caused a great deal of confusion among researchers.

m. Nancy c. 1796, Sullivan Co., TN

Children:
George B
John C "Johnnie"
Daniel W
Elizabeth
Christian W "Chrisley"

Jacob died on April 28, 1814, 32 days after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River, which was fought March 27th. He is believed to be buried at Fort Strothers, Alabama. A neighbor told of seeing him die, and closed his eyes.

After Jacob's death, Nancy remarried to William Walling.

This grave marker was erected in 1932 by R. P. Greer.

Contributor:
Rowan the Sloth

Inscription

Tennessee Pvt. King's Co. Allison's East Tenn. Mil. War of 1812



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  • Created by: Richard Robinson
  • Added: Jun 29, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7637283/jacob-crumley: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Jacob “Old Jacob” Crumley Sr. (10 Sep 1776–28 Apr 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7637283, citing Fort Williams Military Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Richard Robinson (contributor 46480518).