Samuel Crim enlisted on August 1, 1863 in Lexington, South Carolina and served as a private for six months in Co. G of the 2nd Regiment of South Carolina State Troops. He was discharged on October 27, 1864. After his service, he became a postal contractor for the Confederacy and was captured as a private citizen on February 25, 1865 and died of "intermittant fevers" on April 29, 1864, according to his Civil War service records, while being held in Hart's Island, New York, Prisoner of War camp. This prison camp was known for its atrocious conditions. In 1941-, he was re-interred in the Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Section 1 Site 2653, according to the US Office of Veterans Affairs. His headstone incorrectly gives his name as "C. Grim."
Samuel was born on August 10, 1813 in Lexington, South Carolina, the son of George and Martha Crim. In about 1838, he married Mary Elizabeth Culler (1814-1888). Samuel and Mary were the parents of nine children: Derrel George Crim (1839-1916), who married Mary Ann Gissendanner (1837-1923); Vandy Vastine Crim (1841-1926), who married Sophia Jeffcoat (1841-1902); Eliza Ellen Crim (1844-1912), who married Henry Crim (1845-1917); Sarah Ann Crim (1846-1926), who married David E. Holder (1844-1924); Caroline Elizabeth Crim (1848-1918), who married Charles David Rucker (1848-1923); John Wesley Crim (1851-1937), who married Marian Louisa Earhardt (1864-1942); Samuel Crim (1853-1912), who married Pheriba Ann Wise (1859-1933); Mary Elizabeth Crim (1855-1927); and Lewis Benjamin Crim (1858-1920), who married Mary Carter (1860-1900).
Samuel was born on August 10, 1813 in Lexington, South Carolina, the son of George and Martha Crim. In about 1838, he married Mary Elizabeth Culler (1814-1888). Samuel and Mary were the parents of nine children: Derrel George Crim (1839-1916), who married Mary Ann Gissendanner (1837-1923); Vandy Vastine Crim (1841-1926), who married Sophia Jeffcoat (1841-1902); Eliza Ellen Crim (1844-1912), who married Henry Crim (1845-1917); Sarah Ann Crim (1846-1926), who married David E. Holder (1844-1924); Caroline Elizabeth Crim (1848-1918), who married Charles David Rucker (1848-1923); John Wesley Crim (1851-1937), who married Marian Louisa Earhardt (1864-1942); Samuel Crim (1853-1912), who married Pheriba Ann Wise (1859-1933); Mary Elizabeth Crim (1855-1927); and Lewis Benjamin Crim (1858-1920), who married Mary Carter (1860-1900).
Samuel Crim enlisted on August 1, 1863 in Lexington, South Carolina and served as a private for six months in Co. G of the 2nd Regiment of South Carolina State Troops. He was discharged on October 27, 1864. After his service, he became a postal contractor for the Confederacy and was captured as a private citizen on February 25, 1865 and died of "intermittant fevers" on April 29, 1864, according to his Civil War service records, while being held in Hart's Island, New York, Prisoner of War camp. This prison camp was known for its atrocious conditions. In 1941-, he was re-interred in the Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Section 1 Site 2653, according to the US Office of Veterans Affairs. His headstone incorrectly gives his name as "C. Grim."
Samuel was born on August 10, 1813 in Lexington, South Carolina, the son of George and Martha Crim. In about 1838, he married Mary Elizabeth Culler (1814-1888). Samuel and Mary were the parents of nine children: Derrel George Crim (1839-1916), who married Mary Ann Gissendanner (1837-1923); Vandy Vastine Crim (1841-1926), who married Sophia Jeffcoat (1841-1902); Eliza Ellen Crim (1844-1912), who married Henry Crim (1845-1917); Sarah Ann Crim (1846-1926), who married David E. Holder (1844-1924); Caroline Elizabeth Crim (1848-1918), who married Charles David Rucker (1848-1923); John Wesley Crim (1851-1937), who married Marian Louisa Earhardt (1864-1942); Samuel Crim (1853-1912), who married Pheriba Ann Wise (1859-1933); Mary Elizabeth Crim (1855-1927); and Lewis Benjamin Crim (1858-1920), who married Mary Carter (1860-1900).
Samuel was born on August 10, 1813 in Lexington, South Carolina, the son of George and Martha Crim. In about 1838, he married Mary Elizabeth Culler (1814-1888). Samuel and Mary were the parents of nine children: Derrel George Crim (1839-1916), who married Mary Ann Gissendanner (1837-1923); Vandy Vastine Crim (1841-1926), who married Sophia Jeffcoat (1841-1902); Eliza Ellen Crim (1844-1912), who married Henry Crim (1845-1917); Sarah Ann Crim (1846-1926), who married David E. Holder (1844-1924); Caroline Elizabeth Crim (1848-1918), who married Charles David Rucker (1848-1923); John Wesley Crim (1851-1937), who married Marian Louisa Earhardt (1864-1942); Samuel Crim (1853-1912), who married Pheriba Ann Wise (1859-1933); Mary Elizabeth Crim (1855-1927); and Lewis Benjamin Crim (1858-1920), who married Mary Carter (1860-1900).
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