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Laura Stith Strike received the collection from her father's estate and gave them to the Irving Public Library, Texas. Irving Public Library gave them to William and Mary Libraries because of a Stith Family connection with the college: William Stith, was the president of William and Mary from 1752–1755. Irving Public Library informed the Stith family of the donation.
Stith Family Genealogy Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
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Processed by Anne Johnson in October 2014.
Estie Malinda (Stith) Crabbe was born March 12, 1887 in Jasper County, MO to James Richard and Ophelia Haynes Stith. She married Benjamin Franklin Crabbe in 1920 in Seattle, WA. She died May 1982 in Seattle, WA. She spent much of her adult life researching her Stith Family and collateral lines.
Working papers and correspondence of Estie Stith Crabbe in preparation for a book on the genealogy of the Stith Family, Hardaway Family and collateral families. Includes research notes, typed transcriptions of research material and correspondence with professional genealogists, researchers from her family and Stith Family members from all over the United States. Estie Stith Crabbe typed transcriptions of much of her research, including many letters she received from researchers and Stith Family contacts. Some personal correspondence and papers are included.
Arranged in series: Correspondence, Stith Ancestors, Family Names, Research, Publications and Personal Papers.
Correspondence of Estie Stith Crabbe while compiling genealogical information for a book on the Stith and Hardaway Families. Includes a chronology created by Ms. Crabbe of all the letters she wrote between 1949 and 1965.
Correspondence is in A-Z folders, then at the end of this group, the major correspondents are in A-Z order with individual folders.
Correspondents include professional genealogists and family members who also pursued genealogy. Some of the correspondence is with contacts who might have links or information on the Stith, Hardaway and related Families. Ms. Crabbe typed all of her letters, with one or more carbon copies, and typed many of the letters she received. Some correspondence can also be found under Series 2 (Stith Ancestors) and Series 3 (Family Names) and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.
Scope and Contents A typed chronology created by Ms. Crabbe of all the letters she wrote between 1949 and 1965, with names, addresses and a summary of the content.
Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.
Eliza Atkinson, Leoti, KS - Haynes, 1965
Helen Stith Ballard, Joplin, MO, father - Stith, 1954
Mildred Becnel, Carriere, MS - Stith, 1957
Allie Myrick Bowden, Orrs Island, ME - Stith Parham, 1964
Clarence Bradbury, Webb City, MO - Hardaway/Stith,1936
Douglas Summers Brown, Richmond, VA - Jordan, 1943
Clyde Buerge, Clinton, IA - Stith, 1965
Beverley Cain, Los Angeles, CA - Stith, 1935
Tina Clouse, Oakland, CA - Wilson, 1956
Sally Dolphin, Coeur d'Alene, ID - Stith, 1965
Mrs. Roy Dolman, Temple, OK - Jordan, 1961
Ruth Dowling, Meridian, MS - Hardaway, 1954
Charlotte Elam, Memphis, TN - Stith, 1963
Fannie, Jasper, MO, 1934
Eleanor Fanyo, Watseka, IL - Pemberton Stith, 1965
William R. Gardiner, Wichita Falls, TX - Stith, 1954
Corinne Puett Giannitrapani, Oak Park, IL - Stith, 1963
Emma Lyons Greer, Kansas City, MO - Stith, 1936
M.S. Gregory, Oklahoma City, OK - Gregory/Stith, 1942
Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.
Homoiselle Haden and Prentiss Price - Stith, Colonial Dames, 1955-1959
William Hall, Selma, AL - Stith/Randolph/Bolling, undated
Captain Ben. S. Clarkson Hardaway, Camp Chaffee, AR - Hardaway, 1945
I. Hardin, Frankfurt, KY - Clarkson, 1954
Lillian Hart, Elizabethtown, KY - Hardaway/Haynes, 1964
Georgia Hayes, Stayton, OR - Randolph, 1958
Bessie (John) Hickman, Carthage, MO, - Stith, 1965
John Hicks, Brandenburg, KY - Stith, 1937
Margorie Holland, Tahlequah, OK - Haynes, 1964
Mattie Hynes, Elizabethtown, KY - Stith, 1941
Byrdelle Stith Jackson, Atlanta, Georgia - Stith, 1953
Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, Wichita, KS - Stith, 1936-37
J.R. Jenkins, Houston TX - Stith, 1936
Kincheloe, Kinchelow, Morristown and Competition, MO - Stith (includes Farmer Hightower Stith and Mrs. K.T. Starr letters), 1933, 1935, 1945
Louise Moore Lander, Houston, TX - Crabbe, 1962
Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.
Marie Plummer Stith Magee, Danville, VA - Stith, 1955
William T. Mann, Washington, DC - Stith, 1953
Charles Martin, Blossom, TX - Martin, 1935
Mrs. Bud McCoy, Guston, KY - Stith, 1936
T.M. Milam, Ft. Stockton, TX - Moorman, 1938
Mrs. D.A. Morrison, Jacksonville, FL - Stith, undated
James W. Moorman - Moorman/Stith/Hardaway, 1958
J. Fuller Nall, Elizabethtown, KY - Stith, 1953
National Society of Children of the American Colonists, Jackson, TN - Archer/Wood, 1944
Agnes Niedringhaus, St. Louis, MO, 1943
Louella Parsons, Hollywood, CA - Stith, 1953
J. W. Persohn, Youngstown, NY - Stith, 1949
Mamie H. Pittman, Amarillo, TX - Strother/Long/Haynes, 1960
F.L. Pleadwell, Honolulu, HI - Stith, 1936
Mamie Rangeley, Kingsville, TX - Stith, 1945, 1955
Betty Roberts (Carl Jennings, James P. Kurt), undated
Includes name, location of addressee, family name connection, date of correspondence.
Mrs. Walter Scott, Brandenburg, KY - Stith/Hardaway, 1944
Rosa E. Shacklett, Garrett, KY - Stith, 1934
Anne Stith Smith, Billings, MT - Stith, 1955
Claiborn Smith and Hugh B. Johnston, Philadelphia, PA - Stith, 1959
Mrs. Guy Speed, Sheridan, WY - Stith, 1934
Emma Street Taylor, Clarinda, IA - Stith, 1965
Irene M. Strieby, Indianapolis, IN - Haynes, 1964
Raymond Teller, San Angelo, TX - Stith, 1962
Eva Heston Thomas, Leitchfield, KY, 1942
"Tools," 1963 Virginia H. Turner, Blackstone, VA - Irby, 1963
Frances Whitfield, Louisville, KY - Stith, 1937
Cdr. McFarland Walker Wood, Hopkinsville, KY - Early, 1943
Scope and Contents Cousin Lillie Lawson Brown of Orange, California about the Hardaway, Stith and other families. Includes news clippings about family members.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Mary Peyton Dent of Los Angeles, CA who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research for many years. Estie Stithe Crabbe indexed many of Mary Peyton Dent's letters. Includes Christmas card with photograph of "Well-Spring Farm, Mary Dents Step-Grandfather's Hardawy Place."
Scope and Contents Alphabetical list of names in Mary Peyton Dent's letters, with short biographical information and date of the letter. Names include people and places.
Scope and Contents Letters of Mary Dent Peyton grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe and labeled "Any Letter with Hardaway Name in this Pile. Of Mary's." The original order of these letters has been maintained and is not necessarily in chronological order. See also Series 3 Family Names - Hardaway.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Frances Shacklette Fast of New York, Pennsylvania and Brandenburg, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. Her line is from the Stiths of Kentucky. They corresponded almost weekly for years. Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date. Includes some newspaper clippings. Note: In 2000, Mrs. Fast's daughter, Harriet Fast Scott, indexed the letters between her Mother and Estie Stith Crabbe that were in her Mother's papers. The index with a description of the genealogical research of Frances Fast and Estie Crabbe are online as of 2014: http://www.stithvalley.com/scottfam/stithfam/estie/frances/frances.htm.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Frances Shacklette Fast of New York, Pennsylvania and Brandenburg, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. They corresponded almost weekly for years. One letter mentions giving some research material to Frances Fast's daughter in Washington, D.C. Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date. Includes some newspaper clippings.
Scope and Contents Stith Family report entitled "Copy from data sent by Frances Fast" beginning with Lt. Col. Drury Stith of Brunswick County, VA. 37 pages. Includes notes and correspondence Tommy Hughes and Laurence Gardiner.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Evelyn Pierce Fish of Glendale, CA who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. Her third great grandfather was Jesse Stith.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Laurence B. Gardiner of Memphis, TN who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. The Hardaway Family was his main focus, but he researched all the related families. Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Laurence B. Gardiner of Memphis, TN who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on her genealogy research. The Hardaway Family was his main focus, but he researched all the related families. Letters are in chronological order, but some letters were purposely grouped by Mrs. Estie Stith Crabbe and are filed under the most recent date.
Scope and Contents Letters between Lillian H. Hart and Estie Stith Crabbe about the Haynes Family. Lillian H. Hart lived in Tappahannock, Virginia and Elizabethtown, KY. One grouping of material is about the Kincheloe Family with a 1946 letter to Dr. John E. Kincheloe of Hardinsburg, KY.
Scope and Contents Correspondence between Tommy Hughes, a cousin and professional genealogist from Memphis, TN and Estie Stith Crabbe. His letters contain his research, often with transcripts typed by Estie Stith Crabbe. Included are notes by Estie Stith Crabbe and some letters to and from other people following clues from Tommy Hughes' research. Tommy Hughes is connected to the Hardaway Family.
Scope and Contents Correspondence between Tommy Hughes, a cousin and professional genealogist from Memphis, TN and Estie Stith Crabbe. His letters contain his research, often with transcripts typed by Estie Stith Crabbe. Included are notes by Estie Stith Crabbe and some letters to and from other people following clues from Tommy Hughes' research. Tommy Hughes is connected to the Hardaway Family. This folder includes his family tree.
Scope and Contents Group of papers labeled "Important Papers of Tommy Hughes" with loose research transcripts and photographs/negatives of the "London Table" of the Gardiner and Hughes family.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Anne B. Peebles of Washington, D.C. about her Stith Family connection in Dinwiddle County. Anne Peebles did some research in Virginia for Estie Stith Crabbe. Includes notes on the Rives Family.
Scope and Contents Mostly research notes by Prentiss Price of Rogersville, TN, on the Bernard, Burtis and Stith families.
Scope and Contents Two letters from Eliza Stith Roberston of Daytona Beach, FL, giving the genealogy of her father, John Barthas Stith. Some notes included.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Mrs. Peyton Stith Robertson (Mrs. G.E. Robertson) of Louisville, KY about her Stith family. Includes a family tree and notes.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Sallie H. Short of Dinwiddie, Virginia about research on the Stith, Irby and related families in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Includes a July 27, 1960 letter from Anne Bradbury Peebles suggesting Ms. Short as a person who could help with research in Dinwiddie County, VA.
Scope and Contents Archie Stith, Pittsburg, PA, 1952 Benjamin Stith, Tarboro, NC, 1958 Carl R. Stith, Woodstock, IL, 1955 Carrie E. Stith, Alba, MO, 1941 Charles R. Stith, Tuscalousa, AL, 1967 Doris Stith, Webster, KY, 1945 Everett G. Stith, Lawrence,KS, 1944 Farmer H. Stith, Lebanon, MO, 1934 Forrest H. Stith and Mrs. Peyton Stith Robertson, Guston, KY George B. Stith, Kansas City, MO, 1935 Gwen Stith, Hollywood, CA, 1939 H.C. Stith, Louisville, KY, 1941 J.M. Stith, Deland, FL, 1939 (see also correspondence with Mrs. D.A. Morrison) Janie Stith, New Orleans, LA, 1955 John Stith, Versailles, MO, 1960 John Richard Stith, Scott Field, IL, 1943 L.C. Stith, Fort Smith, AR, 1955 Leonard Stith, Orlando, FL, 1956 Lydia Stith, Louisville, KY, 1945
Scope and Contents Margaret E. Stith, Rineyville, KY, 1954 Marian (Mrs. H.M.) Stith, Seattle, WA, 1964 Martha Stith, Portola, CA, 1935 Martha E. Stith, Kansas City, MO, 1935 Mrs. O. Stith, San Franscisco, CA, undated Oliver D. Stith, Red Bluff, CA, 1945 Richard Lewis Stith,Seattle, WA, 1954 Richard W. Stith, Kansas City, MO, 1935 Sam Stith, Deleiker, CA, 1940 Thad Stith, Jasper, MO, 1955 Van B. Stith, Peytona, WV, 1963 Walter Stith, Rinesville, 1940 W.W. Stith, Winters, CA, 1953 Wlbur Stith, Flint, MI, 1953 William Stith, Oakland, CA, 1958
Scope and Contents Letters between Aunt Het Hubbard Stith, Uncle Fletcher Stith, Cousin Cora Stith Hansler and Estie Stith Crabbe. W. Fletcher Stith is the brother of her father and is married to Henrietta Hubbard. Most letters are about genealogy, but all contain personal and family news. Cora Hansler is their daughter and continues the correspondence as her parents get older and after they are deceased. Her Father moves in with her in 1941 after her Mother's death. Some correspondence is in the personal files of Estie Stith Crabbe. The four folders under Fletcher Stith's name were grouped together by Estie Stith Crabbe and this arrangement has been kept.
Scope and Contents Letters between Aunt Het Hubbard Stith, Uncle Fletcher Stith, Cousin Cora Stith Hansler and Estie Stith Crabbe. W. Fletcher Stith is the brother of her father and is married to Henrietta Hubbard. Most letters are about genealogy, but all contain personal and family news. Cora Hansler is their daughter and continues the correspondence as her parents get older and after they are deceased. Her Father moves in with her in 1941 after her Mother's death. Some correspondence is in the personal files of Estie Stith Crabbe. The four folders under Fletcher Stith's name were grouped together by Estie Stith Crabbe and this arrangement has been kept.
Scope and Contents Letters between Grace Hubbard Hall of Oklahoma City, OK and Estie Stith Crabbe about the Hubbard and Stith familes. Grace Hall is a cousin. Included are 3 photographs of the Hall family. This file was grouped with the Fletcher Stith correspondence by Estie Stith Crabbe.
Scope and Contents Notes on Elizabeth Stith, daughter of Richard Stith, Sr. and Lucy Hall Stith, the Cocke Family and other topics; letter to Mrs. Lucy (H.D.) Brown, Jr. with an order for a book or Quaker history, Lynchburg, Virginia; letters to and from Teresa Stith Lewis of Seattle, WA and James F. Stith of Kerby, OR about genealogy and newspaper clippings This file was grouped with the Fletcher Stith correspondence by Estie Stith Crabbe,
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Jack Stith of Harrison, AR about the Stith and related families.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Laurence A. Stith of New Bern, North Carolina about the North Carolina Stiths. Includes research notes and a few letters from other people about the North Carolina Stiths.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Jack Stith of Flemingsburg and Hardinsburg, KY about the Stith and Jordan Familes.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Dr. Robert Stith of Seattle, WA about the Stith Family. Includes letters to and from his wife, Sarah Striker Stith and daughters, Kathryn Stith Johnson and Marjorie S. Barnes.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from William A. Stith of Guston, KY who worked closely with Estie Stith Crabbe on the genealogy of the Strother, Long, Slaughter, Stith and other families. Includes correspondence between William A. Stith and Horace Pate Stith of Shawnee, OK.
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings filed as part of the correspondence with William Allen Stith. Includes obituaries, stories about Stith Family members and articles on Stith Reunions.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from William Wirt Stith of Baton Rouge, LA about research on the Stith Family. Some correspondence is with Susie and Juanita Shircliff of Baton Rouge, LA.
Scope and Contents Letters to and from Cousin Vie Wyllie of Beverley Hills, CA about the Greer and Stith Families
Scope and Contents Six letters requesting genealogy books and other publications from vendors and historical records repositories.
Scope and Contents Material on specific Stith Family members that was clearly grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe. This series is in alphabetical order by the first name of the Stith family member. These folders include correspondence, notes, family trees and more. Some material on individuals can also be found under Series 1, Correspondence and Series 3, Family Names and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.
Scope and Contents Notes on various Stith ancestors in alphabetical order by first names. Includes requests to courthouses and other correspondence. Anne Stith, wife of John Bolling; Annie Haskell Stith; Catherine Stith, wife of James Cobbs; Cincinnatus Stith of Alabama; David Stith of Brunswick County, Virginia; Drury Stith of Brunswick County, Virginia; Ezra Stith of Petersburg, VA; Ferdinando Stith of Tennessee and Gulielmus Stith of Virginia.
Scope and Contents Notes on various Stith ancestors in alphabetical order by first names. Includes requests to courthouses and other correspondence. Dr. Jack Stith of Elizabethtown, KY; James Richard Stith of Carthage, MO; John Stith of Brandenburg, KY; John Stith of King George, VA; John Stith of Virginia; Joseph Stith of California; L. Raymond Stith of Texas; Matthew Stith of Kentucky, Nathan Board Stith of KY; Putnam Stith of Nottoway County, VA; Richard Stith of Brunswick and Campbell Counties, VA; Richard L. Stith of Kentucky; Robert Stith of King George County, VA; William Stith, president of the College of William and Mary; William Stith of Kentucky; and Sarah Washington, wife of William Irby.
Scope and Contents Correspondence with Rebecca Norfleet of Weldon, NC. Labeled as Chapter 11. Includes 1913 photograph of Stuart H. Hill.
Scope and Contents Note on binder states "Buckner Stith, Sen. not yet finished."
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Tommy Hughes, Prentiss Price, Laurence Gardiner, various courthouses and others. Cover note states "Keep these Griffin Stiths together." This Stith Family is mostly from North Carolina.
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Tommy Hughes, Prentiss Price, Laurence Gardiner, various courthouses and others. Cover note states "Keep these Griffin Stiths together." This Stith Family is mostly from North Carolina.
Scope and Contents Research on lines of Colonel John Stith (1755-1808). Notation by Estie Stith Crabbe states "Col. John Stith Chap. Far as I have gone. Keep this with Irby Family underneath because Sarah Stith comes next and she was the last child...." Includes transcript and copy of 1904 Richmond Times-Dispatch article on the Stith Family beginning with Col. John Stith.
Scope and Contents Research material on Major John Smith of Charles City County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Research material on Joseph Stith of Kentucky. Includes correspondence with Eliska Youtsler of Chico, CA.
Scope and Contents Research material on Thomas Stith of Brunswick County and Charlotte County. Includes correspondence with Laurence Gardiner and Isobel Baylor Woodson, a professional genealogist from Richmond, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Material on the Stith Family, Hardaway Family and associated family names in alphabetical order. These folders include correspondence, notes, family trees and more. This material was clearly grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe and kept together in the family groups she indicated. Some material on these families can also be found under Series 1, Correspondence and Series 2, Stith Ancestors and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.
Scope and Contents Research material on the Barnard/Bernard Family of Virginia who are related to line of Lee Burtis. Includes a letter to Lee Burtis of San Francisco, CA.
Scope and Contents Research material on the Board Family of Virginia and Kentucky. Nehemiah Board married Mary Stith the daughter of Joseph Stith. Includes correspondence with Dr. Milton Board of Louisville, KY, Bessie Board Miller and others.
Scope and Contents Research material on the Buckner Family of Virginia.
Scope and Contents Reseach material on the Cocke Family of Virginia with a few letters to Tommy Hughes and others.
Scope and Contents Reseeach material on the Cocke Family of Virginia. Mostly research material but a few letters to Tommy Hughes and others.
Scope and Contents Transcript of "History of the Dade Family" from the William and Mary Quarterly, #12, page 245.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from various publications on the Daniel Family.
Scope and Contents Notes from various sources on the Feild Family of Virginia. Correspondence with Prentiss Price about the Feild and related families. Feild Family connected to Griffin Stith.
Scope and Contents Notes and transcriptions from various sources on the Feild and Bolling families. Correspondence with Laurence B. Gardiner.
Scope and Contents Notes, reports and transcriptions on the Feild, Meade and Hardaway Families.
Scope and Contents Correspondence with Rev. James R. Greer of Corning, CA and Clara Greer Bell of Milwaukee, WI about the Greer Family.
Scope and Contents Note with these papers state " Joseph Edwin Hardaway Material, Will and data not yet assembled - Sept. 8, 1955." Correspondence with Helen J.Hinrichsen of Davenport, IA and Edward Allan Williford of Binghampton, NY about the Hardaway Family. December 1, 1956 letter from Helen J. Hinrichsen includes her typed manuscript entitled "Art and Our DAR Museum." See also, Series 1 Correspondence - Dent, Mary Peyton - Any Letter with Hardaway Name.
Scope and Contents Note with these papers state " Joseph Edwin Hardaway Material, Will and data not yet assembled - Sept. 8, 1955." Correspondence with Helen J.Hinrichsen of Davenport, IA and Edward Allan Williford of Binghampton, NY about the Hardaway Family. Includes reports entitled "Joseph Edwin Hardaway, Preliminary Study," "Stith Genealogy Revolutionary Record of Richard Stith, Sr." and other notes and transcriptions from various sources.
Scope and Contents Reports, transcripts from various sources and excerpts from letters about the Hardaway Family.
Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Hardaway Family with Mrs. A. Moorman Hardaway of Big Spring, KY; Robert M. Stith of Darlington, IN; Warren Hardaway of Denver, CO; Robert H. Hardaway of Brigham, UT; W.E. Hardaway of Penney Farms, FL; Beverley Cain of Portola, CA and Mary Dent.
Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Hardaway Family. A cover sheet states "All these letters refer to Hardaway. Writers are: Robert Stith, Ben Stith, Old Timer, Beverly Cain, Eliska Youtsler, Warren Hardaway, Sue Dowell Hardaway, Col. Robert Hardaway by his wife Olive Gray Hardaway, B. F. Hardaway, Mrs. John HIckman, Mrs. James V. Clarkson and Mary [Dent]."
Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Hardaway Family. A cover sheet states "All these letters refer to Hardaway. Writers are: Robert Stith, Ben Stith, Old Timer, Beverly Cain, Eliska Youtsler, Warren Hardaway, Sue Dowell Hardaway, Col. Robert Hardaway by his wife Olive Gray Hardaway, B. F. Hardaway, Mrs. John HIckman, Mrs. James V. Clarkson and Mary [Dent]."
Scope and Contents Research, notes and transcriptions on the Harrison Family of Virginia, particularly the connection of Lucy Harrison and John Stith.
Scope and Contents Research, notes and transcriptions on the Harrison Family of Virginia, particularly the connection of Lucy Harrison and John Stith.
Scope and Contents Research material and correspondence with Mrs. W.R. Eckhardt, Jr of Houston, TX, Sylvia M. Gannon of Redondo Beach, CA, and Frances E. Quinn of the Haynes Surname Association in Creswell, OR.
Scope and Contents Research, notes and transcriptions on the Lee Family of Virginia.
Scope and Contents Research material and correspondence with Mary Peyton Dent on the Moorman and related families. Some letters from Mary P. Dent have been indexed. Includes letters from Jefferson Trent of Sparks, NV, C.A. Jackson of Payson, UT and others.
Scope and Contents Research material and correspondence with Mary Peyton Dent on the Moorman and related families. Some letters from Mary P. Dent have been indexed. Includes letters from Aubrey Moorman of Leitchfield, KY and others.
Scope and Contents Correspondence with Laurence Gardiner and others on the Parham and Stith families. Includes some research notes and transcripts. Other correspondents include Mary Green Smith of Atlanta, GA (1939); Roger Stith Parham of Greenville, GA and Mrs. Louise Wade Smith of Decatur, GA.
Scope and Contents Per cover note by Estie Stith Crabbe, "...contains Tommy's compilation of Peniston and other families from whom he is descended. Bathurst also,...." Includes 1950 joint letter from Estie Stith Crabbe to Tommy Hughes and Laurence Gardiner.
Scope and Contents Request to Veterans Administration for Revoluntionary War records on Leven Sprigg whose daughter may have married Richard L. Stith., dated March 29, 1940. Transcript of entry "Sprigg" the "Colonial Families of the United States of America," volume 2, page 694.
Scope and Contents Correspondence with H.P. Cook, a photographer from Richmond, VA; Colin Jamesof Denver, CO and Mrs. Mabel Stith of Goldsboro, NC and reports on the Stith Coat of Arms. Includes a note by Estie Stith Crabbe, "With the Stith Coat of Arms will be found an account of the important men at William and Mary College who gave to Rev. William Stith the book-plate showing Stith Coat-of-arms, which Helen Hinrichsen drew when she wnt to Washington, D.C."
Scope and Contents 1956 letter to Richard and Marie about the DAR. Report by Estie Stith Crabbe entitled "John Richard Stith, Credentials for Membership in S.A.R., A Sketch of the Stith Family Genealogy including the Colonial Period Followed by the Revolutionary Era with Following Generations."
Scope and Contents Correspondence about the Turnbull Family of Virginia with H. Barner Batte of McKenny, VA; Dr. George C. Turnbull of Normal, IL; Dr. Jack Marvin of Hartford, CT; Nell Turnbull Elmore of Lawrenceville, VA; Mrs. Augusta B. Fotherfill of Richmond, VA; Mrs. Robert Bolling Batte of Midlothian, VA; Mrs. John Segar Gravatt of Blackstone, VA; Mrs. William Read Turner of Blackstone, VA; Jerry A. Burke of Appomattox, VA and Mrs. Richard B. Jones of Baltimore, MD.
Scope and Contents Correspondence about the book, "Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies" by Augusta B. Fothergill. Photocopy of pages 172 to 319 of "Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies." Notes on and transcriptions of parts of the "Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies."
Scope and Contents Research requests for Washington Family material, but mostly notes, transcriptions and reports on the Washington Family of Virginia. Includes certified copy of the Will of George Washington from Fairfax County, Virginia Circuit Court.
Scope and Contents Reports on the Yates Family with a note about the Randolph Family.
Scope and Contents Notes, reports and typed transcriptions by Estie Stith Crabbe from published material, material sent by others and from her visits to courthouses, historical societies and libraries. This material is generally not about a particular Stith Family member. Includes Estie Stith Crabbe's handwritten draft of the introduction to her book on the Stith Family.
Scope and Contents Transcript of names, locations and a few family trees of people associated with the Stith Family gleaned from the Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families of America Compendium of American Genealogy and National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Scope and Contents Notebook with loose notes and transcripts of research. Attached note, "These miscellaneous papers are odds and ends of research mapped out from time to time, before going to Sutro to study...."
Scope and Contents Estie Stith Crabbe's handwritten draft of the introduction to her book on the Stith Family.
Scope and Contents Notes taken on a research visit to Salt Lake City.
Scope and Contents Notes, reports and typed transcriptions by Estie Stith Crabbe from published material, material sent by others and from her visits to courthouses, historical societies and libraries.
Scope and Contents Notes, reports and typed transcriptions by Estie Stith Crabbe from published material, material sent by others and from her visits to courthouses, historical societies and libraries.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts of parish registers for Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and other parishes in England.
Scope and Contents Typed transcript of names from "History of Jasper County, Missouri."
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Kentucky and North Carolina.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Albemarle County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Amelia County, Virginia. Some notes on the Hardaway Family.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Bristol Parish, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Brunswick County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Campbell County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Goochland County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about King George County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Nottoway County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Prince George County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Stafford County, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Typed transcripts from publications about Virginia topics and typed transcripts about various Virginia counties which are in alphabetical order by county.
Scope and Contents Books and other publications. Partial transcriptions of some of these publications are also in other series.
Scope and Contents Bedford County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1755-1800 compiled and published by Earle S. Dennis and Jane E. Smith. Copyright 1932.
Scope and Contents Official Handbook of Bolling Hall Musuem in the City of Bradford. Compiled by Wilfrid Robertshaw, M.A. Seventh and Revised Edition.
Scope and Contents Genealogy related catalogues and newsletters.
Scope and Contents "W.R. Turner Memorial Trek" brochure and Dedication Service (1961), Dinwiddie County, Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission Program (1964) and 200 Year Calendar Index.
Scope and Contents Marriages of Brunswick County, Virginia 1750-1810 compiled and published by Catherine L. Knorr. Copyright 1953. Signed by Catherine L. Knorr.
Scope and Contents The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians known first as "Gregg's" and subsequently as "McGowan's Brigade" by J.F. J. Caldwell. Published in Philadelphia by King and Baird, Printers in 1866.
Scope and Contents Loose newspaper clippings found in the collection. Includes obituaries, special interest stories, genealogy columns and news stories of people or places related to the Stith Family.
Scope and Contents "Second Census" of Kenucky 1800 by G. Glenn Clift. Published in Frankfort, Kentucky, 1854.
Scope and Contents "Shipley, Mitchell, and Thompson Families, Notes based in part on researches of Kate A. Thompson." Compiled by Stith Thompson, Indiana University. 1964. Privately printed and sent to Estie Stith Crabbe by Mr. and Mrs. Stith Thompson.
Scope and Contents Entire issue of the October 1956 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
Scope and Contents Entire issues of Second Series, Vol. 22, No. 3 and No. 4 of the July and October 1942 William and Mary Quarterly. Articles related to Randolph, Stith, Ballard, Buckner and others. Includes transcription of the "Bray Family" on pages 266-269, edition not noted.
Scope and Contents Entire issues of Second Series, Vol. 23, No. 1 (January 1943) and Third Series, Vol. 1, No.1 (January 1944).
Scope and Contents Correspondence, legal material, personal notes and family documents.
Scope and Contents Empty address book.
Scope and Contents Correspondence with family members and close friends. Includes letters from her mother, with transcriptions. Content is mostly about family and personal matters, but also includes genealogy research and information.
Scope and Contents Family documents and papers of Estie's Stith Family: an undated copy of a Bible page, beginning with the birth of William F. Stith on August 12, 1815 and ending with the death of James R. Stith on January 10, 1892 with an attached family tree by Estie Stith Crabbe dated 1942; original and transcripts of January 20, 1868 letter to Cousin Nathan Stith from James Richard Stith; 1877 contract between H.C. Train & Son, Lightning Rod Manufacturers and William H. Stith in Kansas City, MO; transcript of an 1880 meeting program belonging to Grandfather Haynes and an 1888 receipt to J.R. Stith in Alba, MO. Also includes an 1884 Warranty Deed between W.F. Stith and Henrietta Stith, his wife, and James R. Stith for land in Jasper County, MO; an 1885 Quit-Claim Deed from Lucy E. Hubbard to James R. Stith and an 1891 Deed of Trust between James R. Styth and Ophelia Styth, his wife and Willilam K. Caffee; photograph of a portrait, possibly of Anne Stith and a copy of the family tree of William Fletcher Stith, undated.
Scope and Contents "List of Furniture and household articles," dated 1958 with locations of items noted. 1963 dates of stock dividends. 1963 Jacuzzi Pump contract. 1964 list of the value of Estie's shares, bank accounts and home.
Scope and Contents War Ration Book with coupons.
Correspondence sorted chronologically between members of the Stith Family between 1939 and 1963
Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence E. S. Stith,Delleker,CA-L.R.Stith,undated
Mary,,-E.S.Crabbe,undated
E.S. Crabbe,,-unknown,undated
B. F Crabbe, Brandenburg,KY-C.S. Kibbe,undated
B. F. Crabbe,Oakland,CA-Francis F. Fast,unda
B. F. Crabbe,Brandenburg,KY-Eliska Youstler,December 18,1933
B. F. Crabbe,Brandenburg,KY-Frances S.Fast,June 11,1934
B. F. Crabbe,De Salba,CA-H. W. Hynes,January 15,1935
Mr. Long, Clerk of Hardin County, Elizabethtown,KY-E.S. Crabbe,July 20,1939
L.R. Stith,Fairfax,OK-E.M. Stith,June 16,1942
B.F. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-L. R. Stith, July 12,1942
B.F. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-Lola M. Miller,August 4, 1942
Commanding Officer, Fort Knox-Ehtyl Hynes Allen,August 12,1942
E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C. S. Kibbe,August 19,1942
Ethyl Hynes Allen, Washington D.C.-G.J. Napier,August 21,1942
E.S.Crabbe,Delleker, CA-C. S. Kibbe, Spetmeber 9, 1942
Thomas J. Stith, Ekron,KY-Ethel Hynes Allen,September 14,1942
E. S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C. S. Kibbe,December 16,1942
Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence
L.R. Stith, Fairfax,OK-B.F. Crabbe,June 1,1943
E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,September 3,1943
C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,September 3,1943
C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,September 11,1943
E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,September 24,1943
E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,November 4,1943
E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-C.S. Kibbe,November 19,1943
W.A. Stith, Guston,KY-E.S. Crabbe,November 26,1943
E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,KS-C.S. Kibbe,December 4,1943
E.L. Kibbe, Chanute, KS-E.S. Crabbe,December 8,1943
Ethel Hynes Allen, Indianapolis,IN-E.S. Crabbe,December 23,1943
E.S. Crabbe, Delleker,CA-C.S. Stith,January 30,1944
E.L. Kibbe, Chanute KS-E.S. Crabbe, February 8,1944
E.S. Crabbe,Delleker,CA-Ethyl Hynes Allen,January 31, 1944
Ethel Hynes Allen, Chicago,Il-E.S. Crabbe,February 7, 1944
Ethel Hynes Allen, Indianapolis, IN-E.S. Crabbe,December 23,1944
C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,November 23,1945
C.S. Kibbe, Rantaul,KS-E.S. Crabbe,December 19,1945
Lillian H. Hart, Elizabethtown, KY-E.S. Crabbe,December 27,1945
B.F. Crabbe,Red Bluff, CA-C.S. Kibbe,March 20,1946
Ethel Hynes Allen, Nashvile, IN-J.W. Persohn,March 28,1949
J.W. Persohn, Youngstown,NY-B. F. Crabbe,April 5,1949
William Stith, Guston, KY-Ethel Hynes Allen,April 10,1949
B.F. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-W.A. Stith,April 13, 1949
William Stith, Guston, KY-B. F. Crabbe,April 19,1949
B.F. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Allen,December 22,1949
Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence
E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,December 14,1950
Raymond Stith,Oakland,CA-B.F. Crabbe,January 11,1951
E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,March 8,1951
E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Frances S. Fast,May 2,1951
Frances S. Fast,-E.S. Crabbe,May 8,1951
B.F. Crabbe, Mount Shasta,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,May 15, 1951
E.S. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,May 20,1951
E.S. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Ethel Hynes Allen,June 3,1951
E.S. Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-Frances S. Fast,October 17,1951
Frances S. Fast-B. F. Crabbe,November 7,1951
E.S.Crabbe, Red Bluff,CA-William Stith,April 10,1952
Frances S. Fast-B.F. Crabbe,April 30,1952
E.S. Crabbe,Red Bluff,CA-Francis S. Fast,September 22,1953
B.F. Crabbe,Oakland,CA-Mary Ethel Allen,December 12, 1953
Ehtel Allen,Indianapolis,IN-B. F. Crabbe,December 18, 1953
Agnes Whately,Taylor, TX-B. F. Crabbe,July 22,1954
Agnes Whately,Taylor, TX-B. F. Crabbe,August 2,1954
E. S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Francis S.Fast,Febrary 9, 1954
Francis S. Fast,,-E.S. Stith,February 21,1954
A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,March 15,1954
B.F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-A. A. Whately,March 22,1954
A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,March 15,1954
A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,May 11,1954
E. S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-A. A. Whatley,July 9, 1954
A.A. Whately,Taylor,TX-E.S. Crabbe,July 20,1954
R.G. Stith, Wichita Falles,TX- B. F. Crabbe,August 28,1954
E.S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Mary S. Stith,1954
Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence
Carl W. Stith, Mt. Pleasant,IA-B. F. Crabbe,March 16,1955
E.R. Stith, Temple,TX-B.F. Crabbe,June 28,1955
Clyde E. Pasley, Springfiled,IL-E.S. Crabbe,July 16,1955
DeEstin L. Pasley, De Kalb,IL-B.F. Crabbe,July 18,1955
Ralph E. Stith, Joliet,IL-B. F. Crabbe,July 20,1955
James Bascome Stith,Lexington,KY-B. F. Crabbe,August 3,1955
Edna Ames Green, Alvin,Il-B. F. Crabbe,August 4,1955
Robt. L. Bolling, Oakland,CA-B.F. Crabbe,August 5,1955
B. F. Crabbe,Oakland CA,-P.I. Pasley,August 5,1955
Perry I. Pasley, Madison,WI-B. F. Crabbe,August 10,1955
Robert King Stith, Denver,CO-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955
Joseph L. Stith, Kankakee,IL-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955
James Pasely, Chicago,Il-B. F. Crabbe,Augist 10,1955
George E. Pasley, Kansas City,MO-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955
Robert King Stith, Denver,CO-B.F. Crabbe,August 10,1955
Irene Stith,Shreveport,LA-E.S. Crabbe,Spetember 9,1955
E.S.Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Alma M. Hanson,September 9,1955
John F. Stith, Shreveport,LA-B.F. Crabbe,September 9,1955
Stith Hiram Short, Alameda, CA-B. F. Crabbe,October 8,1955
Ester M. Stith, San Antonio,TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 11,1955
Eppie E. Stith, New Orleans,LA-E.S. Crabbe,October 11,1955
Mary P. Stith, New Orleans,LA-E.S. Crabbe,October 11,1955
Ester M. Stith, San Antonio,TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 11,1955
Francis J. Stith, Dallas,TX-E.S. Stith,October 11,1955
Erman L. Stith, Amarillo,TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 12,1955
Eula T. Stith, Abillene, TX-B.F. Crabbe,October 12, 1955
Alex D. Stith, Amarillo,TX-B. F. Crabbe,October 12,1955
Ruby Leevy, San Antonio,TX-B. F. Crabbe,November 15,1955
M.J. Stith,Oakland,CA-B.F. Crabbe,November 15,1955
George Stith, Little Rock Ar-B.F. Crabbe,Nivember 15,1955
Albert Stith, Chicago,IL-B. F. Stith,November 17,1955
Andrew Stith, Chicago, IL- B. F. Crabbe,November 17,1955
Hammond H. Stith, Atlanta,GA-B.F. Crabbe,November 17,1955
Rev. Chandler Stith, Washington D.C.-B. F. Crabbe,November 17,1955
Carl W. Stith, Mt. Pleasant,IA-B. F. Crabbe,November 18,1955
H.P. Stith, Birmingham,AL-B.F.Stith,November 18,1955
W. R. Stith, Terra Haute,IN-B. F. Crabbe,November 19,1955
Frank Stith, Roxbury, MA-B. F. Crabbe,November 19,1955
B. F. Crabbe,OAkland CA-Ruby Rucker Leevy,November 26,1955
Ruby Rucker Leevy, San Antonio,TX-B. F. Crabbe,November 28,1955
Correspondence sorted chronologically includes name and location of addressee, sender and date of correspondence
Mrs. B. F. Crabbe,Oakland CA-H. H. Talcott Stith, Jr.,January 2,1956
John Augustine Washington, Clarksburg WV- E.S. Stith,January 10,1956
E. S. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-John Augustine Washington,January 19,1956
E. C. Daniel Sr., Zebulon, NC-E.S. Crabbe,March 14,1956
Norvell Shapleigh Stith Jr., Springfeild, MO-E.S. Crabbe,May 28,1956
Waldo Stith, Hahira,GE-E.S. Crabbe,June 4,1956
E.S.Crabbe Oakland,CA-Weltha K. Stith,October 11,1956
Richard & Marie [],,-E.S. Crabbe,OCtober 11, 1956
RIchard[],,-E.S. Stith, October 22, 1956
Denzil L. Carlisle, San Francisco,CA-E.S.Crabbbe,September 11,1956
Mrs. Denzil L. Carlisle,San Francisco,CA-E.S.Crabbe, Spetember 11,1956
B.F. Crabbe,Oakland,CA-Weltha K Stith,October 11,1957
Weltha K. Stith, Shelbyville,In E. S. Crabbe,October 16,1957
Clifton Daniel, New York,NY-E. S. Stith,January 7,1958
Mrs. B. F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-Clifton Daniel,February 12,1958
Marvin Daniel, Manteo,NC-Mrs. B. F. Crabbe,February 17,1958
Weltha K. Stith, Shelbyville,IN-B. F. Crabbe,February 20,1958
Weltha K. Stith, Shelbyville,IN-E.S. Stith,February 24,1958
B. F. Randolph, Shelbyville,IN-E.S.Crabbe,February 24,1958
E.S.Crabbe Oakland,CA-Mary Peyton Dent,December 5,1959
Mrs. B. F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-James R. Evans,December 23,1959
Mrs. B. F. Crabbe, Oakland,CA-William Allen,January 4,1960
Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,January 9,1963
Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,January 24,1963
Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,February,20,1963
Cousin Cora, Bertha and All, Garden Grove CA-E.S. Crabbe,February 20,1963
Frances S. Fast-E. S. Crabbe,May 14,1963
Stith Family Geneaologic Records
The Family Journals of Estie Stith Crabbe dated 6 June 1934 though 5 June 1935
The Family Journals of Estie Stith Crabbe dated 6 June 1936 though 30 January 1936
Estie Stith Crabbe Family Journals dated June 5, 1935 - January 20, 1936
Research for chapters 4 through 13 for book of the Stith Family written by Estie Stith Crabbe
Transcript of "The Stith Family - A narrative by Dr. Christopher Johnston, Baltimore MD,undated
Wolfolk Family - Second Generation - geneaology
John Stith Descendant Chart - prepared by Michelle J. Taunton, September,1998
Pedigree Chart of John Richard Stith
"Stith" - Narrative, page 714, source unidentified
"Henry Dee Stith, Kansan" - by Laura Montzingo, undated
Stith Family Geneaology - prepared by Francis Fast Miscellaneous Stith family geneaological data
"John Richard Stith - Credentials for membership in S[ons] of the A[merican] R[evolution]" - multiple copies
Records of Veterans' Adminsitrarion, Revolutionary War pension file of Joseph Stith, W 8750
Last Will and Testament Will of Dr. John Stith, January 1, 1828
Clippings from various newspapers published on various dates relating to the Stith Family.
Photographs (2) of unidentified woman
Tinytpe of Jesse Jones Stith
Funeral card in memeory of Nellie Estelle Brown, May 25, 1061
Fragments