U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Crites, James David (1852-1935) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 420-421 JAMES DAVID CRITES, was born at Hinkleville on June 4, 1852, the son of Abram Crites and the grandson of Jacob Crites, emigrant direct from Germany. His mother was Wealthy Pringle, the daughter of John Pringle of Sycamore Fame. He was one of a family of sixteen children. His brothers and sisters being, Asberry, Marietta, wife of A. B. Vincent; Catherine, wife of Clayton P. Cutright; Rebecca Ann, wife of A. E. Crites; Martha wife of Gideon Hawkins; Jane, wife of Samuel Smallridge; Harriet, wife of Elzie Nixon; Peggy, Hanson, Homer, Stillman, Joseph, Isaac, John D and Abram. He married Virginia Wentz, February 26, 1872. Children, Lucy W., Sarah May, Olie E., James B., Jr., and Charles W. His wife's parents were James W. Wentz and Lucy K. Harris, and his wife's grandfather was John Wentz of Rockbridge County, Va., being a descendant from one of the Wentzes who served seven years in the army for the Independence of his country. His wife's mother was a daughter of David Harris of Hanover County, Va. Mr. Crites is a farmer and an ordained minister in the New School Baptist Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV # FULL-NAME: James David Crites BIRTH-DATE: June 4, 1851 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: October 19, 1935 at age 84y-4m-14d DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Virginia Wentz Crites) OCCUPATION: Minister Baptist FATHER: Abram Crites (born in Germany) MOTHER: Wealthy Pringle (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Angina Pectoris and arteriosclerosis INFORMANT: Wilson Crites (of Buckhannon, W.Va.) BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery (wife of James David Crites) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #4121 FULL-NAME: Virginia Crites BIRTH-DATE: June 7, 1869 BIRTH-PLACE: Hall, Barbour Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: March 5, 1948 at age 88y-8m-28d DEATH-PLACE: 161 Wood St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 161 Wood St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed (David Crites) OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: James Wentz (born in Germany) MOTHER: Lucy Harris (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Broncheal Pneumonia / Senility / Fractured hip INFORMANT: James Crites BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------