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, Joseph (1846-1926) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Page 421 JOSEPH CRITES was born March 23, 1846, is a native of Upshur County, Son of Abraham and Wealthy (Pringle) Crites. His mother was the daughter of William Pringle, who was the son of Samuel Pringle, who came with his brother John to Turkey Run in 1770. He is one of sixteen children, had seven sisters and eight brothers, fourteen lived to majority and thirteen lived to marry. On the first day of April, 1862. he volunteered in Company B, 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, U. S. A., under Captain J. L. Gould. His company was with General Averill in all of his raids including the notorious Salem raid. Was discharged at Richmond July 9, 1865, and mustered out at Wheeling August 9, 1865. In 1869, January 1, he married Harriet A. Brake, daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Hyre) Brake and the granddaughter of John Brake. His wife's mother was the daughter of Noah Hyre. To this union were born five children: Infant dead; Coleman C., James D., Abraham L., and Florence. The third and last are still alive. December 19, 1892, he married for his second wife Sarah E. McKinley, daughter of Albert G. and Berlinda (Blake) McKinley and the granddaughter of Thomas and Sarah (Stewart) McKinley, she was a descendant of the Stewart family of Morgantown. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #11761 FULL-NAME: Joseph Crites BIRTH-DATE: March 23, 1845 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co. DEATH-DATE: August 21, 1926 at age 81y-4m-28d DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farming FATHER: Braham Crites MOTHER: Welthy Pringle CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Carcinoma of stomach BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------