Creech - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Johnston/Wayne County, NC Creeches

MOCreech — 2012-05-21 00:12:42Z

My great-grandfather was Simon Preston Creech, Missouri's brother. Marsil was correct the are children of Millie Guinn and Simon Creech according to the 1850 Lincoln Co. MO census. If you're still working on this I'd like to share information.

Re: Creech Family

seacoxlish — 2012-04-21 22:59:44Z

During my recent search of Lewis C Creech, I noticed a similar name of Louis Creech from Kentucky/Tenn area. All of my research on Lewis C Creech has been within Missouri. Hope this helps you...

Re: Madron Creech b: 1917 Chidester, Ark.

vatican56 — 2012-04-04 21:45:43Z

My late grandmother was a Hindman from Chidester, daughter of Robert Hindman. I am scanning all our family photos and have just finished "Aunt Mamie & Uncle Lum" written on the back in my grandmother's hand. No date, unfortunately, but it could well be their wedding photo; they're quite young. Another undated photo I just finished, too, reads, "Grandmother Hindman, Aunt Mittie Creech Hindman (Uncle Si Hindman wife), Aunt Rosie Creech Hindman (Uncle Finias Hindman wife)". These are original photographs, not copies. I will send a quality copy via email to anyone interested. vatican56@yahoo.com

Re: creeches

MaryTubbCreech — 2012-03-20 02:16:36Z

Richy Creech--are you still with us. We are have trouble deciding which Henry and Richard Creech cam to Dale County ,Ala around 1800.Would love to commute with you.

Re: Ann Creech m. Hardy Carter

carters93 — 2012-03-07 20:19:08Z

Hi, I am of the HJC line via jessy carter(1769).1850 Census,Marion,s.c.I think HJC and Lydia Skipper are the parents of Matthew but not the other boys.HJC may have been married before??? Help, info on any lines would be appreciated. My e- mail is Acarter@live.com

Thanks,
Allan W. Carter

Re: Jennen Creech

ShirleyHouchenPhillips — 2012-03-06 20:44:24Z

Diane, Larry Joe Creech was born Feb. 15 194?.... sorry I would have to look it up. I don't know that Larry ever lived in California, but don't know that he didn't either. He has three biological sons Wesley, Douglas and Danny with wife Vivian that I am aware of. He then married Sherry ? and adopted her daugher Sheila. He then married me Shirley Houchen and adopted my son Ray. He had a half sister Mary Frances and a brother Jerry Creech but I never heard of a brother named Bruce. Could be one they didn't know about. We were married in 1982 and he passed in January 1988. If I can help let me know shir3@yahoo.com. Shirley

Re: Jennen Creech

dianejbaer — 2012-03-05 04:10:10Z

Shirley,
My husband was born Laing Creech. His father was named Larry Creech. His parents divorced when he was 7 and he never saw his father again. They were living in Sacramento, California at the time. I know his father is deceased and the January 1988 date of death that you mentioned seems possible. I know that Larry remarried and had several other children including a son who was older than Laing from a prior relationship. Larry also had a brother named Bruce. Does any of this sound like it could describe the Larry you mentioned? My husband would like to find his brothers and sisters.
Diane Baer

Re: Creech Family of Coffee Co., AL

mftubb_2000 — 2012-03-03 18:56:58Z

to biscuitgirl--Hoping that you still have this addy.Would love to get in contact with you about our common family ties. mftubb2000@yahoo.com Thanks,Mary

New VA-KY Creech Resources Available

drbillc — 2012-02-27 01:48:51Z

On my website are four files relevant to families of John, Jonathan and Elijah Creech of Lee Co VA and Harlan Co. KY, beginning about 1800. Because there are so many trees online with inaccurate information, a few years ago I started on these families from scratch, with three goals: 1) to use only census and other public records available electronically 2) to mark those assignments that are not proved to my satisifaction (and I tried to set the bar pretty high) and 3) to show the references and notes for each assignment.

Those files are available at http://www.billcarroll.org, under the tab called “Miscellaneous” and they represent analysis and transcription by my own hand. No material was downloaded directly.

There are four Excel spreadsheet files. I realize this is an unusual format, but family tree software either made it difficult to show notes and references, or more difficult to enter the material. The upside is, in the "Census by Year" file each row is one person and columns have one census year. A person's life through different censuses can be seen very quickly. And the downside is, you can’t wholesale load this material into a family tree program.

On the other hand, I see that as kind of an upside as well, and I realize I’m being a little curmudgeonly. It means that you have to interact with the information, think about it, critique it, and enter just what you need for your tree. I’m hoping to get some discussion and different points of view as a result.

About the files.

"Creech Census to 1900" contains all the census lines for Creech variant names from 1790 to 1900 for the entire USA. It can be useful no matter what geographic branch of the Creech Family you're researching. This file contains only Creech names.

"VA-KY-Creech Index" is the place to start if you are researching John, Jonathan or Elijah Creech of Lee and Harlan Counties. In this index, all direct Creech descendant family members (including non-Creech names) are listed alphabetically and associated with a Creech Number. The Creech Number is the way of finding that person's census data and lineage in the other two files.

Another copy of this file is also sorted so that the non-Creech-blood spouses are indexed alphabetically.

"VA-KY-Creech Census by Year" contains all descendants organized by family in order of age and in order of Creech Number. Jonathan and Elijah are substantially complete to 1920. John is complete to 1900 with some 1910 and 1920. There are about 8800 individuals listed in the index and census by year.

"VA-KY-Creech Raw Census" (Excel or Plain Text version) contains a partial transcription of the census lines from 1820 to 1920 and is the basis for the Census by Year file. There are nearly 20,000 census lines entered here.

The Creech to 1900 Instructions and VA-KY-Creeches Instruction files give more information on each of these. I apologize for the size of the data files.

Please feel free to send me a note via this list or at wm.f.carroll@gmail.com if you have difficulties, thoughts, additions or corrections. I think the system works smoothly, but this is the acid test.

Bill Carroll

Ebeneezer Dixon

pcrunk — 2012-02-17 01:28:02Z

Descend from Ebeneezer Dixon b 1831 m. Elizabeth Smith 1851 Harlan County.
Son of John Dixon and Martha "Patsy" Creech. Ebeneezer and family moved to Douglas County, Mo around 1889. Have info pn this line if you would like to share. pkcrunk@aol.com

Re: My line in Creech Family..

wasmers5 — 2012-02-07 06:27:28Z

Fieldin Creech,
Who does she descend from? I am looking for descendents of John Creech b approx 1774.
Thanks,
Shelley Wasmer

Re: My line in Creech Family..

phildunn2007 — 2012-02-05 22:22:55Z

Marthasil Reamy Creech is my mother. I have been storing her genealogy records since she passed. I am looking for some one to forward the archive on to. There are approximately 10 filing cabinet drawers full of records. All I ask in return is that someone pay to have the items shipped in boxes to them. If interested in her records please email me. thank you.
fielden creech

Re: Hannah

linannemahan1 — 2012-01-22 16:00:40Z

My grandmother was Hannah Ison.

Re: simon creech b.1802 S.C.

paulcreech1 — 2012-01-11 22:25:34Z

Abel Creech and Jesse Creech were in Darlington S.C. in
1800 Jesse was br 1782. He was gone in 1820. He went to Tenn.
He had a son Ezekiel br 1803. Could there be a connectionAbel

Re: Erena Creech

ila619 — 2012-01-11 17:46:09Z

I'm also looking for a picture of my great great grandparents Richard and erena (creech) bissett

Re: Creech Family

shell45lake — 2012-01-11 15:22:24Z

Hello All,
I am the granddaughter of Aljron Fredrick Creech, son of John Wesley and Martha Creech. I will attach my information on this branch of the family - hope it comes across okay. Marsil Creech from New Mexico did extensive research on the Creech family, but died a while back. When I was reseaching she helped fill in some of the gaps. Her comment is below about the 1900 census in Osage Indian District is that John W. was a joker. My grandfather (Aljron) was on his own at age 12 - according to the stories I heard. He married my grandmother (Jorgine or Gina Madsen) who came to this country from Denmark on 3/7/1906. My uncle (Alfred Harold) was born in July 1909 in Billings MT - my mother (Ida Marie) was born in Nov 1910 in Billings MT. When Ida was 10 they moved to Shell Lake, WI to homestead on opened railroad land......they had stopped on the way in NE to see Esaw Creech and Garrett. Ida was close to her cousin Agnes Creech (daughter of Garrett and Eunice) - she eventually ended up in TX - she mentioned Aunt Alice (Butz) and corresponded with them.....but I never was in touch with them. All the children listed below were from the union between John W and Martha. I meet Fay Creech when my husband and I honeymooned in California in 1969.

Creech Family History
Husband: Carl Edmund FERGUSON
Wife: Shirley Marie COOK
Father: Harold Arnold COOK
Mother: Ida Marie CREECH
Grandfather: Aljron Fredrick CREECH
Grandmother: Ane Christine Jorgine Marie MADSEN
Great Grandfather: John Wesley CREECH
Great Grandmother: Martha Ann LYONS
2nd wife Florence LENA Jordon: 3rd Evelyn Conry

Great Great Grandfather: Esaw (Esau) Wilks CREECH
Great Great Grandmother: Elizabeth Jane WILLIAMS

Great Great Great Grandfather: Isaac CREECH
Great Great Great Grandmother: Mariah PENNINGTON

Husband:
Aljron Fredrick CREECH (Grandfather)
Birth date: 1/10/1889
Where: Augusta, KS
Death date: 10/22/1966
Burial: Shell Lake, WI

Married: 4/5/1908 in Billings, MT

Wife:
Ane Christine Jorgine Marie Madsen (Grandmother)
Birth date: 8/14/1886
Where: Filholm, DENMARK
Death date: 3/3/1963
Burial: Shell Lake, WI

Children
Alfred Harold CREECH
Birth date: 7/11/1909
Where: Billings, Montana (Yellowstone County) – SS # issued in Minnesota
Death date: 12/1972
Burial: Shell Lake, WI
Married Inez Bessie Born June 14, 1909: Died August 1981

Ida Marie CREECH (Mother)
Birth date: 11/10/1910
Where: Billings, MT (Yellowstone County) Born in a SODDY house.
Death date: 6/1986
Burial: Spooner, WI

Husband:
John Wesley CREECH (G Grandfather)
Birthdate: 5/20/1860
Where: Gatewood, Clay County Illinois
Death date: 4/7/1940
Burial: Pueblo, Colorado

Married 3/3/1879 in Clay County Illinois

Wife:
Martha Ann Lyons (G Grandmother)
Birthdate: 1/7/1858
Where: Clay County Illinois
Death date: 6/29/1904
Burial: Granada, Colorado (Prowers County)

Children:
Sylvester CREECH (Died as a baby, on the high prairie, Chase Co., Kansas)

Alice Victoria CREECH – Feb. 27, 1881 – Eureka, Kansas (Married Henry Charles Butz 1871-1940)

Grover Cleveland CREECH – Nov. 11, 1886-2/9/1971 –B: Eureka, KS (Barton Count) D: Basin, WY (Mount View Cemetery) WIFE: Clemie Lissie Wilson Children: Joe H. Creech (1911-1971)

Aljron Fredrick CREECH – Jan. 10, 1889 – 10/22/1966 Augusta, Kansas (Grandfather)-children listed above

Garrett Harrison CREECH – Feb 17, 1881 - 3/1966 (Died in Dallas TX) WIFE: Eunice Stevens
Children: Seth, Edgar, Esther, Agnes, Myrtle, Bessie 2/23/1917-7/16/2003 born in Central City, NE died in Duncanville, TX, and James 11/6/1919-10/1/2011 born in Central City, NE, died in Edmond, OK
On November 23, 1919 Esau-90 yrs (Grandfather) died at his home in Central City, NE

Roy CREECH – Died young – born 1895

Fay Elwood CREECH – Aug 14, 1896-12/1973 (Central City NE cemetery)Married Matilda (Mattie) Ann Doughman) 1895-1992

OTHER WIVES FOR JOHN WESLEY CREECH
2nd marriage to Florence Lena Jordon Born: 9/21/1874 Coffee Co. KS, Married on 7/23/1905 in Neat Coolidge, Hamilton Co., KS – she died 8/7/1945 in Nampa Canyon Co., Idaho. Buried Kohlerlawn Cem. In Nampa, Idaho

3rd Marriage to Evelyn Conry. Oct 2 1925 in York, Nebraska. Divorced soon after.

Note: Ward 3, Town: Billings, County: Yellowstone, State: Montana
1910 Census shows: John Creech (50 yrs) Married, Born: IL, Birth place of Father: VA, Birthplace of Mother: VA. Lena Creech (42 yrs) Married to John, Born: Kansas, Birth place of Father: IL, Birthplace of Mother: IL CHILDREN: Ray (16) KS, Fay (14) MO, Azaal daughter (5) KS

NOTE: In 1900 John Wesley was in Osage Indian District in Oklahoma gives his birth place as
France. He must have been a joker-records do contradict that. Some of this info came from a written statement by his father, Esaw/Esau CREECH elderly years. The dates are all messed up but otherwise the names work well.

NOTE: Osage Ind Dist Oklahoma-the Osage Indians of Oklahoma had their own territory before statehood. Oklahoma became a state ca. 1912 maybe-late anyway. So they are not listed in the regular Oklahoma census records. You have to check out the Indian census records for your family.

Note: August 1860 Census from Clay County Illinois. Ingraham Prairie
CREACH, Esan W. 26 Farmer, Born-Virginia. Elizabeth J. 27 Born-Virginia. Children: Laura (F) 5 yrs. Born Illinois. John W. (M) 3 mos. Born Illinois. Maria (F) 52 Born Kentucky. I believe Maria is Maria Pennington Mother of Esaw. This would make the Birthdates for Esaw 1833*, Elizabeth 1834* and Maria Pennington 1808**.

ESAW WILKS CREECH
ELIZABETH JANE WILLIAMS
Note: August 1860 Census from Clay County Illinois. Ingraham Prairie
CREACH, Esan W. 26 Farmer, Born-Virginia. Elizabeth J. 27 Born-Virginia. Children: Laura (F) 5 yrs. Born Illinois. John W. (M) 3 mos. Born Illinois. Maria (F) 52 Born Kentucky. I believe Maria is Maria Pennington Mother of Esaw. This would make the Birthdates for Esaw 1833*, Elizabeth 1834* and Maria Pennington 1808**.

(G G Grandfather)
Father of John Wesley CREECH
Esaw Wilks CREECH (twin brother Jacob?)
Born: 1/26/1829 (or 1/26/1829)
Where: Wise, Lee County, Virginia
Death date: 11/23/1919
Where: Central City, Neb. (Merrick Co., NE)

(G G Grandmother)
Mother of John Wesley CREECH
Elizabeth Jane Williams Parents of Elizabeth Jane Williams
Born: 1836 Edward Williams and Maria (Margaret) Ocheltree
Where: Baxter Co, Virginia Greenbrier/Braxton County West Virginia
Death Date: 1907 (Spring) (71 years old) married March 8, 1832 in Greenbrier County W. VA
Where: Waldron, Ark. (Scott County) Parents for Elizabeth:Hannah Blake & Isaac Ocheltree**

Married: January 4, 1860 in Clay County Ill.

**Trish Creech info.
Thomas Marion Williams was brother to Elizabeth Jane Creech
Edward & Margaret are in the 1850 Lewis County VA census, and then in the 1860 Clay County IL census. Thomas was in Boone County AR by 1880 (Long Creek Township), and lived in Boone County until he died in 1906.
PLEASE NOTE: Thomas Marion Williams and his wife Olive lived with Esaw & Elizabeth Creech family in about 1870-1872 according to his Civil War Pension file.

Children: Leander Louis or Lewis CREECH (G Uncle)
Birth date: 9/12/1868
Where: Clay County, Illinois
Death date: April 30, 1951
Where: Married: Otilia Evoline Fent (Born:December 1, 1873 – died 1941, Cottonwood Falls, Chase County KS)
Married: October 5, 1889
Lean¬der Louis Creech, was born in Coo Wee Scoo wee Dis¬trict, Chero¬kee Nation in Sep¬tem¬ber 1868. Coffeyville, KS in the Coo-ee-scoo-wee District. ????

Frederic Stephen CREECH (G Uncle)
Birthdate: Abt. 1876
Where:
Death date:
Where
Married: Annie Taylor 1901 in Coffeeville, KS

………………………………………………………………………
John Wesley CREECH (G Grandfather)
Birthdate: 5/20/1860
Where: Gatewood, IL
Death date: 4/7/1940
Where: Pueblo, Colorado
Married: Martha Ann Lyons

Clinton Dewitt CREECH (G Uncle)
Birthdate: Bet 1861 – 1865 (Born during the Civil War )
Where:
Death date: Died as a small child
Where:
Married:

Drucille CREECH (Ellie or Effie) (G Uncle)
Birthdate:
Where:
Death date:
Where:
Married:

……………………………………………………………..
BROTHERS & SISTERS of ESAW WILKS CREECH:
(GG Uncle)
Twin Brother of Esaw – Jacob CREECH???
1/26/1829 or 1824 or 1831-5/31/1860
Wife: Diana Lutes

(GG Aunt)
Sister of Esaw: Nancy CREECH Grimes
Born: Lee County VA, 6/22/1836-4/13/1909
Husband: Stephen Grimes 12/10/1853 Clay County VA

(G G G Grandfather) (G G G Grandmother)
Father of Esaw CREECH Mother of Esaw CREECH
Isaac CREECH (Died in Clay County Ill.) Mariah Pennington (Died in Clay County Ill.)
Born: VA abut. 1800 Born: Kentucky in 1806 or 1808. Died after 3/1/1860
See Death register.
Married: Abt. 1824
Where: VA

Children: They had 11

(G G G G Grandfather)
Maria/Mariah Pennington’s family
Father
Micajah PENNINGTON, Sr
Birthdate: December 13, 1763
Where: Wilkes Co. NC
Death date: aft. 1850
Where: Harlan County KY or Lee Co VA;

Mother:
Birthdate:
Where:
Death date:
Where:

BROTHERS and SISTERS of Maria/Mariah Pennington
Child 1: William Thomas Pennington, 1784
Child 2: Joshua Pennington, Abt. 1790
Child 3: James Daniel Pennington, 1797, NC or VA; d. Aft. 1891 Wildie, Rockcastle Co., KY
Child 3: Micajah Pennington, Before 1799
Child 4: Margaret Pennington, Abt. 1799, NC; d. Bef. 1880-1890, Jackson Co., KY
Child 5: Charles Pennington, November 26 1804, Lee Co., VA; d. November 11, 1876, Lee Co., VA
Child 6: Henry Pennington, Abt. 1807, NC
Child 7: Mariah Pennington, b. Abt. 1806 or 1808, KY

Deborah Gravett’s mother contributed information that Macajah Pennington, Sr. was responsible for starting the Virginia Minutemen.

Shirley Ferguson

Re: Creech Re-union ?

creech7493 — 2012-01-09 23:53:23Z

Yes, That's correct... Just sent you email...

Re: Creech Re-union ?

godslilangel23 — 2012-01-09 13:50:45Z

Daniel,

Would by any chance your grandfather be related to the Creech Motor Company when it was in Cumberland, KY? If so, I knew him. My daddy would take me to see him all the time when I was little. I am 29 now and live in another state but I do remember them.

I do know my dad knows Emerson and Edision. Email me and I can tell you more about the Creech's.

Rose Davis Mitchell
onyxia08@gmail.com

Re: Creech Re-union ?

creech7493 — 2012-01-09 12:01:59Z

Hi, I was born in Wise, Virginia but my Father's families born and raised in Harlan County, KY..My Grandpa Emerson and his twin brother, Edison used to have host several reunion in around Harlan County, Ky. They are both deceased. Now, We are trying to have Creech reunion later this year.. It wouldn't be same without them.. God bless them...

Re: Creech Family

drbillc — 2012-01-05 04:19:47Z

Mike has a great catch there. There is no census where Garrett H. Creech appears with the father claimed on this death certificate, which makes it tough. I think the DC is probably correct, though. Garrett was a long way from other Creeches. There's no reason his family should know about John W. Creech and Martha Lyons from Kansas unless they were related. They were, in fact, married when he was born in 1881. That's not a trivial fact, as I'll mention later.

This John W. is son of Esau Wilkes Creech, with ancestors as Mike reports them.

Garrett appears in two US censuses: 1910, CO Logan ED 239, family 195; age 29 (1881) [Eunice, age 27 (1883)] and 1920, NE Merrick ED 157, family 265; age 39 (1881)[Eunice, age 37 (1883)]. He also appears in one Kansas census: 1905 KS Meade, Crooked Creek Fam 37: G. H. 24 , E.N. 24, S.A. 8mo. None of these people seem to be in the 1895 Kansas state census. In the US Censuses Garrett reports he was born in Kansas. In 1910 he reports his father was b IL; in 1920 he reports his father was b MO. 1910 is correct if his father was John W.

In 1920 Garrett has seven live children listed: Seth A., Edgar H., Essie V., Agnes, Myrtle, Bessie, and James. I don't see a Lewis, and Garrett does not seem to appear in the 1930 census. When was your father born?

John W.'s family history is a mess. He was first married to Martha Lyons, as reported by DeborahDeweyGravett here on Ancestry: Marriage Clay Co IL 3 Mar 1879 Marriage #1 Certificate No. 224, Page 18. In 1900 he is in Indian Territory, but the census line is nuts:

1900 IT, Osage/Kaw Indian Reservation, ED 255 p. 17 Fam 199: Creech, John W, HH, 52y, (05/48) M31, FRA.SWE.SWE, Nat 1864--Really?; Creech, Martha, W, 53y, (01/47) M31, 7,6c, IL.KY.IN; Creech, Grover C, S, 12y, (11/87) KS.FRA.IL; Creech, Aljorn F, S, 10y, (01/90) KS.FRA.IL; Jordan, Lara F, Srv, 28y, (09/71) Wd, KS.MO.IN; Jordan, Roy, Brd, 5y, (08/94) KS.IL.KS; Jordan, Fay, Brd, 3y, (08/96) MO.IL.KS; Irving, Thomas, Brd, 25y, (07/74) TX.TN.IL;

I doubt there's ever been a Creech born in France whose parents were born in Sweden, and both John and Martha are reported to be born 10 years earlier than they are in 1880:

1880 KS, Greenwood, Salem ED 97 p. 9 Fam 78: Creech, John W., HH, 20y, M, IL.VA.VA; Creech, Martha A., W, 22y, M, IL.IN.KY; Creech, Newton S., S, 0y, 5m, KS.IL.IL;

Just to make matters worse, Newton never shows up again.

Now, on balance, working with what we have, I think the 1900 family truly is the 1880 family, based on Martha's parents places of birth. But it's pretty squirrelly. And it gets worse.

Notice there is a servant, Lara F. Jordan, reportedly widowed, living with them in 1900, and she has two children, Roy age 5 (b 1895) and Fay age 3 (b 1897). But hang on--here is the census line in 1910:

1910 MT, Yellowstone, Billings Wd 3 ED 248 p. 8B Fam 157: Creech, John, HH, 50y, M1,16, IL.VA.VA; Creech, Lena, W, 42y, M1,16, 3 born,3 alive, KS.IL.IL; Creech, Roy, S, 16y, KS.IL.KS; Creech, Fay, D, 14y, MO.IL.KS; Creech, Azial, D, 5y, KS.IL.KS

Roy and Fay are now listed as Creeches. Martha is gone. Lara/Lena is now married to John, and says they've been married since 1894, and it's the first marriage for both of them. For good measure, some others of John's children are also in Billings that year.

So I'm kind of at a loss. Couple of possibilities. 1) Lara/Lena truly is a widow, and her children are legitimate. John married her about 1904 and they are fuzzing up the date of marriage and the names of children to manage appearances. 2) Roy and Fay are illegitimate children of Lara/Lena and somebody, this truly is her first marriage and the census "facts" are meant to cover that up by giving them a name. 3) Roy and Fay really are John's children and he eventually married their mother. I think 1 is the most logical, but I can’t rule out the other two on the sketchy data I have .

John does not appear in the 1920 census.

So, thats probably both more and less than you wanted. I find this particular family kind of vexing, and I'm working on running down a couple of contacts who might be able to fill things in.

But my most likely case is: Garrett is s/o John W and Martha Lyons. He is son of Esau, son of Isaac son of old Elijah. Deborah Gravett's tree for John

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1422335/person/-1905826487

is pretty informative.

Bill Carroll

Re: Creech Family

mikef333 — 2012-01-03 23:34:06Z

"Hello I am also looking for Creech family. My husband's father is Lewis Creech. He is the son of Eunice N. and Garrett H. Creech. Both died in 1966 a couple of months apart in Dallas County. They are buried at Restland in Dallas."

You say your husband's grandparents are a Garrett and Eunice Creech, buried in Dallas. A search of Texas death recs on Family Search turns up the following hits:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&a...

Top result looks right and gives parents of Garrett as John Wesley Creech and Martha Lyons, with Garrett born in KS.

Quick look at Rootsweb World Connect trees shows:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

This tree looks mostly right with John W s/o Esau s/o Isaac s/o Old Elijah. Once you get to Elijah the errors really appear and past Elijah definitely should be ignored.

Note there is a discrepancy between the birth state given for Garret on his death cert (KS) and the one on the tree (IL). But overall the timeline looks right for the family so that is not a big deal, although the right birthplace can probably be nailed down by correlating more records with these. Also a ten year difference in age.

The main question with all of this is whether the right John W is placed in the right Creech house in KS. There is another JW in a line from OH for example. So while the tree looks right lower down I would cross check everything to make sure the right guy is in the right family unit.

Perhaps Bill Carroll may come along with something else to add.

Re: Creech Family

RoyCreech30 — 2012-01-03 08:10:48Z

My great grandfather was Lewis C Creech born 1852 in Virginia.
He and his second wife Alice first child was Eunice M Creech born 1892 in Arkansas. Possibly this is another Lewis Creech so not sure this is much help.
I have been unable to locate the date or where Lewis C Creech's final resting place. Some say it was Missouri City TX close to Houston but still can not locate.
Sincerely
Roy R Creech

PS I am 81 yrs old and enjoy the Creech genealogy.

Re: Creech Family

RoyCreech30 — 2012-01-03 08:10:41Z

Creech Family

msaphira5 — 2012-01-02 18:34:48Z

Hello I am also looking for Creech family. My husband's father is Lewis Creech. He is the son of Eunice N. and Garrett H. Creech. Both died in 1966 a couple of months apart in Dallas County. They are buried at Restland in Dallas.

Re: Parolee Creech

vernonspencer — 2011-12-11 11:41:23Z

Thank you very mucy for the documentation reference

I am
Vernon Spencer

Re: Parolee Creech

mikef333 — 2011-12-11 01:07:00Z

The 1850 census of Harlan Co KY has a Parilee age 14 daughter of Absalom Creech and his wife Elizabeth (Blair). Absalom was s/o John Creech and Peggy Wells. The only other Parilee in that time frame that I have, was born about 10 years later.

Parolee Creech

vernonspencer — 2011-12-10 18:11:41Z

Who are the parents of Parolee Creech date of birth circa 1836?

Parolee Creech was married to Bennet Bailey

Bennet Bailey's date of Birth is February 12, 1833 and he died in Laurel County, Kentucky date unknown.

Bennet Bailey is the son of Anna Kelly (1795-1896) and Andrew J. Bailey Sr. (1792-1855).

I am a Creech descendant
Vernon Spencer
Lexington, Kentucky
e-mail vernonspencer@insightbb.com
Skype vedeje

Re: lulu creech

mikef333 — 2011-12-06 01:26:20Z

With the common name of all common names, that is a tough order to fill, i.e. finding what happened to him (and I am sure your father realizes the unlikelihood of his still being alive at around 94ish).

Still more detail is needed. I made a couple quick checks of the census in 1920 and 1930 but do not find a lulu smith with a son John A. Obviously it would help to identify some of his family like siblings or nephews/nieces to ask about him.

My suggestion at this point is for you to try to locate the divorce record and the associated marriage record. The marriage record in particular may have parental information.

Also if you have not already done so, you could try working your grandmother's family for information, especially the women. Female relatives by marriage have always provided me with more information on their husbands' families than the husbands themselves.

The bottom line is that you need to find much more information so that you can know if you do come across a record of your grandfather that it is indeed his.

Locating your grandparents' marriage record is especially important as it may lead to his family. At that time in Kentucky marriages were recorded on the county level only. So you need to know the county.

Re: lulu creech

mysteryfoal1971 — 2011-12-05 22:37:57Z

Its not an adoption. He is my fathers dad. He divorced my grandmother in 1946, her name was Anna M. Hoerst. Apparently John A. either just left his kids or she didn't let him around them. She is passed on now and when she was here wouldn't talk about the situation at all. All my father talks about is finding him and just wants to know the truth. Im am trying to do this for him and i just don't know how or there just isn't any records on him. The only thing we know of him later in life was he was in the us navy and we have a picture of him on a ship and that is it. Thank you so much for what your doing. Bernadette Sukow

Re: lulu creech

mikef333 — 2011-12-05 15:57:06Z

The KY birth index does not show a John Smith about 1917 to a Creech or a first name of lulu. The only Smiths born in 1917 whose mother had a Creech maiden name were a Delza in Knott Co and a William in Wolfe Co.

You simply need more information about John A Smith later in life so as to be able to work his life backwards.

Is this an adoption case for John A Smith or yourself? If so you can waste an awful lot of time chasing bad/weak information further back. When what is needed is the most recent information possible to use as a starting point.

So for example when did John A Smith die, and have you looked for his obit and death certificate?

Re: lulu creech

mysteryfoal1971 — 2011-12-05 04:35:27Z

Im sorry i don't know to much at this point. But i think he was born in Owsley County Ky. And his father was John Smith.I do know he was in the Navy.

Re: lulu creech

mikef333 — 2011-11-26 04:27:56Z

You gave the who, what and when. All you forgot was the where, as in his state of birth if you know that, where he lived later, and where lulu lived later. Also if you know his father's given name that would be a help given the Smith surname.

lulu creech

mysteryfoal1971 — 2011-11-26 04:10:35Z

I am looking for a lulu creech that gave birth to a boy named John Author Smith in 1917. He married a Anna Hoerst probably late 1930s to early 1940. Please contact me if anyone knows of them.

Re: Arthur Creech

phyllisoaj70 — 2011-11-13 00:13:19Z

This is ten years after you posted your williness to share information on Arthur Creech son of Benjamin Franklin Creech. I'm working on that line and am curious what info you have. He connected with our family when he married Clara Bell Rall in 1905 in Dodge City, KS. Their marriage evidently dissolved in about 1911 after two daughters were born. I believe I've found him again married to Grace Kelly and living eventually in N.Y.
Does that jibe with what you have?

Re: Creech Family in NC

spen7172 — 2011-10-24 16:01:42Z

Yes. It is Sharon. Hope you are doing well.

Re: Creech Family in NC

kurthuer — 2011-10-22 01:08:58Z

My name is Kurt Lonnie Huer My mother was Francis Mae Burney daughterof Minnie (Creech)and Lonnie Burrney.My guess is your are Betty's daughter.

Re: My line in Creech Family..

drbillc — 2011-10-15 18:23:19Z

Roy:

I apologize for not replying sooner. Your message didn't feed through to my e-mail. I have you in my database coming down through Charles/Cora and Roy Alvin/Anna and born in CA in 1930. Correct?

Curiously, I did get an e-mail from another person looking for Lewis, and I thought I could be more help. I used to have a link to a FindAGrave posting for Lewis, and my notes from that show he died in 1905; unfortunately that link doesn't work any more and I can't find him by searching de novo on FindAGrave. His wife Alice died in 1942 and is buried in Stillwater OK, that's still on FindAGrave.

I think the 1905 date may be right, however. He appears to have been married twice; first to Susannah White (everyone has this one) and second to an Alice Dowell, with whom he had six children, the last ca 1903. He and Susannah were apparently divorced because he is present in the 1900 census in IT with Alice: IT Chickasaw ED 127, 377; 48 (1852) [Alice E., 30 (1870)]. Alice is next found in New Mexico 1910 as a widow, and perhaps they were on their way there and he died in Texas. Pure speculation on my part.

Anyway, please let me know if this moves the ball forward and if you hear any more. If you send a note here and don't hear from me within a couple of days, you can send me a note via my website www.billcarroll.org.

Bill Carroll

Re: Benjamin Franklin Creech

phyllisoaj70 — 2011-10-13 15:48:00Z

Benjamin Franklin Creech from Wise County, Virginia was my husband's great grandfather. You mention your great grandfather was William Franklin Creech and had a brother Sidney Joshua. I don't have either of those listed as children of "our" Benjamin Franklin Creech. Where is your B.F. Creech from?

Re: the creech family history

jamie_creech91 — 2011-10-06 16:10:43Z

I live in south east London but my grandad is also a creech and he moved to England with two of his brothers and one of his sisters. they are originally from Cork in ireland which i have been told some of there relatives in ireland also migrated to america. I cant believe how many creech's there are out there lol

Re: Enoch Creech

godslilangel23 — 2011-10-04 03:08:53Z

Enoch and Hannah are buried in Loyall on Black Bottom Road at the Creech Family Cemetery. I lived by there growing up so for a good 20+ years. They both share a tombstone which does not have Hannah's DOD listed. I only remember seeing Enoch's.

You may e-mail me at godslilangel_23@yahoo.com

Re: Richard Creech - or was he Richard Critchton Critchton?

godslilangel23 — 2011-10-04 03:06:38Z

Leola, I am sorry but some of your information is incorrect.

The following is from another website regarding the Creich Family line in Scotland to the US.

The nearly solid rock mound in an old marsh offered a good place to build a defensive tower. Rock gave a solid foundation and marsh slowed the advance of the enemy. In the 8th and 9th centuries Viking raiders rowed their longships up the river looking for rich farms to attack. The ridge between the rock mound and the Tay afforded a lookout point little noticed from the river. If the Vikings did stop to attack, there was time to gather goods and people to the rock mound in the middle of the marsh.

The Earl MacDuff chose this site for one of his defensive towers. A trustworthy family of his clan was installed as Constable of this new defensive tower south of the River Tay. Called Creich Castle - a castle on a rock in Gaelic language, very similar to old Celtic French language. Queen Gruoch (Lady MacBeth of the old Scoto-Pictish royal line) was contemporary to and cousin to King Malcom Canamore. Malcom killed most of the rivals of the Clan MacDuff (Queen Gruoch line). Malcolm and Margaret Althing of England produced several children. Aethelred, oldest son, married the heiress of Clan MacDuff (Queen Gruoch line). He was installed as Earl of Fife and Abbott of Abernethy to reduce tensions between rivals.

Aethelred and his wife (Scoto-Pictish royal line) produced several children. The oldest son was to inherit Earldom of Fife. One of the younger sons was installed as Constable of Creich, probably, as was the custom, by marriage into the Creich family. This son and his wife lived in Creich Castle as part of the extended royal family. Also, as was the custom, the oldest son inherited property; later sons were installed as knighted clergy. This way the family was able to hold administrative, military, and religious control of their assigned territory for the Crown.

The first Creich by name is recorded as Donald de Creich, a knighted cleric, after the fashion of the new Norman society. Simon de Creich was the religious Canon of Moray. The male line of Creich Castle family failed in 1353. The oldest daughter married Andrew Murdock, contemporary of King James I. Reared in the Norman English court with King James, both went back to Scotland as young men. Andrew Murdock was the grandson of King Robert Bruce, son of Robert, Earl of Fife who died in 1420. Andrew Murdock now became the Duke of Albany, strongest figure in Scotland, second to the king. Married to a wife reared at Creich Castle, related by blood and marriage to most of the landed gentry of Fife, the Duke spent much time in the rich farmland area. Edinburgh was full of strife and intrigue. Creich was peaceful and family.

King James V had a first son by a distant relative, but the child was born out of wedlock (very common occurence in the best of families). This son, Lord James Stuart, was not elligible to be king, so was created the Earl of Moray. I believe Moray moved the studious members of family Creich to Edinburgh to be his trusted clerical staff.

Kinsmen of the Leddel and Beaton families were installed as Constable of Creich Castle. Farmers of Creich family stayed on the farm to continue to produce the food required by the favorite royal castle of Falklands. The Laird of Creich, Beaton by name, had an older brother who was the Archbishop of St. Andrews nearby. The third son of Laird Creich, Davie Beaton, went to work for his uncle, the Archbishop of St. Andrews. Hard-working, he married a distant cousin named Margaret, daughter of Lord Ogilvie of Airlie. Lord Ogilvie was and is now the Chief of the ancient Pict clan of Ogilvie and Angus, living at Castle Airles Angus.

Scotland needed a superb ambassador to France and Davie Beaton was appointed. While in France, Beaton was persuaded to take Holy Orders of the French Roman Catholic Church. Now Beaton was eligible to become the Archbishop of St. Andrews and ancient Kingdom of Fife. Davie Beaton did, in fact, follow his uncle to this postion. He was married to Lady Margaret Ogilvie for his entire Iifetime. When asked about being a priest and also married, he replied," I was married in Scotland. Later became a priest in France. Two countries and two different set of rules. I shall remain both!" Davie Beaton, Archbishop of St. Andrews was now the senior priest of both Roman Catholic and Old Celtic religious orders...Primate of Scotland.

Margaret and Davie were devoted to each other, and produced many healthy children. It seems that Lady Margaret lived most of her life at Creich Castle within the household of her father-in-law, the Laird of Creich. Those were violent times and disputes were settled by violence to all parties involved. Being reared in Creich Castle, most of the children of Davie and Margaret used the name Creich. Their grandfather was the Laird of Creich, a royal property !

The children of Davie Beaton and Lady Margaret Ogilvie were reared in Creich Castle with full knowledge of their ancestry. On their father's side were the Earl MacDuff, Robert the Bruce, Earl MacBeth, Queen Gruoch, the Malcolm Kings, Queen Margaret Althing of Hungarian royalty, English royalty and Thor Finn the Mighty's sister, Queen lngaborg, first wife of Malcolm Canamore III. On their mother's side their grandfather was Lord Ogilvie Earl of Angus, descendant of the Pictish kings of Angus. These children knew they were not ordinary landless peasants! They were children of Creich Castle, a royal property for 600 years!

Mary, Queen of Scots, had four ladies-in-waiting. One was Mary Beaton of Creich. Queen Mary often wrote of the kindness of the Laird of Creich in keeping Castle Falklands with plenty of good food while she lived at Falkland. The town of Creich, Scotland, grew up with Creich parish as a market place for Church.

By the time John Knox returned to Scotland preaching Calvinism, the Scottish throne and supporting nobility were corrupt. The nobility was using the Church in a way never seen before in Europe. Church was part and parcel of the scheme to keep control of the people and the nation. Christianity was preached, but not practiced. The Archbishop of St. Andrews, Davie Beaton of Creich Castle, religious primate of Scotland, made an enemy of Henry VIII of England, who wanted his daughter on the throne of Scotland. Beaton supported Mary as queen. No agreement could be reached. King Henry sent a professional assassin to murder Beaton. Learning of the plot, Beaton had the assassin tried and convicted of heresy. He watched from his episcopal window as George Wisehart burned at the stake. The next year a group of Scots nobles crept into Beaton's bedroom and stabbed him to death. They hanged his naked body by the ankle from the same episcopal window for all to see. Any friends or family of Davie Beaton, Archbishop of St. Andrews, were under death threats. The Laird of Creich and his family fled. John Knox preached for their death, and the castle was occupied by his followers and the property convered to his use. Mary, Oueen of Scots, was driven from the nation, Creich Castle was no longer a royal property and the official religion became Presbyterian.

To sunvive they must change their name and renounce their ancestors or keep their family name and leave home. Surely some chose security and renounced their heritage. The defiant ones kept their name and moved to areas where the name Creich was not associated with Archbishop Davie Beaton. Thus did the family name of Creich disappear from Castle Creich after 600 years of living there.

Richard Creich (Creech is the English spelling) emigrated to Jamestown, Virginia, as a mercenary guard to the English tobacco farmers. This Richard was killed on the outer perimeter of Jamestown during an attack by indians. His wife and daughter also died, but his two sons away at school at the time survived to become ancestors of the Family Creich in the colonies.

The above is the correct information on Richard Creech.

Re: Creech Re-union ?

godslilangel23 — 2011-10-04 02:39:36Z

I was born and raised in Harlan. My father's family (Creech) has never had a reunion. If there is one, I would like to know where and when as well. Never heard of one being held.

Re: the creech family history

godslilangel23 — 2011-10-04 02:37:43Z

The Creech Family in the US came from Scotland aboard the Journeyman in 1635. The name was Richard Creech who was a guard and was killed by the indians during a battle with his wife, Frances, and an infant daughter. Their 2 sons, Nicholas and Henry were the survivors. In Scotland, Creech was mostly spelled as Creich. You can google Richard Creech and find so much about our family tree. Hope this helps.

Re: 1623 Richard Creech date

godslilangel23 — 2011-10-04 02:25:56Z

I hate to say this but your information is incorrect. The correct spelling of Creech from Scotland was actually Creich and not "Critch". There is an area in Fife Scotland named Creich as well.

Also about the Creich History: The nearly solid rock mound in an old marsh offered a good place to build a defensive tower. Rock gave a solid foundation and marsh slowed the advance of the enemy. In the 8th and 9th centuries Viking raiders rowed their longships up the river looking for rich farms to attack. The ridge between the rock mound and the Tay afforded a lookout point little noticed from the river. If the Vikings did stop to attack, there was time to gather goods and people to the rock mound in the middle of the marsh.

The Earl MacDuff chose this site for one of his defensive towers. A trustworthy family of his clan was installed as Constable of this new defensive tower south of the River Tay. Called Creich Castle - a castle on a rock in Gaelic language, very similar to old Celtic French language. Queen Gruoch (Lady MacBeth of the old Scoto-Pictish royal line) was contemporary to and cousin to King Malcom Canamore. Malcom killed most of the rivals of the Clan MacDuff (Queen Gruoch line). Malcolm and Margaret Althing of England produced several children. Aethelred, oldest son, married the heiress of Clan MacDuff (Queen Gruoch line). He was installed as Earl of Fife and Abbott of Abernethy to reduce tensions between rivals.

Aethelred and his wife (Scoto-Pictish royal line) produced several children. The oldest son was to inherit Earldom of Fife. One of the younger sons was installed as Constable of Creich, probably, as was the custom, by marriage into the Creich family. This son and his wife lived in Creich Castle as part of the extended royal family. Also, as was the custom, the oldest son inherited property; later sons were installed as knighted clergy. This way the family was able to hold administrative, military, and religious control of their assigned territory for the Crown.

The first Creich by name is recorded as Donald de Creich, a knighted cleric, after the fashion of the new Norman society. Simon de Creich was the religious Canon of Moray. The male line of Creich Castle family failed in 1353. The oldest daughter married Andrew Murdock, contemporary of King James I. Reared in the Norman English court with King James, both went back to Scotland as young men. Andrew Murdock was the grandson of King Robert Bruce, son of Robert, Earl of Fife who died in 1420. Andrew Murdock now became the Duke of Albany, strongest figure in Scotland, second to the king. Married to a wife reared at Creich Castle, related by blood and marriage to most of the landed gentry of Fife, the Duke spent much time in the rich farmland area. Edinburgh was full of strife and intrigue. Creich was peaceful and family.

King James V had a first son by a distant relative, but the child was born out of wedlock (very common occurence in the best of families). This son, Lord James Stuart, was not elligible to be king, so was created the Earl of Moray. I believe Moray moved the studious members of family Creich to Edinburgh to be his trusted clerical staff.

Kinsmen of the Leddel and Beaton families were installed as Constable of Creich Castle. Farmers of Creich family stayed on the farm to continue to produce the food required by the favorite royal castle of Falklands. The Laird of Creich, Beaton by name, had an older brother who was the Archbishop of St. Andrews nearby. The third son of Laird Creich, Davie Beaton, went to work for his uncle, the Archbishop of St. Andrews. Hard-working, he married a distant cousin named Margaret, daughter of Lord Ogilvie of Airlie. Lord Ogilvie was and is now the Chief of the ancient Pict clan of Ogilvie and Angus, living at Castle Airles Angus.

Scotland needed a superb ambassador to France and Davie Beaton was appointed. While in France, Beaton was persuaded to take Holy Orders of the French Roman Catholic Church. Now Beaton was eligible to become the Archbishop of St. Andrews and ancient Kingdom of Fife. Davie Beaton did, in fact, follow his uncle to this postion. He was married to Lady Margaret Ogilvie for his entire Iifetime. When asked about being a priest and also married, he replied," I was married in Scotland. Later became a priest in France. Two countries and two different set of rules. I shall remain both!" Davie Beaton, Archbishop of St. Andrews was now the senior priest of both Roman Catholic and Old Celtic religious orders...Primate of Scotland.

Margaret and Davie were devoted to each other, and produced many healthy children. It seems that Lady Margaret lived most of her life at Creich Castle within the household of her father-in-law, the Laird of Creich. Those were violent times and disputes were settled by violence to all parties involved. Being reared in Creich Castle, most of the children of Davie and Margaret used the name Creich. Their grandfather was the Laird of Creich, a royal property !

The children of Davie Beaton and Lady Margaret Ogilvie were reared in Creich Castle with full knowledge of their ancestry. On their father's side were the Earl MacDuff, Robert the Bruce, Earl MacBeth, Queen Gruoch, the Malcolm Kings, Queen Margaret Althing of Hungarian royalty, English royalty and Thor Finn the Mighty's sister, Queen lngaborg, first wife of Malcolm Canamore III. On their mother's side their grandfather was Lord Ogilvie Earl of Angus, descendant of the Pictish kings of Angus. These children knew they were not ordinary landless peasants! They were children of Creich Castle, a royal property for 600 years!

Mary, Queen of Scots, had four ladies-in-waiting. One was Mary Beaton of Creich. Queen Mary often wrote of the kindness of the Laird of Creich in keeping Castle Falklands with plenty of good food while she lived at Falkland. The town of Creich, Scotland, grew up with Creich parish as a market place for Church.

By the time John Knox returned to Scotland preaching Calvinism, the Scottish throne and supporting nobility were corrupt. The nobility was using the Church in a way never seen before in Europe. Church was part and parcel of the scheme to keep control of the people and the nation. Christianity was preached, but not practiced. The Archbishop of St. Andrews, Davie Beaton of Creich Castle, religious primate of Scotland, made an enemy of Henry VIII of England, who wanted his daughter on the throne of Scotland. Beaton supported Mary as queen. No agreement could be reached. King Henry sent a professional assassin to murder Beaton. Learning of the plot, Beaton had the assassin tried and convicted of heresy. He watched from his episcopal window as George Wisehart burned at the stake. The next year a group of Scots nobles crept into Beaton's bedroom and stabbed him to death. They hanged his naked body by the ankle from the same episcopal window for all to see. Any friends or family of Davie Beaton, Archbishop of St. Andrews, were under death threats. The Laird of Creich and his family fled. John Knox preached for their death, and the castle was occupied by his followers and the property convered to his use. Mary, Oueen of Scots, was driven from the nation, Creich Castle was no longer a royal property and the official religion became Presbyterian.

To survive they must change their name and renounce their ancestors or keep their family name and leave home. Surely some chose security and renounced their heritage. The defiant ones kept their name and moved to areas where the name Creich was not associated with Archbishop Davie Beaton. Thus did the family name of Creich disappear from Castle Creich after 600 years of living there.

Richard Creich (Creech is the English spelling) emigrated to Jamestown, Virginia, as a mercenary guard to the English tobacco farmers. This Richard was killed on the outer perimeter of Jamestown during an attack by indians. His wife and daughter also died, but his two sons away at school at the time survived to become ancestors of the Family Creich in the colonies.

Re: the creech family history

Jacquelynn99 — 2011-09-13 21:35:10Z

Unfortunately, I have no idea, being unable to locate the family of Annie Creech,in England. I know her parents names, but have no other details.

Re: the creech family history

ila619 — 2011-09-13 20:53:37Z

Is your relatives related to the Creech and Bissett families?

Re: the creech family history

ila619 — 2011-09-13 20:51:38Z

I have Creech relatives they lived in Britain in the 1800s but they moved to Canada I'm not sure if their is any around in Canada or Britain. My Great Great Great Grandparents are William and Eliza Creech. My Great Great Grandmother is Erena Emma Creech. Are you related to them?

Re: Sanders / Creech

1_bcreech250 — 2011-08-17 21:10:35Z

This is Ben

Re: Sanders / Creech

bambergmama1 — 2011-08-17 00:14:20Z

is this Ben or Boyd? My mother, Sarah Herron may have communicated with you several years ago.

Re: the creech family history

2alibongo2 — 2011-08-15 20:51:27Z

My husband is a Creech and his family are from Liverpool Lancashire (as was), there were also a lot of Creech's in the Isle of Man so you may have some luck trying these 2 places. The name Creech is also common around Dorset as well as Somerset where there are the villages/towns of Creech St Michael and Evercreech. Good Luck