William Josiah Crumpler^{[1, 2]}

1865 - 1930  (65 years)

• Name	William Josiah Crumpler
  Nickname	Joe
  Birth	27 Apr 1865	Wayne County, NC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Aug 1930	Goldsboro, Wayne, NC   [1, 2]
  Burial	Deans Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne NC   [2]
  Notes	From Garth Matthews, History of American Crumplers (his ref J5.0-A8.10): 1910[US Census] living with wife & family in Stoney Creek, Wayne, NC 1930[USCensus] Living with 2nd wife + son in Goldsboro, Wayne NC Garth lists [Joseph] Wiley Crumpler with 2 marriages and does not say which wife/husband was this child's other parent; placed with Charlotte Pearson.
  Person ID	I602085302	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Wylie Crumpler,   b. 1816, Johnston County, N.C. d. 11 Aug 1885, Wayne County, N.C. (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Pearcy Carolina Howell,   b. 1 Mar 1828   d. 30 Jan 1919 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1857  [3]
  Family ID	F601971814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gladys Florence Crumpler,   b. 24 Oct 1906, Sampson County, NC d. 2 Jun 1932 (Age 25 years)  [2, 4]
  Marriage	3 Oct 1925  [2]
  Children	+ 1. James Crumpler,   b. 1 May 1923, Goldsboro NC d. 7 Apr 1988 (Age 64 years)   2. Mary Gaynell Crumpler   3. [Baby boy] Crumpler
  Family ID	F601970864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Emma Knoyer,   b. 11 Jun 1867   d. 21 Apr 1920 (Age 52 years)  [2]
  Marriage	15 Feb 1888	Wayne, NC   [2]
  Children	1. Mary D Crumpler,   b. May 1889   d. 19 Aug 1939 (Age 50 years)   2. Elizabeth Gertrude Crumpler,   b. 1891   d. 1962 (Age 71 years) + 3. Wiley Council Crumpler,   b. 10 Jul 1894   d. 1949, fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC (Age 54 years)   4. William Henry Crumpler,   b. 9 Oct 1895   d. 5 Feb 1897 (Age 1 year) + 5. Joseph Emmett Crumpler,   b. 16 Jun 1898, Wayne County, NC d. 25 Sep 1947, Goldsboro, Wayne NC (Age 49 years)   6. Frank Booth Crumpler,   b. 22 Sep 1901, Wayne County, NC d. 28 Jan 1919, Stoney Creek, Wayne County, NC (Age 17 years)   7. Hugh Robert Crumpler,   b. 21 May 1905   d. 17 May 1906 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F601971858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S90946] Garth Matthews, Matthews, History of American Crumplers, (Unpublished manuscript, sent to Craig Walsh 14 Nov 2026), Ref J1.4-A9.10#h~sp1, Chapter 4: John Crumpler Snr and the J1 John Jnr line. [S90946] Garth Matthews, Matthews, History of American Crumplers, (Unpublished manuscript, sent to Craig Walsh 14 Nov 2026), Ref J5.0-A8.10, Chapter 4: the J5 Benjamin line. [S90946] Garth Matthews, Matthews, History of American Crumplers, (Unpublished manuscript, sent to Craig Walsh 14 Nov 2026), Ref J5.0-A8, Chapter 4: the J5 Benjamin line. [S90946] Garth Matthews, Matthews, History of American Crumplers, (Unpublished manuscript, sent to Craig Walsh 14 Nov 2026), Ref J1.4-A9.10#h, Chapter 4: John Crumpler Snr and the J1 John Jnr line.