Eli Crumply^[1]

1815 - 1893  (77 years)

• Name	Eli Crumply
  Nickname	also Crumpler
  Birth	14 Jul 1815	Surry County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1893	Center, Buchanan, Missouri   [1]
  Notes	From Garth Matthews, History of American Crumplers (his ref J5.0-C1.1): 1831-1839 Commenced working in tailoring;then in gen merchandising;then as tailor 1843 Emigrated to Buchanan County, Missouri 1843 [Jun 26] Arrived Center Township > St. Joseph ,Buchanan County, Missouri 1843 [Jul 9] Established farm (320 acres) note: owned additional 90 acres 1843-51 Continued working as a tailor 1851 on Worked solely in farming and stock-raising 1860[US Census] Value of Real estate $4800 ; Value of Personal Estate $2401 1870[US Census[ Living with wife in Buchanan, Missouri ) 1846[May 1] Registered interest in/ownership of 160 acres in Buchanan , Missouri(per Cert 3037)
  Person ID	I602085886	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Eli Crumpley,   b. Abt 1784, Johnston County, N.C. d. Bef 1860, Roane County, Tennessee (Age < 76 years)
  Mother	Parthena ?
  Family ID	F601969288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosamond /Rassey Davis,   b. 1820  [1]
  Marriage	20 Aug 1839  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Francis R Crumply,   b. 1841 + 2. William Davis Crumply,   b. 26 Nov 1841, North Carolina d. 1913, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 71 years) + 3. Samuel Eli F Crumpley,   b. 1848, Missouri d. 1913, Buchanan Missouri (Age 65 years)   4. Estep Crumply,   b. 1851
  Family ID	F601972134	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  [S90946] Garth Matthews, Matthews, History of American Crumplers, (Unpublished manuscript, sent to Craig Walsh 14 Nov 2026), Ref J5.0-C1.1, Chapter 4: the J5 Benjamin line.