Biography of John Crutchfield, Scott Co, AR

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Submitted by: Charlene Holland <Char@presys.com>
        Date: 9 Sep 1998
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	John Crutchfield is a farmer of Scott County, Ark., and as a man
and citizen is highly respected by all who know him. He was born in Orange
County, N.C., about I835, to Henry and Polly (O'Daniel) Crutchfield,
they being also born in North Carolina, in which State the mother died,
Mr. Crutchfield afterward marrying a Mrs. Walker, and with her removing
to Tennessee, his death occurring in Franklin County since the Rebellion.
He was a blacksmith and farmer, and was an earnest member of the
Missionary Baptist Church. His father, William Crutchfield, died in North
Carolina, the mother's father, John O'Daniel, also dying there, a farmer.
The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was the sixth of eight
children, and was reared on a farm, receiving but little schooling. At
the age of nineteen years he was married to Mary, daughter of Aaron
and Elizabeth T. Tripp, of North Carolina, where Mrs. Crutchfield was
born in l860. She and her husband removed to Lincoln County, Tenn., two
years after to Franklin County, and in 1871 came to Scott County, Ark.,
settling on their present farm, which was then heavily covered with
timber. His estate comprises 300 acres of land, of which 150 acres are
cleared, which desirable state of affairs has been brought about by his
own efforts. His land is the best in his neighborhood, which fact is in a
great measure owing to the time and work he has expended on it. In 1867
he was called upon to mourn the death of his wife, and the following
year he was united in marriage to Mrs. Jane Amick, whose native
birthplace is the State of Tennessee, she being a daughter of Caleb and
Sophronia Call, the former of whom was born in North Carolina, and the
latter in Tennessee. Mr. Call went to Tennessee when a boy, where he
lived many years, then came to Scott County, where he spent his declining
years. His father, Daniel Call, was born in North Carolina, and died in
Tennessee. Mrs. Crutchfield was born in Coffee County, Tenn., in 1842,
and was married in that county to A. J. Amick, who died while serving in
the Confederate Army during the Rebellion. Mr. Crutchfield had five
children by his first wife, one son and two daughters living, his last
wife also bearing him five children of whom two sons and one daughter
survive.