Catherine Mahala Crabtree

According to the 1860 census of Lee County she was born about 1804 in Lee County. There is some doubt about her father, who is variously named as Joseph Barron and James Roberson. Her age on the 1820 census shows she was born between 1804 and 1810.

She could have been the daughter of Joseph Barron, whose relationship with Catherine's mother ended about 1803. Or, she could have been the daughter of James Roberson who married her mother about 1810.

She is not named in the will of Joseph Barron, who left property to his two children with Catherine Helvey. Nor is she named in the will of James Roberson. Her husband Smth Crabtree is, however, named in the estate settlement of her mother Katherine Roberson, 1855 in Platte County, Missouri as insolvent and owing money to the estate.

A county history says Smyth Crabtree, a blacksmith, married Mahale Robinson, born in Lee County 1804. They went to Oregon (Early Settlers of Lee County, Virginia (c1977), page 99) However, the family was still in Lee County in 1860 and 1880. Their family with them in 1860 were Mary Crusenberry, 25, Dicy A. 15, George A. 13, Catherine 8, George 5, All born in Lee County.

• Residence: 1860 - The Western District, Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

• 1830 Census, Lee County, Virginia
• Reference: 1860 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Jun 5 2017, 5:41:35 UTC
• Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: May 18 2016, 23:27:23 UTC