WELCOME!

TO BILL CRANFIELD'S PLACE

Mt. Verd Community, McMinn County, TN

Family Group of

William P. H. "Bill" Cranfield** b ca l838 NC d ca l888 TN of typhoid fever
occupation - farmer
military service - Pvt. C CO, 5th TN Cavalry, B CO 1st Roger's, later C CO B Battalion, CSA
son of Isaac Cranfield*** & Mary "Polly" Jenkins*** of Goodfield Community, Meigs CO, TN

m (1) 19 Jan 1861 by P. M. Miller, JP Meigs CO, TN TO
Tennessee Low b d
(divorced first wife 24 Oct 1865 Meigs CO, TN on grounds of her adultery)
m (2) 13 Sep 1866 Rhea CO, TN TO
Nancy J. Wilson b ca 1840 TN d ca 1871
m (3) 7 May 1871 by Rev. J. R. Jones Meigs CO, TN TO
Mrs. Mary S. (Coates) Love b d
dau of William Coates of McMinn CO, TN
m (4) 17 Dec 1874 McMinn CO, TN by M. Zeigler, JP TO
Mary Robinson** b ca Jan 1863 Polk CO, TN d 21 May 1925 Athens, McMinn CO, TN buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
(Mary Robinson Cranfield m (2) 31 Mar 1889 McMinn CO, TN by C. W. Guthrie, JP TO James Burton b Oct 1847 NC d)
photo of Mary Robinson Cranfield Burton
dau of William "Bill" Robinson*** & Phoeba Webb*** of Mt. Verd Community, McMinn CO, TN

issue: (by 1st marriage:)
1(F) Minnie Cranfield b ca 1864 TN d

issue: (by 2nd marriage)
2(F) Mary Louisa Cranfield b 15 Mar 1868 Meigs CO, TN d 1 Oct 1951 Ashdown, Little River CO, AR buried Campground Cemetery, Winthrop, AR
m 19 Oct 1890 Howard City, AR TO
Thomas A. "Zan" Hill b 1872 TN d 1896?

issue: (by 4th marriage:)
3(F) Lily Mae Cranfield* b 3 May 1874 McMinn CO, TN d 6 May 1971 Sweetwater, Monroe CO, TN buried Buttram's Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Lily & Cam Goins
m 18 Jan 1899 McMinn CO, TN by Rev. Culvahouse TO
Camiel "Cam" Alexander Goins* b 2 Sep 1869 Blount CO, TN d 14 Oct 1946 McMinn CO, TN buried Buttram's Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN

4(M) Isaac Cranfield b 17 Jun 1877 d 7 Nov 1952 McMinn CO, TN buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m 1 Dec 1908 McMinn CO, TN TO
Fannie McNutt b 5 Oct 1880 d 24 Feb 1934 buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN

5(M) Charles "Charlie" Cranfield b 17 Feb 1871 (per tombstone) d 16 Sep 1958 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m (1) 25 Dec 1902 McMinn CO, TN TO
Letitia "Tisha" Cochran b 11 Sep 1868 d 1 Jan 1916 McMinn CO, TN buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m (2) 18 Jul 1917 McMinn CO, TN TO
Dora F. Robinson b 1886 d 1936 buried Clearwater Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m (3) TO
_____ Adams b d

6(F) Florence M. Cranfield b 9 Mar 1879 d 14 Mar 1974 Athens, TN buried McMinn Memory Gardens, McMinn CO, TN
m TO
_____ Moreland? b d

7(F) Rosie Cranfield b ca 1884 d
m ca 1902 TO

We will always be grateful to Mamaw Coleman, Daddy "Buck" Ratledge, Aunt Maude Ratledge, and Aunt Laurie Goins White for all their help on this line! Also, thanks to Mary Joyce Childs Gregory and Barbara Phelps for help on this line! They are descendants of Mary Louisa (Cranfield) Hill above.

*** great-great-great-grandparents &
** great-great-grandparents &
* great-grandparents of Stephen Ratledge

Homespun
Graphics
by
Sandra Ratledge

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