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Sally Crotwell

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S120] Will of George Crotwell, Source Medium: Official Document, dtd 14 Nov 1834 (Gwinnett County Georgia), Proved 1 Aug 1837 (Jefferson County Alabama)

John Calvin ("Cal") Neal

Parents

Neal, John C - 1861

Biography

Birth	5 Oct 1835	John Calvin ("Cal") Neal was born on 5 Oct 1835 in South Carolina.1,2
Marriage	1 Mar 1865	He and Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Griffin were married on 1 Mar 1865.1
Death	8 Feb 1908	He died on 8 Feb 1908 at age 72 in South Carolina. He suffered from rheumatism and a heart condition.1,2
Burial	1908	He was buried in 1908 at Old Cannon's Creek graveyard in Newberry, South Carolina. John Calvin Neal donated land for what became known as the Old Cannon Creek Cemetery.1,3,4

Note		There were two John C. Neals living in Newberry County at the same time. John Calvin Neal appears in most records and sources with his middle name or initial. They were both in the Confederate army.
Description		John Calvin ("Cal") Neal was described as being "a jolly, witty, likeable fellow."1
Person Source		He had person sources.5,1,2,6
Census	1850	He appeared in the census in 1850 in Newberry County, South Carolina.7
Misc	4 Jan 1858	He received his share of his father's estate with interest as of 1 Jan 1845 at age 22 on 4 Jan 1858 in Newberry County, South Carolina.6
Census	1860	He appeared in the census in 1860 at living in home of his mother in Newberry County, South Carolina.8
Military	bet 1861 and 1863	He served in the military Private, Co. C, 3rd Regiment, SC Volunteers bet 1861 and 1863. John C. Neal joined 14 Apr 1861 for 1 yr and reenlisted in VA 16 Apr 1862 for 2 yrs. His brother Spencer served in the same unit.9
Military	4 Sep 1862	He served in the military - admitted to Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA for Rheumatism on 4 Sep 1862. Furloughed 28 Nov 1862 for 40 days.9
Property	bet 1865 and 1887	He owned 300 acres about 6 miles from the town of Newberry where he raised cotton bet 1865 and 1887 in Newberry County, South Carolina.1,10
Census	1869	He appeared in the census in 1869 in Newberry County, South Carolina.11
Occupation	1870	In 1870 John Calvin ("Cal") Neal was a Farmer, Agricultural Schedule shows farm with 4 mules, 1 horse, 1 milk cow, growing cotton, spring wheat, oats, Irish & sweet potatoes, and Indian corn.12
Census	1870	He appeared in the census in 1870 at as farmer with farm valued at $1, 500 and personal property valued at $600, in Newberry County, South Carolina.13
Census	1880	He appeared in the census in 1880 at as farmer in Newberry County, South Carolina.14
Property	1887	He owned four acres, a mile and half out Main St., east of town of Newberry in 1887 in Newberry County, South Carolina. In 1887 John Calvin Neal and his wife moved to this property from their farm. This land had been inherited by his wife Mary Elizabeth Griffin from her maternal grandfather, Philip H. Crotwell, who raised her. This house burned during the night in Dec 1905 just days before Mary Elizabeth died of pneumonia. A new home was built and John Calvin Neal and his daughter Zonnie Neal lived there for about a year before he died.1,10,15
Census	1900	He appeared in the census in 1900 at farmer in Newberry County, South Carolina.16
Will	17 Aug 1907	He signed a will on 17 Aug 1907 in Newberry County, South Carolina. The will of John Calvin Neal left his estate to his daughters Nellie Neal Crotwell, Bettie Bernice Neel Mims, and Zonnie Florida Neel. He named Samuel P. Crotwell as the executor. Among other things, he left 240 acres of his plantation known as Folk Place and the mule named Frank to Nellie. He left his home place (4 acres), household furniture, 25 acres of Folk Place, Boozer Place (105 acres) and plantation known as The Crotwell Place (65 acres) to Zonnie. He left Bettie his farming implements, a mare named Maud, and the plantation known as Mother's Place (205 acres).17
Probate	bet Apr 1908 and Jun 1909	He had his estate probated bet Apr 1908 and Jun 1909 in Newberry County, South Carolina. Letter of Testamentary (Administration) issued to Samuel P. Crotwell and Will of John C. Neal prvd 14 Apr 1908. (Rcd Will Bk 5, pp 330-331) Final settlement of estate filed by Samuel P. Crotwell 16 Jun 1909. The final settlement dtd 16 Jun 1909 shows that the debts of the estate were $1,245 more than the cash receipts. In order to avoid selling any other assets of the estate, the heirs agreed to pay the balance proportionately. Zonnie was now married and is referred to as Zonnie Lane.18

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S71] Crotwell Family Bible, Samuel P Crotwell & Nellie Neal, Source Medium: Book
3. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
4. [S10] Eleanor Clyburn Wicker, 1850 Census Newberry SC with Genealogical Data, Source Medium: Book, p. 549
5. [S61] Mary Lee Barnes, Frances Gantt Dwiggins, Butch Younginer, Israel Gauntt Family History, Source Medium: Internet
6. [S160] Estate Records of Robert Neal, Newberry County SC, Courthouse, Box 71, Est 23
7. [S9] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M432, Roll 856, p 257
8. [S11] 1860 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, M653, Roll 1224, p. 249
9. [S66] National Archives Records, Source Medium: Microfilm, Confederate Military Service Records, Film No. M381, Roll 24
10. [S127] Will of Philip H. Crotwell, dtd 27 Mar 1882, prvd 10 Dec 1886, rcd 14 Dec 1886, Probate Court, Newberry, South Carolina, Will Bks Vol 4-6, pp 67-68, Source Medium: Official Document
11. [S47] Dutch Fork Chapter, Dutch Fork Digest, Source Medium: Book, Vol XVI, No. 3, p. 104
12. [S169] Betty Mooney Bundrick, Newberry County SC 1870 Census, p 566
13. [S13] 1870 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M593, Roll 1504, p 495A
14. [S16] 1880 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T9, Roll 1236, p. 245
15. [S78] Newberry Observer, Newspaper, Source Medium: Microfilm, 29 Dec 1905, p 8
16. [S17] 1900 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, T653, Roll 1536, Page 14
17. [S125] Will of John Calvin Neal, Newberry County, SC, dtd 17 Aug 1907, Will Bks Vol 5, p 327, prvd 14 Apr 1908, Source Medium: Official Document
18. [S87] Probate Papers for John Calvin Neal, Newberry County Courthouse, South Carolina, 1908-1909, Source Medium: Official Document

Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Griffin

Parents

Griffin, Mary Elizabeth - Neal - Grave Marker - 1905

Biography

Birth	Jun 1843	Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Griffin was born in Jun 1843 in South Carolina. The family tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard has birth year as 1844. The 1900 Census has birthdate as Jun 1843 The Neal Family History by E. B. Lane has her birthdate as 15 Jun 1841 Other census records from 1850-1880 indicate birth year was abt 1843-1845.1
Marriage	1 Mar 1865	John Calvin ("Cal") Neal and she were married on 1 Mar 1865.2
Death	22 Dec 1905	She died on 22 Dec 1905 at age 62 in Newberry, South Carolina. Mary Elizabeth Griffin Neal died of pneumonia. It is believed she became ill from exposure to the cold when her house burned in the night. She died a few days later at the home of her daughter Nellie Neal Crotwell, wife of Samuel P. Crotwell.3,4,5
Burial	Dec 1905	She was buried in Dec 1905 at Old Cannon's Creek Graveyard in Newberry, South Carolina.2,6

Citations

1. [S17] 1900 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, T653, Roll 1536, Page 14
2. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
3. [S71] Crotwell Family Bible, Samuel P Crotwell & Nellie Neal, Source Medium: Book
4. [S75] Edith Greisser, Newberry Happenings - Newspaper Abstracts, Source Medium: Book, p. 961
5. [S78] Newberry Observer, Newspaper, Source Medium: Microfilm, 29 Dec 1905, p. 8
6. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
7. [S158] Estate Records of Larkin Drayton Griffin, Newberry, South Carolina, Box 88, Est 11, 1848, Reel N0252
8. [S87] Probate Papers for John Calvin Neal, Newberry County Courthouse, South Carolina, 1908-1909, Source Medium: Official Document
9. [S201] Death Certificate of Nellie Neal Crotwell, Georgia, 1953, #21337
10. [S159] Estate Records of William C. Griffin Jr, Newberry County, Box 86, Est. 16, Roll N0252, filed 6 Jan 1848
11. [S9] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Roll M432_856, p. 257A
12. [S13] 1870 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M593, Roll 1504, p 495A
13. [S16] 1880 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T9, Roll 1236, p. 245

Robert D Neal

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
3. [S16] 1880 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T9, Roll 1236, p 245
4. [S13] 1870 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M593, Roll 1504, p 495A
5. [S16] 1880 Census, Series T9, Roll 1236, p. 245

F. Ashley Griffin Neal

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
2. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
3. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Griffin Neal
4. [S16] 1880 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T9, Roll 1236, p. 245, Ashley Neal
5. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, F. A. G. Neal
6. [S13] 1870 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M593, Roll 1504, p 495A
7. [S16] 1880 Census, Series T9, Roll 1236, p. 245

Forest Ward Neal

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
3. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Forest Ward Neal
4. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Farris W. Neal

Myrtle C. Neal

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
2. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
3. [S16] 1880 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T9, Roll 1236, p. 245

Sarah E. Neal

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book

Zonnie Florida Neal

Parents

Neal, Zonnie - abt 1949

Biography

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
3. [S125] Will of John Calvin Neal, Newberry County, SC, dtd 17 Aug 1907, Will Bks Vol 5, p 327, prvd 14 Apr 1908, Source Medium: Official Document
4. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Zonnie Neal
5. [S17] 1900 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, T653, Roll 1536, Page 14

Betty Bernice Neal

Parents

Neal, Betty - abt 1949

Biography

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S55] Neal Family Tombstone in Old Cannon Creek Graveyard, Newberry, South Carolina, Source Medium: Book
3. [S75] Edith Greisser, Newberry Happenings - Newspaper Abstracts, Source Medium: Book, p 961
4. [S104] Tombstone
5. [S125] Will of John Calvin Neal, Newberry County, SC, dtd 17 Aug 1907, Will Bks Vol 5, p 327, prvd 14 Apr 1908, Source Medium: Official Document
6. [S17] 1900 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, T653, Roll 1536, Page 14

Larkin Drayton Griffin

Parents

Mexican War Monument - Columbia, SC - Honoring SC Volunteers Who Died in War (Larkin D Griffin) - 1847

Biography

Birth	31 Dec 1819	Larkin Drayton Griffin was born on 31 Dec 1819 in South Carolina.1
Marriage	bef 1843	He and Sarah Crotwell were married bef 1843. Marriage date based on birth of oldest child.
Death	16 Jul 1847	He died on 16 Jul 1847 at age 27 in Perote, Mexico. He died 11 days after his uncle William Summers, with whom he was raised by his maternal grandparents and who was serving in the same company. The only obituary found for Larkin was a list of those from South Carolina who had died June through August in the hospital in Perote that appeared in the Charleston and Edgefield newspapers, excerpted from the New Orleans Delta newspaper.2,3,4,5,6,7
Burial	1847	He was buried in 1847 at in unmarked grave in Perote, Mexico.8

Note		His name also appears as Drayton Larkin Griffin in some places.
Person Source		Larkin Drayton Griffin had person sources.9,10,11,12,13,14
Property	6 Dec 1841	He owned property left to him, his sister and his brother by his grandfather Col. John Summers. on 6 Dec 1841 in Newberry County, South Carolina. The will of Col John Summers (dtd 1832) stipulated the slaves left to his wife Rosannah Summers should go to the children of deceased daughter Mary B. Leavell (widow of William C Griffin Sr) when Rosannah died. She died in 1840. Larkin D Griffin and Permelia Griffin Kilgore were adults by then but William C. Griffin Jr was still a minor with uncle John W. Summers as guardian. Larkin & Permelia & her husband Warren J. Kilgore filed a Bill of Partition 6 Dec 1841 asking the Court to follow the will and give them their share of the property. The suit names the surviving children of Col John Summers: Eleanor Waters, Rhoda Kilgore, Nancy C. Hair, Rosannah C. Gary, William Summers, and John W. Summers.11
Military	bet 1846 and 1847	He served in the military as Private in South Carolina Palmetto Regiment of Volunteers, Company L, Newberry District in the Mexican War bet 1846 and 1847. Larkin D. Griffin died in service in 1847 at a hospital in Perote, Mexico of chronic diarrhea. For more information and pictures, click Larkin Drayton Griffin – Mexican War.15,16,17
Probate	1848	He had his estate probated in 1848 in Newberry County, South Carolina. Larkin died intestate. A Letter of Administration was requested by Philip H. Crotwell, 7 Nov 1848, on behalf of Larkin D. Griffin's two children (grandchildren of Philip H. Crotwell). The request states there is money owed to Larkin for service as a soldier that should go to his children. The requested Letter of Administration was issued 4 Dec 1848 and recorded 8 Dec 1848.7

Citations

1. [S177] Philemon Berry Waters, Herbert Milam, Genealogical History of the Waters & Kindred Families, Part II, pp 1-4
2. [S142] Jack Allen Meyer, South Carolina in the Mexican War, p. 219
3. [S143] Southern Patriot, Newspaper, Charleston, SC, 24 Nov 1847, List of deaths in hospital at Perote, died of chronic diarrhea
4. [S149] Edgefield Advertiser, Edgefield, SC Newspaper, 01 Dec 1847, p. 2, col. 6
5. [S182] Thomas H. Pope, History of Newberry County South Carolina, Vol I, p 282
6. [S177] Philemon Berry Waters, Herbert Milam, Genealogical History of the Waters & Kindred Families, Part II, p 2
7. [S158] Estate Records of Larkin Drayton Griffin, Newberry, South Carolina, Box 88, Est 11, 1848, Reel N0252
8. [S142] Jack Allen Meyer, South Carolina in the Mexican War
9. [S71] Crotwell Family Bible, Samuel P Crotwell & Nellie Neal, Source Medium: Book
10. [S141] Jean E. Blackmon, Early Land Grants & Landowners Along Bush River & Beaver Dam Branch in Newberry Co SC, pp 324-330
11. [S172] Edith Greisser, Newberry SC Equity Records 1845-1865, p 25, Box 34, #11, filed 12/6/1841
12. [S174] Sandra Lee, Newberry County SC Equity Records 1818-1844, pp 193-194 (Will Book M, pp 269-279)
13. [S189] Will of Rosanna Summers, Recd Will Book #1, p 34, dtd 2 Oct 1840, Prvd 27 Nov 1840
14. [S191] Will of John Summers, Newberry District SC, dtd 30 Jul 1832, Codicil dtd 18 Feb 1836, Prvd 27 May 1836
15. [S142] Jack Allen Meyer, South Carolina in the Mexican War, pp 219, 286
16. [S158] Estate Records of Larkin Drayton Griffin, Newberry, South Carolina, Box 88, Est 11, 1848, Reel N0252, Mentions money owed to Larkin for service as a soldier
17. [S66] National Archives Records, Source Medium: Microfilm, NARA M616, Roll 0015, "Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the Mexican War", 1846 - 1848

Sarah Crotwell

Parents

Crotwell, Sarah - Griffin - Tombstone - 1847

Biography

Citations

1. [S72] Newberry County Historical Society, Newberry County Cemeteries, Vol One, p. 63
2. [S104] Tombstone, Pictures and inscriptions from Crotwell Family Cemetery courtesy of Bill Crotwell
3. [S71] Crotwell Family Bible, Samuel P Crotwell & Nellie Neal, Source Medium: Book
4. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript

Zebulon Gauntt, Jr

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S51] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Source Medium: Book, Vol II, p 224, Burlington Montly Meeting
2. [S186] William F. Medlin, Quaker Families of South Carolina & Georgia, p 97
3. [S61] Mary Lee Barnes, Frances Gantt Dwiggins, Butch Younginer, Israel Gauntt Family History, Source Medium: Internet
4. [S139] Leah Blackman, History of Little Egg Harbor Township, Burlington, NJ (1880), pp. 285-294
5. [S223] Quaker Original Meeting Records, Burlington Monthly Meeting, 6 Aug 1753, Zebulon Gauntt Jr identified as son of Zebulon, brother of Israel, and husband of Esther
6. [S185] Fred Hughes, Guilford County North Carolina Map Supplement, p 130, (Guiilford County was formed in 1770 from parts of Orange and Rowan counties)
7. [S184] Sallie W. Stockhard, History of Guilford County NC, p 10

Esther ?

Biography

Citations

1. [S51] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Source Medium: Book, Vol II, p 224, Burlington Montly Meeting
2. [S61] Mary Lee Barnes, Frances Gantt Dwiggins, Butch Younginer, Israel Gauntt Family History, Source Medium: Internet

John William Calhoun Griffin

Parents

Griffin, John William Calhoun - Tombstone - abt 1848

Biography

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S72] Newberry County Historical Society, Newberry County Cemeteries, Vol One, 63
3. [S104] Tombstone, Pictures and inscriptions from Crotwell Family Cemetery courtesy of Bill Crotwell
4. [S159] Estate Records of William C. Griffin Jr, Baby William was alive when William C. Griffin died Dec 1847, but had died by the time the estate was settled in 1849.
5. [S158] Estate Records of Larkin Drayton Griffin, Newberry, South Carolina, Box 88, Est 11, 1848, Reel N0252, Baby William alive when Letters of Administration were filed 7 Nov 1848
6. [S158] Estate Records of Larkin Drayton Griffin, Newberry, South Carolina, Box 88, Est 11, 1848, Reel N0252
7. [S159] Estate Records of William C. Griffin Jr, Newberry County, Box 86, Est. 16, Roll N0252, filed 6 Jan 1848

John Wilson Mims

Biography

Citations

1. [S104] Tombstone
2. [S75] Edith Greisser, Newberry Happenings - Newspaper Abstracts, Source Medium: Book, p 961
3. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript

Ernest Michael Lane

Biography

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript

James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell

Parents

Crotwell, James A - Tombstone - 1893

Biography

Birth	28 Jul 1821	James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was born on 28 Jul 1821 in Newberry County, South Carolina.1,2,3,4,5
Marriage	27 Feb 1868	He and Sarah Victoria ("Sallie") Cannon were married on 27 Feb 1868 in Newberry County, South Carolina.6,2
Death	4 Apr 1893	He died on 4 Apr 1893 at age 71 in Newberry County, South Carolina.3,7,2,8
Burial	Apr 1893	He was buried in Apr 1893 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery in Pomaria, South Carolina.3,9,2

Note		.
Descri		Description: (James A. Crotwell was described as a "unique character" who refused to wear a tie or shoe laces even though he was a very successful businessman.)10
Occupation		James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was a land owner in South Carolina., Georgia. & Arkansas.11
Person Source		He had person sources.12,13,14,4,5
Census	1850	He appeared in the census in 1850 in Newberry County, South Carolina.2,15
Census	1860	He appeared in the census in 1860 in Newberry District, South Carolina.16
Occupation	1860	In 1860 James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was an Overseer, Owned Property.16
Military	bet 1863 and 1864	He served in the military as Private, 2nd Regt South Carolina State Troops, CSA, Co. F, 6 months bet 1863 and 1864. This regiment was organized for local service.17
Military	1 Aug 1863	He served in the military enlisting at Dominicks Newberry District SC for 6 months on 1 Aug 1863.17
Census	1869	He appeared in the census in 1869 in Newberry County, South Carolina.18
Census	1870	He appeared in the census in 1870 in Newberry, South Carolina.19
Occupation	1870	In 1870 James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was a Farmer in Newberry County, South Carolina. James A Crotwell was mentioned often in newspaper articles regarding his crops of wheat and cotton. He was interviewed about his views on rotating crops.19
Misc	1876	He traveled to Fort Worth, Texas in 1876.20
Property	1877	He owned a lot he bought containing a building destroyed by the fire on Pratt St to build a new building with a cellar with a cistern in it in 1877. After the fire that destroyed many buildings in the downtown area of Newberry in Mar 1877, J. A. Crotwell bought at least two of the lots and erected two large brick buildings where he rented space for stores and offices.21
Property	bet 1878 and 1887	He owned property bet 1878 and 1887 in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia. Real estate valued at $1500 in 1878 to $5100 in 188722,23,24
Occupation	1879	In 1879 James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was an owner of the Crotwell Hotel which he built in Newberry, South Carolina. Go to Crotwell Hotel on the Images page for more information about the hotel.10,25
Occupation	Apr 1879	In Apr 1879 James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was an owner of the Crotwell Brick Yard and started the operation at the old brickyard that O'Neall had used in Newberry County, South Carolina. He started production on 21 April 1879 making brick at the rate of 5,000 a day. He planned to make 300,000 before he stopped. By the 18th of June 1879 he had already produced 175,000 bricks. The brick were used for his new hotel and several businesses in town. In Nov 1880 his was one of four companies to receive contracts to supply bricks for the Opera House at $6.65 / thousand.26,27
Census	1880	He appeared in the census in 1880 in Newberry, South Carolina.28
Occupation	1882	In 1882 James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was a Farmer in Newberry County, South Carolina.29
Property	2 Jan 1882	He owned mortgage on 320 acres of Samuel W. Cannon (per IOU) on 2 Jan 1882 in Newberry County, South Carolina. See Probate note for Samuel W. Cannon for more details.30
Misc	1883	He unexpectedly created a successful carp pond when he added a few to a pond at his brickyard in 1883.31
Occupation	bet 1883 and 1892	Bet 1883 and 1892 James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was a member of the Board of Directors of Newberry Cotton Mills in Newberry, South Carolina.32
Misc	17 Jan 1883	He owned two buildings in Newberry that were burned on 17 Jan 1883. There were a series of fires over a period of months involving buildings in downtown Newberry that were started by arsonists. As reported in the New York Times in Aug 1883, the arsonists left threatening messages.33
Occupation	1884	In 1884 James Alfred ("Alf") Crotwell was an owner of buildings in downtown Newberry, one used for clothing store (Cloud & Smith.)34
Will	3 Mar 1885	He signed a will on 3 Mar 1885 in Newberry County, South Carolina. The original will leaves his personal property to be divided equally between his two children (Samuel P. Crotwell and Clara B. Crotwell) after Samuel reaches age of 21. If the children die without heirs, the property is go to brother John M. Crotwell for his life. After John's death property is to be divided into 3 equal parts going to 1) niece Elizabeth Neal, 2) heirs of late Samuel W. Cannon, 3) children of friend Robert L. McCaughin. This property includes land in South Carolina, Georgia and Arkansas. A note on the will before his signature says the word "sister" on the fourth & sixth pages has been intentionally erased & word "niece" inserted. (Elizabeth Neal was raised by her grandparents, the parents of James A. Crotwell.) The codicil dtd 26 Mar 1893 keeps original will in place but adds following changes: 1) Daughter Clara B. Mathews to have his home place including the 12 acres, 2) Son Samuel P. Crotwell to have several tracts of land along old Columbia Road, Prosperty Road and bounding the lands of J. Calvin Neal 3) Money to Aveleigh Presbyterian Church and 1st Baptist Church.11
Property	1890	He owned a mansion with 20 rooms he built on his land outside of town with two chimneys with the large letter "T" on each of them to honor Gov Tillman in 1890 in Newberry County, South Carolina. The mansion built in 1890 was torn down in 1946. It was still referred to as the "Crotwell House" even though no Crotwell had owned it for decades.10,35
Probate	bet Apr 1893 and Jun 1894	He had his estate probated bet Apr 1893 and Jun 1894 in Newberry County, South Carolina.8

Citations

1. [S68] E. M. Lane, Neal Family History, 1972, Source Medium: Manuscript
2. [S10] Eleanor Clyburn Wicker, 1850 Census Newberry SC with Genealogical Data, Source Medium: Book, p. 549
3. [S104] Tombstone
4. [S42] Death Certificate of Samuel P Crotwell, Georgia, #4649, Source Medium: Official Document
5. [S71] Crotwell Family Bible, Samuel P Crotwell & Nellie Neal, Source Medium: Book
6. [S73] George Leland Summer, Newberry County, South Carolina: Historical & Genealogical Annals, p. 327
7. [S81] Obituary, Source Medium: Newspaper
8. [S90] Probate Papers of James A. Crotwell, Newberry, South Carolina Probate Court, dtd 10 Apr 1893 - 22 Jun 1894, Pkg 450, Box 162, Source Medium: Official Document
9. [S78] Newberry Observer, Newspaper, Source Medium: Microfilm, 6 Apr 1893, p. 2
10. [S102] State, Columbia SC Newspaper, Source Medium: Newspaper, 12 Dec 1946, p 33, Article on the Crotwell Hotel
11. [S124] Will of James A. Crotwell, dtd 3 Mar 1885, Codicil dtd 26 Mar 1893, pvd 10 Apr 1893, Probate Court, Newberry, South Carolina, rcd Will Bks Vol 4-6, pp 278-282, Source Medium: Official Document
12. [S127] Will of Philip H. Crotwell, dtd 27 Mar 1882, prvd 10 Dec 1886, rcd 14 Dec 1886, Probate Court, Newberry, South Carolina, Will Bks Vol 4-6, pp 67-68, Source Medium: Official Document
13. [S13] 1870 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M593, Roll 1504, Pae 664
14. [S11] 1860 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M653, Roll 1224, Page 234
15. [S9] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Roll M432_856, p. 257A
16. [S11] 1860 Census, Series M653, Roll 1224, p 234
17. [S66] National Archives Records, Source Medium: Microfilm
18. [S47] Dutch Fork Chapter, Dutch Fork Digest, Source Medium: Book, Vol XVI, No 4, p 138
19. [S13] 1870 Census, Series M593, Roll 1504, p 664B
20. [S76] Newberry Herald, Newspaper, Source Medium: Microfilm, 20 Dec 1876, p 3, col 1
21. [S76] Newberry Herald, Newspaper, 2 May 1877, p 3; 6 Jun 1877, p 3, col 3; 4 Jul 1877, p 3
22. [S135] Georgia Tax Digests, Glynn County, Georgia, District 26, Brunswick
23. [S136] Advertiser & Appeal, Brunswick, GA, 12 Dec 1885, p 4; 24 Feb 1883, p 4
24. [S137] Brunswick Advertiser, Source Medium: Newspaper, 22 Jan 1879, p 1
25. [S76] Newberry Herald, Newspaper, 9 Jul 1879, p 3, col 6; 23 July 1879, p 3, col 5; 30 July 1879, p 3, col 6; 13 Aug 1879, p 3, col 3; 8 Oct 1879, p 3, col 5; 25 Feb 1880, p 3; 14 Apr 1880, p 3
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