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\nJanuary 15, 1940\r\nP.O. Box 1450 Houston, Texas\r\n\r\nDear Miss MOORE,\r\n\r\n\tMrs. J. P. TEMPLETON of Grand View Texas told me of you. \r\n\tI am sending you my family tree and would appreciate it if you \r\nwould send yours in return.\r\n\tMy father and his brothers and sisters are all dead.\r\n\tMy uncle, H.D. (Dug) CRINER told me a long time ago about \r\nGranville CRINER (my great grandfather\u2019s brother) settling at Grand View, \r\nTexas before the war between the states.\r\n\tOne day in December, 1938 I stopped at the Grand View Cemetery, \r\nalongside the highway at Grand View, Texas, while enroute to Fort Worth \r\nand began looking through the cemetery. I soon found and made a memorandum \r\nof the following information.\r\n\r\nGRANVILLE CRINER Born July 18, 1804\r\n\tDied Oct. 21, 1882\r\n\r\nMINERVA EVANS wife of Granville CRINER Born Dec. 11, 1808\r\n\tDied Sept. 15, 1882\r\n\r\nW. CRINER Born Sept. 17, 1844\r\n\tDied Sept. 7, 1878\r\n\r\nENO, wife of G. W. CRINER Born Sept. 29, 1847\r\n\tDied Sept. 7, 1870\r\n\r\nEUGENE son of G.W. & E. CRINER Born Feb. 4, 1870\r\n\tDied Jan. 16, 1870\r\n\r\n\tI met and talked with a man at the cemetery, who referred me to \r\nH.R. HEAD of Grand View, a brother Mason and secretary of the \r\nMasonic Lodge of Grand View. Mr. HEAD had records showing that \r\nG.W. CRINER was made a Mason about 1868, as I recall it now.\r\n\r\n\tMr. HEAD referred me to Mrs. J.P. TEMPLETON of Grand View, \r\nwho is a CRINER descendant. I met Mrs. TEMPLETON and had an \r\ninteresting talk with her.\r\n\r\n\tLast October I visited the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, \r\nat Waco and in their library I found this book: \u201cThe Lone Star State-\r\nJohnson and Hill Counties. A Memorial and Biographical History \r\nof Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas. The Lewis Publishing Co, \r\nChicago, 1892\u201d. On page 193 of the above book, the following \r\nappears: \u201cOther early settlers in the neighborhood of Grand View \r\nwere - - - CRINER, Walker MEADOWS, William KENNARD, \r\nDrew KENNARD, Samuel DAVIS, John S. MORROW, \r\nSamuel J. CHAPMAN, A.E. JONES, Joseph WATTS, \r\nDr. L.H. GEBHARD & S.P. HOLLINGSWORTH.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tOn page 194 of the same book I found the following: \r\n\u201cThe first settlers were a mere handful in number. The writer \r\nrecalls the names of Phillip WALKER, Wm. HOWARD, \r\nGranville CRINER, S.K. DAVIS, W.S. QUINN, B.C. QUINN, \r\nJ.C. BARNES, Dr. TALIAFERRO, Lewis GOEN, \r\nJohn WHITMIRE, besides J.F. SCURLOCK AND \r\nS.H. RICHARDS before mentioned. \r\n\r\n\tIt is more than possible that several of the men \r\nmentioned in this book came from the same neighborhood \r\nthat Granville CRINER came from.\r\n\r\n\tHoping to hear from you soon,\r\n\r\n\tYours truly,\r\n\r\n\tJ.C. CRINER\r\n\r\nMemoranda of Joseph Christopher CRINER\r\n Jan. 15, 1940\r\n\r\n\tI am the son of George W. CRINER and \r\nQueen E. (JONES) CRINER. \r\n\r\n\tMy grandfather was John Anderson CRINER, \r\nborn in Lincoln Co., Tenn. Feb. 23, 1817. \r\nJohn A. CRINER married Patsey Ann STANFIELD, \r\ndaughter of John STANFEILD, also of Lincoln Co. Tenn.\r\n\r\n\tJohn A. CRINER died in Henderson Co. Tenn \r\n(now Chester Co.) Feb. 20, 1893. He was brought to \r\nHenderson Co. from Lincoln Co. about 1823 by his parents, \r\nJohn and Elizabeth (GALLOWAY) CRINER.\r\n\r\n\tMy great grandfather (John Anderson CRINER) \r\nhad brothers: Madison, Bill and Joe and at least three sisters: \r\nEberline married Steve HEFLEY; Polly married \r\nDave MABERRY and another sister married a PARKER.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[I was given a copy of these letters by another Criner researcher. I believe they were in the possession of and transcribed by Pauline Jones Gandrund. 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