Harvey Chapman "Chap" McCroskey

1880 - 1906  (26 years)

• Name	Harvey Chapman "Chap" McCroskey
  Birth	18 Aug 1880	Roane Co., WV
  Gender	Male
  Death	Sep 1906
  Person ID	I2215	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Robert McCroskey,   b. 16 Apr 1851, Giles Co., VA d. 23 Aug 1922, Spenser, WV (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lydia Catherine Ellis,   b. Apr 1857, Roane Co., WV d. 6 Oct 1928 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1876	Roane Co., WV
  Family ID	F0442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Mae Board,   b. 16 Aug 1882, Jackson Co., WV d. 1965, Burial:Tariff Cem., Roane Co., WV (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1903	Roane Co., WV
  Children	1. Ruby C. McCroskey,   b. 1903   d. 1987 (Age 84 years)   2. Pearl McCroskey,   b. 8 Jun 1905, Roane Co., WV d. 27 Dec 1935, Logan, Logan Co., WV (Age 30 years)   3. John Robert McCroskey,   b. 29 Sep 1906, Roane Co., WV d. 27 Dec 1951, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F1186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: McCroskey, Kyle. McCroskey Family Tree, Descendants of John McCroskey (1680-1757). 2000. Most of the information that concerns the McCroskey family including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, came from Kyle McCroskey's book. Contributors to her book included Caroline Carr, Donna Clark, Patty Day, Earl McCroskey, George Woodrow McCroskey, Harold McCroskey, Kyle McCroskey, Mike McCroskey, Madaline Earl McEuen, Rosanna Payne, Ruth Peterson, Jo Speck, and Marge Wheeler. Special thanks went to Mark McCroskey and to Judith Hildreth. Source: McCroskey, Kyle. McCroskey Family Tree, Descendants of John McCroskey (1680-1757). 2000. Even Harvey Chapman McCroskey died as result of smoke inhalation suffered while he and his brother Even Ephraim Ellis McCroskey were fighting a fire. Source: John J. Fields: Minnie Mae Board McCroskey Fields, who was born August 16, 1882, married Charles Herman Fields (her second husband). Ruby McCroskey Webb, the daughter of Harvey Chapman McCroskey and Minnie Mae Board McCroskey Fields, married Rex Webb. Pearl McCroskey, the daughter of Harvey Chapman McCroskey and Minnie Mae Board McCroskey Fields, died in 1935. John Robert McCroskey, son of Harvey Chapman McCroskey and Minnie Mae Board McCroskey Fields, died in 1951. Source: http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/charles-herman-fields_129592175 Charles Herman Fields Born in Roane, West Virginia, USA on Jan 1891 to Elijah LaForce Fields and Nancy Ruana Moore. Charles Herman married Minnie Board and had 9 children. He passed away on 23 Sep 1965 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. Family Members Parents Elijah LaForce Fields 1851-1922 Nancy Ruana Moore 1854-1925 Spouse(s) Minnie Board 1882-1965 Children Robert Landers (ADOPTED SON) Robert McCroskey 1901-1952 Ruby C Mccroskey 1903-1987 Pearl Tabor McCroskey 1905-1935 Wyatt A Fields 1914-1993 George Ray Fields 1916-1984 Mina Iris Fields 1918-1923 William Arch Fields 1920-1970 Source: Marriage Certificate of Harvey Chapman McCroskey & Minnie Mae Board McCroskey Fields via John J. Fields: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11554869&Type=Marriage Records maintained by West Virginia Archives & History For Research Purposes Only West Virginia Division of Culture and History Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved.