Houston Chapman McCroskey b. 24 Mar 1877 Roane Co. WV d. 24 Jul 1919 Burial: Shady Grove Cem., Van Buren Co., AR: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1877 - 1919 (42 years)

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Name	Houston Chapman McCroskey
Birth	24 Mar 1877	Roane Co. WV
Gender	Male
Death	24 Jul 1919	Burial: Shady Grove Cem., Van Buren Co., AR
Person ID	I7027	forneyclark
Last Modified	8 Sep 2026

Father	James "Henley" McCroskey, b. 1838, Giles Co., VA; lived in Red River & Turkey Creek Twps., Stone Co., AR d. 20 Feb 1921, LA (Age 83 years)
Mother	Sarah Ann Keiffer\Keffer, b. ABT. 1837, Giles Co., VA d. ABT. 1903 (Age 66 years)
Marriage	22 Mar 1858	Giles Co., VA
Family ID	F0440	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sinia "Etta" Gilbert, b. 1877 d. 1960 (Age 83 years)

Marriage Arlberg, Stone Co., AR

Children

	1. Emory Chapman McCroskey
	2. Myrtle McCroskey
	3. John Arthur McCroskey

Family ID F3272 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Sep 2026

Notes

Source:
US 1880 Census of Walton, Roane Co., VA:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Henly MCCROSKEY Self M Male W 43 GILES CO., VA. Farmer VA. VA.
Sarah A. MCCROSKEY Wife M Female W 42 --- Keeping House VA. VA.
James W. MCCROSKEY Son S Male W 21 ROANE CO. Working On Farm VA. VA.
Wm. L. MCCROSKEY Son S Male W 19 ROANE CO. Laborer VA. VA.
Saml. M. MCCROSKEY Son Male W 17 ROANE CO. Works On Farm VA. VA.
John P. MCCROSKEY Son Male W 15 ROANE CO. Works On Farm VA. VA.
Mary A. MCCROSKEY Dau S Female W 12 ROANE CO. At Home VA. VA.
Melohi... MCCROSKEY Son S Male W 10 ROANE CO. VA. VA.
Robt. G. MCCROSKEY Son S Male W 8 ROANE CO. VA. VA.
Walter M. MCCROSKEY Son S Male W 6 ROANE CO. VA. VA.
Houston C. MCCROSKEY Son S Male W 3 ROANE CO. VA. VA.
Everet W. MCCROSKEY Son S Male W 11M ROANE CO. VA. VA.

Source:
Marylyn Busha:
Husband: James Henley McCroskey b: 1839 Giles Co., WV; d: Feb. 20, 1921 LA
Wife: Sarah Ann Kiefer b: about 1837 Giles Co., WV; d: about 1903
Children:
James W. McCroskey b: 1859 Roane Co., WV
WIlliam L. McCroskey b: 1861 Roane Co., WV
Samuel M. McCroskey b: 1863 Roane Co., WV
John Arthur McCroskey b: May 1, 1865 Roane Co., WV; d: June 21, 1936 LA
Mary A. McCroskey July 30, 1867 Roane Co., WV; Jan. 28, 1930
Melchesideck McCroskey b: 1870 Roane Co., WV
Robert G. McCroskey b: 1872 Roane Co., WV
Walter M. McCroskey b: 1874 Roane Co., WV
Houston Chapman McCroskey b: 1877
Everet W. McCroskey b: 1879 Roane Co., WV

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.
Information below is included in the book and was provided in part by JoAnn Bradford Garrett:
Houston Chapman McCroskey was born March 24, 1877 (also March 24, 1879 is given as a birthdate) and died July 24, 1919 in Arlberg, Stone Co., AR. He was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Van Buren Co., AR. Etta McCroskey was born in 1877 and died in 1960. Houston McCroskey and Sinia "Etta" McCroskey were married in Arlberg, Stone Co., AR. Their children are Emory Chapman McCroskey who married Rowena Unknown, Myrtle McCroskey, and John Arthur (also spelled Author) McCroskey.