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 THE STORY AS I KNOW IT.

Actually, this story is a combination of family tale and supposition. We don't yet have proof. Margaret Crickmur's granddaughter told the following story. The Crickmur family had come to Caldwell County, Kentucky when Margaret was a girl. She had been born in Virginia. Her mother's name was Byer Culpepper. The family emigrated west in a covered wagon and the wheel broke in Caldwell County. So there they stayed.

Nancy Culpepper was born in 1775 in Virginia. We believe she was from the Norfolk area as that is the only area of Virginia that had a large number of Creekmurs as well as Culpeppers. It is not known who her parents were. She married John Crickmur about 1800 in Virginia. We hope she is the "Byer" Culpepper of the story and that Byer was a nickname used by the grandchildren.

We know that Margaret married Josiah Nichols in Caldwell County in 1844. Looking at the 1850 Census the following Crickmur's were found:

Caldwell Ct Genealogist, Gregory Watson has the family noted thus, however, we do not
know the source of his dates:

John "Jack" Creekmur born March 30, 1775 in Antrim Ireland.
Nancy, his wife, last name unknown born Oct 17, 1779 in VA.
1. Mary "Polly" Creekmur born 1790-1800, wed Henry Young
.  She could be a younger sister to Jack Creekmur or his first child.
2. Christopher Creekmur born 1802 in VA wed 1st Rutha Ellis,
2nd Lucinda Townsend. He died Oct 15, 1854.
3. Bartholomew Creekmur born 1804 in VA, wed Margaret Dunbar.
4. Winifred Creekmur born 1805 in VA, wed Thomas Jackson.
5. Priscilla Creekmur born 1808 wed Jubal Carner.
6. Ruth Creekmur born c 1810 wed Peter Purtle.
7. John Louis Creekmur born Jan 17, 1814 in VA wed Nancy Jane Howton.
8. Nancy Creekmur born April 12, 1817 in Hanover VA,
wed David Henderson Blalock. She died Sep 19, 1902.
9. Phebe Creekmur born c 1818 in VA wed James Wasley.
10. Margaret Creekmur born Jan 12, 1819 in VA. wed Josiah Nichols.
11 Timothy Creekmur born Feb. 22, 1821 wed Elizabeth Nichols.
He served the Union in the Civil War. He died Aug. 26, 1901 and
is buried in the Perry Cemetery.

The family had farmland to the northeast of Princeton. The 1850 Caldwell County Census 2nd District had John and Nancy, or "Jack and Byer" living with their son Bartholomew. John died on May 11, 1857. Nancy lived on for another 18 years. She died October 11, 1875. They are both buried in the Creekmur Cemetery

If you know the answer please CONTACT US

1 Where and when was Nancy born?

2. Who were her parents?

3. Where does the name Byer come from?

4. Was the family in North Carolina, where and when?

5. Check North Carolina for Creekmur stories.

6. Get a complete copy of the 1860 & 1870 Census'.

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