Most if not all of the Illinois Cruits are descended from Henry Cruit, a son of William and Hannah Cruit, originators of most if not all of the Ohio Cruits.

Henry (b Fairfield Co., Ohio, Aug 24, 1835, d May, 1916) m Eliza Grantham Pugh Feb 16, 1860 in Fairfield. Eliza b Fairfield Aug 16, 1838, d Dec 7, 1914. Settled in Shelby County, Ill. (Shelbyville)

1. Albert Clark (b July 31, 1861, d Dec 1947)

2. Virgil Bryon (b Sept 15, 1862, d May 1925) m Vinnie Estelle Berry Aug 30, 1891

1. Beulah Ruth (b Jul 28, 1892 Shelby Co, IL, d mar 31, 1947) m Charles? Stewart

2. Roy Elijah (b Jun 20, 1894 Shelby Co, d Jun 20 1958) m Bessie Atkinson

1. Thomas Virgil (b Sep 10, 1916) m Ruth Parr

1. Cheryl Lynn m Darrell Roley

2. Michael m Cherise Sack

1. John Alexander

2. Emily Elizabeth

3. Kimberly m Brent Weir, then Michael Muellar

2. Paul William (b Aug 23, 1924 d Feb 1980) m Evelyn Waddell

1. Van Douglas m Deborah Brewer

1. Dustin Slade

2. Derek Matthew

3. Leverett Marion (b 1896 Shelby Co., IL, d 1972 Shelbyville, IL) m Lucille Banks, all kids born Shelby Co., IL

1. Mildred (b Jan 2, 1919) m James Mathias then Ken Lindsey

2. Lt. Col. Harold Eugene (b Sep 11, 1920) m Carrie McDowell

3. Mary Louise (b Jul 25, 1922) m Orris Punches

4. Ruby Evelyn (b Aug 16, 1924)

5. Kenneth Wayne (b 1927) m Lois Riley

6. Alice Marie (b Aug 8, 1929) m Cecil Barr

7. Doris Jeanne (b Jan 5, 1934) m Henry Heiland

4. Earle Harold (b Mar 17, 1898 d Jul 9, 1970) m Genevieve Smith

1. Gwendolyn Jeanette (b Jul 25, 1923) m Dean Wilson

2. Earle H., Jr. (lived in Sacramento at one time) m Marge Stevens then Maria

3. Bryan Smith (b Nov 9, 1927) m Norma Parris

5. Paul Andrew (b Jun 10, 1900 d Mar 17 1951) m Winifred Brown

6. Zura Cruit (b Dec 10, 1903 d Dec 1981) m Othello Crockett, then Lee Dittman

7. Geneva Violet (b Sep 16, 1904 d Sep 20, 1965) m Thomas Cole

8. Carl Henry (b Sep 17, 1910 or 11 d Apr 15, 1974) m Allene Smith

1. Carlton Dean (b Oct 4, 1939) m Mary Martin

1. Carla Jean (b Aug 10, 1965) m Ray Trygoni

1. Oliver Ray (b Feb 27 1998)

2. Arlo Christopher (b Oct 12 1999)

3. Greta Jeanette (b June 4 2002 )

2. Christopher Allen (b Sept 5 1969) m Tonya Bryant

1. Carmen Jeanette (b May 8 1997)

2. Nathan Allen  (b Oct 13 1999)

2. Craig Robert (b Mar 14, 1943) m Marilyn Cody

3. Mehl Alan (b Jan 25, 1949) m Doris Roach

1. Megan

2. Emily

3. Homer Wetzel (1863-4)

4. Olive Columbia (1865-6)

5. Viola Belle (b Mar 10, 1867, d Oct, 1932) m Andrew J. Lumpp Dec 22, 1891.

6. Henry Edmund (b Shelbyville Aug 5, 1868, d June 7, 1907) m Lycia Jane Truitt Jan 11, 1891. They lived in Shelbyville.

1. Luther Willard (b Dec 28, 1891, but this and parents wedding date seems odd for the time. Probably one is in error) m Addie Auld.

1. Robert Auld

2. Donald Edmund (Edwin) (b Shelbyville Apr 5, 1922, d Jan 21, 2012) Served in U.S. Navy, then settled in Sacramento, CA in 1945. m Deloris Jean Marie Ferris of Sacramento in 1944, divorced 1968.

1. Elizabeth Suzanne m an Elliott

2. William Donald

3. Judith Frances m Chris Hobbs

4. Raymond Luther (b Sacramento Jan 3, 1951) m Rachael Mary Georguson of Sacramento in Carson City, NV, Mar 5, 1972.

1. Kimberly Lynn (b Sacramento Oct 18, 1983)

5. Jon Patrick

3. Elizabeth Rose m a Sphar

4. Evelyn Louise m a Dobson

2. James

3. Lula

7. Mary Elizabeth (b June 29, 1870) m Jacob H. Arnold Apr 27, 1897. He died May 17, 1898. She m Joseph J. Schmid June 7, 1903.

8. Hannah Ellen (b Dec 23, 1871, d Mar 25, 1876)

9. Charles Anderson (b Feb 2, 1874, d Apr 9, 1947) m Chloe? Elizabeth Corley Mar 13, 1898.

10 & 11. Sarah and Jane, twins (b 1877, d at 3 months, buried in one grave)

12. Thomas William (1878-1881; d 3 years old)

 

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