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Grover Cleveland Crump

Birth: 20 Aug 1890
Timpson, Shelby County, Texas, USA
Death: 7 May 1989 (aged 98)
Shelby County, Texas, USA
Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 75501332 View Source

Born in Timpson, Texas to Robert Monroe and Sara Elizabeth Nolen Crump he grew up in a large family with 10 siblings. Mr. Crump registered for the World War I draft on the first national registration day, June 5, 1917 at the age of 27. Eleven months later he along with over 100 other men from Shelby County answered the draft call in Center, Texas and was inducted on May 27, 1918. They left the following morning for Camp Travis where they received basic training. From there he was transferred to Camp MacArthur, Texas and served with the 7th Supply Train of the Quartermaster Corps for the duration. He was honorably discharged on February 18, 1919 and awarded the World War I Victory Medal and the World War I honorable discharge lapel pin. He returned to a life of farming in Shelby County and at the age of 39 he married Miss. Ruby Brittain. At the age of 48 he registered for the World War II draft but was not called to serve. He lived a long life passing on May 7, 1989 at the age of 99.

Born in Timpson, Texas to Robert Monroe and Sara Elizabeth Nolen Crump he grew up in a large family with 10 siblings. Mr. Crump registered for the World War I draft on the first national registration day, June 5, 1917 at the age of 27. Eleven months later he along with over 100 other men from Shelby County answered the draft call in Center, Texas and was inducted on May 27, 1918. They left the following morning for Camp Travis where they received basic training. From there he was transferred to Camp MacArthur, Texas and served with the 7th Supply Train of the Quartermaster Corps for the duration. He was honorably discharged on February 18, 1919 and awarded the World War I Victory Medal and the World War I honorable discharge lapel pin. He returned to a life of farming in Shelby County and at the age of 39 he married Miss. Ruby Brittain. At the age of 48 he registered for the World War II draft but was not called to serve. He lived a long life passing on May 7, 1989 at the age of 99.

Bio by: Larry Hume

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1911–2003

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Maintained by: Larry Hume
Originally Created by: Tracey C Strong
Added: Aug 26, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75501332/grover_cleveland-crump: accessed ), memorial page for Grover Cleveland Crump (20 Aug 1890–7 May 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75501332, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Timpson, Shelby County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Larry Hume (contributor 47179734).

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