Bertie Alma Crabtree was born in Scioto Township in Jackson County on January 19, 1872 the son of
Enoch and Minerva Brown Crabtree. He attained his formal education from the local graded schools. On
December 20, 1892 he married Florence Viola Bennett, the daughter of Lewis and Charlotte Brown
Bennett. The couple were joined in marriage by Justice of the Peace David Shakespeare in Scioto County.
The couple would raise eight children. One, their son James Erskin, was the first Pike Countian killed in
action in World War One. Throughout his life he made his living as a farmer, but also sold insurance. In
1921 Crabtree was elected Pike County Commissioner. He had been a member of two churches during his
life, the Providence Freewill Baptist and the Stockdale Methodist Church. He died at his home near
Stockdale on December 20, 1941. He was laid to rest in Scioto Cemetery in Marion Township.
Enoch and Minerva Brown Crabtree. He attained his formal education from the local graded schools. On
December 20, 1892 he married Florence Viola Bennett, the daughter of Lewis and Charlotte Brown
Bennett. The couple were joined in marriage by Justice of the Peace David Shakespeare in Scioto County.
The couple would raise eight children. One, their son James Erskin, was the first Pike Countian killed in
action in World War One. Throughout his life he made his living as a farmer, but also sold insurance. In
1921 Crabtree was elected Pike County Commissioner. He had been a member of two churches during his
life, the Providence Freewill Baptist and the Stockdale Methodist Church. He died at his home near
Stockdale on December 20, 1941. He was laid to rest in Scioto Cemetery in Marion Township.
Bertie Alma Crabtree was born in Scioto Township in Jackson County on January 19, 1872 the son of
Enoch and Minerva Brown Crabtree. He attained his formal education from the local graded schools. On
December 20, 1892 he married Florence Viola Bennett, the daughter of Lewis and Charlotte Brown
Bennett. The couple were joined in marriage by Justice of the Peace David Shakespeare in Scioto County.
The couple would raise eight children. One, their son James Erskin, was the first Pike Countian killed in
action in World War One. Throughout his life he made his living as a farmer, but also sold insurance. In
1921 Crabtree was elected Pike County Commissioner. He had been a member of two churches during his
life, the Providence Freewill Baptist and the Stockdale Methodist Church. He died at his home near
Stockdale on December 20, 1941. He was laid to rest in Scioto Cemetery in Marion Township.
Enoch and Minerva Brown Crabtree. He attained his formal education from the local graded schools. On
December 20, 1892 he married Florence Viola Bennett, the daughter of Lewis and Charlotte Brown
Bennett. The couple were joined in marriage by Justice of the Peace David Shakespeare in Scioto County.
The couple would raise eight children. One, their son James Erskin, was the first Pike Countian killed in
action in World War One. Throughout his life he made his living as a farmer, but also sold insurance. In
1921 Crabtree was elected Pike County Commissioner. He had been a member of two churches during his
life, the Providence Freewill Baptist and the Stockdale Methodist Church. He died at his home near
Stockdale on December 20, 1941. He was laid to rest in Scioto Cemetery in Marion Township.
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