Amos Royal Crumpler^[1]

1851 - 1927  (76 years)

This page is from Gloria Crumpler Vester's Crumpler database, kept as she compiled it in 1999, with corrections noted below. The family's current research is in the Walsh tree (everyone in both trees). Her original 1998–2010 Crumpler website is preserved at crumpler-family.com. See this person's current record in the Walsh tree.

• Name	Amos Royal Crumpler
  Birth	6 May 1851  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jun 1927  [2]
  Burial	Hollywood Cemetery, Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Notes	Updated 31 Oct 2026: birth corrected from 6 May 1852 to 6 May 1851, as carved on his headstone in Hollywood Cemetery, Roseboro ("MAY 6, 1851 AMOS ROYAL JUNE 15, 1927"), photographed by Charlene Ward.
  Person ID	I198	Gloria Crumpler Vester - Crumpler Database (1999)
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Micajah B. Crumpler, Jr.,   b. 1 Nov 1809, Sampson County, NC d. 14 Jul 1884, Sampson County, NC (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Barbara Ann Butler,   b. 9 Dec 1809   d. 7 Feb 1889 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elmira Fowler
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Celestia Almire McLemore,   b. 26 Oct 1855   d. 15 Aug 1941 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1876
  Children	1. Jefferson A. Crumpler,   b. Jun 1878   2. Luther H. Crumpler,   b. Jun 1883   d. 1918 (Age 34 years)   3. Lela Jane Crumpler,   b. 8 Oct 1895   d. 5 Jul 1978 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2026

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone of Amos Royal Crumpler (1851-1927) and Celestia Almire McLemore Crumpler (1855-1941) Inscription: CRUMPLER / MAY 6, 1851 AMOS ROYAL JUNE 15, 1927 / Gone but not forgotten / HIS WIFE / OCT. 26, 1855 CELESTIA ALMIRE AUG. 15, 1941 Photograph by Charlene Ward (Mary Charlene Vittoe Ward), published on her pages of the Crumpler Family Genealogy website, crumpler-family.com/ward/, between 1998 and 2010. Used with thanks and with credit to her.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Gloria Crumpler Vester, Gloria Crumpler Vester, Crumpler family database (crumpler.org, 1999), (crumpler.org/gloria/html/, GED2WWW pages of 2 Nov 1999; recovered from the Internet Archive), crumpler.org/gloria/html/dat1.htm#18. [S90923] Charlene Ward, Ward cemetery photographs, (Crumpler Family Genealogy website, crumpler-family.com/ward/ (1998-2010)), Headstone photograph. [S90923] Charlene Ward, Ward cemetery photographs, (Crumpler Family Genealogy website, crumpler-family.com/ward/ (1998-2010)), Headstone photograph: Headstone of Amos Royal Crumpler (1851-1927) and Celestia Almire McLemore Crumpler (1855-1941).