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Crebs family of Carmi, Illinois

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John Montgomery Crebs (1830-1890) — also known as John M. Crebs — of Carmi, White County, Ill. Born in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Va., April 9, 1830. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Illinois superintendent of public instruction, 1866; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1869-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1880. Died in Carmi, White County, Ill., June 26, 1890 (age 60 years, 78 days). Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.

		Relatives: Son of Ferdinand Berry Crebs and Lucy Jones (Wilson) Crebs; married, October 13, 1857, to Annie E. Stewart; father of John Montgomery Crebs Jr.; grandfather of Caswell Jones Crebs.
		Political family: Crebs family of Carmi, Illinois.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail

John Montgomery Crebs Jr. (1869-1955) — also known as John M. Crebs, Jr. — of Carmi, White County, Ill. Born in Illinois, January 24, 1869. Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912 (alternate), 1916 (member, Credentials Committee); candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1918. Died June 21, 1955 (age 86 years, 148 days). Interment at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, Ill.

		Relatives: Son of John Montgomery Crebs and Annie (Stewart) Crebs; married, May 1, 1890, to Eledith Hinde Powell; uncle of Caswell Jones Crebs.
		Political family: Crebs family of Carmi, Illinois.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail

Caswell Jones Crebs (1912-1988) — also known as Caswell J. Crebs — of Robinson, Crawford County, Ill. Born in Carmi, White County, Ill., January 14, 1912. Lawyer; circuit judge in Illinois 2nd Circuit, 1945-64; justice of Illinois state supreme court 5th District, 1969-70, 1975-76. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Grange; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Died in Fountain Valley, Orange County, Calif., March 5, 1988 (age 76 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Stewart L. Crebs and Dorothy Mary (Jones) Crebs; married 1942 to Mary Wakefield Mann; nephew of John Montgomery Crebs Jr.; grandson of John Montgomery Crebs.
		Political family: Crebs family of Carmi, Illinois.
		Image source: Illinois Supreme Court

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