Crump Allen Glass Sr. (1913 - 1990)

Born 27 Aug 1913 in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Lethia Mae (Gibson) Glass — married 5 Jan 1932 in Crittenden, Arkansas, United States

Died 30 Nov 1990 at age 77 in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Crump Glass Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.

Crump Allen Glass was born in 1913. His mother's name was Ella.

In 1932, he married Lethia Gibson.^[1]

Thelma L Glass listed in Crump's obituary was his sister. She was the daughter of Ella (Unknown) Glass. Her 2000 obituary identified her as the aunt of Ron Glass of Los Angles.

He died in 1990,^[2] probably in Memphis, Tennessee, where his obituary^[3] was published. There was a nursing home located in Memphis with the name mentioned in the obituary.^[4]

Disputed Parent [Resolved]

Crump's mother, Ella (Unknown) Glass, was from Louisiana. See her profile for her potential parentage and whereabouts in 1900. No record for a marriage to Henry Glass has been found at FamilySearch.

None of the sources listed below provide a father's name for Crump.

See the profiles for Henry Glass and Ella (Moore) Glass for sources originally placed on this profile.

Research Notes

In his Social Security claim record, Crump Allen Glass Sr is shown as born on August 27, 1913 in Memphis to S S Miller and Ella Glass.^[5]

Ella Glass and SS Miller are also shown as parents on the record of Todd Glass born in 1911 and died in 1915 in Shelby County. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMDP-G4Z : 24 June 2016), Crump Glass and Lethia Gibson, 1932.
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V98B-C6Y : 20 May 2014), Crump A Glass, Dec 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
3. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRT-PYVM : 10 September 2016), Crump Allen Glass, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 01 Dec 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.
4. ↑ Ancestry Board post.
5. ↑ 1990 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry ca Record 60901 #24075868 (accessed 11 November 2023)
   Name: Crump Allen Glass Sr [Sr] [Crump A Glass] [Crump Glass]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 27 Aug 1913; Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee [Memphis|]; Death Date: Dec 1990; Claim Date: 10 May 1975; Father: S S Miller; Mother: Ella Glass; Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.; Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.; Notes: 09 May 1988: Name listed as CRUMP ALLEN GLASS; 09 Sep 1977: Name listed as CRUMP A GLASS SR; 06 Apr 1991: Name listed as CRUMP A GLASS.
6. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW6-XRW : 25 May 2014), Ellen Glass in entry for Todd Glass, 15 Apr 1915; citing Zions Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, v 46 cn 439, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,644.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5F-34V : accessed 27 November 2016), Crump Glass in household of Ella Glass, Memphis Ward 13, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 7A, line 15, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1764; FHL microfilm 1,821,764.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP77-R8N : accessed 27 November 2016), Crump Glass in household of Ella Glass, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 10A, line 33, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2274; FHL microfilm 2,342,008.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4CC-SQ7 : accessed 27 November 2016), Crump Glass, Ward 25, Memphis, Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 98-158, sheet 6B, line 46, family 123, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3965.

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJJ8-RQQ1 : 16 May 2014), Crump Glass, Residence, Memphis, Tennessee, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• "Crump Allen Glass," obituary, Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, Tennessee, USA), 1 Dec 1990, pg A14; database online, "America's Obituaries & Death Notices," NewsBank.com (http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/1009E559FAF84B57-1009E559FAF84B57?p=OBIT : accessed 28 Nov 2016)

  [Crump Allen Glass, age 77 died Friday at Rosewood Manor Nursing Home
  R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home handled arrangements
  Survived by a daughter, Ms. Geraldine Glass of Los Angeles; four sons: Ron Glass of Los Angeles, Gene Glass of Tacoma, Wash., Irving Glass of Evansville, Ind., and Charles Glass of Memphis
  also sister, Ms. Thelma L. Glass of Memphis; and four grandchidren.]
  [Calculated death date Nov 30 as Dec 1 was a Saturday.]

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG4-24VL : 13 December 2015), Crump Allen Glass, 1990; Burial, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America, New Park Cemetery; citing record ID 111055566, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.