Crestus Howell Moss

1769 - 1845  (75 years)

• Name	Crestus Howell Moss
  Born	23 Feb 1769	Loudon, VA
  Gender	Male
  Cemetery	Moss Cemetery, Clay Co., NC
  Died	1845	Turquittee Villiage, Clay Co., NC
  Notes	Crestus Howell Moss was a farmer and owned slaves, he was born in Loudoun County, VA. He came from Virginia to North Carolina with his parents before 1805. He later moved from Rutherford County, N.C. to Haywood County, N.C. about 1806/07, and then from Haywood County, N.C. to Macon County, N.C. about 1829 and from Macon County, N.C. to Tusquitee Valley, Clay County, North Carolina about 1835 where he lived on the Old Suttermire Place near his son Howell until he died in 1845. He is buried at the Moss Cemetery in the Tusquitee Valley, Clay County, N. C., at the Moss Baptist Church.
  Person ID	I5061	myfamilytree
  Last Modified	20 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry Moss,   b. Abt 1736, Loudon, VA ,   d. 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Sarah Stephens,   b. 1742, Sussex County, Virginia ,   d. 1815, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1763	Surry Co., VA.
  Family ID	F3368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah McEntire,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Feb 1796	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Last Modified	6 May 2022
  Family ID	F3436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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