George Washington McCroskey

1891 - 1978  (86 years)

• Name	George Washington McCroskey
  Birth	12 Oct 1891	Roane Co., WV; lived in Kingsville, Ashtabula Co., OH
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Oct 1978	Roane Co., WV; burial: Gageville Cem., Gageville, Ashtabula Co., OH
  Person ID	I2265	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Giles Franklin McCroskey,   b. 11 May 1861, Giles Co. (Roane Co.), (West) VA d. 14 Feb 1913, Roane Co., WV; burial: McCroskey Cem., Sweet Grape, Roane Co., WV (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Rosanna E. Barnhouse,   b. 25 Apr 1860, Calhoun Co. (Spencer, Roane Co.,), ( West) VA d. 31 Dec 1955, Burial: McCroskey Cem., Sweet Grape, Roane Co., WV (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1883	Roane Co., WV
  Family ID	F0445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dessie Mae Byrd,   b. 2 Feb 1894, lived in Kingsville, Ashtabula Co., OH d. 3 Aug 1990, Burial: Gageville Cem., Gageville, Ashtabula Co., OH (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1913
  Children	1. Paul Lee McCroskey,   b. 24 May 1915   d. 27 May 1915 (Age 0 years)   2. Myrtle Jane McCroskey,   b. 21 Jul 1916, Walton, Roane Co., WV d. 19 Jul 2000, Bancroft, Putnam Co., WV (Age 83 years)   3. George Woodrow McCroskey,   b. 31 Jul 1918, Walton, Roane Co., WV d. 20 Sep 2008, Burial: Greenlawn Memory Gardens North Kingsville, Ashtabula Co., OH (Age 90 years)   4. Sybil "Genevieve" McCroskey,   b. 29 Sep 1920, Walton, Roane Co., WV d. 16 Apr 1972 (Age 51 years)   5. Jack Carleton McCroskey,   b. 3 Feb 1923, Wellford, Kanawha Co., WV d. 13 Oct 2007, SheffieldCenter,AshtabulaCo.,OH;bur:GagevilleCem.,SheffieldCenter,AshtabulaCo.OH (Age 84 years)   6. Charles Ray McCroskey,   b. 25 Apr 1925, Walton, Roane Co., WV d. 6 Nov 2014, Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN (Age 89 years)   7. Rosanna Elizabeth McCroskey,   b. 14 May 1927, Walton, Roane Co., WV d. 16 Oct 2011, Burial: Silver Springs Cem., Stow, Summit Co., OH (Age 84 years)   8. Harold Fay "Trouble" McCroskey,   b. 6 Mar 1929, Walton, Roane Co., WV d. 30 Sep 2016, Burial: Gageville Cem. Sheffield Center, Ashtabula Co., OH (Age 87 years)   9. Geraldine Mae McCroskey,   b. 16 Sep 1931   d. GA   10. Billy Franklin McCroskey,   b. 1934 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F0981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		McCroskey, George Washington (1891-1977) Individual photo was probably taken in Roane Co., WV, in 1894. This picture came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey. Photo was contributed by Caroline Carr by way of Mike McCroskey.
  		McCroskey, George Washington (1891-1977) Individual photo was probably taken in Roane Co., WV. This picture came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey. Photo was contributed by Caroline Carr by way of Mike McCroskey.
  		McCroskey, George Washington (1891-1977) & Dessie Mae Byrd (1894-1990) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) George Washington McCroskey & Dessie Mae Byrd McCroskey was probably taken in Roane Co., WV. This picture came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey. Photo was contributed by Caroline Carr by way of Mike McCroskey.
  		McCroskey, George Washington (1891-1977) & Albert Kellis McCroskey (1883-1955) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) George Washington McCroskey & Albert Kellis McCroskey, which was taken in WV, came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey. Photo was contributed by Caroline Carr by way of Mike McCroskey.
  		McCroskey, Cora Anne (1885-1981) & Martha Jane "Marty" McCroskey (1889-1874) & Rosanna E. Barnhouse (1860-1955) & George Washington McCroskey (1891-1978) Group photo of (L-R) Cora Anne McCroskey Doran & Martha Jane "Marty" McCroskey Walker & Rosanna E. Barnhouse McCroskey & George Washington McCroskey was taken in WV and came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey. Photo was contributed by Caroline Carr by way of Mike McCroskey.
  		Byrd, Dessie Mae (1894-1990) & George Washington McCroskey (1891-1978) & possibly Maysil Adeline Blosser (1921-1976) & Glenn Franklin Walker (1914-1953) & Martha Jane “Marty” McCroskey (1889-1974) & Rosanna E. Barnhouse (1860-1955) & unknown & Reva Irene Walker (b. 1930) & Mayble Walker (b. 1926) & Isaac Franklin "Ike" Walker (1877-1954) & William A. "Tame" McCroskey (b. 1869) & possibly Jennie Lynch (b.1871) Group photo of (L-R, 6 people in back) Dessie Mae Byrd McCroskey & George Washington McCroskey & possibly Maysil Adeline Blosser Walker & Glenn Franklin Walker & Martha Jane “Marty” McCroskey Walker & Rosanna E. Barnhouse McCroskey & (L-R, 6 people seated in front) unknown & Reva Irene Walker, Mayble Walker & Isaac Franklin "Ike" Walker & William A. "Tame" McCroskey & possibly Jennie Lynch McCroskey. This picture came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey and was contributed by Mike McCroskey.
  		McCroskey, Martha Jane "Marty" (1889-1974) & Albert Kellis McCroskey (1883-1955) & Rosanna E. Barnhouse (1860-1955) & George Washington McCroskey (1891-1978) & Lucy Gae McCroskey (1902-1993) & Ida Belle McCroskey ( 1900-1989) & Enna Norva "Ennie" McCroskey (1896-1986) & Cora Anne McCroskey (1885-1981) Group photo came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey. Photo was contributed by Caroline Carr by way of Mike McCroskey. Included (L-R, front row) are Martha Jane "Marty" McCroskey Walker & Albert Kellis McCroskey & Rosanna E. Barnhouse McCroskey & George Washington McCroskey & Lucy Gae McCroskey Tuttle. Included (L-R, back row) are Ida Belle McCroskey Hill & Enna Norva "Ennie" McCroskey Roath & Cora Anne McCroskey Doran.
  		McCroskey, Cora Anne (1885-1981) & Lucy Gae McCroskey (1902-1993) & George Washington McCroskey (1891-1978) & Dessie Mae Byrd (1894-1990) & Martha Jane "Marty" McCroskey (1889-1974) Group photo of (L-R) Cora Anne McCroskey Doran & Lucy Gae McCroskey Tuttle & George Washington McCroskey & Dessie Mae Byrd McCroskey & Martha Jane "Marty" McCroskey was taken in 1969, in WV, and came from McCroskey Family Tree by Kyle McCroskey. Photo was contributed by Caroline Carr by way of Mike McCroskey.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Jayson Stoltz: Children of George W. McCroskey: Jack C. McCroskey (Married Cyril M. Coffee) Charles McCroskey Harold McCroskey George McCroskey Billy McCroskey Rosanna McCroskey (Payne) Myrtle McCroskey Genevieve McCroskey Source: McCroskey, Kyle. McCroskey Family Tree, Descendants of John McCroskey (1680-1757). 2000. Most of the information that concerns the McCroskey family including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, came from Kyle McCroskey's book. Contributors to her book included Caroline Carr, Donna Clark, Patty Day, Earl McCroskey, George Woodrow McCroskey, Harold McCroskey, Kyle McCroskey, Mike McCroskey, Madaline Earl McEuen, Rosanna Payne, Ruth Peterson, Jo Speck, and Marge Wheeler. Special thanks went to Mark McCroskey and to Judith Hildreth. (In the text of the book, the spelling of Myrtle Jane McCroskey's husband is Cladis Devener Paxton. The middle name of George McCroskey, b. 1818 is Woodrow. The birth date of Billy Franklin McCroskey is 1934.) Source: Keith McCroskey: Family: McCroskey/Byrd 1. Dessie Mae Byrd McCroskey is buried beside George Washington McCroskey. Their residence was in Kingsville, Ohio, for many years prior to their deaths. 2. Geraldine Mae McCroskey was born in 1931. 3. Harold Fay McCroskey married Bessie McCroskey. Bessie died in Kingsville OH. 4. Geraldine Mae McCroskey passed away in Georgia. 5. Billy Franklin McCroskey married Laura Geneva Hill McCroskey. Source: SEE THE SETTLE/ LEE'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=segulemo&id=I4304 Settle-Gunter, Lee-Morris Families George Washington MCCROSKEY (Giles MCCROSKEY1) was born 12 OCT 1891 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, and died 04 OCT 1977 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio. He married Dessie Mae BIRD 1912 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, daughter of George Sherman BIRD and Sarah Elizabeth KEFFER. She was born JAN 1894 in Roane County, West Virginia, and died 03 AUG 1990 in Ashtabula, Ohio. Children of George Washington MCCROSKEY and Dessie Mae BIRD are: 2 i. Myrtle Jane MCCROSKEY was born 21 JUL 1916 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, and died 19 JUL 2000 in Bancroft, Putnam, West Virginia. She married Cladis Dovener PAXTON 28 NOV 1936 in West Virginia. He was born 1913 in Roane, West Virginia, and died 08 SEP 2002 in Bancroft, Putnam, West Virginia. 3 ii. George Washington MCCROSKEY Jr was born 31 JUL 1918 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, and died 20 SEP 2008 in Conneaut, Ohio. He married Shirley Louise REGER. She was born OCT 1923 in Conneaut, Ohio, and died OCT 2010 in Conneaut, Ohio. 4 iii. Sybil Genavieve MCCROSKEY was born 29 SEP 1920 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, and died 16 APR 1972. She married Gordon Frederick HIRSCH. He was born 12 DEC 1923 in Maryland, and died 27 SEP 1981 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida. 5 iv. Geraldine Mae MCCROSKEY was born 1921 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia (DONNA FORNEY CLARK VIA KEITH MCCROSKEY: ERRONEOUS BIRTH DATE CORRECTED. BIRTH DATE IS 1931.) 6 v. Jack Carleton MCCROSKEY was born 03 FEB 1923 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, and died 13 OCT 2007 in Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio. + 7 vi. Charles Ray MCCROSKEY was born 1925 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia (DONNA FORNEY CLARK VIA KEITH MCCROSKEY: ERRONEOUS INFO OMITTED.) 8 vii. Rosanna Elizabeth MCCROSKEY was born 1927 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia. 9 viii. Harold Fay MCCROSKEY was born MAR 1929 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia. + 10 ix. Living MCCROSKEY. DFC: Some additional information about the children of George Washington McCroskey and Dessie Mae Bird: Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22george%20woodrow%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Amccroskey~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Awv~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1918-1918~ FamilySearch: George Woodrow Mccroskey West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970 marriage: 1943 Ohio, West Virginia, United States spouse: Shirley Louise Reger Source: SSDI: Patty Peaslee: Dates & places Last residence shown as Kingsville, Ashtabula, OH Source: Renee Carr Roberts: Marriage date