Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Franklin Co.

WASH CRUTCHER was born in Franklin County, March 7, 1839, and is the fourth
son of Richard and Permelia (Berry) Crutcher.  Richard Crutcher was a
native of Virginia, and came to Kentucky with his father; was sheriff for
a while and afterward kept a hotel in Frankfort for a number of years, but
was a farmer the balance of his life, and was always a prominent man in
the Christian Church, dying at the age of eighty-six years; his father was
quite a noted Baptist preacher.  Wash Crutcher was taken to Woodford
County, near Versailles, when eleven years old; his mother having died
about this time he was reared by Capt. Samuel Berry, his grandfather; was
educated at the select schools, finishing in the Kentucky University at
Harrodsburg.  He has always been engaged in farming and stock raising, and
buys, sells and ships all kinds of stock.  He has the finest country
residence in Franklin County, and also owns 560 acres of finely improved
land.  December 19, 1860, he married Virginia C. Redd, of Fayette County,
daughter of A. O. and Matilda (Berry) Redd.  Nine children have been born
to this union, eight living: Overton R., the eldest, married Miss Bettie
Moore, of Georgetown, Ky., and is now in the wholesale and retain grocery
business in Frankfort, Ky.; the remaining living children are Mattie B.,
Olynthus, James W., Richard R., Samuel B., Allen C. and Maria H.  Mr.
Crutcher, his wife, Overton R., Mattie B. and Olynthus are members of the
Christian, with membership at Grassy Springs, Woodford County.

Crutcher Berry Redd Moore
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Versailles-Woodford-KY Harrodsburg-Mercer-KY Georgetown-Scott-KY
Fayette-KY VA

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