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Crim Family Funeral Home, Henderson, Texas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B-0009

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the daybooks, also called year books, of the four different Funeral Homes mentioned above. Included in the books were notations of ambulance trips made to transport sick people from home to the hospital and back, of funeral and memorial services held, and of other business related activities.

Dates

  • 1938-1962

Biographical or Historical Information

Abraham and Joanna Armstrong Crim were the founding pioneers of the Texas branch of the Crim family. They had twelve children, most of whom, along with their parents, are buried at Crim's Chapel in Rusk County. Established in 1854, Crim's Chapel is a farming community about seven miles north of Henderson. Descendants of Abraham and Joanna have contributed to the growth of Rusk County and Henderson by being involved in business and community affairs. Arrington Crim, a grandson of Abraham, and Otis Crim, a great grandson of Abraham, were both engaged in the funeral business in Henderson. The A. Crim Funeral Home was founded by Arrington Crim in 1925. Later, the business was sold to Billy Crawford and was known as the Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. Otis Crim established the Otis Crim Funeral Home. It was also named the Otis Crim & Tennison Funeral Home for a number of years.

Extent

30.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors. ETRC Digital Archives & Collections http://digital.sfasu.edu/cdm/

Title
Guide to the Crim Family Funeral Home, Henderson, Texas Collection
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository

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