an aircraft at Kitty Hawk in December of 1903, and San Francisco had the most damaging earthquake to ever hit the continental States in April of 1906. 700 lives were lost with $400 million worth of property damage being incurred.
  The remaining children of Gilbert and Nancy were now at the age when they were beginning to start their own separate family lives. Edward Doolittle Crotser married Berthha Bolt and had 4 children, Irene, Pauline, Edna, and Eugene. George married Lottie Morgan in 1915, and together they raised Lottie’s daughter, Mayva. George died June 30, 1957 and is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Vandalia, Illinois.
 Fredrick Gilbert, my great-grandfather, married Josephine Carter on May 15, 1912 in Vandalia. She was the daughter of Charles Thomas Carter and Mary Jane McKinney Carter. Josie was born March 26, 1895.
 Nancy Charlotta, also known as Nannie L., married Charles Jackson on February 22, 1892 in Fayette County. In the interview done with Julia Crotser McVey in 1996 by myself, Julia stated that Nancy never liked her name and always went by Nannie L. Nannie and Charlie had no children. The couple lived in Niantic and then later in Decatur. They are buried at Long Point Cemetery at Long Point Church in the Niantic area.
 Rose May married Roy Beckham. Rose died on July 24, 1920. She is buried at Sharon.
 Charles married Hertha Ginsler. He passed away May 5, 1988. The couple lived in the St. Louis, Illinois area. He was also known as Bill.
 Frank married Flossie Kistler. Frank died in March of 1975 and is also buried at Sharon. Flossie, born November 11, 1902 in Fayette County, died on Christmas day 1985 in Vandalia. She is buried at Griffith Cemetery near Brownstown, Illinois.
 Julia Ann married Carroll P. “George” McVey on December 19, 1925 in St. Charles, Missouri. they resided in Vandalia for awhile and then also moved to Decatur. Carroll was a minister of the Church of God in Lovington, Decatur, and Blue Mound. He died January 28, 1995 and is buried at Berea Cemetery next to the Christian Church in rural Decatur. This church and cemetery are close to that of Long Point where Nannie is buried.
 This will end my account of the Crotser history in order that the privacy of those still living will be preserved. Four additional generations have followed the one on which I ended. I will, hopefully, be able to continue and incorporate more facts into this story as my research goes on.
 

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