Crown, Elmer E.

1896 - 1944  (47 years)

• Name	Crown, Elmer E.
  Birth	3 May 1896  [1]
  	According to the Application For Headstone, Elmer was born 3May1895 and died 18March1944. Ordered and shipped to Mrs. Bessie Crown, 333 Lincoln Ave., Flora, Elmwood Cem. The double stone says differently from the Military stone.
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CROW.E004
  _FGRAVE	32948134
  Military Service	Private, 135th Field Artillery, 37th Infantry Division, United States Army  [2]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		37th Infantry Division ("Buckeye"), United States Army
  		37th Infantry Division ("Buckeye"), United States Army
  Death	24 Mar 1944  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Crown, Elmer E. and Bessie M.
  Person ID	I46066	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Pruitt, Bessie M.,   b. 25 Dec 1900   d. 27 Nov 1983 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Crown, Elmer E. Jr.,   b. 30 Jan 1923   d. 8 Oct 2004 (Age 81 years)   2. Crown, Donald E. 'Butch',   b. 3 Dec 1926   d. 21 Jan 1986 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F5188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2908] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crown, Elmer E. and Bessie M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35356405), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13835] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crown, Elmer, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32948134/elmer-e_-crown), none. (Reliability: 2).