Marshall Crosten: The McKenzies of Early Maryland

Abt 1904 - 1961 (~ 57 years)

Generation: 1

Marshall Crosten was born about 1904 in Hoffman, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 23 Dec 1961 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.

Notes:

. FROSTBURG - Marshall A. Crosten, 56, a taxicab driver, was dead on arrival yesterday at Miners Hospital where he was taken after becoming ill at work. A native of Hoffman, he was a son of the late James E. and Carrie (Murphy) Crosten. Survivors include his widow, May (Layman) Crosten; a son, James 0. Crosten, Frostburg; four daughters, Mrs. Wilbert Stevenson and Mrs. Lawrence Bendle, both of here; Mrs. David Yates, Clarysville, and Miss Betty Crosten, at home; a brother, Hugh Crosten, Hoffman; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Uhl and Mrs. Ethel Orndorff, both of Mt. Savage, and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, where friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to the Trinity Assembly of God Church, Midlothian, Tuesday, at 9 a.m., where services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. James L. Tate will officiate, and interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The Cumberland Sunday Times, December 24, 1961

Family/Spouse: Mae or Mary Layman. Mae (daughter of James Robert Layman and Rose M. Skidmore) was born in 1905; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. James O. Crosten was born in Private.
3. Paul Crosten was born in Private.
4. Gary W. Crosten was born in Private.
5. Blanche Crosten was born in Private.
6. Betty Louise Crosten was born about 1941 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 9 May 1966 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.

Generation: 2

2. James O. Crosten (1.Marshall¹) was born in Private.
3. Paul Crosten (1.Marshall¹) was born in Private.
Paul married Sharon Esther Lashbaugh in Private. Sharon was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Gary W. Crosten (1.Marshall¹) was born in Private.
Gary married Linda Kay Loar in Private. Linda was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Blanche Crosten (1.Marshall¹) was born in Private.
Blanche married John James Byrnes in Private. John was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Betty Louise Crosten

(1.Marshall¹) was born about 1941 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 9 May 1966 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.

Notes:

Miss Betty Louise Croston, 35, of 39 Beall Street, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where she had been admitted April 25. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of Mrs. Mae (Layman) Croston and the late Marshall Croston. Besides her mother, she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Wilbert Stevenson, here; Mrs. David Yates, Clarysville, and Mrs. Lawrence Benzil, Loartown; three brothers, James O., Paul and Gary Croston, here. The body will be at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. The Cumberland News, May 10, 1966