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Hal Christine Crouch 1891–1980Thomas Lewis Latané Temple, Jr. 1887–1947Harriet 'Hallie' Edwards 1859–1935William Benedict Crouch 1856–1936Georgia Derrick Fowlkes 1859–1900Thomas Lewis Latané Temple 1859–1935Hellen Mar Cully c. 1833–1886Thomas Jefferson Edwards 1826–1877Josephine Allen 1834–1909William T. Crouch 1830–1902Josephine Derrick 1834–1901Abner D Fowlkes 1833–1867Susan Jones 1825–1864Rev. Henry Waring Latane Temple 1812–1871'Patsy' Martha Harpole Props 1809–1881Meredith Walton Edwards, Sr. 1797–1865Rebecca Wallace c. 1808–1848Benedict Crouch 1800–1882Anna Patterson Lyons 1807–1892William Sharpless Derrick 1802–1852Elizabeth Ann Bruce 1798–1858Edward Bass Fowlkes 1785–1853Keturah –c. 1837Thomas M. Jones c. 1800–c. 1834Mary Latane 1785–1848John Temple c. 1770–1812Anne Walton 1758–1836William E Edwards 1752–1836Sarah Sharpless 1774–1832Philip Derrick 1772–1819Agnes Bass Bruce 1765–1817Lemuel Bruce –c. 1816Tabitha Bass I 1763–1825Henry Bass Fowlkes I 1750–1808Nancy Scott c. 1792–John T Jones 1760–1842Anne Waring 1747–1820William I Latane 1750–1811Mary Molly Hill 1732–1820Col. Joseph Temple 1730–1819Ann Hunt 1755–1820William Sharples 1752–1817Maria Rosina Gartenmeyer 1747–1798Christian Derrick 1732–1798Tabitha Hatcher 1742–c. 1800John Bass, Sr. 1738–c. 1808Tabitha Hatcher 1742–c. 1800John Bass, Sr. 1738–c. 1808Sarah Elizabeth Jennings Fowlkes 1730–1782Senator John Anthony Fowlkes\Foulks 1722–1799Massy CrowBenjamin Jones c. 1740–c. 1795Lucy Cocke 1717–1755Colonel Francis Gouldman Waring 1717–c. 1771Mary Allen 1724–1767John Latane 1722–1773Frances Baylor 1708–Colonel Humphrey Hill 1706–c. 1775Ann Arnold c. 1705–c. 1781Col. Joseph Temple 1699–1749Martha Clay 1713–1745William Bass 1707–1775Martha Clay 1713–1745William Bass 1707–1775Elizabeth c. 1700–1730(Lt. Col.) Gabriel Fowlkes\Foulks (the immigrant) 1696–1775Elizabeth Catesby 1680–1755Dr. William Cocke 1672–1720Elizabeth Gouldman 1698–1748Col. Thomas Waring II 1673–c. 1754Joanna Newell 1707–Mary Deane 1673–1732Reverend Louis Lewis Latane 1672–1732Hannah GregoryRobert BaylorEdith Bell 1683–1710Major Thomas (Virginia Militia) Hill 1634–1720AnnBenjamin Arnold 1661–1723Hannah Liston 1650–c. 1705Joseph Temple 1666–c. 1699MaryHenry Clay c. 1672–c. 1760Mary –1717William Bass c. 1684–c. 1748MaryHenry Clay c. 1672–c. 1760Mary –1717William Bass c. 1684–c. 1748Mary Fowlkes Cheatham 1665–1720Gabriel Fowlkes\Foulks I 1665–1740Mary MEADOR 1683–1800Thomas Gouldman c. 1670–1716Susanna DeBarrau 1652–1700Henri Latane 1648–1700Anne Merrifield 1628–John I Baylor 1619–1657Joanna 1628–1677Anthony Arnold 1635–1677Mary ListonMarye Grund 1640–1690William Temple c. 1614–c. 1685Sier DeFournir DeBarrauSusanna de BarrauPierre Latane 1590–Anne Bower 1603–1637John Baylor 1600–1632Mary Seaman 1577–1642John Temple 1571–1637Marguerite (Marie) de LA PLACE 1553–1601Guillaume de Barraud 1544–1615William Seaman 1550–Thomas Temple –c. 1594Jeanne Batard 1520–c. 1571Poncet de LA PLACE c. 1515–c. 1570Jacquette Saint Pierre 1520–1593

a door into the family wing

You and I share 108 of these people.

This is the family-history wing of owentemple.com, built standing where I stand — every wedge above is a named ancestor. If you descend from Thomas Lewis Latané Temple, Jr. (1887–1947) & Hal Christine Crouch (1891–1980), every lit wedge is a direct ancestor of yours exactly as it is mine: 108 named people across 11 generations, back to the 1510s. The dim grey is the rest of my sky — lines you and I don't share. Click any lit wedge to meet the person.

How to read this place

Everything here is labeled from where I stand — ✦ direct ancestor, "my 3×-great-grandfather." Here is the useful accident of cousinhood: if you are my second cousin, we stand the same number of steps from everyone we share, so within your rooms my labels are literally yours, unchanged. One generation off — once removed either way — and every person page has an "I am:" picker that relabels the whole site for your generation and remembers your choice.

One honest caveat: outside the Temple & Crouch rooms, a person marked ✦ is my direct ancestor but not yours — the fan above shows exactly where the boundary runs.

Your rooms

Of the eight family rooms in this wing, these are the ones that are your direct ancestry:

Temple

Bishopstrow, Wiltshire → Bristol → tidewater Virginia → Texarkana & the piney woods

A manor family cited in 1662 for refusing to sit in the pew; a Bristol mercer's posthumous son who crossed to Virginia and married a hanged rebel's granddaughter; the Huguenot name Latané handed down for three centuries, all the way to East Texas timber.

Step into the Temple room →

Crouch

Southwestern Pennsylvania → Wise County, Texas → Arkansas → Texarkana

A farmer in Pennsylvania's southwestern corner whose own parents are unknown; the long move to Wise County, Texas; and a wedding across the state line that runs down the middle of Texarkana.

Step into the Crouch room →

Stories already written about your people

The family albums

The albums live on Google Photos, shared by link. Unlike the tree, they may include living family — they are photographs, not records.

Start with these people

✦ Thomas Lewis Latané Temple, Jr. (1887–1947) & Hal Christine Crouch (1891–1980)
Our shared great-grandparents — the couple every reader of this page descends from. Their two pages are the place to start walking.
William Temple
c. 1614–c. 1685 · Temple room
Lord of Bishopstrow, cited in 1662 for refusing to sit in the pew.
Benedict Crouch
1800–1882 · Crouch room
The floor of this branch — his own parents are unknown.

The rest of the wing

Wrong door? The picker lists them all. And if you hold a piece of this story — a letter, a photograph, a correction — that is exactly what publishing it is for.