CRENSHAW, Lucy

Photos Courtesy of California Historical Society, MSP 3800

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Last Name
 
CRENSHAW
Given Names
 
Lucy
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
1/1/1925
Age at Death
 
53
Place of Birth
 
Mississippi*
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
  Lucy Crenshaw Family Tree
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Partner
 
Children
 
Eddie James Hallmon aka Eddie James Crenshaw, Tiquan Ramon Hallmon (grandchild); Joyce Marie Brown aka Joyce Polk (niece)*
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Remains claimed by next of kin; burial location unknown
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
2/15/1978
Residence (US)
 
San Francisco, California
Residence (JT)
 
Cottage 34
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
Accountant,receptionist, file clerk, typist, shipping and receiving (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ff)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Administrative Triumvarite staff (Jonestown photo, 7/12/1978); Bookkeeper and Clerical (RYMUR 89-4286-X-4-l-4a); Typist & Secretarial (RYMUR 89-4286-X-4-l-4d); Laundry (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ffff)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
Discrepancies
 
FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) says birthyear is 1928; passport DOB aboveFBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) says birthplace is Memphis,Tennessee; passport birthplace above; Randolph list says Joyce Marie Brown is granddaughter; Maaga list says JMB is daughter
Remembrances
 
“Lucy Crenshaw was the mother of Eddie Hallmon, aka Eddie Crenshaw, a momentous man whose dignity and weight were felt by all who met his level gaze and saw the integrity, honesty and courage in his eyes. Lucy was not so imposing, but her wisdom must have been highly valued, as she served on the Administrative Triumvirate staff. Lucy's son, Eddie, his wife, Francine, their daughter Tiquan, and another young lady named Joyce Brown (see Group Photos album, kitchen crew) who was either Lucy's niece, or her daughter, or her granddaughter (depending on which record is used) are all in the book. The mysterious Joyce Brown, soon to be profiled in a book "And Then They Were Gone" about the SF High Schoolers who attended Opportunity High School where Joyce was a poet. Joyce looks a lot like Lucy. RIP, matriarch of our quintessial ones, and mother to all, Lucy Crenshaw. Never forgotten. ” - Kathryn Barbour

“As a man in 2020 trying to discover his ancestry, I give my condolences to my great grandmother. May she rest in peace.” - Justin Crenshaw