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March 6, 2026. Letter from Jeff Crabb:

(In response to the Peter Crabb free Black family listed in Gratz, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County in the 1830 Census)
John Peter Crabb is buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Harrisburg PA. His brother Edward is buried in Gratz, Dauphin County. He also served as a Buffalo Soldier. Another brother that enlisted was Benjamin Crabb but I think that he changed his name and is linked to the Peter Crabb family in Gratz that helped and housed Noah Pinkney.
(Links provided):
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69232559/edward-crabb
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237847980/john-peter-crabb
Thumbnail of Peter Crabb family in Gratz, Pennsylvania in 1860
I have found another brother:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85969988/william-crabb
Another brother from the same family is buried at this location:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259551684/george-crabb
Those are all of the graves that I have found from the Peter Crabb family from the 1830 census throughout the years up until the1860 census in Gratz Pennsylvania:
https://www.lykensvalley.org/black-residents-of-upper-dauphin-county-1880/
I also found the original purchase for Peter Crapp's residence in Gratz.


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