1840 Perry co., KY census: Living with parents (SV-290)
1850 Pike Co., KY Census (Ancestry.com): Campbell Crase, aged 36, with wife, Mahala (32) and kids: James (15); Peter (13); Elizabeth (11); Nehemiah (9); Drucilla (7); Siney M. (5) and Noah (1).
1858 James Crase purchased a grant for 50 acres on Wolf Pen Fork in Letcher co., KY from Benjamin Craft. (Letcher Deeds C/D pg 1). (SV-304 pg 1065 & SV-1074)
Feb. 1877 He bought land in Letcher Co., KY from John Profitt. (Letcher Deeds F-44). (SV-1074)
1880 KY census: Living in Letcher co. with wife, Elizabeth, 4 sons and 2 daughters. (SV-345)
Oct 1882 He purchased 100 ac. on Camp Br. in Letcher Co., KY from Samuel H. Breeding. (Letcher Deeds G-405). (SV-1074)
April 1885 He and wife, Elizabeth, sold 100 ac. on Camp Br. in Letcher Co., KY to son, Charles H. for $500. (Letcher Deed H-451). (SV-1074)
April 1885 He and wife, Elizabeth, sold 50 ac. on Camp Br. in Letcher Co., KY to son, Campbell S.. (Letcher Deed H-451). (SV-1074)
May 1890 He and wife, Elizabeth, bought 150 ac. on Rockhouse Creek in Letcher Co., KY from H. R. Profitt. (Letcher Deed M-85). (SV-1074)
June 1894 James Crace bought 50 ac. on Rockhouse Creek in Letcher Co., KY from Squire Adams. (Letcher Deed P-168). (SV-1074)
Nov. 1896 Emory Crase bought 50 ac. on Rockhouse Creek in Letcher Co., KY from his parents. (Letcher Deed Q-356)> (SV-1074)