The Katrina Crittle Connection : The Gris Gris of a Louisiana Crittle Part 1 of 3

I was doing searches on the internet for Louisiana Crittle -Josh (excluding hit for Josh Crittle. A professional Basketball from The Illinois Crittle Family) -Simon (excluding hit for Simon Crittle. An author of Mob Books.) -Adriana (excluding hit for Adriana Crittle. Our cousin that has a lot of hit from her college basketball playing). I got a hit on Google Book For a book name "Black Blues and Shiny Songs" a book of poems by Tommy Scott Young publish in 1977 by Red Clay Books. On page 7 of the book are these word for the book dedication:

"For my mother, Nancy Young
My Friend, Annie Close
And the gris gris of a Louisiana Crittle"

I was like while "Louisiana Crittle"!!! He has to be talking about one of our relatives. So I order a copy of the book. I look up "gris gris" I found out that is has to do with spells in Voodoo. Oh no that not good. But knowing our family history being from Central Louisiana, even though Voodoo was real big with slaves from New Orleans that was not the same from slaves from Central Louisiana. Gris gris is also use to describe women's attraction by men.

After getting my book in the mail I look up Tommy Young on the internet and found him on Facebook and sent him a friend request. After being approved as a friend I sent him a message asking him about the Louisiana Crittle and he told me that it was the last name of his ex girlfriend and her family was from Louisiana. I ask him what was her name and he told me that her name was Odessa Crittle Cleveland. He said that she was married at the time and famous and did not want to use her name. It was written as a secret code to her.


Odessa Crittle Cleveland is the aunt of our cousin Katina Crittle. She is the sister of Clarence Crittle Jr. and the daughter of Clarence Crittle Sr. This is the only multiple person Broken tree that we have in our family tree right now. I made contact with Clarence Crittle, Sr. but he was not willing to help us with any new information. I believe that Jacob Crittle Sr. may known how Clarence Crittle Sr. is related to us I am trying to make a real world connection with him or his son Jacob
Crittle Jr. In part 2 of the Katrina Crittle Connection:I will tell you who Odessa Crittle Cleveland is?