Thomas Jefferson Crum

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Thomas Jefferson Crum
b. 27 November 1846, Scott County, Indiana
d. 11 November 1920, Long Beach, California

m. 10 September 1873, Charlestown, Illinois
Mary J. Barnes

Children with Mary J. Barnes:

  • A.B.
  • C.J.
  • Olive C. married R.N. Morris
  • Sue V. married [–?–] Cradit

Thomas emigrated from Indiana in 1856.

Submitted by:
Dr. Eric C. Stumpf
Burr Ridge IL

James Crozier

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James Crozier
b. Ireland
d. 20 April 1873, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois

m. Ireland
Mary Woods
b. Ireland
d. 1858, Kankakee County, Illinois

Children with Mary Woods:

  • John (b. 1825) married Mary Jane Ritchie (b. 1830)
  • James
  • Margaret (d. 1876) married John McElroy
  • Mary I. married John Hood

James was a weaver and a farmer. James and Mary came to America around 1824, first settling in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They came to Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1835 and cleared their land. About 1853, they moved to LaPorte County, Indiana, where they rented land. In 1855, they moved to Kankakee County, Illinois, and settled near the town of Bourbonnais.

Submitted by:
Tammy Wilson
Newton NC
E-mail: tym50@bellsouth.net

Leonard Crosby

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Leonard Crosby
b. 1786, Chester County, South Carolina, to John and Sarah (Jeter) Crosby
d. 7 November 1844, Monroe County, Mississippi

m. 16 March 1814, Knox County, Indiana
Sarah Purcell
b. 6 February 1792, Hampshire County, Virginia, to Jonathan and Catherine Purcell
d. Monroe County, Mississippi

Children with Sarah Purcell:

  • Susan (d. 1874) married James L.T. Cockerham
  • Elizabeth (ca. 1815-1878) married William M. Morton
  • Catherine (b. ca. 1817)
  • John Jeter (1818-ca. 1905) married Joannah T. Cain
  • Noah (b. ca. 1826) married Frances Collins
  • Sarah (b. 1826) married Henry F. Cockerham
  • Andrew J. (b. 1827) married Lucinda Porter

It is not known when Leonard came to Indiana from South Carolina, but the family left the state around 1844 for Mississippi.

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Shirlee Sacks
Redondo Beach CA

Jonathan Jeter Crosby

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Jonathan Jeter Crosby
b. March 1818, Knox County, Indiana, to Leonard and Sarah (Purcell) Crosby
d. about 1905, Tamaha, Haskell County, Oklahoma

m. 29 October 1839, Monroe County, Mississippi
Joannah T. Cain
b. 7 April 1816, Georgia
d. 6 January 1887, Audelia, Texas

Children with Joannah T. Cain:

  • Sarah
  • Thomas J.
  • Laura Etta
  • Marcellus Cicero
  • Lucy
  • James W.
  • Jerry M.
  • Susan C.

Jonathan left Indiana before 1839.

Submitted by:
Shirlee Sacks
Redondo Beach CA 90277

Rebecca M Cronkhite

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Rebecca M Cronkhite
b. 8 August 1824, Hamilton County, Ohio, to Elijah and Catherine (Ouderkirk) Cronkhite
d. 18 November 1891, Marion County, Iowa

m. 26 December 1846, Jones County, Iowa
William H. Garrison
b. 21 August 1819, Dearborn County, Indiana
d. 3 November 1890, Marion County, Iowa

Children with William H. Garrison:

  • Elijah (1849-1850)
  • Sarah (b. 1850)
  • Silas and Eliza (b. 1851)
  • Samantha J. (b. 1855)
  • Abraham (b. 1856)
  • Omer (b. 1857)
  • Lincoln (b. 1860)

Rebecca was in Warren County, Indiana, by 1829 and emigrated about 1840.

Submitted by:
Phyllis J. Miller
San Mateo CA
E-mail: phyllism19@aol.com

John Creviston

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John Creviston
b. 1797, Bedford or Somerset County, Pennsylvania
d. 9 June 1880, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

m. 31 January 1822, Wayne County, Indiana
Isabella Grewell
b. February 1802, Kent County, Maryland
d. 27 July 1879, near Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois

Children with Isabella Grewell:

  • Sarah married George W. Zern
  • Harriett married (1) Horace Button, (2) George Taylor
  • Mary married Thomas Walker
  • Andrew
  • Elizabeth married Henry M. Hall
  • John Robert married Catherine Jane Logan
  • Nancy Jane married Joel King
  • Hannah Naomi married (1) Jestes D. Wilson, (2) W. L. Bonham
  • William married Susan Alice Hood
  • Jacob married Maranda Davis
  • Isabelle (died at age 11)
  • Castillia married Alexander Rogers
  • Rosa married (1) John Van Houten, (2) Isaac Newell

John came to Indiana after a great flood in Pennsylvania. He lived in Wayne County and Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, before leaving the state in 1851.

Submitted by:
M. Tracy Carpenter
Lambertville, MI

Jacob George Creviston

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Jacob George Creviston
b. 17 February 1840, Vigo County, Indiana, to John and Isabell (Gruelle/Grewell) Creviston
d. 29 November 1905, near Hindsboro, Douglas County, Illinois

m. 17 April 1870, Douglas County, Illinois
Maranda Davis
b. 25 December 1847, near Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois
d. 21 March 1927, near Hindsboro, Douglas County, Illinois

Children with Maranda Davis:

  • Arthur
  • Ellen “Nellie”
  • James
  • Lambert
  • William
  • Carrie E.
  • Mary C.
  • Frederick J.
  • Grace
  • Harry

Jacob left Vigo County, Indiana, in 1851.

Submitted by:
M. Tracy Carpenter
Lambertville, MI

Washington Marion Crawford

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Washington Marion Crawford
b. 21 April 1838, Warren County, Indiana, to Nelson G. and Martha (Smith) Crawford
d. 23 August 1889, Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas

m. 4 March 1860, Warren County, Indiana
Mary Foster
b. 28 August 1842, Warren County, Indiana, to Zebulon and Caroline (Ostrander) Foster
d. 21 January 1929, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas

Children with Mary Foster:

  • Ida Kate (1862-1934) married Alva O. Sherman
  • Judson Foster (1866-1949) married Josie Winifred Hammond
  • Carrie A. (1870-1886)
  • Lida A. (1871-1945) married Alvin Hamilton Lighter
  • Nelson Garfield (1881-1957) married (1) Cora B. Adams, (2) Grace Nicoll Stateler

The family left Warren County, Indiana, about 1885.

Submitted by:
Marcia Crawford Philbrick
Seneca KS
E-mail: mcphilbrick@hotmail.com

Robert Sherman Crane

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Robert Sherman Crane
b. 14 May 1891, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, to William Thomas and Mary C. (Walton) Crane, II
d. 14 March 1974, Ames, Story County, Iowa

m. 15 November 1915, Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa
Jennie Beukelman
b. 1 July 1894, Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, Iowa
d. 30 December 1970, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa

Children with Jennie Beukelman:

  • Mary Elizabeth (b. 1922)
  • Doris Marquerite (b. 1924)
  • Barbara Jean (b. 1927)
  • Robert Gerald (b. 1931)
  • Alice Lou (b. 1933)
  • Richard H. (b. 1934)

Robert left Loogootee, Indiana, in 1910.

Submitted by:
Alice Crane Haulik
Fort Dodge IA

Harry Beecher Cottingham

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Harry Beecher Cottingham
b. 10 July 1863, Fort Ollie, Howard County, Indiana, to John Wesley and Margaret (Snider) Cottingham
d. 30 July 1934, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

m. 2 January 1893, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
Etta Elizabeth Newby
b. 28 June 1863, Germantowne, Wayne County, Indiana, to James and Mary Sarah Ann (Sechrist) Newby
d. 14 October 1944, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Children with Etta Elizabeth Newby:

  • Florence Louise
  • Blanche Etta

The family lived in Kokomo, Indiana, before emigrating about 1890.

Submitted by:
Steve Hill
Rosselle IL
E-mail: hill55537@cs.com