Christopher Wellington Crow ^12,277

  General Notes:

Christopher Crow, deceased, was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, July 18, 1840, and was a son of Charley and Mary (Welsh) Crow.
In March, 1861, Mr. Crow was married to Miss Susanna McCracken and ten children were the result of this marriage: W. J., who lives in Howard county; Eliza Jane, now Mrs. Armstrong, lives in New York state; Charles Wesley, now deceased; Mary Ann, who is now Mrs. M. A. Loury, lives in Ohio; George F., resides in St. Paul, Nebraska; Joseph H., lives in Howard county; Lavina, now Mrs. Frank Murr, who resides in Chicago, Illinois; Hannah, died when two years old, and two died in infancy. Mrs. Crow died May 15, 1880.
Mr. Crow was again married, this time to Margaret Crow. Eight children were born of the second marriage, as follows: Mabel, Christopher, Arthur, David, and Floyd, two died in infancy.
Mr. Crow is widely known, and always was a man of energy and push, being interested in numerous business enterprises in Howard county, where he put in the first saw mill and grist mill erected in the county, and also ran the first threshing machine used there. He came into Howard county early in the spring of 1872, where he founded a colony of Canadians on what was known as "Canada Hill."
Mr. Crow was interested in many business enterprises in Nebraska and other states, and at the time of his death, June 12, 1903, resided on his farm, west of St. Paul, Nebraska.
He was a christian man, and a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was a charter member of St. Paul lodge number thirty-one, Ancient Order of United Workmen. He was always up and doing for the interests of his home county and state.
Thus ends the history of a well spent, useful and upright life, the end being full of peace and honors.

My Crow line has a McCracken it too. She's Susannah McCracken who
married Chistopher Wellington Crow. Their son Charles Wesley was born
Nov.20,1867 he married Laura Bertwell on April 5, 1887 their son Wesley
Ira, born july 10,1895,was my great Grandfather.
(I'don't have the full research with me or I'd give you dates too.) My
mom has more info on the family dating to early 1800's. the family
emigrated from Ireland to cannada and the Family spelled it CROWE and
when coming to US or a generation after dropped the "e".

how does the info I have compare to your family?

Sarah Beth Miller

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration.

• Immigration, 1872, Nebraska.

• Census Record, 1880, Dannebrog, Howard County, Nebraska.

Christopher married Susanna McCracken, daughter of James McCracken and Sarah Ann Welsh, on 19 Mar 1861 in Arran Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. (Susanna McCracken was born on 4 May 1846 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and died on 15 May 1880 in Howard County, Nebraska.)

Christopher next married Margaret Jane Crow after May 1880.