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Subject: [IAHENRY] Henry Co. Bio-William Crabtree
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 11:50:55 EST

>From "Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County, Iowa", Acme
Publishing, Chicago, 1888.

Page 367:

WILLIAM A. CRABTREE is a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Henry County,
Iowa, residing upon section 3, Marion Township. He was born in Monroe County
Ky., Jan. 24, 1827. His parents were Hiram and Margaret (Johnson) Crabtree.
They were natives of Virginia, but were married in Kentucky, where ten children
were born to them, six of whom are now living: Abraham married Miss Lucinda
Murphy; they reside on a farm in Mercer County, Ill., and have a family of
seven children. John M. was united in marriage with Melinda King; he is a farmer
in Tazewell County, Ill. Elizabeth, who is the widow of John S. Hamilton,
resides in Scott County, Ill.; Mary is the wife of S.H. Redman, a nurseryman in
Villisca, Iowa, who for a number of years ran a steam ferry at Keithsburg,
Ill.; Michael died in 1862, in Scott County, Ill.; Hiram died at Nashville, Tenn.,
while fighting for his country; Stephen is farming in Tazewell County, Ill.;
Catherine, the widow of W.A. Kirkpatrick, is residing in Scott County, Ill.;
our subject is tenth in order of birth. In the year 1830 Mr. Crabtree
emigrated with his family to Illinois, locating in what was at that time Morgan
County, but which has since been divided, they living in the part known as Scott
County. Here the children grew to man and womanhood, except one child who died
in infancy. Here the parents both departed this life, the father dying Sept.
13, 1844, at the age of seventy-one; his wife following him to that home of the
redeemed on the 22d of June, 1868, at the age of eighty-three. They were
devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Crabtree being a local
minister. He was one who did much to civilize and christianize the new community
in which he lived.

On account of the death of his father, our subject was compelled to take
charge of the farm and care for the family, and for one so young, he being but
seventeen, it was a great responsibility. His education was received in such
spare moments as he could find from farm work. He remained in charge of the farm
until the age of twenty-two, then going to Winchester he learned the trade of
plow stocking and carpentering. Making Winchester his home, he followed that
trade for twenty-one years, or until the year 1870, when he came to Henry
County. Buying 360 acres of land on sections 3 and 4, of Marion Township, he has
since given his attention to farming and stock-raising. Mr. Crabtree was
united in marriage with Miss Eliza A. Martin, on the 6th of August, 1854, in
Scott County, Ill. She is the daughter of Samuel and Susan (Sisson) Martin, who
were natives of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree are the parents of four
children: Dora, who died in infancy; Nettie Belle, who was born in 1857, is the
wife of Winfield S. Hickman, a farmer of Frontier County, Neb.; they have one
son, Frederick G. Charles L. was united in marriage with Miss Estella Foster,
who is a native of Henry County, Iowa. They are the happy parents of one child,
Edmund C. These three children were born in Scott County, Ill.; William H.,
their fourth child, was born in Henry County.

Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, taking
an active interest in all church work. They are highly respected in the
community in which they reside, and are always ready to advance an enterprise that
is for the public good. Mr. Crabtree has held various township offices, both
in Illinois and Iowa, and has been Assessor for two years. Politically he is a
Republican, but in favor of prohibition.

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Pat Ryan White
Camarillo, CA

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