Jacob Crow

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Crow was born on 23 July 1819, in Ohio, United States, his father, Martin Crow, was 54 and his mother, Elizabeth Cackler, was 37. He married Elizabeth May DeLong about 1843. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Beech Creek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 31 August 1884, at the age of 65, and was buried in Newark, Beech Creek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Crow
1819–1884
Elizabeth May DeLong
1818–1900
Marriage: about 1843
Susanna Crow
1842–1930
Fredrick M. Crow
1843–1874
Sarah E Crow
1845–1846
John Crow
1846–
Mary Crow
1849–
William Crow
1850–1940
James Russell Crow
1851–1927
Peter L Crow
1852–
Michael Neville Crow
1856–1940

Sources (5)

  • Jacob Crow, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jacob Crow, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jacob Crow, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy

The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.

Name Meaning

Irish, Manx, and English: variant of Crowe .

Native American: translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on a word, such as Lakota or Dakota Sioux kaŋgi, meaning ‘crow’. The cultural significance of the crow to Native Americans is reflected in their traditional personal names, some of which were adopted as surnames (translated into English), e.g. Big Crow (see Bigcrow ) and Two Crow (see Twocrow ). See also Bird 4.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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