When William David Crume was born on 9 January 1850, in Decatur, Indiana, United States, his father, William A Crume, was 44 and his mother, Rebecca Ann FRAKES, was 42. He married Martha B Bennett on 18 December 1875, in Fayette, Indiana, United States. He lived in Sefton, Fayette, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Portage Township, New Madrid, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 2 January 1910, in Portageville, New Madrid, Missouri, United States, at the age of 59.
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Historical Boundaries: 1851: Fayette, Illinois, United States
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Altered form of English Croome or its variant Croom .
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Krumm or Krum .
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