James Franklin Crowther

Brief Life History of James Franklin

When James Franklin Crowther was born on 17 September 1860, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Crowther IV, was 37 and his mother, Jane Jewkes, was 28. He married Mary Olsen on 31 December 1884, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 6 October 1930, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Franklin Crowther
1860–1930
Mary Olsen
1863–1930
Marriage: 31 December 1884
Mary Grace Crowther
1886–1930
Arthur Franklin Crowther
1889–1947
Chester Lawrence Crowther
1891–1892
Lewis Olsen Crowther
1893–1960
Esther Jane Crowther
1895–1992
Osmond Crandall Crowther
1898–1981
Israel Earl Crowther
1901–1952
Thomas Clyde Crowther
1903–1903
Ray Eldon Crowther
1906–1986

Sources (38)

  • Jas Franklin Crowther, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • James Franklin Crowther, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • James Franklin Crowther, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Crowder 1.

Scottish: possibly a variant of McGrouther, from Gaelic Mac Grùdair ‘son of (the) brewer’, from grùdair ‘brewer’.

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

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