Walter Hamilton Crow

Brief Life History of Walter Hamilton

When Walter Hamilton Crow was born on 8 June 1826, in Denmark, Perry, Illinois, United States, his father, Robert Crow, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 31. He married Mary Jane Stewart on 10 October 1848, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 15 May 1906, in Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Iona Cemetery, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Hamilton Crow
1826–1906
Mary Jane Stewart
1831–1882
Marriage: 10 October 1848
William Franklin Crowe
1849–1898
Leatha Jane Crow
1852–1935
Isa Vinda Exene Crow
1855–1856
Mary Ellen Crow
1857–1931
Ora Minda Almerene Crow
1859–
Walter Hamilton Crow, Jr. Jr.
1860–1941
W.H. Crow
1861–
Elizabeth Crow
1865–
Adelia Henrietta Crow
1868–1931
Lily May Crow
1872–1949

Sources (51)

  • Wm H Crow, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Walter Hamilton Crow - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Walter Hamilton Crow, Sr.
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Perry, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1857

Historical Boundaries: 1857: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States

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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She Is Our Grandmother

She Is Our Grandmother Written by Darlene Chaffin Law Leatha Jane Crow Chaffin was born 28 May, 1852 in Long Valley, Placer County, California. This area was located in the goldfields near th …

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