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     Abraham Crow was born about 1747 (computed from his age at death of 97), possibly in Ireland (although a marker erected by his descendants in 1926 says he was born in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania).^2,3,4 He married Rachel Craven in Bucks Co. (or Berks Co.), Pennsylvania.^1,3,5 He died on 8 October 1844 at his son's home in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio.^4,6
     He was a Quaker.³ During the Revolutionary War, one of his brothers was killed at the battle of Brandywine on 11 September 1777. Another brother was a prisoner of the British, and escaped through a tunnel, but later died in a well.³ He and his wife Rachel crossed the Alleghenies in 1787 and settled in Crossroads, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.⁴ In 1814 he bought the western half of section 15 in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio, and distributed it among his children Jesse, Thomas, William, Abraham, James, John, Annie, Martha, and Rachel. The area became known as "Crowtown" because most of the residents had that name.² He was blind for several years before his death, and used crutches due to an ankle injury received while working with a sickle.⁴

     Rachel Craven was born in 1754 in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, (although an article from the Ottawa, Ohio, Gazette says she was from Holland, Berks Co., Pennsylvania).^2,3 She married Abraham Crow in Bucks Co. (or Berks Co.), Pennsylvania.^1,2,4 She died in 1831.²
     One of her brothers served during the Revolutionary War, and was with Washington at Trenton, Germantown, Princeton, and Valley Forge.² She and her husband Abraham crossed the Alleghenies in 1787 and settled in Crossroads, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.³

     Nancy Wilson married John Dornan, son of John Dornan and (?) Caldwell.¹

     Drucilla Dornan was born on 23 December 1816 (or 14 November 1816, based on her age at death of 57 years, 4 months, 20 days, listed in on-line Plummerville Cemetery records) in Pennsylvania (her death record says Michigan).^1,2,3,4 She married Samuel M. Thompson.¹ She died on 3 April 1874 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 57 of erysipalis (an acute skin disease characterized by a fever, redness, and swelling, also known as St. Anthony's fire).^4,2,1 She was buried at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.²
     She is listed in the census of 1870 in Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, with the surname Thompson, with Benton (age 28), Sarah (18), and John (14) Thompson. Also listed in her household are Isabel (11) and Dulcina (9) LaDeux. She owned real estate valued at $1000.³

     Samuel M. Thompson was born on 2 September 1826 (based on his age at death of 29 years, 4 months, 20 days).² He married Drucilla Dornan, daughter of John Dornan and Rachel Crow.¹ He died on 22 January 1856 at age 29.² He was buried at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.²
     He was the first postmaster of Pier Cove.¹

     Lemuel Dornan was born on 18 March 1822 in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio.^1,2,3 He married Sarah M. Kershaur, daughter of Ruf. Kershaur and Eva Herring, about 1843.^1,4,2 He died on 22 November 1900 in Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 78 from heart disease.^1,5 He was buried on 24 November 1900 at Plummerville Cemetery in Fennville, Allegan Co., Michigan.^1,6
     He and his wife Sarah are listed in the census of 1850 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan, with their children Mary and John. Lemuel's occupation is listed as farmer, with real estate worth $200.⁷ He and his family moved in 1851, where he bought a tract of land 1.5 miles north of Glenn.⁸ They must have moved again about 1854, from Michigan to Ohio, since their first three children were born in Michigan abt 1848, 1850, and 1853, and their son James was born in Ohio in 1854.⁹ They moved back to Michigan about 1857.¹⁰ They are again listed in Ganges Twp. in the 1870 census, with their children Mary, John, Rachel, James, Frances, Sherman, and Eugene, and with real estate worth $1200 and a personal estate worth $300.⁹ They were still there in 1880, with their sons James (25), Sherman (14), and Eugene (11), grandson Vince Lackey (10), and granddaughters Effie (6) and Minnie Lackey (3).¹¹

     Sarah M. Kershaur was born on 4 December 1823 (her cemetery marker says 1824) in Williamsport, Washington Co., Maryland.^1,4,5,6 She married Lemuel Dornan, son of John Dornan and Rachel Crow, about 1843.^7,1,2 She died on 11 December 1900 in Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 77 from hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) and heart failure.^1,3 She was buried on 14 December 1900 at Plummerville Cemetery in Fennville, Allegan Co., Michigan.^1,6
     She and her husband Lemuel are listed in the census of 1850 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan, with their children Mary and John. Lemuel's occupation is listed as farmer, with real estate worth $200.⁸ They must have moved from Michigan to Ohio about 1854, since their first three children were born in Michigan abt 1848, 1850, and 1853, and their son James was born in Ohio in 1854.⁹ They moved back to Michigan about 1857.¹⁰ They are again listed in Ganges Twp. in the 1870 census, with their children Mary, John, Rachel, James, Frances, Sherman, and Eugene, and with real estate worth $1200 and a personal estate worth $300.⁹ They were still there in 1880, with their sons James (25), Sherman (14), and Eugene (11), grandson Vince Lackey (10), and granddaughters Effie (6) and Minnie Lackey (3).¹¹

     John Dornan was born on 8 October 1824 (although the 1860 census lists his age as 32, and his cemetery marker lists his birth year as 1827) in Ohio.^2,3,4,5 He married Elizabeth A. Cox.^4,2 He died on 2 May 1899 at age 74.^2,4 He was buried at South Eaton Cemetery in Eaton Co., Michigan.⁴
     In the 1860 census for Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, his occupation is listed as farmer, with real estate and personal property valued as $300 and $600, respectively.⁶

     Elizabeth A. Cox was born in 1828 in Ohio.^3,4,5 She married John Dornan, son of John Dornan and Rachel Crow.^3,1 She died in 1895.³ She was buried at South Eaton Cemetery in Eaton Co., Michigan.³

     George F. Dornan was born on 18 December 1826.¹ He married Rhoda C. Austin.¹

     Rhoda C. Austin married George F. Dornan, son of John Dornan and Rachel Crow.¹

     Lucy Griffin was born on 10 June 1860 in Ontario, Canada.² She married James Franklin Dornan, son of Lemuel Dornan and Sarah M. Kershaur, in 1886.^3,2,4,5 She died on 15 May 1932 at age 71.^2,3,4 Funeral services were at her home on 18 May 1932, with her nephew Rev. Ora Bulman officiating. She was buried at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^2,6
     She came to the United States from Canada in 1862, or possibly 1866, and became a naturalized citizen in 1886.^7,5 She and her husband James were living in Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1920.^7,3,2 They had the following known children: Glenn (b May 1887), Lemuel S. (b August 1888), Grace L. (b November 1889), Lee James (b January 1891).^2,5,7,4

     James Franklin Dornan was born on 20 December 1854 in Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio.^4,3,1 He married first Henrietta LaRue in 1874.^4,1 He married second Lucy Griffin, daughter of Samuel Griffin and Elizabeth (?), in 1886.^4,5,1,6 He died from pneumonia on 19 December 1934 at his home in Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 79.^3,4 Funeral services were at his home on 22 December 1934, with his nephew Rev. Ora Bulman officiating. He was buried at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^3,4,7
     He went by the nickname "Jim."¹ Article F215 in The History of Western Allegan County, on John Dornan, says James Dornan (born 1854) was the son of John Dornan (his actual grandfather) and his second wife Nancy Wilson. This is an error, as shown by article F214 in the same book, the 1870 and 1880 census records for his father Lemuel Dornan, and his own obituary.^8,9,2,4
     He was a fruit farmer and horticulturalist, and owned a farm on Lake Michigan in Allegan Co., Michigan. He also worked as a carpenter, and helped construct several buildings in the area.¹ He was a charter member of the I. O. O. F. No. 525 in Glenn, Allegan Co., Michigan, founded on his birthday in 1906.⁴
     He and his wife Lucy were living in Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1920. Their sons Glenn and Lemuel, plus James Dornan's niece Doris Dornan (named Doris Hartsuicker in James Dornan's obituary, and Doris Heartsinker in Lucy (Griifin) Dornan's obituary), aged 17, were living with them. Glenn and Lemuel were both working as farm laborers at that time.^10,4,5
     He and his first wife Henrietta had two known children, Alonzo and Nellie.¹ He and his second wife Lucy had the following known children: Glenn (b May 1887), Lemuel S. (b August 1888), Grace L. (b November 1889), Lee James (b January 1891).^5,6,10,1

     Henrietta LaRue was born in 1854.² She married James Franklin Dornan, son of Lemuel Dornan and Sarah M. Kershaur, in 1874.^3,1 She died in 1881.² She was buried at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.²
     She and James had two known children, Alonzo and Nellie.¹

     Abraham Crow was born on 10 September 1789 (or 10 September 1784, according to a family sheet by Thomas Bott).^2,3 He was married by John Crozer, J. P., to Sarah Thompson on 14 November 1811 in Columbiana Co., Ohio.^2,3,4 He died on 25 December 1843 at age 54.^2,3 He was buried at the old Crow Cemetery, about five miles west of Ottawa, Putnam Co., Ohio.²
     He and his wife Sarah moved from Columbiana Co., Ohio, to Greensburg Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio, shortly before 1830, where they settled on 160 acres of land.² About 1832, when Abraham's brother James moved to Greensburg Twp., Abraham turned this land over to James, and they moved a few miles downriver, settling on another 160-acre site on the south side of the river.²

     James Crow was born on 5 November 1791 (or 5 December 1792, according to a family sheet by Thomas Bott) in Webster, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3 He was married by John Crozer, J. P., to Elizabeth Moreland on 3 October 1811 in Columbiana Co., Ohio.^2,3,4 He died on 7 August 1863 in Putnam Co., Ohio, at age 71.^2,3 He was buried at the old Crow Cemetery in about five miles west of Ottawa, Putnam Co., Ohio.²
     In 1828 James Crow was living in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio. His name appears in a list of residents in school district No. 6, which was made up of sections 23, 24, and 25, the southern halves of 13 and 14, and the parts of 26 and 36 north of the Middle Beaver.⁵ About 1832 he and his wife Elizabeth moved from Columbiana Co., Ohio, to Greensburg Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio, where he took over the 160 acres settled a few years earlier by his brother Abraham.²

     Jesse Crow was born about 1778 (or 1777 according to a family sheet by Thomas Bott).^2,3 He married first Hannah McCarter.⁴ He was married second, by Wm. Crow, J. P., to Mahala Crawford on 1 January 1829 in Columbiana Co., Ohio.^3,5 He died on 11 September 1831 (or 1 September 1831, according to a family sheet by Thomas Bott).^2,3 He was buried at the Kemble Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio.²
     In 1828 Jesse Crow was living in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio. His name appears in a list of residents in school district No. 5, which was made up of sections 15, 16, and 22, plus the parts of 21 and 27 north of the Middle Beaver.⁶
     He and his first wife Hannah had five sons (Abraham, Daniel, James, Jesse, and David) and five daughters (including Rachel who married John Ennis, Rebeka who married John Paxton, Anna who married James Crawford, and Sarah who married Samuel Wilson).^4,7 He and his second wife Mahala had two sons, Allan and Thomas.^4,7

     Thomas Crow was born about 1783.² He married Mary McClurg on 2 April 1810 (or possibly 10 April 1810), probably in Washington Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4 He died on 23 September 1839 (or 28 September 1839, according to a family sheet by Thomas Bott), just a few weeks after his wife.^2,5 He was buried at the Kemble Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio.²
     In 1828 Thomas Crow was living in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio. His name appears in a list of residents in school district No. 5, which was made up of sections 15, 16, and 22, plus the parts of 21 and 27 north of the Middle Beaver.⁶

     William Crow was born on 5 July 1786 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He married first Margaret McClurg on 2 January 1806 in Columbiana Co., Ohio.^2,4,5 He married second Hannah Stevenson in Columbiana Co., Ohio.^2,4,5 He died on 21 July 1852 (or 25 July 1852) in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio, at age 66.^2,3,4 He was buried at the Kemble Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio.³
     He moved to Elk Run Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1815.² He voted in the election of state officers there on 10 October 1816.⁶ He was a township trustee in 1821, 1822, 1829, and 1830.⁷ In 1828 his name appears in a list of residents in school district No. 5, which was made up of sections 15, 16, and 22, plus the parts of 21 and 27 north of the Middle Beaver.⁶
     He and his first wife Margaret had five children (including Jane who married John Adair, Robert, William, and Louisa who married J. Fife).^2,8 He and his second wife Hannah also had five children (Samuel S., Clement, Silas, Edmund, and Margaret).^2,8

     Martha Crow married Randall Smith.^2,3
     She and Randall had the following known children: William, Randall, Amos, Alfred, Phoebe, Jane, Rachel, Catherine, Nancy, Martha.⁴

     Annie Crow married James Moore.²
     She and James had the following known children: Rachel, Susan, Jane, Martha, Annie, John, Jesse, James.³

     Caroline Kelley was born about 1811 in New York.^3,1 She married Keys C. Hamilton, son of Robert Hamilton and Rachel Mallory, on 7 December 1826 at the First Presbyterian Church in Whitehall, Washington Co., New York.^2,3
     She probably was living with her husband Keys in Schroon, Essex Co., New York, before 1830.⁴ They moved to Ohio sometime between 1835 and 1838, based on the birth places and dates of their children Justin and Harriet.³ They moved again about 1840, to Whitley Co., Indiana, based on the birth places and dates of their children Charles and Clarissa.^5,3 In 1840 they were among the first members of the Eel River Baptist Church in Cleveland Twp., Whitley Co., Indiana.⁶
     On 26 April 1841 she and her husband Keys sold 40 acres of land (the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 22 township 30 north range 8 east) in Whitley Co., Indiana, to Michael B. Kelley of Whitley Co. for $50. The witnesses to the deed were H. Swihart and Peter Creager.⁷
     She and her husband Keys and their family are listed in Whitley Co. in the 1850 census. Keys' father Robert was living with them.³

     Zerviah Breed married Samuel Hinckley, son of Samuel Hinckley and Martha Lathrop, on 22 January 1730.^1,2 She died on 14 June 1731.^1,3