Clara Viola (Biddie) Crowe

Notes:

FROSTBURG — Mrs. Viola (Biddy) Walters, 65, of Carlos, was dead on arrival yesterday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Carlos, she was a daughter of Ihe late Winfield and Myrtle (Garland) Crowe, and was the widow of John Walters, who died in 1969. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Surviving are a son, Joseph Walters, Baltimore; five daughters, Mrs. Elmira Drew, Frostburg; Mrs. Emma Duckworth, Loartown, Mrs. Jacqueline Higgins, Vale Summit, Mrs. Barbara Huzinec, Furnace Acres and Miss Deborah Ann Walters, at home; six sisters, Mrs. Ada Entler, Mrs. Matilda Bartlett, Carlos; Mrs. Grace Lamp, Cresaptown; Mrs. Ethel Mae Condon, Germantown; Miss Alice Crowe, Springfield, and Mrs. Frances Bostjancic, of New Jersey; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body is at the Hafer-Sowers Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. and where a Christian wake service will be held today at 8 p.m. Mass of the resurrection will be celebrated tomorrow at 9 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. The Cumberland News, March 12, 1973

Family/Spouse: John Walters. John was born about 1905 in Gilmore, Allegany County, Maryland.; died in 1969 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jacqueline Walters was born in Private.
2. Emma Walters was born in Private.
3. Barbara Walters was born in Private.
4. Deborah Ann Walters was born in Private.
5. Kathleen Phyllis Walters was born about 1929 in Carlos, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 14 Feb 1971 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
6. Francis Joseph (Joe) Walters was born about 1933; died on 16 Apr 2013 in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland.
7. Mary Elmira Walters was born on 29 Nov 1934; died on 23 May 2016 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.

Notes:

FROSTBURG - Winfield H. Crowe, 82, died yesterday at the Cuppett Nursing Home, Oakland. Born in Garrett County, he was a son of the late Isaac and Mary Ellen (Chaney) Crowe. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Surviving are seven daughters: Mrs. Mary Ada Simpson, Mrs. Matilda Bartlett, and Mrs. Viola Walters, all of Carlos; Mrs. Grace Lamp, Cresaptown; Mrs. Ethe! Mae Condon, Silver Spring; Mrs. Frances Bostjancic of New Jersey, and Miss Olive Crowe, Sykesville, and one brother, Walter Crowe, Cumberland, and 30 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home here, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a. m. in St. Michael's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, January 16, 1962

Winfield + Mary Myrtle Garlitz. Mary (daughter of Francis Marion Garlitz and Elizabeth Hetz) was born on 10 May 1885 in Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland; died on 22 Mar 1957 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frostburg - Mrs. Mary Crowe, 71, wife of Winfield Crowe, Carlos, died Friday night in Miners Hospital where she had been a patient ten days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Garlitz of Avilton. Mrs. Crowe was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Surviving besides her husband are seven daughters, Mrs. Ada Simpson, Mrs. Matilda Bartlett, Mrs. Viola Walters, all of Carlos; Mrs. Grace Lamp, Cresaptown; Mrs. Ethel M. Condon, Silver Spring; Miss Olive Crowe, Baltimore; and Mrs. Frances Bosjancic, Youngstown, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Melvin McKenzie and Mrs. Bess Miller, both of Lonaconing; Miss Delia Garlitz, Cumberland; and Mrs. Ethel McKenzie, Avilton; 30 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The body will be at the Hafer Funeral Home after 1 p.m. today. The Cumberland Times, March 24, 1957

Isaac + Mary Ellen Chaney. Mary was born on 9 Sep 1834 in Allegany County, Maryland; died on 10 Mar 1897 in Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was buried in St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Avilton, Garrett Co., Maryland.

Francis + Elizabeth Hetz. Elizabeth was born on 23 Jul 1866; died in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was buried in St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Avilton, Garrett Co., Maryland.

Notes:

First Account of Henry Crow and George W. Blocher, Administrators of Jacob Crow, late of Allegany County, Deceased.
These Accountants charge themselves with the following amounts, to wit:
With amount of Sales of personal property as per return of Said Administrators to the Orphans Court of Said County, March 29,1870. $885.20
With cash on hand at death of deceased, 300.
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$1185.20

And Paid Out as follows:
1. Paid Aug. Eichhorn, for coffin 60.00
2. " Lowndes & Clary, funeral Expenses 21.88
3. " John C. Chaney, Appraiser 5.00
4. " W. F. Garlitz " 7.00
5. " Elijah Fuller, Reg'r 5.00
6. " Geo. L. Layman, Crying?? Sale 15.00
7. " W. E. Weber, printers bill 7.00
8. " State & County taxes 1869 14.30
9. " Elijah Fuller, Reg'r 24.50
10. Administrators 8 per cent com's on $1185.20 94.81 $254.49

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$930.71
Retained by Administrators to pay debts $100.

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$830.70
Distribution to Heirs:
To Margaret Crow, widow 276.90
" Hannah Crow, daughter 50.34 6/11
" Henry Crow, Son 50.34 6/11
" John Crow " 50.34 6/11
" Anna Blocher, daughter 50.34 6/11
" Isaac Crow, Son 50.34 6/11
" George Crow, " 50.34 6/11
" Jacob Crow, " 50.34 6/11
" Nelson Crow, " 50.34 6/11
" Abraham Crow, " 50.34 6/11
" Margaret Winebrenner, daughter 50.34 6/11
" Lydia Winebrenner, " 50.34 6/11 $830.70


Second Account of
Henry Crow and George W. Blocher, Administrators of Jacob Crow, late of Allegany County, Deceased.
These Accountants charge themselves with the following amounts, to wit:
With Amount retained by Administrators upon settlement of their Just account in the Orphans Cout of said County February 28th 1871 $100.00
With money received of George Crow, acct. in full 150.00
" " " " Nelson Crow, " " " 10.00
" Silver coin on hand at death of Deceased 9.20
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$269.20
And Paid out as follows:
1. Paid Brooks & Michael Acct. in full $30.71
2. " George Crow " " " 66.05
3. " State & County Taxes 1870 13.32
4. " Elijah Fuller, Register 16.77
Administrators 8 per cent com. on $103.15 8.25 $135.10
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$134.10
Distribution to Heirs
To Margaret Crow, widow $44.70
" Hannah Crow, daughter 8.12 8/11
" Henry Crow, Son 8.12 8/11
" John Crow " 8.12 8/11
" Anna Blocher, daughter 8.12 8/11
" Isaac Crow, Son 8.12 8/11
" George Crow, " 8.12 8/11
" Jacob Crow, " 8.12 8/11
" Nelson Crow, " 8.12 8/11
" Abraham Crow, " 8.12 8/11
" Margaret Winebrenner, daughter 8.12 8/11
" Lydia Winebrenner, 8.12 8/11 $134.10

~Genie
Posted June 2, 2012

Jacob CROWE and Margaret WINEBRENNER were married on 12 Sep 1811 in Maryland.

Jacob + Margaret Winebrenner. Margaret was born about 1796 in Maryland; died in 1880 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Israel J. Garlitz

Notes:

"Israel Garlitz was baptized at St. Mary's up at Blooming Rose. At that time it was the only Catholic Church west of the Alleghenies. It was a small log church near where they call Deep Creek Lake today. He was baptized by Rev. Bishop 'Flaget and his sponsor was Fr. Marshall. Israel was very proud of the circumstances of his entrance into the Catholic church and was fond of speaking of Bishop Fla-gitte as Israel called him. Not many souls are this fortunate. It made a deep and lasting impression on him. I suppose his brothers and sister was probably taken to church here too, or any place they were lucky enough to get to. (St. Ann Mission would have been visited infrequently by a priest.) In later years he was a very good man of the community. Israel was also confirmed here at this log church St. Mary's of Blooming Rose in the Glades. It was the first time the sacrament of confirmation was administered in what is now called Garrett County. This small church built from hand hewed logs was built in 1828 and stood till 1850 when another was built in Hoye, Maryland. It was very beautiful at this small church, with the lovely wild flowers and the natural beauty God furnished. There was about a dozen Indian converts here. Meschack Browning, the famous hunter, and his wife became Catholic here. This Blooming Rose settlement was the oldest on in what is now Garret County. In 1799, when some of these settlers wanted to be baptized, they were ministered to by Rev. Fr. Demetrius Gallitzin, (Russian Prince) the first circuit priest in the United States to minister to settlers west of the Alleghenies. Thus the Catholic faith stems from the baptisms of this priest. ..." Garlitz and Hetz History by Madeline McKenzie Maust. 1981 Tom Garlitz website

He was buried in St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Avilton, Garrett Co., Maryland.

Israel married Ellen M. Robeson on 31 Mar 1842. Ellen (daughter of John William Robeson and Eva Margaret Winters) was born in 1828 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 14 Feb 1905 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Garlitz and Hetz History by Madeline Maust records Ellen Robeson as the daughter of William Robeson and Ellen Margaret (Preston) Robeson who was born in 1798 and sometime after the birth of Ellen was widowed. She then married Lightfoot Durst, a widower, in 1835 or 36. Maust writes, "With their combined families, they had eleven children. Lightfoot only lived until 1840 and then Ellen Margaret made her home with Morgan Robeson, her son. She was still living during the Civil War, but died then or soon after, and was buried in the old cemetery, just south of St. Ann's at Avilton, MD. She was thirty years younger than her second husband Lightfoot Durst. Enoch and Herman Robeson families are descendants of her son J. William Robeson, Jr. While Lightfoot was still living he had a mill called "Little Thunders" which was built in 1830. He is buried in the old cemetery on the hill above Salisbury, PA."

A posting on a genealogy site offered the following query: "I found an orphan's court record for Ellen Robeson as a ward of an O'Brian, also in a separate item a Morgan Robeson as a ward of the same O'Brian. Later Ellen evidently married Israel Garlitz as he takes over and manages her property. In one such record Ellen is said to be the heir of a William Robeson/Robboson, etc. Is there a connection to the O'Brian family and the Robeson?" No answers were offered.

In a further note, it was decided that Mr. Maust had confused the Preston and Winters names and that what I have as record is correct. January 24, 2011



She died on 10 Feb 1905 at the age of 78 in Avilton, Garrett Co., Maryland.
Frostburg, February 14 - The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Garlitz, whose death took place Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. B. McKenzie, near Avilton, Md., a few miles west of this place, after a lingering illness of several days, from old age and general debility, took place Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of Mrs. McKenzie, interment being made at that place, the Methodist minister officiating. The deceased was the widow of the late Israel Garlitz and was well known and highly respected by everybody who knew her. Mrs. Garlitz was formerly a Miss Robeson and was born near this place in 1828, residing in this vicinity for seventy-seven years. She is survived by several children who reside about here. The deceased lost her husband several years ago. Mrs. Garlitz was a remarkable woman for her age, being very active, and was an interesting and entertaining talker for one so advanced in age. The Evening Times, Cumberland, February 14, 1905

She was buried on 12 Feb 1905 in St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Avilton, Garrett Co., Maryland.