John Crowe

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Porter. Elizabeth (daughter of Moses Porter and Rachel Frost) was born about 1806 in Frost Town, Allegany County, Maryland; died about 1845 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rachel Ellen "Ellie" CROWE was born on 30 Aug 1829. Bap. Aug. 30, 1829 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland, MD by Father Timothy Ryan; sponsor, Anastasia McKenzie

Family/Spouse: John William McMullen. John was born about 1820; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thornton married Mahala Rohm on 17 Jul 1857 in Allegany County, Maryland. Mahala was born on 12 Mar 1842 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.; died in 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louisa married Samuel Worsing about 1863. Samuel died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John R. McMullen died at Miners Hospital, Frostburg, early Thursday morning, following an illness of one year of complications. Mr. McMullen was born here 74 years ago, and resided here all his life. Starting as an apprentice plasterer at 11 years, he followed this trade for 62 years. His reputation for proficiency and business integrity in his chosen work is well known throughout this region. His wife died 2 years ago. Mr. McMullen is survived by sisters Mrs. Bernice Dudley, Eckhart, and Mrs. J.C. Willson, Baltimore; brother, George McMullen; and daughters, Mrs. Raymond Ogden, LaVale; Mrs. L.J. Ball, Clearfield, Pa.; Mrs. Jennie Fisher, Eckhart, and one son, Frank, this place. Mr.McMullen was a member of Coal Valley Council No. 7, Jr.O.U.A.M. and the Eckhart Methodist Episcopal church. Funeral will be held from the home with interment in the Eckhart Cemetery.

Cumberland Evening Times, October 8, 1926

John married Mary Virginia Jordan on 6 Feb 1872 in Allegany County, Maryland. Mary (daughter of John H. Jordan and Sarah Jane Clise) was born on 10 Oct 1856 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 25 May 1924 in Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

July 18 - Mrs. Bernice O. Dudley, 77, died yesterday afternoon in Allegany County Infirmary, Cumberland, where she had been a patient several years. She was a native of Eckhart and the last surviving member of her immediate family. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home here where services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. by Rev. Sidney Aldrich, pastor of First Baptist Church, Eckhart. Burial will be in Allegany Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 18, 1947


Bernice O. MCMULLEN and Frederick W. DUDLEY were married before 1918.
A Bernice Watson is keeping house for Frederick after the death of his first wife. She was 39 years old, married, but had no children.

Family/Spouse: Frederick W. Dudley. Frederick (son of John Dudley and Christine Elizabeth Horchler) was born on 14 Jul 1872 in Allegany County, Maryland; died on 20 Oct 1918 in Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James C. Watson. James was born in Sep 1870 in Maryland; died on 14 Feb 1907 in Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Lillie Green on 28 Nov 1888 in Allegany County, Maryland. Lillie died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Rose Morris on 26 Dec 1899 in Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia. Rose died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lonaconing - Services for Mrs. Mary Ternent, 88, widow of George Ternent, who died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Florence Foster, Westernport, will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in Pentecostal Assembly of God Church here with Rev. C. E. Hunt, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are three other daughters, Mrs. Mahalie Grindle, Westernport; Mrs. John Johnson and Mrs. William Crowe, Lonaconing; a son, James Ternent, also of Lonaconing; a sister, Mrs. Ida McGee, Parkersburg, W. Va.; 27 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the Crowe residence in Detmold until noon tomorrow when it will be taken to the church. The Cumberland Evening Times, April 23, 1951

Mary married George S. Ternent on 25 Mar 1880 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland.. George was born on 14 Jun 1857 in England; died in 1943 in Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died on 21 Jun 1913 at the age of 48 in Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland.
Thornton J. Crowe, Jr., guardian of James T. Crowe, and William W. Crowe, of Allegany county, settled his seventh accounts and orders of allowance were passed thereon. The Evening Times, Cumberland, December 12, 1908


Thornton J. Crowe, aged 48 years, was instantly killed on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in Ocean Mine No. 1, of the Consolidation Coal Company, when a mass of top coal fell burying him beneath it. The remains were removed to Spiers' undertaking establishment at Lonaconing in the Consolidation Coal Company's ambulance, and later to his home in Detmold. Deceased was born in Pompey Smash (now Vale Summit) this county, and when he was one year old his parents moved to Lonaconing, where he lived ever since. He is survived by his wife and five children, namely: Mrs. P. L. Ginevan, of Donora, Pa.; James, William, Olin and Elsie Crowe, of Lonaconing, and by two sisters, Mrs. David McGee and Mrs. George S. Ternent, of Lonaconing, and by six brothers, John, Edward, Ellsworth, Clarence and Albert, of this city, and Charles, of Westernport. His father, Mr. Thornton Crowe, also survives. Mr. Crowe was a member of the Midland Aerie, No. 1121 F.O.E. The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. The Evening Times, Cumberland, June 23, 1913

Thornton married Isabelle Morton on 26 Oct 1886. Isabelle died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thornton married Blanche Murphy on 17 Sep 1901 in Garrett County, Maryland. Blanche was born about 1869; died on 9 May 1943 in Barton, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Moran Teasdale. Margaret died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Annie Brown on 7 Aug 1890 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland.. Annie was born about 1870; died on 14 Oct 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married Sarah Elizabeth Thompson on 22 Nov 1893 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland.. Sarah died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lonaconing, Dec. 30 — A native of this place, Albert Crowe, 70, died Thursday at his home, 82 West Main street, after an illness of almost three years. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Crowe, he was a carpenter by trade, retiring 12 years ago. His wife, Mrs. Isabel S. (Dunn) Crowe, died in April, 1927. Before entering the carpentry trade, Mr. Crowe worked for the Marshall Lumber Company, the Frostburg Brewing Company and the Emmerling Bottling Works, Cumberland. He was a member of Valley Council, No. 26, Junior Order of United American Mechanics. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Finley, Cambridge, Ohio; Mrs. Thelma MacFarland, Reno, Nev.; and Miss Alma Belle Crowe, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Ida McGee, Baltimore, and Mrs. Molly Ternent, Detmold, Lonaconing.

The Cumberland Evening Times, December 30, 1944

Family/Spouse: Isabel S. Dunn. Isabel died in Apr 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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LONACONING — Mrs. Ida McGee, 74, widow of David McGee, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Bullock, Baltimore. Burial will take place there. Mrs. McGee was born February 6, 1877, in Lonaconing, a daughter of the late Thornton J. and Mahala Crowe. She was a member of Lonaconing Methodist Church. Survivors include another daughter, Edna Engle, Frostburg; two sons, James and Andrew McGee; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. The Cumberland Evening Times, November 6, 1951

Family/Spouse: David McGee. David was born about 1872; died in Jul 1933 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Lola Belle Buchanan, 91, died Friday at West Palm Beach, Fla. where she had resided since 1942. She was a former resident of Ellerslie. Born in Frostburg she was a daughter of the late Samuel T. and Laura (Crowe) Worsing.
Her husband, Thomas B. Buchanan died in 1942. She is survived by two sons, Russell E. Buchanan, West Palm Beach, and Lester K. Buchanan, Bay City, Mich. She was a member of the Ellerslie Methodist Church where the body will be taken Wednesday at 1 p.m. A Service will be conducted there at 2 p.m. by Rev. Richard C. Chambers, pastor, and interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Monday, 1 June 1964; Cumberland News

Family/Spouse: Thomas B. Buchanan. Thomas died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jacob Folk. Jacob died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Jacob W. Crosby in 1899. Jacob was born on 25 Nov 1871; died on 7 Dec 1952 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mahala married John Edward Grindle on 29 Jun 1898. John died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WESTERNPORT — Mrs. Florence Foster, 83, of Westernport, died yesterday after a long illness. Born at Lonaconing, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary (Crowe) Ternent. Her husband, Frank Foster, preceded her in death. Mrs. Foster was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, Piedmont, and the Susanah Wesley Bible Class. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John Kelley, Westernport, and Mrs. Holmes Haywood, Piedmont; two sons, Frank C. Foster, Piedmont, and George G. Foster, LaVale; three sisters, Mrs. Mahala Grindle, Westernport; and Mrs. William Crowe and Mrs. John Johnson, both of Lonaconing; nine grandchildren and eighl great-grandchildren. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. Sumner Sawyers, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church. Burial will be in Philos Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, February 15, 1967

Florence TERNENT and Frank R. FOSTER were married in Nov 1916.

Florence married Frank R. Foster in Nov 1916. Frank was born about 1872 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LONACONING — James A. Ternent, 81, Seldom Seen Road, died yesterday at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. Born in Lonaconing, he was a son of the late George and Mary (Crowe) Ternent. His wife, Rachel (Darnley) Ternent, preceded him in death. He was a retired Celanese Fibers Company employe. Surviving are five sons, George and William Ternent, here; James Ternent, Elk Ridge; Lawrence Ternent, Midland, and Cecil Ternent, Ambridge; four daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Green, National; Miss Edith Ternent, here; Mrs. Pearl Hopkins, Finzel and Mrs. Virginia Jones, Pekin; four sisters, Mrs. Edith Crowe, Mrs. May Johnson, here; Mrs. John Grindlc, Mrs. Florence Foster, Westernport; 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Cumberland News, December 14, 1966

Family/Spouse: Rachel Damley. Rachel died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Johnson. John died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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LONACONING - Mrs. Mary Edith Crowe, 78, of Detmold Street here, died yesterday in Sacred Heart hospital. Born in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late George S. Ternent and Mary F. Ternent. Mrs. Crowe was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Pythian Sisters, Senior Citizens and the Gold Star Mothers of James P. Love Post. Surviving are her husband, William W. Crowe; two daughters, Mrs Raymond Grandstaff, here, and Mrs. Elsworth F. Williams, Rockville; a sister, Mrs. Mae Johnson, here; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Eichhorn Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Turner officiating. Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the church at noon on Monday. Cumberland Times; Cumberland, November 17, 1974 (Courtesy of Pat Dailey)

Family/Spouse: William W. Crowe. William (son of Thornton J. Crowe and Isabelle Morton) was born on 16 Apr 1898 in Moscow Mills, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 6 Jul 1983 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: P.L. Ginevan. P.L. died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Something McIntosh. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A child of Thornton Crowe was buried yesterday. Published in The Cumberland Daily Times, December 12, 1888

Notes:

LONACONING - James T. Crowe, 77, of Douglas Avenue, died Wednesday night at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. He was a native of Lonaconing, a son of the late Thornton and Isabelle (Morton) Crowe. A retired miner and a World War 1 veteran, he was a member of the United Mine Workers and the American Legion. Surviving are his wife, Natty (Green) Crowe; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Mclntosh, New Kensington, Pa., and Mrs. Elsie Mowbray, Barton; and two brothers, William Crowe, Lonaconing; and Olin Crowe, New Kensington. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. A service will be held there tomorrow at 2 p.m. by Rev. Charles Russell. Burial, with full military rites by James P. Love Post, American Legion, will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, December 12, 1965

Family/Spouse: Mattie Blanch Green. Mattie was born on 30 Dec 1902 in Barton, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 6 Feb 1985 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland;. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William W. Crowe, 87, formerly of here, who was a patient at the Goodwill Mennonite Nursing Home, Grantsville, died Wednesday at Frostburg Community Hospital. Born in Moscow Mills, he was a son of the late Thornton Crowe and Isabel (Morton) Crowe. His wife was the late Mary Edith (Ternent) Crowe. Mr. Crowe was a retired custodian at Valley High School. He was a member of the Lonaconing Senior Citizens and the Lonaconing Republican Club. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ellsworth Williams, Rockville; Mrs. Raymond Grandstaff, here; one half-brother, Olin Crowe, New Kensington, Pa.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Boal Funeral Home, Lonaconing is in charge of arrangements. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Carl Synan officiating. Interment in Frostburg Memorial Park. Published in the Cumberland Times-News, Thursday, July 7, 1983

Family/Spouse: Mary Edith Ternent. Mary (daughter of George S. Ternent and Mary Frances (Mollie) Crowe) was born in Jul 1896; died on 16 Nov 1974 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland;. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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LONACONING - Olin Murphy Crowe, 84, of 1064 Merwin Road, Upper Burrell, Pa., died March 28 in the emergency room of Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington, Pa., after being stricken at his residence. Born in Lonaconing on March 23, 1903, he was the son of the late Thornton J. and Elleanor Blanche (Murphy) Crowe. A retired 29-year employee of the Aluminum Company of America, Mr. Crowe was an Army veteran of World War II, receiving the American Theater Service Ribbon. A Lutheran by faith, he was a member of Lower Burrell American Legion and charter member of the Seventh Street Sportsmen Club, New Kensington. Surviving are his widow, Lois (Kunkle) Crowe; one daughter, Mrs. Betty White, New Creek, W.Va.; two stepsons, Marlin P. Klingensmitn, Corry; John H. Klingensmith, Lower Burrell, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Published in The Cumberland (MD) Sunday Times, April 5, 1987

Family/Spouse: Lois Kunkle. Lois died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BARTON — Mrs. Elsie Mowbray Boddicker, 82, of Route 36, died Thursday in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born in Lonaconing Nov. 1, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Thornton and Eleanor Blanche (Murphy) Crowe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Mowbray. Mrs. Boddicker was a member of Barton United Methodist Church and the Friendly Helpers Bible Class. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Helen Grayson, Keyser, W.Va.; Mrs. Ruth Keesling, Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. June Ruffo, Crownsville; one brother, Olin M. Crowe, New Kensington, Pa.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, Friday. Services will be conducted there Saturday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Todd Rawlings. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills. Published in The Cumberland (MD) Times-News, Friday, March 20, 1987

Family/Spouse: Thomas G. Jr. Mowbray. Thomas was born about 1900 in Midland, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 18 Sep 1944 in Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsie married Clarence Boddicker in Private. Clarence was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WESTERNPORT—Mrs. Annie M. Kline, 82, of 427 Vine Street, Westernport, died last night in Sacred Heart Hospital where she had been a patient three days. She was the widow of William Klein. A native of Lonaconing, she was a daughter of the late Emil Ellsworth Crowe and Margaret M. (Teasdale) Crowe. She is survived by two brothers, Emil Crowe Jr., Lonaconing; and Paul R. Crowe, BelAir, Ohio, and two sisters, Mrs. Belson Humes and Mrs. William McCormick, both of Lonaconing. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport and the Lonaconing Republican Club. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. A requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a. m. at St. Peter's Church and interment will be in Philos Cemetery. The rosary will be recited tomorrow at 7 p. m. at the funeral home. July 16, 1968

Family/Spouse: William Klein. William died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LONACONING — Emil E. Crowe, 70, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. A native of here, he was a son of the late Ellsworth and Margaret (Teasdale) Crowe. He was a member of the Lonaconing Republican Club. Surviving are his widow, Ora (Nine) Crowe; a sister, Mrs. Margaret McCormick, here, and a brother, Paul Crowe, Bellaire, Ohio. The body isat the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 9:30. a. m in the funeral home. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening

Family/Spouse: Ora Seggie. Ora died in 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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LONACONING — Mrs. Alice M. Humes, 74, of Front Street, died yesterday, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born in Lonaconing, she was a daughter of the late Ellsworth and Margaret (Teasdale) Crowe. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Chureh and the sodality; Royal Neighbors of Cumberland; a charter member of WOM, Eagles Lodge, Frostburg; a member of Republican Club of Lonaconing, and Degree of Pocahontas, Westernport. Surviving are her husband, Nelson Humes; a sister, Mrs. Wilbert McCormick here; two brothers, Emil Crowe, here, and Paul Crowe, Bellaire, Ohio. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. The rosary will be recited there tomorrow at 5 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated Monday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Church and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Cumberland News, October 12, 1968

Alice Mahala CROWE and Nelson HUMES were married in Apr 1929 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland. Announcement has been made of the wedding in Baltimore, several days ago, of Nelson Humes and Mrs. Alice Andrews, both of this place. Mr. Humes' first wife died several months ago as did the first husband of the bride, whose maiden name was Crowe. They will make their home here where Humes is employed at the Utility Glass Works. Cumberland Evening Times, April 9, 1929

Nelson HUMES died after 1986 in Florida. Nelson moved to Moosehead, FL, to the LOO Moose Home for the Elderly in 1975. He was mentioned as living in Florida in an obit for his brother in 1986.

Family/Spouse: William Andrews. William died in 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married Nelson Humes in Apr 1929 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Nelson died after 1986 in Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Josephine Tobin. Josephine died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Wilbur McCormick on 12 Jul 1936 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland.. Wilbur (son of Dennis McCormick and Emma Richards) was born about 1904 in Barton, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 16 Feb 1975 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WESTERNPORT - Miss I. Mae Crowe, 87, of 400 Poplar Street, died Thursday night in Frostburg Community Hospital. A native of Lonaconing, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Annie (Brown) Crowe. Surviving are a son, Oliver Smith, here: two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Heim, Wadsworth, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Rimbaugh, Wurthland, Ky.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home today from noon until 2 p.m. when services will be conducted with Rev. Sumner Sawyers officiating. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery. Cumberland News, August 13, 1977

Note on AllCoGenWeb on September 16, 2013:
Ida Mae CROWE was born on 27 Jun 1890 and died on 11 Aug 1977 in
Westernport, Allegany Co., MD at age 87. She had my grandfather, Oliver Crowe Smith, as a single mother, in 1911. She never married his father. According to the
family his name was Billy Smith, and he wanted to marry her all their lives.
He would visit and spend time with my grandfather when he was a child. When
Oliver was about to marry my grandmother, Mae told them if he would marry
with his father's last name of Smith, that she would marry Billy Smith. She
never did, and when I tried to get her to talk about it, she would not. There
are several Billy Smith's in the area at that time (big surprise), so I
don't know for sure which one is him. On the censuses from the early 1900's, Mae
and Oliver live with her parents, and Oliver is listed as Charles's son,
then grandson. My tree on Ancestry is Smith-Metcalf 2012, if you want to take
a look. A sad story and a mystery that I may never be able to solve. I also
wonder why John F. and Elizabeth Porter Crowe died the same year, 1835. Was
there an epidemic of some sort in Allegany County then? Their son, Thornton,
was raised by the Porters, his mother's people.

Note to Genie Ragan on September 25, 2013:
So sad that she would never tell us about him, or let herself take a chance on happiness. My grandfather, Oliver, did not have an easy time of it growing up the child of a single mother in the early 1900's. At least you have provided me with a chance to fill in that terribly short branch on my family tree!! My dad, and his brothers and sister were always told that Mae was a friend of the family, who raised Pap after his parents died. My father was grown, and we had moved to Kentucky, before my mother told him who Mae was. Small town, where folks know more than they say, right? I was a young teenager then, and from that time on, always signed my cards for her, from your great-granddaughter. She never forgot a birthday, even after we moved to Kentucky in 1970. The very last birthday card she sent me before she died, she finally signed "your great-grandmother". She always lived with Oliver, and helped to raise her grandchildren, without letting them know who she really was. Just hard to understand.

William "Billy" SMITH was born on 28 Jan 1879.

He died on 13 Sep 1959 at the age of 80. Possibly William Smith's parents/family (courtesy of Genie Ragan):

1900 Census
Lonaconing, Dist. 10; First Precinct
#26 Detmold St.
Smith, Peter head, white male, Apr 1845, 55 yrs., married 31 yrs., b. Scotland, both parents Scotland; immigrated 1863, in US 37 yrs. Naturalized; able to read, write, speaks English; coal miner
Jane, wife, Jun 1847, 53 yrs., 9 children, 7 living; b. PA, both parents b. Scotland
Peter, son, Mar. 1878, 22 yrs., b. MD; coal miner
James, son, May 1880, 20 yrs., b. MD; coal miner
Mary, dau, Nov 1882, 17 yrs., b. MD
William, son, Dec. 1886, 13 yrs., b. MD; at school

William SMITH and Ida Mae CROWE had the following child:

1261i.Oliver Crowe SMITH, born 1911; married Anna Virginia CAMPBELL.

Family/Spouse: Christopher Rimbaugh. Christopher died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Harry Raymond Conley in 1910. Harry died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Something Heim. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LONACONING — William Edward Crowe, 74, of Detmold day at Miners Hospital, Frostburg. A native of here, he was a son of the late Clarence and Sarah (Thompson) Crowe. He was a retired Kelly-Springfield Tire Company employee and was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Isabelle Clark, LaVale; Mrs. Mary Bellis, Boston, Mass.; Mrs. Blanche Winn and Mrs. Frances Storey, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Ethel Porter of Pennsylvania; four brothers John Crowe, here; Clarence Crowe, Boston; Earl Crowe Pittsburgh, Pa., and Marshall Crowe, Baltimore. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 until 8 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow. A service will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Mildred Martin officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Cumberland News, March 28, 1969

Ethel married Charles Henry Porter on 26 Mar 1918. Charles died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frank Bellis. Frank died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarence married Veronica McHugh about 1922 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Veronica died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LONACONING - John T. Crowe, 78, of St. Mary’s Terrace died yesterday at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home. Born here, he was a son of the late Clarence Crowe and Sarah (Thompson) Crowe. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Gertrude (Nolan) Crowe; four sisters, Mrs. Frances Storey, Michigan; Mrs. Belle Clark, LaVale; Mrs. Blanche Winn, LaVale, and Mrs. Mary Ballas, Pennsylvania; one brother, Earl Crowe, Pennsylvania. Friends will be received at the Eichhorn Funeral Home today and tomorrow. Mass of the Christian burial will be conducted Saturday at 9 a m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be recited tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Published in The Cumberland (MD) evening Times, Thursday, November 1, 1979

John Thompson CROWE and Gertrude Amanda NOLAN were married on 29 Jun 1938 in Lonaconing, Allegany Co., Maryland.

John married Gertrude Amanda Nolan on 29 Jun 1938 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland.. Gertrude (daughter of Daniel A. Nolan and Mary Bailey) was born on 26 Jul 1902 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland;; died on 13 Jun 1986 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Winn. William (son of Thomas P. Winn and Elizabeth Lyden) was born about 1902 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland;; died on 16 May 1973 in Ecorse, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marshall W. (Mutt) Crowe, 68, of Baltimore, formerly of Lonaconing, died yesterday in Baltimore City Hospital. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Annie (Beeman) Crowe; three sons, Robert L. Crowe, Charles Crowe and Donald Crowe, all of Baltimore; two brothers, John Crowe, Lonaconing; Earl Crowe, McKeesport, Pa.; four sisters, Mrs. Blanche Winn and Mrs. Frances Story, both of Michigan; Mrs. Jessie Clark, LaVale, and Mrs. Mary Bellis, McKeesport. The Cumberland Evening Times, February 16, 1976

Family/Spouse: Anna Jean Beeman. Anna died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Something Burton. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jesse Clark. Jesse died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Agnes Markovich. Mary died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Something Storey. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LONACONING — Mrs. Martha N. Finley, 76, here, died today at Miners Hospital, Frostburg. Born in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late Albert Crowe and Isabella (Dunn) Crowe. Surviving are her husband, Ernest Finley; two sisters, Miss Alma B. Crowe, here, and Mrs. Thelma Haff, Reno, Nev. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America, here; Daughters of America, No. 100, Cumberland; Pythian Sisters, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and Dames of Malta, Wheeling, W. Va. The body will be at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. The Cumberland Evening Times, September 10, 1968

Martha Nichholson CROWE and Ernest FINLEY were married.

Family/Spouse: Ernest Finley. Ernest (son of Willard Finley) was born about 1890 in Plymouth, Ohio; died on 21 Aug 1971 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lonaconing - Mrs. Alma Belle Crowe, 67, of West Main Street, here, died yesterday at Community Hospital, Frostburg. Born here, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Isabelle (Dunn) Crowe. She was a member of the Daughters of America, Royal Neighbors, Methodist Church, Republican Club, all of here, and was a retired employe of the Celanese Corporation. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William Hutchinson, here; a sister, Mrs. Thelma Hass, Adrien, Ore.; and two grandchildren. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. Wayne Turner. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The Cumberland News, April 12, 1974

Family/Spouse: Ernest Findley. Ernest died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Something Something. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alvin Haas. Alvin died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thelma married Charles G. MacFarland on 13 Oct 1929 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland.. Charles died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edwin B. Bullock. Edwin died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna married George F. Engle on 19 Nov 1923 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. George (son of Charles F. Engle and Dorcas Thomas Jr. Mowbray) was born in 1902 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 28 Dec 1976 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Palm Beach Post Times, Sunday May 25, 1975 page B9
Russell Eugene Buchanan of 3705 South Flagler Dr., West Palm Beach passed
away Tuesday. Survived by his loving wife, Toni. Funeral services will be
held Tuesday at the Ward Wilson Funeral Home, Dothan, Alabama at 1 p.m.
conducted by Rev. Thaxton, First Baptist Church Dothan. Interment will be held
in the Selma cemetery, Dothan, Alabama. Dorsey Funeral Home 3525 So.,
Congress Ave. Lake Worth is in charge of local arrangements.