Aged 56 years.
Company I, 21st Iowa Infantry, Civil War.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Submitted by Cheryl Locher Moonen:
THOMAS CRAWFORD, Postmaster, Cascade, is the son of Thomas Crawford and Ellen Stewart, and was born on the 16th of December, 1826, in Belfast, Ireland, both of his parents were of Scotch, and he never heard a word of Irish spoken, and never ate at a table with an Irishman until after coming to America; his father was a manufacturer of fine lawns, and he returned to Glasgow and resumed business there when Thomas was 8 years of age; before he was 18 years old he had learned the trade of boiler maker, and in 1844 he came to this country and located in Thompsonville,
Conn.;he stayed there a few years, during which time he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; afterward, he lived in Hartford, and other towns in Connecticut until 1854, when he came to Cascade, and for several years was a masterbuilder; any of the finest residences and business blocks in this city and vicinity attest his skill as an
architect; he is still in demand whenever plans for a nice buildings are to be drafted. He was matted in Thompsonville, Conn., in June 1854 to Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Alexander Hamilton, formerly of Scotland; they have no issue. His commission as Postmaster was from Gen. Grant in 1870, and has continued without renewal to the present date; he carries on the manufacture and sale of furniture; his patronage extends many miles, even to cities in an adjoining county; he was in the army, enlisting in the early history of the rebellion and served until disabled by disease. His earliest instincts were in
sympathy with the principles of the Republican party, and for years he has been a radical stalwart' his wife is a member of the Baptist Church, but he, at present is not connected with any church; he is strictly moral, and is an esteemed and popular citizen.
The History of Dubuque County, Iowa
Company I, 21st Iowa Infantry, Civil War.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Submitted by Cheryl Locher Moonen:
THOMAS CRAWFORD, Postmaster, Cascade, is the son of Thomas Crawford and Ellen Stewart, and was born on the 16th of December, 1826, in Belfast, Ireland, both of his parents were of Scotch, and he never heard a word of Irish spoken, and never ate at a table with an Irishman until after coming to America; his father was a manufacturer of fine lawns, and he returned to Glasgow and resumed business there when Thomas was 8 years of age; before he was 18 years old he had learned the trade of boiler maker, and in 1844 he came to this country and located in Thompsonville,
Conn.;he stayed there a few years, during which time he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; afterward, he lived in Hartford, and other towns in Connecticut until 1854, when he came to Cascade, and for several years was a masterbuilder; any of the finest residences and business blocks in this city and vicinity attest his skill as an
architect; he is still in demand whenever plans for a nice buildings are to be drafted. He was matted in Thompsonville, Conn., in June 1854 to Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Alexander Hamilton, formerly of Scotland; they have no issue. His commission as Postmaster was from Gen. Grant in 1870, and has continued without renewal to the present date; he carries on the manufacture and sale of furniture; his patronage extends many miles, even to cities in an adjoining county; he was in the army, enlisting in the early history of the rebellion and served until disabled by disease. His earliest instincts were in
sympathy with the principles of the Republican party, and for years he has been a radical stalwart' his wife is a member of the Baptist Church, but he, at present is not connected with any church; he is strictly moral, and is an esteemed and popular citizen.
The History of Dubuque County, Iowa
Aged 56 years.
Company I, 21st Iowa Infantry, Civil War.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Submitted by Cheryl Locher Moonen:
THOMAS CRAWFORD, Postmaster, Cascade, is the son of Thomas Crawford and Ellen Stewart, and was born on the 16th of December, 1826, in Belfast, Ireland, both of his parents were of Scotch, and he never heard a word of Irish spoken, and never ate at a table with an Irishman until after coming to America; his father was a manufacturer of fine lawns, and he returned to Glasgow and resumed business there when Thomas was 8 years of age; before he was 18 years old he had learned the trade of boiler maker, and in 1844 he came to this country and located in Thompsonville,
Conn.;he stayed there a few years, during which time he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; afterward, he lived in Hartford, and other towns in Connecticut until 1854, when he came to Cascade, and for several years was a masterbuilder; any of the finest residences and business blocks in this city and vicinity attest his skill as an
architect; he is still in demand whenever plans for a nice buildings are to be drafted. He was matted in Thompsonville, Conn., in June 1854 to Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Alexander Hamilton, formerly of Scotland; they have no issue. His commission as Postmaster was from Gen. Grant in 1870, and has continued without renewal to the present date; he carries on the manufacture and sale of furniture; his patronage extends many miles, even to cities in an adjoining county; he was in the army, enlisting in the early history of the rebellion and served until disabled by disease. His earliest instincts were in
sympathy with the principles of the Republican party, and for years he has been a radical stalwart' his wife is a member of the Baptist Church, but he, at present is not connected with any church; he is strictly moral, and is an esteemed and popular citizen.
The History of Dubuque County, Iowa
Company I, 21st Iowa Infantry, Civil War.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Submitted by Cheryl Locher Moonen:
THOMAS CRAWFORD, Postmaster, Cascade, is the son of Thomas Crawford and Ellen Stewart, and was born on the 16th of December, 1826, in Belfast, Ireland, both of his parents were of Scotch, and he never heard a word of Irish spoken, and never ate at a table with an Irishman until after coming to America; his father was a manufacturer of fine lawns, and he returned to Glasgow and resumed business there when Thomas was 8 years of age; before he was 18 years old he had learned the trade of boiler maker, and in 1844 he came to this country and located in Thompsonville,
Conn.;he stayed there a few years, during which time he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; afterward, he lived in Hartford, and other towns in Connecticut until 1854, when he came to Cascade, and for several years was a masterbuilder; any of the finest residences and business blocks in this city and vicinity attest his skill as an
architect; he is still in demand whenever plans for a nice buildings are to be drafted. He was matted in Thompsonville, Conn., in June 1854 to Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Alexander Hamilton, formerly of Scotland; they have no issue. His commission as Postmaster was from Gen. Grant in 1870, and has continued without renewal to the present date; he carries on the manufacture and sale of furniture; his patronage extends many miles, even to cities in an adjoining county; he was in the army, enlisting in the early history of the rebellion and served until disabled by disease. His earliest instincts were in
sympathy with the principles of the Republican party, and for years he has been a radical stalwart' his wife is a member of the Baptist Church, but he, at present is not connected with any church; he is strictly moral, and is an esteemed and popular citizen.
The History of Dubuque County, Iowa
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