Crowell W. White was the son of Joseph White and Catherine Myers and the husband of Elizabeth Anthony. Crowell was named after an uncle, Crowel White, who died young.
'Stevens Point Daily Journal,' June 12, 1897:
"(Crowell's) mother died when he was fourteen, and after two years spent at work at home, he went out to work for himself and at twenty-one had accumulated a fortune of two good suits of clothes and one hundred dollars. In 1842 he came to Galen, Ill., and in 1844 to Grand Rapids, Wis...In (1853) he removed to Almond, where he began farming on eighty acres of wild land. He was beloved and respected and his life was uplifting to all with whom he came in contact..."
In Wisconsin Rapids Crowell operated a meat market for seven years and a general merchandise store for three years. He also owned a general store in Lone Pine for several years.
Crowell's grandfather was John White, who served in the American Revolution.
'Stevens Point Daily Journal,' June 12, 1897:
"(Crowell's) mother died when he was fourteen, and after two years spent at work at home, he went out to work for himself and at twenty-one had accumulated a fortune of two good suits of clothes and one hundred dollars. In 1842 he came to Galen, Ill., and in 1844 to Grand Rapids, Wis...In (1853) he removed to Almond, where he began farming on eighty acres of wild land. He was beloved and respected and his life was uplifting to all with whom he came in contact..."
In Wisconsin Rapids Crowell operated a meat market for seven years and a general merchandise store for three years. He also owned a general store in Lone Pine for several years.
Crowell's grandfather was John White, who served in the American Revolution.
Crowell W. White was the son of Joseph White and Catherine Myers and the husband of Elizabeth Anthony. Crowell was named after an uncle, Crowel White, who died young.
'Stevens Point Daily Journal,' June 12, 1897:
"(Crowell's) mother died when he was fourteen, and after two years spent at work at home, he went out to work for himself and at twenty-one had accumulated a fortune of two good suits of clothes and one hundred dollars. In 1842 he came to Galen, Ill., and in 1844 to Grand Rapids, Wis...In (1853) he removed to Almond, where he began farming on eighty acres of wild land. He was beloved and respected and his life was uplifting to all with whom he came in contact..."
In Wisconsin Rapids Crowell operated a meat market for seven years and a general merchandise store for three years. He also owned a general store in Lone Pine for several years.
Crowell's grandfather was John White, who served in the American Revolution.
'Stevens Point Daily Journal,' June 12, 1897:
"(Crowell's) mother died when he was fourteen, and after two years spent at work at home, he went out to work for himself and at twenty-one had accumulated a fortune of two good suits of clothes and one hundred dollars. In 1842 he came to Galen, Ill., and in 1844 to Grand Rapids, Wis...In (1853) he removed to Almond, where he began farming on eighty acres of wild land. He was beloved and respected and his life was uplifting to all with whom he came in contact..."
In Wisconsin Rapids Crowell operated a meat market for seven years and a general merchandise store for three years. He also owned a general store in Lone Pine for several years.
Crowell's grandfather was John White, who served in the American Revolution.
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