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George Washington Cromlich

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George Washington Cromlich

Birth
Siddonsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 Dec 1879 (aged 31)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 31, Lot 12
Memorial ID
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George was born February 17, 1848 in Siddonsburg, York County,Pennsylvania. His parents were Esther Ann Bell (1823-1901) and Frederick Crumlich (1820-1864). During the Civil War, his father was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia and died in Andersonville Prison Camp. (Now listed in Andersonville database as Frederick Cromleigh.)
George was living in Canton, Ohio, in 1870 and did mechanical work there at a reaper shop. He became a skilled plasterer and was one of the artisans who worked on the Indiana Statehouse, which was completed about 1878.
He married Sarah Elizabeth McCleerey April 23, 1874 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Known as Sally, the daughter of Martha Blackwell and Andrew McCleerey, was born November 22, 1851 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana.
George died of typhoid fever and pneumonia, on December 04, 1879 in Indianapolis. He was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, a month after his death. (The ground was frozen solid in December 1879.) Sally lived until March of 1914. She is buried beside her husband.

The children of George W. and Sally Cromlich were:

Maudy Addline Cromlich, Jan 21, 1875-April 1914
Martha Ann Cromlich, Jan 21, 1875-Jan. 21, 1875
Charles Omar Cromlich, Sept 10, 1877-Oct 17,1967
George was born February 17, 1848 in Siddonsburg, York County,Pennsylvania. His parents were Esther Ann Bell (1823-1901) and Frederick Crumlich (1820-1864). During the Civil War, his father was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia and died in Andersonville Prison Camp. (Now listed in Andersonville database as Frederick Cromleigh.)
George was living in Canton, Ohio, in 1870 and did mechanical work there at a reaper shop. He became a skilled plasterer and was one of the artisans who worked on the Indiana Statehouse, which was completed about 1878.
He married Sarah Elizabeth McCleerey April 23, 1874 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Known as Sally, the daughter of Martha Blackwell and Andrew McCleerey, was born November 22, 1851 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana.
George died of typhoid fever and pneumonia, on December 04, 1879 in Indianapolis. He was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, a month after his death. (The ground was frozen solid in December 1879.) Sally lived until March of 1914. She is buried beside her husband.

The children of George W. and Sally Cromlich were:

Maudy Addline Cromlich, Jan 21, 1875-April 1914
Martha Ann Cromlich, Jan 21, 1875-Jan. 21, 1875
Charles Omar Cromlich, Sept 10, 1877-Oct 17,1967

Inscription

FATHER
GEORGE W. CROMLICH
1848 - 1879

Gravesite Details

burial: JAN 4,1880



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