Daughter of John & Sarah Rousseau Crain.
Wife of Thomas Marshall Crain.
Children:Mary Jane, Lafayette, Taylor, Mariah Maldon & Charles.
Excerpt from a letter written by Emmet Miller to his sister, Maggie Clark Owsley on 22 February 1942:
Mother's parents:
Thomas Marshal Crain. Came to Missouri from Kentucky. He was a slave owner, and was fairly wealthy, from what I have heard, he was worth about sixty thousand dollars. He owned a store, a grist mill, and a good number of horses and cattle. He was robbed in the time of the Civil War by Generals Freemont and Lane. One of them drove off fifty head of fat cattle, the other took three teams of mules, harnessed them with new harness from the store, hitched them to three new wagons and loaded the wagons with such supplies as could be used by the army, and allowed the soldiers to rob the store of what they wanted, some of them taking bolts of [cloth and] dry goods, get on their horses and ride in a run and watch the new cloth unroll and drag in the dirt, or flutter in the air as they rode in a run. Grandfather Crain at one time in his life was taken captive by the Indians, a council was held and he was made to run the gantlet. In his run between the lines he knocked several Indians down with his fists. This gained for him a respect among the Indians for his bravery. He called them cowards to their face because of the great number against him, and offered to fight with his naked hands the biggest brave among them. They accepted his offer and he had the satisfaction of knocking his opponent down the first lick. This act gained for him their complete friendship and after a few days they freed him. I have written this from memory as I have heard it told by Grandfather when I was a boy. Grandfather Crain died about the year 1879 or 80. He was near 70 years old at the time of his death. I never knew Grandmother Crain, but remember hearing of her death when I was about seven years of age. I never knew her name. She and Grandfather Crain both died and were buried in Dallas County, Missouri.
Wife of Thomas Marshall Crain.
Children:Mary Jane, Lafayette, Taylor, Mariah Maldon & Charles.
Excerpt from a letter written by Emmet Miller to his sister, Maggie Clark Owsley on 22 February 1942:
Mother's parents:
Thomas Marshal Crain. Came to Missouri from Kentucky. He was a slave owner, and was fairly wealthy, from what I have heard, he was worth about sixty thousand dollars. He owned a store, a grist mill, and a good number of horses and cattle. He was robbed in the time of the Civil War by Generals Freemont and Lane. One of them drove off fifty head of fat cattle, the other took three teams of mules, harnessed them with new harness from the store, hitched them to three new wagons and loaded the wagons with such supplies as could be used by the army, and allowed the soldiers to rob the store of what they wanted, some of them taking bolts of [cloth and] dry goods, get on their horses and ride in a run and watch the new cloth unroll and drag in the dirt, or flutter in the air as they rode in a run. Grandfather Crain at one time in his life was taken captive by the Indians, a council was held and he was made to run the gantlet. In his run between the lines he knocked several Indians down with his fists. This gained for him a respect among the Indians for his bravery. He called them cowards to their face because of the great number against him, and offered to fight with his naked hands the biggest brave among them. They accepted his offer and he had the satisfaction of knocking his opponent down the first lick. This act gained for him their complete friendship and after a few days they freed him. I have written this from memory as I have heard it told by Grandfather when I was a boy. Grandfather Crain died about the year 1879 or 80. He was near 70 years old at the time of his death. I never knew Grandmother Crain, but remember hearing of her death when I was about seven years of age. I never knew her name. She and Grandfather Crain both died and were buried in Dallas County, Missouri.
Daughter of John & Sarah Rousseau Crain.
Wife of Thomas Marshall Crain.
Children:Mary Jane, Lafayette, Taylor, Mariah Maldon & Charles.
Excerpt from a letter written by Emmet Miller to his sister, Maggie Clark Owsley on 22 February 1942:
Mother's parents:
Thomas Marshal Crain. Came to Missouri from Kentucky. He was a slave owner, and was fairly wealthy, from what I have heard, he was worth about sixty thousand dollars. He owned a store, a grist mill, and a good number of horses and cattle. He was robbed in the time of the Civil War by Generals Freemont and Lane. One of them drove off fifty head of fat cattle, the other took three teams of mules, harnessed them with new harness from the store, hitched them to three new wagons and loaded the wagons with such supplies as could be used by the army, and allowed the soldiers to rob the store of what they wanted, some of them taking bolts of [cloth and] dry goods, get on their horses and ride in a run and watch the new cloth unroll and drag in the dirt, or flutter in the air as they rode in a run. Grandfather Crain at one time in his life was taken captive by the Indians, a council was held and he was made to run the gantlet. In his run between the lines he knocked several Indians down with his fists. This gained for him a respect among the Indians for his bravery. He called them cowards to their face because of the great number against him, and offered to fight with his naked hands the biggest brave among them. They accepted his offer and he had the satisfaction of knocking his opponent down the first lick. This act gained for him their complete friendship and after a few days they freed him. I have written this from memory as I have heard it told by Grandfather when I was a boy. Grandfather Crain died about the year 1879 or 80. He was near 70 years old at the time of his death. I never knew Grandmother Crain, but remember hearing of her death when I was about seven years of age. I never knew her name. She and Grandfather Crain both died and were buried in Dallas County, Missouri.
Wife of Thomas Marshall Crain.
Children:Mary Jane, Lafayette, Taylor, Mariah Maldon & Charles.
Excerpt from a letter written by Emmet Miller to his sister, Maggie Clark Owsley on 22 February 1942:
Mother's parents:
Thomas Marshal Crain. Came to Missouri from Kentucky. He was a slave owner, and was fairly wealthy, from what I have heard, he was worth about sixty thousand dollars. He owned a store, a grist mill, and a good number of horses and cattle. He was robbed in the time of the Civil War by Generals Freemont and Lane. One of them drove off fifty head of fat cattle, the other took three teams of mules, harnessed them with new harness from the store, hitched them to three new wagons and loaded the wagons with such supplies as could be used by the army, and allowed the soldiers to rob the store of what they wanted, some of them taking bolts of [cloth and] dry goods, get on their horses and ride in a run and watch the new cloth unroll and drag in the dirt, or flutter in the air as they rode in a run. Grandfather Crain at one time in his life was taken captive by the Indians, a council was held and he was made to run the gantlet. In his run between the lines he knocked several Indians down with his fists. This gained for him a respect among the Indians for his bravery. He called them cowards to their face because of the great number against him, and offered to fight with his naked hands the biggest brave among them. They accepted his offer and he had the satisfaction of knocking his opponent down the first lick. This act gained for him their complete friendship and after a few days they freed him. I have written this from memory as I have heard it told by Grandfather when I was a boy. Grandfather Crain died about the year 1879 or 80. He was near 70 years old at the time of his death. I never knew Grandmother Crain, but remember hearing of her death when I was about seven years of age. I never knew her name. She and Grandfather Crain both died and were buried in Dallas County, Missouri.
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