Abel Crowfoot was born in Kent Co., England & came to New York at age 6 where he spent his childhood. He moved to Wisconsin in early 1840's & died in Rubicon, Dodge Co., Wis. He was son of John & Anne Hollis Crowfoot. He married Mary Ann Meverdon Crowfoot on Nov. 24, 1857 in Anneppe, Wis. They had nine known children.
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Abel Crowfoot, born in 1829 in England, living in Chicago with his wife and small children was drafted in 1864. He, however, did not serve. Federal laws allowed exemptions from this draft which could be purchased for $300.00 or by hiring a substitute. An entry in a record book Abel kept from 1861 to 1868 reads: " Monies donated by different individuals for the benefit of Abel Crowfoot to help him buy a substitute to put in his place as a Drafted man of the U.S. Army."
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Abel Crowfoot died at his home in Fremont, town of Rubicon, Friday, Feb. 21, from pneumonia. Mr. Crowfoot was one of the best known of the early residents of this section, and his grist mill at the little settlement on the Rubicon, three miles west of this city, was known far and wide. He was honored and respected by all who knew him. Kindly pleasant, but of a somewhat quiet nature, he made friends wherever he went. In his family he was a kind and loving father. A man who never shirked a duty, however unpleasant, he was looked up to by his neighbors. He will be greatly missed.
Abel Crowfoot was born in Kent County, England, June 24, 1820. At the age of six years he came to America with his parents, settling in Oswego, N.Y., where his boyhood was spent. In the early forties he came to Wisconsin, settling in the southern part of the state. A year later he was joined by his parents who settled on the farm now owned by Charles Pusch near Saylesville, where he resided for some years. In the early he went to Kewaunee County, and resided there until 1860, when he removed to Chicago, engaging in the planning mill business. He was married at Ahanpee Nov. 24, 1857 to Mary Meverdan the wife who preceded him in death ten years ago. In 1868 he came to Rubicon and gult the grist mill which he owned until his death, and where he resided.
He was the father of Nine children, four of whom preceded him in death. Those living are: Mrs. Geo. Hams, Mrs. John Schild, Mrs. Geo. Alton who reside here, Mrs. J.R. O'Coin of Northboro, Mass, and Mrs. Peter Gergen of Medford.
Thou art gone, but not forgotten
Jesus died and rose again.
He the bonds of death will ……..
And restore to life again.
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Abel Crowfoot, born in 1829 in England, living in Chicago with his wife and small children was drafted in 1864. He, however, did not serve. Federal laws allowed exemptions from this draft which could be purchased for $300.00 or by hiring a substitute. An entry in a record book Abel kept from 1861 to 1868 reads: " Monies donated by different individuals for the benefit of Abel Crowfoot to help him buy a substitute to put in his place as a Drafted man of the U.S. Army."
Obituary
Abel Crowfoot died at his home in Fremont, town of Rubicon, Friday, Feb. 21, from pneumonia. Mr. Crowfoot was one of the best known of the early residents of this section, and his grist mill at the little settlement on the Rubicon, three miles west of this city, was known far and wide. He was honored and respected by all who knew him. Kindly pleasant, but of a somewhat quiet nature, he made friends wherever he went. In his family he was a kind and loving father. A man who never shirked a duty, however unpleasant, he was looked up to by his neighbors. He will be greatly missed.
Abel Crowfoot was born in Kent County, England, June 24, 1820. At the age of six years he came to America with his parents, settling in Oswego, N.Y., where his boyhood was spent. In the early forties he came to Wisconsin, settling in the southern part of the state. A year later he was joined by his parents who settled on the farm now owned by Charles Pusch near Saylesville, where he resided for some years. In the early he went to Kewaunee County, and resided there until 1860, when he removed to Chicago, engaging in the planning mill business. He was married at Ahanpee Nov. 24, 1857 to Mary Meverdan the wife who preceded him in death ten years ago. In 1868 he came to Rubicon and gult the grist mill which he owned until his death, and where he resided.
He was the father of Nine children, four of whom preceded him in death. Those living are: Mrs. Geo. Hams, Mrs. John Schild, Mrs. Geo. Alton who reside here, Mrs. J.R. O'Coin of Northboro, Mass, and Mrs. Peter Gergen of Medford.
Thou art gone, but not forgotten
Jesus died and rose again.
He the bonds of death will ……..
And restore to life again.
Abel Crowfoot was born in Kent Co., England & came to New York at age 6 where he spent his childhood. He moved to Wisconsin in early 1840's & died in Rubicon, Dodge Co., Wis. He was son of John & Anne Hollis Crowfoot. He married Mary Ann Meverdon Crowfoot on Nov. 24, 1857 in Anneppe, Wis. They had nine known children.
Family Histories & obituaries on Ancestry.com.
Abel Crowfoot, born in 1829 in England, living in Chicago with his wife and small children was drafted in 1864. He, however, did not serve. Federal laws allowed exemptions from this draft which could be purchased for $300.00 or by hiring a substitute. An entry in a record book Abel kept from 1861 to 1868 reads: " Monies donated by different individuals for the benefit of Abel Crowfoot to help him buy a substitute to put in his place as a Drafted man of the U.S. Army."
Obituary
Abel Crowfoot died at his home in Fremont, town of Rubicon, Friday, Feb. 21, from pneumonia. Mr. Crowfoot was one of the best known of the early residents of this section, and his grist mill at the little settlement on the Rubicon, three miles west of this city, was known far and wide. He was honored and respected by all who knew him. Kindly pleasant, but of a somewhat quiet nature, he made friends wherever he went. In his family he was a kind and loving father. A man who never shirked a duty, however unpleasant, he was looked up to by his neighbors. He will be greatly missed.
Abel Crowfoot was born in Kent County, England, June 24, 1820. At the age of six years he came to America with his parents, settling in Oswego, N.Y., where his boyhood was spent. In the early forties he came to Wisconsin, settling in the southern part of the state. A year later he was joined by his parents who settled on the farm now owned by Charles Pusch near Saylesville, where he resided for some years. In the early he went to Kewaunee County, and resided there until 1860, when he removed to Chicago, engaging in the planning mill business. He was married at Ahanpee Nov. 24, 1857 to Mary Meverdan the wife who preceded him in death ten years ago. In 1868 he came to Rubicon and gult the grist mill which he owned until his death, and where he resided.
He was the father of Nine children, four of whom preceded him in death. Those living are: Mrs. Geo. Hams, Mrs. John Schild, Mrs. Geo. Alton who reside here, Mrs. J.R. O'Coin of Northboro, Mass, and Mrs. Peter Gergen of Medford.
Thou art gone, but not forgotten
Jesus died and rose again.
He the bonds of death will ……..
And restore to life again.
Family Histories & obituaries on Ancestry.com.
Abel Crowfoot, born in 1829 in England, living in Chicago with his wife and small children was drafted in 1864. He, however, did not serve. Federal laws allowed exemptions from this draft which could be purchased for $300.00 or by hiring a substitute. An entry in a record book Abel kept from 1861 to 1868 reads: " Monies donated by different individuals for the benefit of Abel Crowfoot to help him buy a substitute to put in his place as a Drafted man of the U.S. Army."
Obituary
Abel Crowfoot died at his home in Fremont, town of Rubicon, Friday, Feb. 21, from pneumonia. Mr. Crowfoot was one of the best known of the early residents of this section, and his grist mill at the little settlement on the Rubicon, three miles west of this city, was known far and wide. He was honored and respected by all who knew him. Kindly pleasant, but of a somewhat quiet nature, he made friends wherever he went. In his family he was a kind and loving father. A man who never shirked a duty, however unpleasant, he was looked up to by his neighbors. He will be greatly missed.
Abel Crowfoot was born in Kent County, England, June 24, 1820. At the age of six years he came to America with his parents, settling in Oswego, N.Y., where his boyhood was spent. In the early forties he came to Wisconsin, settling in the southern part of the state. A year later he was joined by his parents who settled on the farm now owned by Charles Pusch near Saylesville, where he resided for some years. In the early he went to Kewaunee County, and resided there until 1860, when he removed to Chicago, engaging in the planning mill business. He was married at Ahanpee Nov. 24, 1857 to Mary Meverdan the wife who preceded him in death ten years ago. In 1868 he came to Rubicon and gult the grist mill which he owned until his death, and where he resided.
He was the father of Nine children, four of whom preceded him in death. Those living are: Mrs. Geo. Hams, Mrs. John Schild, Mrs. Geo. Alton who reside here, Mrs. J.R. O'Coin of Northboro, Mass, and Mrs. Peter Gergen of Medford.
Thou art gone, but not forgotten
Jesus died and rose again.
He the bonds of death will ……..
And restore to life again.
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