Samuel Croot

CROOT, FALLEN

Posted By: Diane (email)
Date: 2/24/2002 at 19:29:29

Samuel Croot is an Englishman, born in Devonshire, June 10, 1835. He received his education in the Sabbath school. In 1857 he came to the United States, landing in New York, and went to Columbia county, where he engaged in farming for three years. He then went to New York city and engaged in a pickle factory seven years, when he returned to England. He returned to the United States, after a visit of eighteen moths, and settled in New Jersey, where he engaged in farming until 1871, when he came to Iowa and bought land on section 10, Washington township. He has since improved the land and rebuilt the house in which he now lives. In 1861 he married Miss Sarah J. Fallen. They have but one child – Sarah. They have three adopted children – Thomas, Charlie and Christopher.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages 732-733