R. G. Crowell

CROWELL, HICKS, GLENN

Posted By: Diane (email)
Date: 2/24/2002 at 19:32:05

R. G. Crowell, who is mentioned as having come to this county in December, 1850, bringing the family of Joseph Hicks, returned to Wisconsin, and in the spring of 1852 came back and took a claim which was afterwards purchased by Alexander Glenn. Crowell remained here a number of years, and was the first Sheriff of Butler county. He finally sold his excellent farm and went to California. He was not satisfied there, however, and again returned to Clarkesville, and settled upon a farm a few miles northeast of town. He is now at Spirit Lake.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages 235-236