Crow, Hettie 1828-1918

CROW, HOGLE

Posted By: Mary Holub, volunteer (email)
Date: 7/31/2009 at 12:54:42

From: Le Mars Sentinel, December 6, 1918

LIVED TO A GREAT AGE

Mrs. Hettie Crow Was Pioneer Resident in Plymouth County

Friends in Le Mars were notified this week of the death of Mrs. Hettie Crow, who was for nearly forty years a resident of Plymouth county. She died November 21 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. T. McConnell, 501 Pearl street, Centralia, Wash., at the age of ninety years.

Hettie Hogle was born in [unreadable] county, New York, on September 26, 1828. When a girl her parents moved to Grant county, Wisconsin, and she taught school there, after finishing her education. She was united in marriage with Lewis Crow in 1845. Her husband and two sons, John and Jesse, served in the civil war.

Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Crow, two of whom died in infancy, Jesse Crow and Mrs. Frank Flatabrook preceded their mother in death. Mrs. Crow is survived by four children who are Mrs. O. T. McConnell, at Centralia, Wash., Mrs. M. N. Bonham, and J. L. Crow, of Hillsboro, Oregon, and C. T. Crow, of Portland, Oregon. She also leaves seventeen grandchildren and several great and great great grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Crow came to Plymouth county in 1878 and homesteaded in Washington township on section 28, where they lived for several years and then came to Le Mars to make their home. Mr. Crow died in 1904 and in 1911 Mrs. Crow went to Washington to live with her daughter.

The funeral was held on November 23 from the residence in Centralis, Rev. H. Finley, of the Church of Christ, officiating. Reynolds Corps, No. 50 W. R. C. had charge of the services at the grave and interment was made at Mt. View cemetery.

Note: Her full name is Mehitable "Hettie" Hogle Crow.