Crow, James

CROW

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Date: 10/11/2006 at 01:11:35

James Crow

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.175, Minden Twp.)
James Crow, real estate, Minden, was born in Licking County, Ohio, March 14, 1819. He is the son of James and Anna (Atkinson) Crow, both natives of Virginia. His father was a farmer, and died in 1839. His mother died in 1869. They had ten children - five sons and five daughters. Our subject received his education in Granville, Ohio. He began life for himself as a surveyor in Mercer County, Ohio. He came to this State in the spring of 1852, and followed surveying. He commenced studying law, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1857, and practiced in Cerro Gordo, Hancock and Winnebago Counties. He has many times filled the offices of Justice of the Peace and County Surveyor, both in Ohio and this State. He was married, August 19, 1847, to Margaret Bonifield, born in Mercer County, Ohio, April 6, 1831. She is the daughter of William and Hannah Bonifield, both natives of Ohio. Our subject came to this county in1872, locating in Neola. He came to Minden in 1875, and has since been connected with this town and helped build it up. He also assisted in starting the Sunday school. He has seven children - Hannah A., John W., Francis M., L. G. Benton, James R., Maggie and Ida May. Our subject has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He belongs to the Good Templars, and in politics is a firm Democrat.