Crawford-Jasper County IL Archives Biographies.....Crowley, S. B. 1820 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  S. B. CROWLEY, carpenter, Robinson, was born April 26, 1820, in Coshocton
County, Ohio. He followed his trade a short time, then enlisted in the Mexican
war, Company B, Third Ohio Volunteers; served his time and returned home in
1847. He was elected Sheriff of Coshocton County for a term of four years. In
1858, he removed to Jasper County, Ill. He located near the Embarass River, and
spent his time in deer hunting till the war broke out. He enlisted in Company K,
Thirty-second Illinois, was elected Captain of the company, which position he
filled for fifteen months. He resigned this position at Grange, Tenn., and
returned home. Was in the battles of Shiloh, Forts Henry and Donelson, Corinth.
He farmed till 1868, when he was elected Sheriff of Jasper County; was
re-elected in 1870. In 1871, he resigned that position and removed to Robinson,
Ill. He was married August 3, 1847, in Coshocton County, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth
Williams. Has a family of five children living, namely: Mrs. Julia A. Parker,
Joseph B., a member of the law firm of Parker & Crowley, Mrs. Margaret Talbot,
Charles W. and Emma. He is a Royal Arch Mason and member of the Odd Fellows and
a Democrat.



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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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