Obituary of William CRUM, DeWitt County, Illinois

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Name of Deceased:  William CRUM
Name of Newspaper:  Clinton Register
Date of Newspaper:  8 April 1910

Obituary:

Crum:

William CRUM died at 9 o'clock this morning at his home on 
West Jefferson Street, aged 74.  He had been in failing health 
several months and had seldom been uptown since the first of 
the year, the last time being on March 26. Deceased was born in 
Indiana on Sept. 1, 1835, and his parents moved to this county
when he was six months old, locating on a farm two and a half 
miles northwest of Wapella. He was married to Miss Emily J. BIRD 
March 20, 1869, and they located on a farm one mile northwest 
of Wapella where they lived until the fall of 1892 when they 
bought property in Clinton which they had since occupied. Six
children where born to them, three of whom are living, Mrs. E.
E. HOYT, and Mrs. W.W. BARRICK of Clinton, and C.F. CRUM of 
Maroa. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Jane CHAPIN of
McMenville, Oregon. One sister and four brothers are dead. 
Funeral services will be held at the home Sunday at 1:30 
conducted by Rev. Albert SCHWARTZ. Burial will be in the 
Sugar Grove cemetery northeast of Wapella.



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