Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Crowe, Thomas 1851 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com May 5, 2007, 6:36 pm Author: Portraits & Bio Sketches, 1890 THOMAS CROWE, Superintendent of the Converting Mill of the Joliet works of the Illinois Steel Company, and having his headquarters in this city, forms no unimportant factor among its industrial interests. The works give employment to four hundred men in that department alone, all of whom are under the supervision of Mr. Crowe. He is apparently well fitted by nature and training for the responsibilities which he has assumed. A native of Toronto, Canada, Mr. Crowe was born December 21, 1851, to William M. and Mary (McHenry) Crowe, who are also natives of the Dominion and are both of Irish extraction. The father was engaged in the boot and shoe trade and is now in London, Canada. Thomas acquired his education in the schools of his native city and remained a member of the parental household until a young man of twenty years. Then repairing to the oil regions of Pennsylvania during the times of the greatest excitement there, he occupied himself variously in that region until April, 1872. Thence he emigrated to Chicago and engaged with the converting department of the North Chicago Mills, for the purpose of learning the business. He started as ladleman and was thus employed until May, 1882, after which he filled various positions until he became foreman of the mill. By this time the works were located at South Chicago and Mr. Crowe was appointed Superintendent, which position he occupied until the latter part of 1884. On the 10th of March, 1885, Mr. Crowe came to Joliet and entered upon the duties of his present position which he has since discharged in a manner creditable to himself and satisfactory to all concerned. He is a man generally well informed and is justly proud of the fact that he has always voted the straight Republican ticket. Socially, he belongs to the Royal Arcanum and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Mr. Crowe was married July 3, 1886, at the bride's home in Chicago, to Miss Mary Gibbs. This lady was born March 1, 1855, in McHenry County, Ill., and is the daughter of Walter and Annie (Frisbie) Gibbs, the latter of whom died when her daughter Mary was but two years old. Mr. Gibbs remained a resident of McHenry County until his death, which occurred in 1875. Of this union there have been born four children, two sons and two daughters: William Joseph, Thomas Edward, Nellie and Mamie. The little family occupies a snug home in the southeastern part of the city. Mr. Crowe, although but five years a resident in this county, has fully established himself in the esteem and confidence of its people and is numbered among its most reliable and substantial citizens. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/crowe540gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb