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 CROW, Mrs. Agnes Maser
 
Mt. Savage - Mrs. Agnes Clara [Maser] Crow, 79, widow of William S. Crow, died yesterday, September 19, at Allegany County Infirmary, Cumberland, MD. She leaves a son, Harry W. Crow, Mt. Savage; one brother, Charles E. Maser, McKeesport, PA and a grandson, Richard W. Crow. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, where rites will be conducted Wednesday at 2p.m. by Rev. Winfield Hall, pastor of the Mt. Savage Methodist Church, of which she was a member.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland-Times September 20, 1949
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)
Posted January 8, 2011

 

 

Edith Crow
(Courtesy of Byron Schulten)

CROW, Frederick

Frederick Crow – Son of William Crow and Henrietta Staup?*
Information from Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Frostburg, MD for Frederick: 
Death date 11/10/1889, Age at time of Death 81y, 0 mon., 18 days. 
This makes his Birthdate October 23, 1808.
Burial in Old Cemetery [Percy Cemetery]

(Courtesy of Dick Crow)

NB: *In my files, I have parents as William Crow & Mary Humbertson.  Wife of Frederick was Henrietta B. Staup ~ Genie

 

CROW, Graham

Graham Crow, a well known young man, was killed at Mt. Savage yesterday afternoon (June 22, 1898).  He, with some other men, were engaged in dropping down cars from an elevated trestle, when, in some way, two cars suddenly came together and caught young Crow in between them, squeezing him so badly that he died a few hours later. The deceased was the son of the late W.W. Crow, of Mt. Savage, and leaves his mother and two sisters.  The deceased was well liked in the community, and the accident has caused universal sorrow.
Cumberland Evening Times June 23, 1898
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)

 

CROW, Harry W.

MOUNT SAVAGE - Harry W. Crow, 68 of Mt. Savage, died today in Memorial Hospital.  A native of Mt. Savage, he was the son of the late William S. and Agnes (Maser) Crow.  Mr. Crow was a retired employee of the S.T. Brotemarkle Construction Co. and the George Construction Co. and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where served as choir director for the past 26 years.  Surviving are his widow Mrs. Margaret (Arnold) Crow, one son, Richard W. Crow, Somersworth, NH and one grandchild.  The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow from 7 to 9PM and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9PM.  The family requests that expressions of sympathy take form of contributions to St. Paul's Church Organ Fund.
Cumberland Evening Times Feb 6, 1973
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)

 

 

Henrietta Crow

CROW, Miss Henrietta

Mt. Savage - Miss Henrietta Crow, 76, Church Hill, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where she had been a patient for several months. She was the daughter of the late William and Isabel Crow and was a lifelong resident of Mt. Savage.  She was a graduate of the old Western Maryland Hospital, Cumberland. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. John Klotzbaugh, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Edward Deffinbaugh, Mt. Savage, and a brother, Wallace Crow, Pittsburgh. The body will be taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. Deffinbaugh.  Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. George's Episcopal Church.  Rev. Rudolph Gunkel, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times, Friday, September 22, 1950
(Courtesy of Byron Schulten)

CROW/CROWE, Mrs. Isaac (Mary Ellen Chaney Crowe)

Mrs. Isaac Crow, aged 70 years, died at her home in Garrett county, half a mile east of Avilton, yesterday (Wednesday) morning at 5 o'clock from a complication of diseases. She leaves a husband and seven children, four sons and three daughters, all grown, two sons and two daughters being married. The remains will be interred Friday in the Goodwin burying ground on Pea Ridge.
-- Lonaconing Star: 18 March 1897; The Republican (Oakland, Garrett Co., MD)
~Genie
Posted December 29, 2017

 

CROW/CROWE, Mrs. Isabella Graham

Mrs. Isabella J. Crow(e), 95, died late yesterday afternoon at her home after a lingering illness.  Mrs. Crow sustained an injured hip last March in a fall at her home and had been unable to walk. She was born in Mt. Savage, the daughter of the late Robert and Jane Nairn Graham.  Her husband, the late W.W. Crow, was a Civil War veteran.  She was a republican and participated in the last election. Surviving are two sons, Wallace S. Crow, Pittsburgh, PA, and William S. Crow, of Mt. Savage; three daughters Mrs. John Klotzbaugh, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Edward Deffenbaugh and Miss Henrietta Crow, of Mt. Savage; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Cumberland Evening Times  February 3, 1940

NOTE: Isabella and her daughter May are buried under the floor of the bell tower at St. George's Episcopal Church in Mt. Savage, Maryland.  Their bodies were not moved when the tower was constructed in 1952.  The remains of William, her husband and their daughter Henrietta were moved however.    (Courtesy of Dick Crow)

CROW/CROWE, Jacob

At his home near Wilson, April 1st, 1897, Jacob Crow, aged 72 years. The funeral services were held at Red Oak school house and were conducted by Rev. Isaac W. Aberneathy. Later the remains were borne to Cooper's burying ground where they were interred in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relative. The deceased leaves a wife, one son and four grandchildren.
8 April 1897; The Republican (Oakland, Garrett Co., MD)
~Genie
Posted December 29, 2017

 

CROW, Margaret Arnold

Mount Savage - Margaret [Arnold] Crow, 86, a resident of the Allegany County Nursing Home, formerly of Mount Savage, died Monday, Dec. 20, 1993 at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born Dec. 26, 1906 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Richard W. and Margaret E. [Frank] Arnold.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry W. Crow on Feb. 6, 1973 and three brothers, Richard Jr., Edward and Frank Arnold. Mrs. Crow was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Frostburg since 1945.  She was also a member and part grand matron of Rebecca Arnold Chapter 57 Order of the Eastern Star in Mount Savage where she had recently received her 50-year certificate. Survivors include one son, Richard W. Crow, Sr., Londonderry, NH; one grandson Richard W. Crow, Jr. Latrobe, PA and two great-grandchildren, Richard W. Crow, III, Latrobe and Marcia Lynn Crow of Plymouth, MA, and one step-granddaughter Megan McConnell, Latrobe. Friends will be received at Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Wednesday from 7 to 9p.m. and Thursday from12 to 1 p.m. Services will be conducted there Thursday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Esther M. Kuhre of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Rev. William J. Yingling of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Baltimore.  Interment will be at Restlawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Rainbow Shelter, 119 East Elder Street, Cumberland or St. Paul's Lutheran Church Bell Tower Reconstruction Fund in her memory. Pallbearers will be Edward Williams, Timothy Martin, Kenneth Martin, Michael Martin, Wray Blair and Glenn Geis.
Cumberland Times - December 22, 1993 Obituary
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)
Posted March 13, 2010

 

CROW, Margaret Ann "Peggy" Hess

Rochester, NH - Margaret Ann [Hess] Crow, 51 of 227 Portland Street, died Thursday, September 7, 1989 at her home after a long illness. Born January 16, 1938 in Hagerstown, MD, the daughter of Palmer and Margaret [Shaver] Hess, she had lived in Pittsburgh, PA before moving to Rochester 17 years ago.
She was a licensed real estate broker in New Hampshire and a former member of Strafford County Realtors. She was a member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church choir and had served on various committees since 1972. Survivors include her husband Richard W. Crow, Sr. of Rochester; her mother Margaret Hess of Hancock, MD; a son Richard W. Crow, Jr. of Beaver Falls, PA; a granddaughter and an uncle. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church.  Burial will be in the Rochester Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions, if desired may be made to Resurrection Lutheran Church, Rochester Hill Road, Rochester or to the Rochester Visiting Nurses Association, 28 Rochester Hill Road, Rochester. H.J. Grondin & Son Funeral Home, 177 North Main Street, Rochester is in charge of arrangements.

Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover NH - September 8, 1989
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)
Posted March 13, 2010

 

CROW, Nathan

Drowned in the River
Mr. Nathan Crow, who lived the life of a hermit, was drowned late yesterday afternoon on the West Virginia side of the river, on mile above Rawlings Station.  He had been to this city and returned to nthe afternoon train over the West Virginia Central road. He started across the river in his boat and lost his balance, fell into the river and drowned before he could be rescued. The body was brought here last night by Rev. C. W. Lanhan, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Rawlings.  Mr. Crow was 69 years of age and has a son living at Mt. Savage, who has been notified of the accident.  The remains were taken to Butler's morgue.
Cumberland Evening Times, Saturday, 3 February 1906
~Genie
Posted November 14, 2010

CROW, Nathan

The remains of Nathan Crow, who was drowned in the Potomac near Rawlings, Friday, were brought to Butler's and prepared for burial.  They were then taken back to Rawlings on yesterday.  Mr. Crow formerly worked for Mr. Philip Llewellyn, who had promised to give him a decent burial if Crow's own sons failed to so so.  This promise Mr. Llewellyn and his friends kept, the sons failing to put in an appearance.
Cumberland Evening Times, Monday, 2 February, 1906
~Genie
Posted November 14, 2010

 

CROW/CROWE, Sylvester Porter

Shortly after noon last Saturday, Frostburg townspeople were startled by a report that Sylvester Porter Crow, a resident of Mechanic Street, killed himself.
Frostburg Mining Journal November 14, 1908

Note: [Son of Henry Crow and Margaret E. Smith - Adopted following the death of his parents by George Maxwell Crow who had married Henry's sister]
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)

 

CROW, Wallace Stevenson

Wallace Stevenson Crow, 86 of Mt. Savage died yesterday in Bellevue, PA.  A native of Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late William and Isabella (Graham) Crow.  He was a member of the Mt. Savage Methodist Church and Rebecca Arnold Chapter 57, Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Kathryn Deffenbaugh, Mt. Savage. The body will be at the Deffenbaugh home tomorrow and services will be conducted there on Friday at 2 P.M. by the Rev. Randall Parsons.  Interment will be in the Methodist Cemetery in Mount Savage.
Cumberland Times , April 4, 1956 
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)

 

 

William S. Crow
(Courtesy of Byron Schulten)

CROW, William S.

CROW RITES HELD
Funeral services for William S. Crow, who died Wednesday evening [Feb. 10, 1943] at the home of his sister Henrietta Crow [in Mt. Savage], were held yesterday afternoon [Feb. 13, 1943] in the Methodist Church.  The Rev. Harris M. Waters officiated.  Pall-bearers were Henry Sweene, Albert Rice, Colin Bowers, John Geary, Maxwell Church and Joseph Crow.  Burial was in the Methodist cemetery.
Cumberland Times - Feb. 14, 1943
(Courtesy of Dick Crow)
Posted March 13, 2010

 

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