CLARK CROW was born on August 6, 1825, on the farm where he is now living, in Allen township, Washington co., Penn., a son of Lawrence Crow, and a grandson of Lawrence and Margaret Crow. The last mentioned ancestors were natives of Maryland, and in 1784 settled in Allen township, this county. Lawrence, the grandfather, applied for a patent August 31, 1784, and on December 16, same year, surveyed the tract called “Crow’s Egg,” which contained 295 acres, and became the permanent home of the Crow family, who lived there in block-houses for many years. Lawrence Crow, father of Clark Crow, was in 1795, on the home place in Allen township, Washington county, receiving his early education in the country schools. On November 9, 1812, he was married to Mary Riggs, a native of that township, and a daughter of William and Mary Riggs, the former of whom was a Methodist minister; both her parents were born in Maryland, and in 1773 came to Washington county, Penn., locating on the Monongahela river, where they died many years ago. To the union of Lawrence and Mary (Riggs) Crow there were children as follows: Elizabeth, born November 16, 1813, was married to James Doneldson, and died October 9, 1847, in Greenfield, Penn.; William J., born July 29, 1815, married Nancy Jackman, and died in Illinois in 1876; Mary Ann, born May5, 1817, died June 21, 1856, in Pennsylvania; Margaret L., born April 11, 1820, was married to James D. Latta, and died in Washington county, Penn., January 20, 1853; Sarah, born May 10, 1822, was married to William Dunlavey, and died February 11, 1850; Clark, the subject of this sketch; and James, born September 10, 1828, married Sarah Ward, and died October 3, 1857, Clark being now the only survivor of the family. The father died in 1835, followed in 1865 by his widow. He was a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife were members of the First M. E. Church built in Allen township, this county, and known as the “Howe M. E. Church;” it was originally erected in 1820, taken down in 1872 and rebuilt in 1892. Clark Crow, whose name opens this memoir, received a subscription school education, and assisted his father in clearing up the home farm. On April 30, 1851, he was united in marriage with Rachel, daughter of William and Rachel (Stewart) Latta, and a native of Allen township, this county. To this union were born three children: Ann Salene, Charles C. (deceased September 8, 1866) and James B. (deceased September 18, 1856). The mother of these children died December 18, 1859, and May 25, 1862, Mr. Crow took a second wife Isabel Wilkin a native of Coal Centre, this county, a daughter of Reuben Wilkin, who was born February 9, 1799, near Lost River, Hardy Co., W. Va., a son of George and Mary Wilkin, of West Virginia, who moved to Greenfield (now Coal Centre), Penn., in an early day. Coming to Greenfield (now Coal Centre), East Pike Run township, Washington Co., Penn., Reuben Wilkin was married April 2, 1826, to Bethsheba Dowler, a native of that township, born in 1808, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dowler, and to this union were born as follows: George W., born January 28, 1826, married September 13, 1849, to Margaret Ann Addis; Elizabeth, born June 19, 1828, died June 19, 1829; Emily, born May 29, 1830, died December 20, 1887; Henry D., born May 8, 1832, married October 18, 1860, to Anna Piper; Mary Jane, born June 14, 1834, married to Peter Corwin, November 23, 1837; Thomas, born April 7, 1836, married January 1, 1861, to Mary McMillan; Rebecca, born August 26, 1838, died September 30, 1838; Isabel, born October 3, 1839, wife of Clark Crow; Lucinda, born July 2, 1844, married October 28, 1878, to William S. Wighams; and Harriet, born February 25, 1847, married December 8, 1878, to Robert Moore. The father of this family died in 1882, having been preceded to the grave by his wife in 1869; she was a member of the First M. E. Church in Allen township, which went by the name of the “Howe Church,” of which mention has already been made in this sketch. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Crow have always resided on the home place, which is one of the oldest farms in Washington county, and contains 190 acres of good land. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served faithfully as a road supervisor, judge of elections and a member of the school board. In religion he and his wife are members of the M. E. Church at Mount Tabor. Their children are Olive E. (Mrs. Samuel Winnett, living on the home farm) and Loretta (Mrs. W. A. Strowd, of East Pike township) (twins), Eldora (wife of J. M. McCracken, of Greene county, Penn.), William (married to Olive Crawford, and living in Allen township), Fred G., Lawrence C., and Edgar J., all three of whom are living with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Crow are the grandparents of six children living, and one deceased.

Text taken from page 367 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed May 1997 by Dawna Trainor of Baltimore, MD as part of the Beers Project. Published May 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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