William Crosby and Eliza A. Hill

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Husband William Crosby ¹

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           Born: 26 Aug 1835 - Parks Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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         Father: Samuel Crosby (1801-1884) 3
         Mother: Jane Gourley (1808-1867) 3

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       Marriage: 24 Nov 1859 2

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Wife Eliza A. Hill ⁴

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           Born: 2 Feb 1838 4
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           Died: Aft 1914
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         Father: Jacob Hill (1802-1876) 5
         Mother: Hannah Ulam (1804-1891) 4

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - William Crosby

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He attended the common schools and Leechburg Academy, and during his young manhood taught school for seven winters in his native township. He thereafter devoted all his time to farming, in 1881 buying a part of the old Jacob Hill farm in Parks township, from his father-in-law. He had a tract of 104 acres, and he and his wife worked to­gether to improve their place; they erected all the buildings, planted all the trees, and made numerous changes which transformed it into a valuable property. Mr. Crosby followed general agriculture in his op­erations. He was progressive in his work and ideas, and was very prominent in the work of the Grange in his section. He was the second man in the State of Pennsylvania to hand in his name for the National Grange. He organized the Laural Point Grange and was its master for many years. The hall in which its meetings were held was on his proper­ty, Mr. Crosby charging nothing for the site as long as it was used for Grange purposes. With the exception of two years during which he served as master, Mr. W. F. Hill was secretary of that Grange since its organization, Feb. 8, 1890. Mrs. Crosby, who was well known in the community as “Aunt Eliza,” was one of the charter members and also took an active part in the work. Mr. James G. McSparran, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, delivered a number of lectures in that section, some of them in the Laurel Point Grange hall, and he made his headquarters with Mr. Crosby when here.
He had a good gas well in operation on his farm, providing gas for all domestic purposes in his home. The farm was underlaid with coal which also enhanced its value.
He and his wife were members of the Presby­terian Church at Leechburg, and he affiliated with Leechburg Lodge, No. 577, F. & A. M. In politics Mr. Crosby was a Republican, and he was active in his locality, serving as school director.

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 556, 573.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 556.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 555.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 573.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 572, 573, 958.