Husband of Frances "Frany" Gardiner. Son of Jonathan and Mary Crew
When John William Crew was 88, he went to his son, John Edward's house south of Toluca on Hattan's farm. There he told his granddaughter, Dorothy, about his father, her great-grandfather.
His father was born in England and when he was getting to the age of 18, he told his dad that he did not want to be in the King's Service (which would happen when he was 18). His dad advised him to go to the colonies. So he did and settled near LeRoy, Illinois where John William and a generation later, John Edward were born.
When John William was 90, he returned to Decatur where he died and was buried in Graceland Cemetery.
The above from a letter written by Dorothy Grubb to Bonnie Austin.
Thank you to Jason Trainor
When John William Crew was 88, he went to his son, John Edward's house south of Toluca on Hattan's farm. There he told his granddaughter, Dorothy, about his father, her great-grandfather.
His father was born in England and when he was getting to the age of 18, he told his dad that he did not want to be in the King's Service (which would happen when he was 18). His dad advised him to go to the colonies. So he did and settled near LeRoy, Illinois where John William and a generation later, John Edward were born.
When John William was 90, he returned to Decatur where he died and was buried in Graceland Cemetery.
The above from a letter written by Dorothy Grubb to Bonnie Austin.
Thank you to Jason Trainor
Husband of Frances "Frany" Gardiner. Son of Jonathan and Mary Crew
When John William Crew was 88, he went to his son, John Edward's house south of Toluca on Hattan's farm. There he told his granddaughter, Dorothy, about his father, her great-grandfather.
His father was born in England and when he was getting to the age of 18, he told his dad that he did not want to be in the King's Service (which would happen when he was 18). His dad advised him to go to the colonies. So he did and settled near LeRoy, Illinois where John William and a generation later, John Edward were born.
When John William was 90, he returned to Decatur where he died and was buried in Graceland Cemetery.
The above from a letter written by Dorothy Grubb to Bonnie Austin.
Thank you to Jason Trainor
When John William Crew was 88, he went to his son, John Edward's house south of Toluca on Hattan's farm. There he told his granddaughter, Dorothy, about his father, her great-grandfather.
His father was born in England and when he was getting to the age of 18, he told his dad that he did not want to be in the King's Service (which would happen when he was 18). His dad advised him to go to the colonies. So he did and settled near LeRoy, Illinois where John William and a generation later, John Edward were born.
When John William was 90, he returned to Decatur where he died and was buried in Graceland Cemetery.
The above from a letter written by Dorothy Grubb to Bonnie Austin.
Thank you to Jason Trainor
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