Eugene Criss was born in Preston County West Virginia July 27, 1822, the son of Michael and Maria Armstrong Criss. He passed away on March 11, 1903.
He was educated in the common schools of Maryland. His father was a Methodist Episcopal Minister. He was married March 9,1843, to Miss Frances Hall of Preston County, West Virginia, the daughter of Jesse and Sarah Hall. She was born on a farm in Monongahela County, West Virginia 16 May 1823.
The family consisted of six children namely Mary Jane, James S., Helen B., Nancy Emeline, William H. and Lola.
They moved west in 1844 and lived on a family farm prior to moving. He worked in the lead mines near Galena, Illinois for a period of three to five years. They also rented a farm in Jo Davis county, Illinois for two years. later he was in the mercantile business in Shullsburg, Wisconsin for eleven years. In the spring of 1855, they loaded stock and moved west. Four months of travel brought them to Sac City in August 1855.
Mr. Criss erected the first Sac City building size sixteen by twenty feet. The doors and windows were hauled from Dubuque a distance of 270 miles. Shortly afterward he pre-empted a claim of 160acres, continuing to add to his land possessions until he owned fifteen hundred acres. He donated land for the first cemetery. He was a prominent fur buyer and Indian trader for several years. He erected the first flouring mill and built the famous mill dam. He was a miller, lumberman, merchant and farmer. he was the first Post Master of Sac county and the County judge in 1868.
He was elected to represent the district in the State legislature, and later was a candidate for Senator. During the Civil War he served as Provost Marshal of the district, headquarters in Fort dodge. The territory covered nearly all of Western Iowa. He was prominent of Freemasons, Politically first a Whig and later a Republican.
CRISS Eugene 1822 03-11-1903 Oakland Jackson Twp Sac Lot 1, Bk. 1; Veteran; Provost Marshall
He was educated in the common schools of Maryland. His father was a Methodist Episcopal Minister. He was married March 9,1843, to Miss Frances Hall of Preston County, West Virginia, the daughter of Jesse and Sarah Hall. She was born on a farm in Monongahela County, West Virginia 16 May 1823.
The family consisted of six children namely Mary Jane, James S., Helen B., Nancy Emeline, William H. and Lola.
They moved west in 1844 and lived on a family farm prior to moving. He worked in the lead mines near Galena, Illinois for a period of three to five years. They also rented a farm in Jo Davis county, Illinois for two years. later he was in the mercantile business in Shullsburg, Wisconsin for eleven years. In the spring of 1855, they loaded stock and moved west. Four months of travel brought them to Sac City in August 1855.
Mr. Criss erected the first Sac City building size sixteen by twenty feet. The doors and windows were hauled from Dubuque a distance of 270 miles. Shortly afterward he pre-empted a claim of 160acres, continuing to add to his land possessions until he owned fifteen hundred acres. He donated land for the first cemetery. He was a prominent fur buyer and Indian trader for several years. He erected the first flouring mill and built the famous mill dam. He was a miller, lumberman, merchant and farmer. he was the first Post Master of Sac county and the County judge in 1868.
He was elected to represent the district in the State legislature, and later was a candidate for Senator. During the Civil War he served as Provost Marshal of the district, headquarters in Fort dodge. The territory covered nearly all of Western Iowa. He was prominent of Freemasons, Politically first a Whig and later a Republican.
CRISS Eugene 1822 03-11-1903 Oakland Jackson Twp Sac Lot 1, Bk. 1; Veteran; Provost Marshall
Eugene Criss was born in Preston County West Virginia July 27, 1822, the son of Michael and Maria Armstrong Criss. He passed away on March 11, 1903.
He was educated in the common schools of Maryland. His father was a Methodist Episcopal Minister. He was married March 9,1843, to Miss Frances Hall of Preston County, West Virginia, the daughter of Jesse and Sarah Hall. She was born on a farm in Monongahela County, West Virginia 16 May 1823.
The family consisted of six children namely Mary Jane, James S., Helen B., Nancy Emeline, William H. and Lola.
They moved west in 1844 and lived on a family farm prior to moving. He worked in the lead mines near Galena, Illinois for a period of three to five years. They also rented a farm in Jo Davis county, Illinois for two years. later he was in the mercantile business in Shullsburg, Wisconsin for eleven years. In the spring of 1855, they loaded stock and moved west. Four months of travel brought them to Sac City in August 1855.
Mr. Criss erected the first Sac City building size sixteen by twenty feet. The doors and windows were hauled from Dubuque a distance of 270 miles. Shortly afterward he pre-empted a claim of 160acres, continuing to add to his land possessions until he owned fifteen hundred acres. He donated land for the first cemetery. He was a prominent fur buyer and Indian trader for several years. He erected the first flouring mill and built the famous mill dam. He was a miller, lumberman, merchant and farmer. he was the first Post Master of Sac county and the County judge in 1868.
He was elected to represent the district in the State legislature, and later was a candidate for Senator. During the Civil War he served as Provost Marshal of the district, headquarters in Fort dodge. The territory covered nearly all of Western Iowa. He was prominent of Freemasons, Politically first a Whig and later a Republican.
CRISS Eugene 1822 03-11-1903 Oakland Jackson Twp Sac Lot 1, Bk. 1; Veteran; Provost Marshall
He was educated in the common schools of Maryland. His father was a Methodist Episcopal Minister. He was married March 9,1843, to Miss Frances Hall of Preston County, West Virginia, the daughter of Jesse and Sarah Hall. She was born on a farm in Monongahela County, West Virginia 16 May 1823.
The family consisted of six children namely Mary Jane, James S., Helen B., Nancy Emeline, William H. and Lola.
They moved west in 1844 and lived on a family farm prior to moving. He worked in the lead mines near Galena, Illinois for a period of three to five years. They also rented a farm in Jo Davis county, Illinois for two years. later he was in the mercantile business in Shullsburg, Wisconsin for eleven years. In the spring of 1855, they loaded stock and moved west. Four months of travel brought them to Sac City in August 1855.
Mr. Criss erected the first Sac City building size sixteen by twenty feet. The doors and windows were hauled from Dubuque a distance of 270 miles. Shortly afterward he pre-empted a claim of 160acres, continuing to add to his land possessions until he owned fifteen hundred acres. He donated land for the first cemetery. He was a prominent fur buyer and Indian trader for several years. He erected the first flouring mill and built the famous mill dam. He was a miller, lumberman, merchant and farmer. he was the first Post Master of Sac county and the County judge in 1868.
He was elected to represent the district in the State legislature, and later was a candidate for Senator. During the Civil War he served as Provost Marshal of the district, headquarters in Fort dodge. The territory covered nearly all of Western Iowa. He was prominent of Freemasons, Politically first a Whig and later a Republican.
CRISS Eugene 1822 03-11-1903 Oakland Jackson Twp Sac Lot 1, Bk. 1; Veteran; Provost Marshall
Bio by: Conley Wolterman
Gravesite Details
Husband of Frances (Hall) Criss. Son of Michael N and Maria (Armstrong) Criss
