1876 Biography - John S. Crum
John S. Crum. Born near the summit of the Alleghany Mountains, in Cambria
County, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1836; the son of Aaron and Sophia Crum,
American born, but of German descent. Mr. Crum's early days were spent in
poverty and hard toil, with few advantages for education. February 3, 1859, he
married Miss Eady E. Smith, of Missouri, who died August 31, 1868; November 26,
1868, he married Miss Carmelia Boyt, of Johnson County, Illinois, and has had
five children. At the breaking out of the war, he enlisted in Company D,
Thirty-first Illinois, under command of Col. John A. Logan. At the battle of
Fort Donelson was severely wounded, and discharged July 25, 1862 – a brave
soldier. For the past eleven years he has been Postmaster of Vienna, Johnson
County.
Contributed 2022 Apr 22 by Norma Hass, extracted from 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois, pages 130 and 239.
