Person:James Crow (25)

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James Atkins Crow
b.1 Jan 1850 Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
d.26 Oct 1920 Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bet 1829 and 1833
  1. Kate Crow
  2. Margaret Crow
  3. Christopher Crow1835 - Bet 1900 & 1910
  4. Henry Clay Crow1845 - 1863
  5. Isaac N. CrowAbt 1847 -
  6. James Atkins Crow1850 - 1920
  7. John Senter Crow1854 - Aft 1907
  8. Alexander Crow1857 -
  9. Catharine Crow1860 - 1943
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Apr 1899
  1. James Jasper Crow1900 - 1942
  2. Malcolm Crow1907 - 1989
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] James Atkins Crow
Gender Male
Birth[8][3][4][5] 1 Jan 1850 Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Residence[1] 1850 McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Residence[9] 1860 McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Residence[5] 1870 McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Residence[10] 1880 McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Marriage 17 Apr 1899 Plano, Collin County, Texas, USAto Martha G. Hughlett
Residence[11] 1900 Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
Residence[3] 1910 Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
Residence[4] 1920 Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
Death[8] 26 Oct 1920 Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
Burial[8] 27 Oct 1920 Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
Religion? Methodist/

Jim was asst. postmaster & postmaster for 35 years, first appointed postmaster of Plano, Texas on May 6, 1896. He married Martha G. (Mattie) Houghlet, and they had one son, James Jasper Crow when Jim was 54 years old. They bought a lot in Plano on the east side of Main Street, May 30, 1902 (Vol 115, p261.) They adopted a nephew, Malcolm Crow. Jim died in 1920 at home, at the age of 74. He must've been well liked as the businesses of Plano closed during his funeral. The land was sold in 1921 by widow Mattie G. and son James Jasper (Vol. 233, p350.) There was no probate.

NAME: Jim A. Crow<@Oral/Miriam>Researched by Joy Gough (mailto:jfarrgo@home.com) who is a volunteer at the Plano Library. There is much info. about Plano & Collin County residents/records in that library. This information is from the deed records. There is an obituary, below. Contact info. for research is GenFriends, PO Box 860477, Plano, TX 75086-0477.

> DEATH ENDS LONG SERVICE AS POSTMASTER > James A. Crow of Plano Died At Age of 74 Years. Postmaster James A. Crow of Plano, 74 years old, died at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning at the family residence after a brief illness. Mr. Crow had served as assistant and postmaster at Plano for the last thirty-five years, serving three terms as postmaster. He leaves a wife and son, J. A. Crow Jr. (James Jasper Crow, not J.A. He was not a Jr.) > Funeral arrangements have not been announced pending the arrival of relatives from Athens, Tenn. and his son, who is said to be working at the Shreveport State Fair at Shreveport. He was a member of the Methodist Church. > McKinney Daily Courier Gazette October 27, 1920 > PLANO BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE FOR CROW FUNERAL > Plano, Texas, Oct. 29-The funeral services of James Atkins Crow, postmaster here, who died early Tuesday, were held at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. R. C. Hicks conducted the services. All business houses closed their doors during the services from 3 to 4 p. m. as a mark of respect to the faithful and accommodating postmaster, who served the public so long. > McKinney Daily Courier Gazette Friday, October 29, 1920

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau o;;)
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll:M432_887; Page: 261B; Image: .

    Isaac Crow (50), Born: abt. 1800 in North Carolina. Occupation:farmer; Catherine, Born in Tennessee; Dianna (17); Christopher (14), Sarah (12); Henry C. (7), Isaac (4); James A. (0). All children born in Tennessee; Real Estate worth: $900; 1850 Residence place: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee

  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;;)
    Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page:255; Image: 105.

    Birth date: abt 1850Birth place: TennesseeResidence date:1860Residence place: District 7, McMinn, Tennessee, United States

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National A;;)
    Year 1910, Census Place : Plano, Collin, Texas; Roll: T624_1540; Page9A; Enumer. Dist: 0022; Image 172, FHL #::1375553 .

    Crow, James (59), Birth abt. 1851, male, white, married for 11 years,born TN, Father born TN, Mother – TN; Martha G. (46) wife, born TN, Father born KY, Mother—KY, Jimmie, Jr., (9), son, born TX,
    Owned/paid for house on Main St. Plano, Asst. Postmaster, (as of 23rd Apr, 1910)

    Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Name: Name: Onlinepublication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Images reproduced by Family Search. NARA Microflim # T624, 1,178 rolls, 1910 US Census f/Plano, Collin, Texas; Original data: Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archive, Washington, DC

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;;)
    Year 1920, Census Place : Plano, Collin, Texas; Roll: T625_1789; Page1B; Enumer. Dist: 25; Image 309.

    Crow, James (68), Birth abt. 1852, male, white, married born TN,Father born NC, other – TN; Mattie (57) wife, born TN, Father born KY, Mother—KY, Asst. Postmaster; Jim Jr., son, born TX, Postoffice Clerk; Maggie Hughlett (59) sister-in-law, born TN, Malcolm Crow (12) nephew, born TN.
    Owned/paid for house at 17 Main St. Plano, Postmaster, (as of 2nd & 3rd Jan, 1920)

    Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Online publication -Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archive, Washington DC), Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas; Roll: T625_1789; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 309;

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and;;)
    Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: M593_;Page: ; Image: .

    Catherine Crow, (57) Born: Tennessee; James A. , son, (20) attend.Sclhool; Christopher, son, (34); John, son, (16); Alexander, son (13); Catherine (10); Jane (22); Minnie(1); William (1 Month); Sarah Anderson (30) George Anderson (10). Residence place, District 7 (Athens,) McMinn County, Tennessee

  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T6;;)
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Plano, Collin County, Texas; Roll:T623_1621; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16.

    Crow, James (49), Born Jan 1850, in Tennessee, Father born Tennessee,Mother born Tennessee; Martha G. (36) wife, born Tennessee, Father born Kentucky, Mother born Kentucky; Marriage date: 1899; Marriage place: Collin County, TX; 1900 Residence place: Plano, Collin County, Texas.

  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000. (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2006.Original data - Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.Original data: Texas Departmen;;).

    James Atkins Crow; Death date: 26 Oct 1920Death place: Collin, Texas

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000. (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2006.Original data - Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.Original data: Texas Departmen;;)
    Death Certificate # 31324.

    James Atkin Crow, Date of Death: 26 Oct 1920, in Plano, Collin, Texas@70 yrs, 9 mo, 25days; Date of Birth:1 Jan 1850, in McMinn Cty, Tennessee; Father: Isaac Crow, born: Roan County, Tennessee; Mother: Katherine Suster, born: Roan County., Tennessee; Occupation: Post Master; Cause of Death: Bright's Disease; Burial: 27 Oct 1920, in Plano, Texas

    Texas, Death Certificate # 31324. James Atkin Crow Date of Death: 26Oct 1920, in Plano, Collin, TX @70 yrs, 9 mo, 25days. Date of Birth:1 Jan 1850, in McMinn Cty, TN, Father Isaac Crow, born: Roan Cty., TN Mother: Katherine Suster, born: Roan County., TN. Occupation: Post Master, Cause of Death Bright's Disease . Burial: 27 Oct 1920, in Plano, TX; Bureau of Vital Statistics.

  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;;)
    Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll:M653_1262; Page: 255; Image: 105; FHL film #: 805262.

    Isaac Crow, (60), Born abt. 1800 in North Carolina; Occupatin: farmer;Catherine (45), Born in Tennessee; Henry C. (15), Isaac N (13), James A. (10), John (6), Alexander (3), All children born in Tennessee, Real Estate worth: $1,500; Personal worth: $865; Residence place: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee

  10. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to;;)
    Year 1880; Census Place; District 7, McMinn, Tennessee; NARA Microflim# T9-1268, Page; 324 B, Entry #: 1263; Film #: 1255268.

    Elizabeth Barnard (47), widow; James Crow (30), brother, single,Occupation: farmer; John Crow (26); Alex Crow (24), brother; Catherine Crow (19), sister; Pallie Barnard (19) daughter; Eliza Barnard (17) daughter; Laura Barnard (15), daughter; Virginia Barnard (12), daughter; All born in Tennessee.

  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.comOperations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T6;;)
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Plano, Collin, Texas; Roll: T623_1621; Page:7A; Enumeration District: 16.

    Crow, James (49), Born Jan 1850, in Tennessee, Father born Tennessee,Mother born Tennessee; Martha G. (36) wife, born Tennessee, Father born Kentucky, Mother born Kentucky; Marriage date: 1899; Marriage place: Collin County, TX; 1900 Residence place: Plano, Collin County, Texas

  12.   Obituary, James A. Crow - McKinney Daily Courier Gazette 10/27/1920,James J. Crow of Plano, 74 years old, died at family residence after a brief illness. Mr Crow had served as assistant and postmaster at Plano for the last 35 years, serving 3 terms as postmaster. He leaves a wife and son, J. Crow.Funeral arrangements pending arrival of relatives from Athens, TN. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral announcement in McKinney Daily Courier Gazette, 10/29/1920 Funeral services of James Atkins Crow, postmaster here, were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. N.C. Hicks conducted the services. All business houses closed their doors during the service from 3-4pm as a mark of respect to the faithful and accommodating postmaster, who served the public so long.
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