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Doctor Franklin Crowder

Birth	:	18 Feb 1844 Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	14 Aug 1922 Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Burial	:	Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery, Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8821983, -74.5785980
Description	:	DOCTOR FRANKLIN CROWDER.--A pioneer settler of Butte County who has carried on to a notable degree the good work of county development so well participated in by his father, is Doctor Franklin Crowder, whose grandfather was Allen Crowder, a native of Virginia, who moved with his wife (formerly Miss Phoebe Gregg) to North Carolina, where he owned a large tract of land. He had three hundred acres set out to apples, and an equal area set out to peaches, and he died in North Carolina at the age of one hundred and five years. Doctor Franklins father was Godfrey C. Crowder,... Read More	DOCTOR FRANKLIN CROWDER.--A pioneer settler of Butte County who has carried on to a notable degree the good work of county development so well participated in by his father, is Doctor Franklin Crowder, whose grandfather was Allen Crowder, a native of Virginia, who moved with his wife (formerly Miss Phoebe Gregg) to North Carolina, where he owned a large tract of land. He had three hundred acres set out to apples, and an equal area set out to peaches, and he died in North Carolina at the age of one hundred and five years. Doctor Franklins father was Godfrey C. Crowder, a native of North Carolina, where he was born in 1815, and where, in 1841, he was married to Miss Margaret Elizabeth Mooney, who was also born in North Carolina. For a while Godfrey Crowder settled on a ranch, but in 1854 he started for the Coast, and reaching Benton County, Ark., he tarried there for a couple of years. In 1856, in the month of April, he set out with ox teams and wagons to cross the plains, the party starting with three wagons and arriving in California after a six month trip with one wagon and one pair of oxen. On the way the Indians stampeded their stock, and some died; but in September of that year he arrived with his family at Chico Creek. In 1857, he settled on Rock Creek, and took up land, which he improved, and there he resided until his wife died, in 1892. Then he removed to Mud Creek, but on account of ill health went back to Rock Creek, where he died on December 39, 1895. Nine children were born to this deserving pioneer couple: W. Pinkney was killed accidentally on the plains by a rifle being prematurely discharged; Drurey D. died in 1901; Zacharia Taylor died in 1913; Mary Elizabeth died when she was two years old; Martha A. is Mrs. Richardson, of Chico; James Allan lives in Eastern Oregon; Margaret Jane, Mrs. Alonzo Richardson, died in 1895; Sarah Ellen, who died in February, 1881; besides Doctor Franklin (so baptized), the subject of this sketch. Doctor Franklin Crowder was born in Cleveland county, N. C. February 18, 1844, and brought up in North Carolina until he was ten years old, when he was taken to Arkansas and there attended the public school; and when twelve years of age he came to California and continued for a while his schooling. His opportunities in that direction, however, were limited, amounting to only twenty-two months, and the balance of his book knowledge he got for himself. In 1856, he commenced to work for his board, while two years later he went on the farm of James A. Cole. This gentleman and his family were educated people, and they encouraged him to resume school again and helped him to learn at home. At the end of three years he took up the work of a stockman, and then he was employed in the flour mill on Rock Creek, owned by J. L. Keefer. There he had to keep the weights and attend to the accounts, and graduating from that form of responsibility he entered the saw mills and worked as superintendent and bookkeeper and cashier. He was several years in the saw mills service, and never once in that period was he called to the office to explain an account. Finally, with his brother, Z. T., Mr. Crowder bought a ranch near Nord, and soon after this he was married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Nils, who died at Sacramento on July 31,1907, the mother of two children, both of whom are dead. The boy, Walter A., was killed at Chico when a team ran away, and Effie M., who was Mrs. Mason, died at Santa Rosa in December, 1908. Mr. Crowder engaged in ranching until his wife died, and then he sold his ranch and stock and located in Chico where he lives with his sister, Mrs. Richardson, and makes loans and investments. An active Democrat who places local interests above party politics, Mr. Crowder was a school trustee for seventeen years, serving in the Meridian District and also the Webster District. He is a member of the Christian Church at Chico, and was chairman of the official board for years, being a senior member. He belongs to Chico Lodge, No. 113, I. O. O. F. where he is one of the oldest members, having joined on February 7, 1866. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 511-512, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.

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Where is Doctor Franklin Crowder's memorial?
Doctor Franklin Crowder's memorial is located at: Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery, Dover, Morris County, USA.
When did Doctor Franklin Crowder death?
Doctor Franklin Crowder death on 14 Aug 1922 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Doctor Franklin Crowder's memorial?
Latitude: 40.8821983
Longitude: -74.5785980

Family Members:

Parent

Godfrey C. Crowder

(1815 - 1895)

Margaret Elizabeth Mooney Crowder

(1821 - 1892)

Spouse

Mary Elizabeth Mills Hall Crowder

(1854 - 1907)

Siblings

Drury Dobbins Crowder

(1846 - 1901)

Zachariah Taylor Crowder

(1848 - 1913)

Sarah Ellen Crowder

(1865 - 1881)

Children

Walter Allen Crowder

(1878 - 1890)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8821983, -74.5785980

2. Old Saint Marys Graveyard
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8858650, -74.5778860

3. Orchard Street Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8814011, -74.5618973

4. Locust Hill Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8913994, -74.5580978

5. Mount Sinai Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8713989, -74.5594025

6. Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Cemetery
Dover, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8659897, -74.5628204

7. Friends Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8649788, -74.5632477

8. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8653984, -74.5618820

9. Millbrook Methodist Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8636017, -74.5573730

10. United Methodist Church Cemetery
Succasunna, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8683281, -74.6374207

11. First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Succasunna, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8682213, -74.6379700

12. First Presbyterian Church of Berkshire Valley Ceme
Wharton, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9311256, -74.5927963

13. Saint Cecilia Cemetery
Rockaway, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9077988, -74.5160980

14. First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Rockaway, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9034805, -74.5121765

15. Walnut Grove Baptist Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8282585, -74.5649567

16. Mount Freedom Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8272743, -74.5823669

17. Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Randolph, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8279190, -74.5656891

18. Walton Family Burial Ground
Rockaway, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9351100, -74.5530500

19. Hill Family Cemetery
Franklin, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8698616, -74.5055542

20. Trowbridge Family Farm Cemetery
Morris Township, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8331630, -74.5232620

21. Old Rogerene Cemetery
Shore Hills, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9105000, -74.6553330

22. Mount Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
Mount Freedom, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8194008, -74.6164017

23. Long-Gordon Burial Ground
Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9463800, -74.6140700

24. Denville Cemetery
Denville, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8986092, -74.4874344