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William Ross Crosley

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Birth	:	14 Feb 1865 Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Dec 1937 Springfield, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8732986, -97.9132996
Description	:	Springfield Times, Springfield, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, Thursday, December 9, 1937 William Ross Crosley Dies Suddenly Sunday Evening 40 Years A Resident Here Deceased Born Near Ft. Madison, Iowa, Feb. 14th, 1865; Survived By Wife and Daughter The Springfield community was shocked and grieved Sunday evening as the tidings came that Ross Crosley had suddenly died from heart failure. He had seemed in usual health and had sawed some wood during the afternoon. Later he went out to his evening chores, came into the house and sat down by the fire, talking to Lyon Austin, who makes his home... Read More	Springfield Times, Springfield, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, Thursday, December 9, 1937 William Ross Crosley Dies Suddenly Sunday Evening 40 Years A Resident Here Deceased Born Near Ft. Madison, Iowa, Feb. 14th, 1865; Survived By Wife and Daughter The Springfield community was shocked and grieved Sunday evening as the tidings came that Ross Crosley had suddenly died from heart failure. He had seemed in usual health and had sawed some wood during the afternoon. Later he went out to his evening chores, came into the house and sat down by the fire, talking to Lyon Austin, who makes his home with the Crosley's and suddenly closed his eyes in death. Mrs. Crosley, who had been away for a few minutes on an errand to a neighbor, entered the house just as Mr. Austin was hastening to summon her. The funeral services were held in the Congregational Church on Tuesday afternoon and a large congregation of friends assembled in the last tribute to a man who has been an honored and loved resident of Springfield for the past 27 years and of the county for almost 40 years. William Ross Crosley was born on a farm near Ft. Madison, Iowa, on February 14, 1865, the son of William and Catherine (Urfer) Crosley. The family later moved to Missouri and then to western Iowa. In 1886, Ross, in company with William Homer, came to Cedar County, Nebraska, where he worked for some time breaking prairie. So extensively did he do this that he used to say jokingly that he had broke up the county. The year after his coming, his parents with their family of children, followed him to Cedar County. On the 20th of December, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Jacobson, the marriage taking place in Wheeler, S. D. For three years the couple continued to reside in Cedar County and then moved to eastern Iowa, to Cedar County in that state, where they resided for two years. This was at the time when the great drought made it necessary for many to leave this region temporarily. But in 1898 they returned to the west. Coming to Bon Homme County, and making their home at Running Water. They moved to Springfield in 1910 where Mr. Crosley has since engaged in farming on the south edge of town. Their special object in moving to Springfield had been the education of their two daughters, but a few months after their coming, their younger daughter, Hilda, met death in an accident. The older daughter, Florence, is the wife of Arnold Breitenbach, of Springfield. There are four grandchildren. Of the parental family there are four brothers and two sisters. They are: Frank, of Sturgis; Ella (Mrs. William Homer), of Running Water; George, of Santee, Nebraska; Otto, of Springfield; Edward, of Santee; and Florence (Mrs. Frank Donnelly), of Canada. Mr. Crosley was a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, having joined them by confession and baptism in 1903. Mr. Crosley has been a hard working, industrious man, a warm hearted and kindly neighbor, and honorable citizen. His sudden death came as a personal loss to all in the community where he has lived so long, for he was a friendly man, respected and loved by all. Their sympathy is extended to Mrs. Crosley and daughter, and all the other relatives in this heavy bereavement that has come to them.

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William Ross Crosley's memorial is located at: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA.
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William Ross Crosley death on 4 Dec 1937 in Springfield, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.8732986
Longitude: -97.9132996

Family Members:

Parent

William Marsh Crosley

(1835 - 1895)

Katherine Urfer Aldridge

(1840 - 1931)

Spouse

Anna Matilda Jacobson Crosley

(1875 - 1958)

Siblings

(unknow - unknow)

Martha Ellen Crosley Homer

(1870 - 1955)

George Washington Crosley Sr.

(1872 - 1951)

Nathaniel Edward “Edward N.” Crosley

(1881 - 1938)

Children

Florence Cecelia Crosley Breitenbach

(1896 - 1969)

Hilda Crosley

(1898 - 1911)

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