Sedgwick County KSGenWeb

Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kan.

Chapman Brothers 1888

Page 1040

PETER S. CRUM, one of the solid men of Minneha Township, owns 320 acres of land on section 8, where he located in the fall of 1870. With the exception of 115 acres, it has been brought to a good state of cultivation, and one of its prominent features is a peach and apple orchard, second to none in the State. This comprises thirty acres, and has received the especial care and attention of the proprietor, to whom it already yields handsome returns. The farm buildings are neat and substantial structures, and the live stock, to which Mr. Crum also gives particular attention, includes horses and cattle, specimens of which will compare well with those of any other farmer in this part of the county.

             Mr. Crum is a native of Adams County, Pa., and was born April 2, 1844. His parents, Christopher and Elizabeth (Meals) Crum, were also natives of the Keystone State, and were married April 5, 1838. Christopher Crum was born Jan. 31, 1812, and spent his entire life in his native State, engaged in coopering and farming. He departed this life at his home in Adams County, Pa., March 28, 1880. The mother was born Aug. 25, 1817, and is still living at the old homestead in Pennsylvania. They were most excellent and worthy people, and devoted members of the Lutheran Church. They had a family of eight children, the record being as follows: Ann M., born Dec. 9, 1838, married John W. Kraft, and died Feb. 20, 1872; Mary J., born June 15, 1841, married Isia P. Rice, and died July 4, 1880; Peter S. is our subject; Sarah, born July 9, 1846; Alvina, April 4, 1849; Lucy, born March 4, 1852, died Feb. 10, 1863; Clayton, born April 11, 1858, died Jan. 14, 1863; Jennie was born Jan. 17, 1857.

            In Mr. Crum is fully illustrated the career of the self-made man, who early in life was thrown upon his own resources and deprived of the advantages of education. His industry and enterprise have served him well, and his habit of observation of men and things has served to supply him with a good fund of general information, by which he is enabled to maintain his position among the intelligent men of his community. He uniformly votes the straight Republican ticket, and served as Township Trustee by appointment six months during the early part of 1887, and in the fall was elected to the same office.

             Mr. Crum was married, in Adams County, Pa., Aug. 26, 1868, to Miss Eliza Warren, a native of his own State, and who was born Feb. 2, 1847. Her parents were David and Hannah (Loop) Warren, natives of Pennsylvania. The father died in April, 1885; the mother still survives, and is living with her grandson, George Heller, in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Crum was reared under the parental roof, and remained at home until her marriage. This union resulted in the birth of eight children, all of whom are living: Harry E., born March 4, 1871; Ann M., March 26, 1873; John H., Jan. 11, 1875; Magga J., March 21, 1877; Berttie E., Sept. 13, 1879; Chancy R., Jan. 23, 1881; Howard C., Feb. 28, 1883; Alice C., June 11, 1885.

             Mr. and Mrs. Crum are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and respected by all their neighbors and acquaintances.

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