The Crose Family

Jonathan Crose, sen., was born February 25, 1791, in a fort in Nicholas County, Ky. He was married to Susan Utterback in Bourbon County, Ky. She was born in Kentucky, March 23, 1787. They moved to Tippecanoe County, Ind., in the year 1830, with seven sons, and one born in Indiana after their arrival. The following are the children’s names: Reuben, born January 3, 1811; Benjamin, born January 22, 1813; Andrew J., born March 26, 1815; Henry H., born January 30, 1819; Covington, born June 2, 1822; William F., born December 20, 1824; Jonathan, born December 29, 1827; Michael, born June 20, 1831, in Indiana; all the others born in Kentucky. Mrs. Crose, formerly Susan Utterback, died June 24, 1834, buried in Tippecanoe County. Mr. Crose served as county commissioner at an early day for Boone County; the dates we are not able to give. He died July 22, 1876; is buried at the old cemetery in Thorntown. Mr. Crose first settled in Boone County in 1835, on the farm now owned by Thomas Utter. He settled all his sons within five miles of his old homestead. The following are deceased: Reuben, killed by falling tree May 6, 1862, buried at Thorntown; Benjamin, died August 4, 1879, buried at new cemetery in Thorntown; Andrew J., died 1879, is buried near Frankfort, Ind. Henry H. resides in Sidney, Iowa; William F. resides in Page County, Iowa; Covington and Jonathan, jr. [sic], reside in Boone County, Ind.; Michael resides in Clinton County, Ind. Benjamin Crose, who was one of Boone County’s best citizens, was born in Kentucky, January 22, 1813; came to Boone County in 1835. Mr. Crose was twice married, first to Mary J. Reed, the second time Cynthia Martin. The following are the names of Mr. Benjamin Crose’s children: David, Mary E., Cyntha A., Alice, Martha J., Benjamin, Sarah, Atley, Susan – all born in Boone County except David, who was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind. Mr. Benjamin Crose was a very prominent man in his day, owning at one time one thousand acres of land on Sugar Creek, and for years the owner of the Crose mills near his own home. He died August 4, 1879; is buried at the new cemetery near Thorntown.

David Crose was married to Martha E. Bovee, September 10, 1857; is one of the enterprising farmers of Washington Township on the north bank of Sugar Creek, where he has resided for over thirty years. The following are the names of his children: Marion F., born August 20, 1858, died November 11, 1858; William B., born February 2, 1860; Mary E., born October 24, 1864; Clement L., born May 8, 1863; Cyntha E., born October 11, 1864; James W., born May 17, 1866; Sarah A., born January 15, 1871, died February 1, 1871; Pearly A., born October 2, 1872, died August 30, 1879; Edgar L., born June 11, 1877; Walter F., born April 12, 1881. All the deceased members are burried [sic] at the new cemetery in Thorntown. Mrs. David Crose was born in Clinton County, Ind., April 27, 1841.

Transcribed by: Julie S. Townsend - June 6, 2007
Source: "Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana," Harden & Spahr, Lebanon, Ind., May, 1887, pp 247-248.