. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. ISAAC CROXE was horn in Frank-Kn County, Feb. 13, 1833. He haslived alcn? for many years in Gibca,ribcut two miles from Crone came to Shirley Townshipin 1S40, where he has resided ever 39 since. He was married in 1863 toAnn Eliza Taylor. His children areap follows: Mrs. David Hoover ofHuntingdon; Mrs. Harry Decker ofBraddock; Charles D. Crone ofAllegheny. Mr Crones wife died in1894. He is a faithful member ofthe ^Methodist faith, and at the pres-ent time is sexton of the SingersGap Church. Mr. Crone has been alaborer
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. ISAAC CROXE was horn in Frank-Kn County, Feb. 13, 1833. He haslived alcn? for many years in Gibca,ribcut two miles from Crone came to Shirley Townshipin 1S40, where he has resided ever 39 since. He was married in 1863 toAnn Eliza Taylor. His children areap follows: Mrs. David Hoover ofHuntingdon; Mrs. Harry Decker ofBraddock; Charles D. Crone ofAllegheny. Mr Crones wife died in1894. He is a faithful member ofthe ^Methodist faith, and at the pres-ent time is sexton of the SingersGap Church. Mr. Crone has been alaborer all his .JEREMIAH SHOPE, though nowresiding with his daughter, Mrs. Miller, of Mount Undon, was solong a residenr of Shirley Townshil^, 40 that we class him also among residents. He was born atLoysville. Perry County. Jan. S, in lite he. came with his par-ents to Cromwell Township settled. .In. 1851 they migratedinto Blacklog Valley, where his fath-er purchased the Peter Etnier farm,latsr known as the John Shope home-stead farm. After marriage, he pur-chased a farm in Blackleg Valley,where he r.;sided until the death ofhis wife. Mr. was a soldier,a meml)er of the Bridge Corps. I-Iemarried Miss Margaret Gilliland, andC) children v/ere born to this union,,of Vvhcm 3 ar? living: Jonathan,cashier of the. First National Ban/cat Ilollidaysbnrg; Mr~. B. B. Mille-?f the Kenmar. Mount ITnion: Miller, of near town: WilliamE., cashier of the Peoples Nationalr-ank of Mt. Pleasant: Mrs. B. of ]\It. Peasant. Mr. Shcpe is acarpenter by trade.
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