. Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, Indiana . and was born in Cumberland county, July 6, 1768. In that localityhe was married to Miss Hevison, who was born February 15, 1766, and theirchildren were: Catherine, born May 20, 1792 ; Leah, born March 6, 1794 ;Henry, born August i, 1796; Maria, born July 15, 1798; Simon, born July25, 1802 ; John, born August 15, 1804; David, born September 18, 1808;Elizabeth, born October 15, 1810; and Daniel, born November 20, 1820 Henry Crouse, the father of this family, removed to German-to


. Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, Indiana . and was born in Cumberland county, July 6, 1768. In that localityhe was married to Miss Hevison, who was born February 15, 1766, and theirchildren were: Catherine, born May 20, 1792 ; Leah, born March 6, 1794 ;Henry, born August i, 1796; Maria, born July 15, 1798; Simon, born July25, 1802 ; John, born August 15, 1804; David, born September 18, 1808;Elizabeth, born October 15, 1810; and Daniel, born November 20, 1820 Henry Crouse, the father of this family, removed to German-town, Ohio, and cleared a farm in that locality. In 1830 he became aresident of Marion county, Indiana, and purchased and cleared a section ofland, including the site which was afterward chosen for the asylum for theinsane, near Indianapolis. He died in the prime of life, owing to injuriessustained while felling a tree. He was a member of the German Reformedchurch. John W. Crouse, the father of our subject, was born April 15, 1805, inWestmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and during his youth accompanied his. BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. 97 parents on their removal to Butler county, Ohio. He was married in Preblecounty, March 17, 1825, to Miss Eliza Christman, the marriage ceremonybeing performed by Rev. Bishop Kumler. The lady was born in Preblecounty, June i, 1805, a daughter of Daniel and Magdaline (Oza) parents were both natives of Guilford county. North Carolina, the fatherborn March 27, 1773, and the mother, Decembers, 1776. They were among;the early pioneers of Preble county, Ohio, where they reared their family o£four sons and a daughter, namely: John, Eliza, Solomon, Jacob and sons spent the greater part of their lives in Preble county, where theywere highly respected citizens. Daniel Christman entered land from thegovernment and developed a good farm, at one time owning about three hun-dred acres. He was a straightforward, honorable man, a member of theUn


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