. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . meuntil his death, which occurred in March, 1876,when he was eighty-five years of age. He wasa well-to-do man, having prospered in his under-takings as the years passed by. He belonged tothe Episcopal church, was a republican in politicsand held a number of local offices. For a timeMrs. Croxen kept the toll-gate on the road be-tween Wilmington and Joliet. By his secondmarriage Mr. Croxen had one child, Elizabeth,now the wife of E. J. Crawford, who resides op-posite her mothers home. Mrs. Croxens firsthusband was Arthur Croxen, a brother of William.
. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . meuntil his death, which occurred in March, 1876,when he was eighty-five years of age. He wasa well-to-do man, having prospered in his under-takings as the years passed by. He belonged tothe Episcopal church, was a republican in politicsand held a number of local offices. For a timeMrs. Croxen kept the toll-gate on the road be-tween Wilmington and Joliet. By his secondmarriage Mr. Croxen had one child, Elizabeth,now the wife of E. J. Crawford, who resides op-posite her mothers home. Mrs. Croxens firsthusband was Arthur Croxen, a brother of were five children of that marriage: Ben-jamin, who is with L. M. Arnold in Peotone;Esther, the wife of John Paulis, of Peotone town-ship ; Sarah, deceased; George, who is operatingthe home place; and Henry, who is in Chicagowith the Sears-Roebuck Company. In his political views William Croxen was arepublican and served as school director but wasnever active in politics as an office seeker. Heheld membership in the Episcopal church, of.
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