Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

and one son was born to this union: John Donnan “Don” Crawford. Albert died
October 29, 1985 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Crawford, Elizabeth was born April 16, 1904 in Carn, County Monaghan, Ireland and
was the daughter of John and Sophia (Mills) Crawford. The family moved to the United
States in March 1908 and settled in Rice Township. Elizabeth graduated from Hanover
High School in 1923 and attended the teachers colleges in De Kalb and Normal, Illinois
and Platteville, Wisconsin. Elizabeth taught in many country schools in the Hanover
and Elizabeth area and later in the Galena school before she retired in 1970. Elizabeth
died March 29, 1995 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Crawford, Ethel Mary (Kimball) was born July 1, 1907 in Janesville, Wisconsin. She
married John William Crawford on June 16, 1930 in Freeport and one daughter was
born to this union: Carol Ann (Crawford) Unangst. Ethel was a registered nurse,
Hanover telephone operator, and was employed at Eaton Corporation in Hanover. Ethel
died December 12, 1981 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Crawford, Margaret Ellen was born May 5, 1897 in Carn, County Monaghan, Ireland
and was the daughter of John and Sophia (Mills) Crawford. The family moved to the
United States in March 1908 and settled in Rice Township. She attended the teachers
colleges in De Kalb and Normal, Illinois and Platteville, Wisconsin. Margaret was a
schoolteacher for 48 years in Wisconsin, rural Jo Daviess County, and Galena schools
before she retired in 1970. Margaret died March 27, 1996 and is buried in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Creighton, Mary Ellen (O’Halloran) was born in about 1897. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1915. She married Walter C. Creighton and three known
children were born to this union: Regis C. Creighton, Marita F. Creighton, and Wilma
R. Creighton. The family lived in Stockton, Illinois for many years.
Crittenden, Lewellen Jessie (Nesbitt) was born January 3, 1917 in Hanover and was
the daughter of Jesse Sherman and Lenora Hunt (White) Nesbitt. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1935. Lewellen married Ward Crittenden on March 4, 1951.
Lewellen lived in Renando Beach, California for many years and died there on July 28,
1992.
Croffoot, Earl Alston was born January 13, 1908 in Hanover and was the son of Frank
Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Croffoot. He was married to Linnie Leona Hayes and
four children were born to this union: Lucille June Croffoot (who died when she was
ten years old), Keith Earl Croffoot, Lois Jean (Croffoot) Baker, Linda Lee (Crofoot)
Reitz, and Karl Eugene Croffott. He later married Marguerite Spencer on June 16, 1975
in Stockton. Earl farmed in the area and was employed by the Illinois Department of
Transportation. He was a milk truck driver in Pearl City and a salesman for De Kalb
Feed Company. He was employed at Eaton Corporation, Savanna and at the Savanna
Army Depot. Earl was living in Savanna when he died April 22, 1990 and he is buried
in Savanna Township Cemetery.
Croffoot, Linnie Leona (Hayes) was born October 13, 1908 in Berryman Township, Jo
Daviess County and was the daughter of Charles Lemuel and Daisy Elizabeth (Krise)
Hayes. She was married to Earl Alston Croffoot and five children were born to this
union: Lucille June Croffoot (who died when she was ten years old), Keith Earl
Croffoot, Lois Jean (Croffoot) Baker, Linda Lee (Croffoot) Reitz, and Karl Eugene
Croffoot. Linnie lived in Hanover for many years and worked as a line worker at Eaton
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