CALEB CREWS. Few men are moe orderly or quiet in all their bearing and relation to society than the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. The son of Matthew and Elizabeth (Owen) Crews, he was born near where he now resides November 18, 1838.
He was married November 4, 1866. to Miss Mary A., daughter of William N. and Eliza (West) Borah, and to them were born six children, four of whom are at present living, viz.,
Matthew, the son of Andrew, was born in Halifax County, Va., January 18, 1794, died September 2, 1861, and was buried in the cemetery on his own place in Massillon Township.
Subject, in his avocation, is a farmer, owning 160 acres of very productive land, of which 125 acres are improved and in a good state of cultivation, yielding as well as the best, and is unsurpassed by any other in the community.
When the war cry was raised, adn his country's flag was assailed by traitor hands, our subject was early to offer his services, and entered Company D, Eighty-seventh Illinois Infantry, where he remained till the last foe was driven from the field. After his discharge from the army, he returned home, resuming the quiet walks of life, and is still pursuing his usual unassuming course. He has been called upon to fill various positions, such as Highway Commissioner, School Trustee and Director, and has always discharged his duties faithfully.
That the rising generations might enjoy better educational advantages than those of the meaer past, he has always taken a lively interest in the common district schools of the neighborhood.
Our subject, in his religious relations and belief, is a Methodist, and in politics a Republican and Prohibitionist.
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