CALEB W. CREWS.  It is often the case that a worthy son perpetuates the characteristics of a worthy father, and especially is this the case with the subject before us, Caleb W., the son of William and Catherine (Shaw) Crews, was born in Jasper Township February 20, 1841, where he grew up to manhood, and from which he entered Company D, Eighty-seventh Regiment Illinois Infantry, in which  he served till the end of the war, participating all the battles and hardships in which his comrades were engaged.  William, the son of Andrew, was born about 1809 and died in Jasper Township in 1876.  Our subject attended the district schools of the county, and finally was a student in Salem College, where he greatly  improved his educational advantages.  He was first married in 1861, to Miss Mary C. Porter, who lived with him eight years and died without children.  Our subject was again married, December 26, 1871, to Miss Emma, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Thatcher) Owen, and to them were born Nora F., born December 28, 1872; Delia, September 10, 1874; and Joseph A.  David Owen lost his life in defense of his country in the war of the great rebellion.  By profession, our subject is a farmer, possesssing eighty acres of good land, and has his home on the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 27.  He has been three times elected Justice of the Peace, once Assessor, and ten years School Director.  In politics, he is a Republican, and is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.