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Honey Grove, Fannin Co., Texas, 1895

Thomas H. Crowson was born in Madison County, Alabama, Dec. 14, 1815, and was married to Mary Bledsoe, Dec. 20, 1833, and remained in Shelby County, where he was reared, until 1847, removing then from Alabama to Sale County, Arkansas; thence to Fannin County, Texas, in October, 1863."Uncle Tommie" was converted and joined the Methodist church when he was 12 years of age and for nearly three-fourths of a century faithfully served his church as steward and class leader, being encouraged and strengthened in all his church work by his pious wife, who loved the church with all her heart. God blessed this happy union with 15 children, 66 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. He was optimistic and his religion adorned this grace so that he looked upon the brighter side of life; hence was happy and cheerful in disposition and full of sympathy and love for his fellowman. On the 16th day of January, 1879, a band of angels came into his home and bore the wife of his youth and the mother of his children away, and the strong man reverently bowed his head and wept; but, like the giant oak amid the storms, his faith was more firmly fixed in God, growing more rooted and grounded in love, and abounding in good works, until extreme old age brought him, too, to the margin of the river. He had set his house in order, and on the 6th day of March, 1895, the summons came, and with joy he crossed over to rejoin wife and 6 children, with all the triumphant hose of God's children. Thus ended the pilgrimage of the devoted husband, the loving father, the obliging neighbor, the servant of the church, and the friend of God, from the home of a dutiful son, Asa, to the bosom of his father. J. E. Vinson Note: Thomas was actually born on Dec. 13, 1815 instead of the 14th. He removed from Alabama to Saline County, Arkansas instead of Sale County. I've typed this just as it was on the copy I received. (Typed from original newspaper article found in my father's papers. Susan Kay Crowson Hudspeth )

Died at the residence of his son, Asa Crowson, near Dial, Wednesday night, Mr. Thomas Crowson, one of the oldest citizens of this section. Mr. Crowson was the father of M. B. and J. A. Crowson of this city. He was highly respected where he was known, and though he goes to his final home at a ripe old age, many will learn of his death with sorrow. The interment took place at Lane's Academy yesterday.