Son of Benjamin and Ann (Cregg/Cragg) Crow. Sometime after leaving home he added the "e" to end of his surname. It is unknown as to why. It is also unknown for sure if his middle name was his given name or he took it later. Many of his line believe he added Finley later to have a middle name.
On November 23, 1814 He was united in marriage to Esther Alexander in Bellevue, Washington, Missouri. To this union there are 12 known children.
Here is a quick history of his life, that came from kcshar2 on Ancestry, many thanks.
Founder of Hanover College at Hanover, IN.
John Finley Crow born in Tennessee (then part of North Carolina)
1802 his family moved to Territory which became Bellevue, ? Co., Missouri
1808-April 1809 to Kentucky for more education back to Missouri - converted to Presbyterian faith
1811-1813 graduated Transylvania University, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
May 1814 ordained an Elder in Pisgah Church, KY
1814-1815 Princeton Theological Seminary,Borough of Princeton, New Jersey
1815 founded a Academy-school, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., KY and pastor of 2 rura l churches (Fox Run and Bull Skin) near Shelbyville, KY 1823 John Finley Crowe moved to Hanover, Jefferson Cyt, IN
1827 founded in log cabin, School in Hanover known as Hanover Academy 1829 & Hanover College 1832 - Vice President 1832-1857
1843 Pres. McMaster moved college to Madison, IN became Madison University. John Finley Crowe founded a new school in old buildings at Hanover - new charter 1844 -
John Finley Crowe, DD, Senior Professor of Hanover College, Hanover, IN
Will Book A Page 168 - Will: Crowe, John Finley
"My daughter, Caroline E Coulter $400 for the benefit of her two sons: John Merle (Coulter) and Stanley (Coulter); My son, Benjamin Walter (Crowe) all my wearing apparel Executors: James Blythe Crowe & Joshua Bolles Garritt"
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He is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.
Son of Benjamin and Ann (Cregg/Cragg) Crow. Sometime after leaving home he added the "e" to end of his surname. It is unknown as to why. It is also unknown for sure if his middle name was his given name or he took it later. Many of his line believe he added Finley later to have a middle name.
On November 23, 1814 He was united in marriage to Esther Alexander in Bellevue, Washington, Missouri. To this union there are 12 known children.
Here is a quick history of his life, that came from kcshar2 on Ancestry, many thanks.
Founder of Hanover College at Hanover, IN.
John Finley Crow born in Tennessee (then part of North Carolina)
1802 his family moved to Territory which became Bellevue, ? Co., Missouri
1808-April 1809 to Kentucky for more education back to Missouri - converted to Presbyterian faith
1811-1813 graduated Transylvania University, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
May 1814 ordained an Elder in Pisgah Church, KY
1814-1815 Princeton Theological Seminary,Borough of Princeton, New Jersey
1815 founded a Academy-school, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., KY and pastor of 2 rura l churches (Fox Run and Bull Skin) near Shelbyville, KY 1823 John Finley Crowe moved to Hanover, Jefferson Cyt, IN
1827 founded in log cabin, School in Hanover known as Hanover Academy 1829 & Hanover College 1832 - Vice President 1832-1857
1843 Pres. McMaster moved college to Madison, IN became Madison University. John Finley Crowe founded a new school in old buildings at Hanover - new charter 1844 -
John Finley Crowe, DD, Senior Professor of Hanover College, Hanover, IN
Will Book A Page 168 - Will: Crowe, John Finley
"My daughter, Caroline E Coulter $400 for the benefit of her two sons: John Merle (Coulter) and Stanley (Coulter); My son, Benjamin Walter (Crowe) all my wearing apparel Executors: James Blythe Crowe & Joshua Bolles Garritt"
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He is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.
Inscription
Rev. J. Finley Crowe, D.D.
Who was called to his rest
Jan. 17th 1860.
AGED 71 YEARS.
In 1827 he founded the Academy
which in 1833 was merged into
Hanover College to which the re-
mainder of his life was devoted.
"HE BEING DEAD, YET SPEAKETH"
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