At long last we begin to get close to ancestors who some people living can still remember. Stories about Frank and Mary Catherine Crossley still make their rounds through the Styer family. John Fanklin Crossley (1/28/1861-12/17/1928) was the son of Reuben and Martha (Wilson) Crossley. On January 8, 1891, he married Mary Catherine Carr (5/2/1864-7/31/1936).Continue reading “Meet the Family Episode 14: John Franklin and Mary Catherine (Carr) Crossley”
Tag Archives: Crossley
Styer Stories Episode 13: The Crossley Connection Part 3:
The Friendly Wilson’s: Reuben and Martha (Wilson) Crossley
Styer Stories Episode 12: The Crossley Connection Part 2
From Lizard Creek To the Susquehanna Valley: Joseph and Catherine (Heimbach) Crossley
Meet the Family: Episode 11- The Crossley Connection Part 1
This study of the Styer genealogy has turned up Revolutionary Patriots (in the form of families like the Spares, or as we are about to see, the Crossleys), Mennonite conscientious objectors (like the Styers), and even a rogue Hessian deserter-turned-Patriot (i.e. John Lutsey). In today’s post it will become clear that we have Tories in our ancestry as well- in the form of the Thomas family.
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