Thomas H. Crone

    Thomas H. Crone was born in Frederick County, Maryland, October 15, 1826, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Leach) Crone, both natives of Maryland. The great-grandfather of Thomas came to America from Germany previous to the Revolutionary War, and was one of the first to form a settlement in the Middletown Valley. John Crone died in 1864, and Mrs. Elizabeth Crone in 1881. Thomas remained with his father, for whom he worked, until he was twenty-four years of age.

    On January 17, 1850, he was married to Miss Susan R. Blessing, daughter of George and Susan Blessing, both natives of Maryland. This union was blessed with seven children -George A., Chancellor L., Minor F., Loretta C., Esther A., Stella P. and John W.

    After marriage, Mr. Crone removed to Amherst County, Virginia, where he purchased 436 acres of land and remained five years; after which he returned to his native State and became a man of all work. In 1858, Mr. Crone removed to a farm two and one-half miles southeast of Lebanon, where he resided until 1881, when he moved to West Lebanon, at which place he now lives. Mr. Crone has 430 acres, and a well-improved farm, with a remarkably commodious barn, 40 x 80 feet; cost $1,400. Mr. Crone is a thorough Republican.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.