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Biographies of Scott County, 1888 James L. Crow James L. Crow, an enterprising farmer of Scott County, Mo., was born in West Tennessee on December 14, 1846 and is a son of Edward and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Crow. The paternal great-grandfather immigrated to the United states from Germany and settled in Crittenden County, Ky. The grandfather, Levi S. Crow, emigrated from Kentucky to Tennessee, and resided there until his death. Edward Crow's family, after his death, removed from Tennessee to Cape Girardeau County, Mo., in 1854, and remained there until 1861, when they removed to Union County, Ill. The mother of our subject died in 1879. She had one other child, Mary A. (deceased). James L. remained with his mother until the war broke out, when he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred-and Forty-fifth Illinois Regiment (afterward consolidated with the Eighteenth Illinois), and served until the close of the war. While on the boat going from St. Louis, he received a fall which disabled him for some time. He served as corporal and also as sergeant. In September, 1864, at Mozelle Bridge, he received a gunshot wound in the right leg. After the war (in 1867) he removed to Scott County, Mo., and located where he now resides, and has lived ever since, with the exception of one year, in Stoddard County. He cultivates 335 acres of good land, and is a successful and intelligent business man. In 1864 he was united in marriage with Amanda A. Radden, a native of Illinois. They are the parents of eight children, three of whom are living: William, Charles A. and Edward D. His wife died in 1876, and in 1877 he married Paralee Radden, by whom he had one child, Robert G. She died in 1884. He was married to Mary A. Man, in 1885. To this union one child has been born - Ebert. Mr. Crow is a Mason, and a member of the I.O.O.F. and K. of P. This site is a AHGP Project which is a volunteer genealogical organization dedicated to the free access of genealogical information. NOTE: If you run across a site thats charges a fee to view these pages, please let me know This is a free site. There is not a charge to view these pages. Return To -C- Biographies 
 
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