General Notes

Son of Henry Crow and Martha McGary. Husband of Sally Ann Kirk (1836 –1878), married 1857. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Mayo (1845 –1912), married 1880. Worked as a farmer, postmaster, assessor, and as a day laborer. Died of chronic nephritis in Bovine, Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana. Buried in the "Crow Grave Yard, Bovine, Ind." on 15 December 1905.

A note about his name:
   In several family histories and elsewhere on the web, you will see his name listed as "Richard Dickinson Crow." I believe this is a made-up version of his name.
   In the 1850, 1870, 1880, and 1900 censuses his name was listed as Dickson Crow. In his two marriage records his name was listed as Dickson Crow. In his appointment as a US Postmaster, his civil war registration, his military service records, local directories AND his probate records, he was listed as Dickson Crow. In the 1860 census, his name was spelled Dixon Crow. Only in his death record is his name listed as "Richard Crow" —  perhaps an assumption that "Dick" (as his name was listed on his wife's death certificate) was short for Richard, rather than Dickson. His name also shows up as Richard on one of his son's death certificates, as well as on the death certificate of his daughter Celia. However, the evidence from primary source records is overwhelmingly in favor of his name being simply DICKSON CROW.

- Bio written for FindAGrave, Aug 2016, kmh

  Burial Notes

"Crow Grave Yard, Bovine, Indiana" — now known as Wheeling Cemetery (AKA Crow Cemetery, Bovine Cemetery, Methodist Cemetery, or Whiting Cemetery)

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Nickname: Dickson.

• Parents: Henry Crow and Martha "Patsy" McGary.

• Other Spouses: Sally Ann Kirk (1836 –1878), m. 1857. ⁵

• He has conflicting birth information of 28 November 1833 and Gibson County, Indiana, USA. ⁴

• He worked as a day laborer on farms in June 1900 in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana, USA. ³

• He appeared on the 1900 U.S. Federal Census in June 1900 in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana, USA. ³
  
  Dickson Crow       66
  Mary Crow       54
  Mellie Crow       17
  Sammie Crow       15
  Jacob Eads       24
  Annie Eads       17

• He was buried at the Crow Grave Yard in Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana, USA on 15 December 1905. The cemetery, now inactive, is located on private land and is today known as Wheeling Cemetery. Other names for this cemetery include Crow Cemetery, Bovine Cemetery, Methodist Cemetery, and Whiting Cemetery.