| Horace Sidney Crosby b. 12 MAR 1841 in Royal Oaks MICH. (His father was Henry Sibley Crosby b. 7-24-1788 in Stillwater Saratoga, Colo. d. 3-15-1877 m. Lydia Joanna Wilkie (had 4 ch.) second wife (his mother) was Sarah Ann Capron (had 12 ch.) m. Adda Elmira Kingdon b. b. 7-27-1851 at Cincinnatti, Ohio d. 9-5-1927 She was one of 5 children (daughter of Samuel Drew Kingdon of England) |
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| Horace S. Crosby wrote many letters in ryhm to his brothers, nieces, etc. I have copied the words from a few of these letters onto this web site. Here you will find links to those pages. |
| They had five children: 1. Jessie Leonora Crosby b. Georgetown, Colo. 12-22-1874 (d.1-25-1956) m. Leslie Bernard Clawson (5 ch.) 2. Anna Josephine Crosby b. Marshall Pass, Colo 1-13-1881 3. Alfred "Fred" Lincoln Crosby b. Gunnison, Colo. 7-30-1882 4. Elsie Mable Crosby b. Buena Vista (Chaffee), Colo. 8-7-1886 (m. George Uhrich ..3 ch / and 2nd m. Alfred Henry Roberts..2 ch) more on Elsie M. Crosby .. click here 5. Florence Eva Crosby b. Garfield (near New Castle), Colo. 8-9-1888 |
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| MORE ON ELSIE MABLE CROSBY Page 19 |
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| Research by Paul W. Prindle on the CROSBY line dating back to JOHN CROSBY b. 1440 (* these pages are type written on an old typewriter and may be hard to read at this time). In time we plan to re-type these pages and add them aal to this site. |
| A Poem by Elsie M. Crosby |
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| Letter written in 1875 to niece "Cornelia Ann (Stone) Perrigo" |
| Letter written in 1903 to brother: "Henry Willard Crosby" |
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| THE FAMILY CAME OUT WEST IN COVERED WAGONS. GRANDMA ELSIE TOLD US HOW SCARED SHE WAS OF THE INDIANS AND HOW THE CHILDREN HID UNDER THE QUILTS TO HIDE FROM THEM. THEY WAGON BROKE DOWN AND HER BIG SISTER JESSIE MET HER HUSBAND ON THE WAY OUT WEST. MORE OF THIS STORY TO COME..... |