Third Generation:

Third Generation

Will, Nellie, May, and Ed Crowe,
circa 1890

6.  William Joseph "Will" Crowe (Thomas-2, Michael-1) was born on 8 Sep 1876 in Joliet, Illinois. He died on 18 Mar 1954 at the age of 77. 

• 1900 Census for Pueblo, Colorado, shows William J. Crow, born Sept 1877, whose occupation is listed as "Roll Turner" (which is a steel mill job), as head of household containing: Alleta, his wife of three years, born Feb 1879; and their son, Collins, born Oct 1898.  William and Alleta are both shown as born in Illinois, he with parents born in Canada, she with parents born in Pennsylvania and Ohio.  Collins was born in Colorado.

• World War I draft registration card shows William Joseph Crowe, a resident of 1805 Berkeley, Pueblo, Colorado, who was born 8 Sept 1877.  He is employed as "foreman roll shop" by C F & S Co. of Pueblo.  Nearest relative is listed as Carrie Francis Crowe of the same address.  He is listed as 5'8" with brown eyes, black hair, and no disabilities.

  • 1920 Census for Pueblo, Colorado, shows William J. Crowe, 42, whose occupation is Superintendant of Merchant Mill Steelworks, as head of household along with wife Carrie, also 42.  She was born in Pennsylvania, as were her parents.  They are renters on Berkeley Ave.

  • During the 1930 Census, Will Crowe was working in Siberia.

William Joseph Crowe and Leta Kimball were married about 1897 in Colorado. Leta Kimball was born on 1 Feb 1879 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 12 Feb 1951 at the age of 72 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

William Joseph Crowe and Leta Kimball had the following child:

   13  i. Collins Crowe was born in Oct 1898 in Colorado. He died on 27 Aug 1918 at the age of 19 in U.S. Navy submarine chaser #209 during World War I. 

  • The Nevada State Journal, a newspaper published in Reno, Nevada, has a notice in its August 28, 1917 issue that a Collins Crowe had been charged with a traffic violation and fined $40.

  • Collins Alwin Crowe; Place of Death: submarine chaser no.209; Death Date: Aug.27,1918; Cause of Death: lost when vessel was sunk; Next of Kin: Leta K. Barnett; Relationship: mother; Address: Los Angeles,Calif.; Appointed: Reno,Nev.; Rank: machinists mate,second class; U.S.Naval Reserve Force

Nellie Crowe McMaster and daughter May

8.  Eleanor "Nellie" Crowe (Thomas-2, Michael-1) was born on 26 Dec 1880 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.¹² On 1 Jun 1900 she was a ceramic artist. She lived in 646 W. 41st St., Los Angeles, California on 22 Jul 1928.⁷ Nellie died on 9 Nov 1950 at the age of 69 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.¹² She was educated  in the Art Institute of Chicago.

Eleanor "Nellie" Crowe and Henry Charles McMaster were married on 15 Feb 1906 in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado.⁶ 

Henry C. McMaster

Henry Charles McMaster¹³, son of John McMaster and Martha Devlin, was born on 8 Mar 1877 in Dixon, Lee County, Illinois.¹² He died on 22 Feb 1961 at the age of 83 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California.¹² He was buried in Hayward, Alameda County, California. 

  • 1910 Census for Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas shows H.C. McMaster, 33, a chief clerk for a railroad, as head of household with: Nellie, 29, his wife of four years, and daughter May, 3.  May was born in Missouri, the parents in Illinois.  They own a home with a mortgage on Scott St.

  • World War I Draft Registration card shows Henry Charles McMaster, born March 8, 1877, a resident of 1112 Laurel St., El Paso, Texas.  His occupation is listed as "Chief Clark to J. J. Pruett, V.P." of a Rwy Co. (hard to make out the name), 1300 S. Stanton St., El Paso, Texas.  Nearest relative is Mrs. Eleanor McMaster.  He is shown as of medium height, slender build, with blue eyes and black hair.

• 1920 Census for Township of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California shows Henry C. McMasters, 42, a retail grocer, as head of household including: wife Nellie, 39; daughter May, 13; daughter Eleanor, 7; mother-in-law Mary Crow, 63, a widow; and brother-in-law Arthur Crow, 27, single, a roll turner in a steel works.  May was born in Missouri, Eleanor in Texas, and the others in Illinois.  They rent a residence at 414 East Twenty-fifth Street.

  • 1930 Census for Los Angeles, California, shows Henry C. McMaster, age 52, a (something -- illegible) agent for the railroad, as head of household containing: Nellie, 49, his wife of 23 years; and daughter Jane E., 18, born in Texas.  Henry and Nellie were both born in Illinois.  They own a home worth $8000.

  • From the Personals column in The Dixon Evening Telegraph (Dixon, Illinois), September 29, 1951: "Mr. and Mrs. Henry McMaster, Long Beach, Calif., visited Mr. McMaster's hometown, Dixon, the first of this week.  Wednesday they entertained 17 friends at dinner at the Rainbow Inn.  Mr. McMaster who left Dixon nearly 35 years ago is a retired railroad official and made a name for himself in that field.  Mrs. Maude McMaster of Los Angeles, Calif., is visiting Mrs. Frank Ortgiesen, Peoria Avenue."

Henry Charles McMaster and Eleanor Crowe had the following children:

   +14  i.  May Elizabeth "Mary" McMaster, born 30 Oct 1906, Eldon, Miller County, Missouri; married Ralph Alden Bedwell, 8 Feb 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died 19 Feb 1962, Westwood, Lassen County, California.

    15  ii.  Boy McMaster was born and died on 30 Oct 1906 in Eldon, Miller County, Missouri.

   +16 iii.   Eleanor Jane McMaster, born 1 Jun 1912, Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas; died 11 Jun 2000, Fresno, Fresno County, California.

May Crowe

9.  May Crowe¹⁴ (Thomas-2, Michael-1) was born in Dec 1883 in Illinois.⁸ She died on 9 May 1916 at the age of 32 at 506 N. Clark St., in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.¹⁵  
 
• 1910 Census for Pueblo, Colorado shows May Nestrom, 26, as wife of Gus Nestrom, 30, who is listed as "Proprietor, Southern Hotel". They have been married for one year. May is shown as born in Illinois of parents born in Canada and Illinois.

• 1911 Pueblo Business Directory has a listing for: "New Southern Hotel. May Crowe prop, opp Union Depot." http://www.hometownchronicles.com/co/pueblo/1911pueblo.htm

• Illinois Statewide Death Index shows May Nestrom, died 5 Sept 1916, in Chicago of alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver.

May Crowe and Gus Nestrom were married about 1909.¹⁶ Gus Nestrom¹⁶ was born about 1880 in Michigan.¹⁶ He died on 23 Feb 1942 at the age of 62 in Cook County, Illinois.¹⁷   

  

Art Crowe, 1917

11.  Arthur Leonard Crowe (Thomas-2, Michael-1) was born on 27 Nov 1892 in Joliet, Illinois.^18–19 He died on 16 Jul 1970 at the age of 77 in Castro Valley, Alameda County, California.¹⁸  
 
• World War I draft registration card shows Arthur L. Crowe, a resident of 1805 Burkly, Pueblo, Colorado.  He was born in Joliet, Illinois on 27 Nov 1892 and is employed as a roll turner.  He is white, single, and the card states that he has a physical disability but does not say what it is.

• 1920 Census for Los Angeles, California, shows Arthur Crow living in the household of brother-in-law Henry McMaster.  He is 27, single, and working as a roll turner in a steel mill.

• 1930 Census for Pueblo, Colorado, shows Arthur L. Crowe, 36, a roll turner in a steel mill, as head of household consisting of: Antoinette, 30, his wife of six years; and brother-in-law Joseph J. Schneider, 19, a collector for an insurance company.  They own a home worth $4500 on Carteret St.

• World War II draft registration card shows Arthur Leonard Crowe, a resident of 219 Castro St., Hayward, California.  He was born in Joliet, Illinois on 27 Nov 1892 and is employed by the Pacific State Steel Corporation of Niles, California.

Arthur Leonard Crowe and Marie Antoinette Schneider were married. Marie Antoinette Schneider, daughter of Joseph Schneider and Francine Garnier, was born on 25 Apr 1899 in Silverville, Colorado.¹² She died on 15 Sep 1988 at the age of 89 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.¹²