Crowe/White
Around 1875, William Sylvester Crowe changed his name to White following a poker game in which the sheriff's son was killed for cheating. As all parties in the game were from out of town, and considering the penchant people in "the wild west" had for hunting down those that had killed members of their family, everyone at the poker game changed his last name so the sheriff's family wouldn't be able to find them. William Sylvester Crowe chose White as his new last name, which is why this page has people listed under Crowe and White.
Because people in the 'old west' weren't always well educated, some of these people may have chosen to spell their last name as Crowe, Chrowe, Chrow, or some other form of the original 'Crowe'. In fact, to avoid confusion with mail delivery, John Emmett Crowe had the spelling of his name legally changed to 'Chrowe' because another unrelated John Crowe lived in the same town as he did. If anyone has further information on this branch of my family, please contact me.
- Albert William White
- Albert William White
- 1st child of Albert William White and Mel Smithson
- born 22 Apr 1927
- marriage information unavailable
- death information unavailable
- Arthur Crowe
- 3rd child of Peter Crowe and (name unknown)
- born 1893 (place unknown)
- married in 1929 (exact date and place unknown)
- death information unavailable
- had 1 child with wife Catherine (Carrie) Cleman
- Baby Girl Crowe (infant death--we do not know if she was named)
- Bertha Florence White
- Bridget Crowe
- 2nd child of William Crowe and Mary Cunningham
- born 15 Mar 1835 in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
- marriage date unavailable
- died 14 Nov 1913 in Ohio
- had (unknown) children with husband Michael Flanigan
- John Flanigan
- Michael Flanigan
- Catherine Crowe
- 1st child of William M. Crowe and (first name unknown) Kilbride
- born 1915 in Philadelphia, PA
- marriage information unknown
- death information unknown
- Daniel Lamont White
- David White
- 2nd child of Albert William White and Mel Smithson
- born 4 Jul 1930
- marriage information unavailable
- death information unavailable
- Dorothy Crowe
- 2nd child of William M. Crowe and (first name unknown) Kilbride
- born 1916 or 1917 in Philadelphia, PA
- marriage information unknown
- death information unknown
- Earl Lester White
- 7th child of William Sylvester White (Crowe) and Louisa Frederica Engel
- born 22 May 1903 in Mountain Home, ID
- married 1st wife 26 Jul 1927 (place unknown)
- married 2nd wife 10 Dec 1936 (place unknown)
- died 15 Jan 1978 in Hailey, ID
- had (unknown) children with 1st wife Lola Jones
- had (unknown) children with 2nd wife Wanda Fae Crofts
- Edward Crowe
- 2nd child of Peter Crowe and (name unknown)
- born 1889 (place unknown)
- marriage information unknown
- death information unknown
- had 3 children with wife Julia (surname unknown)
- Gertrude Crowe
- Edna Crowe
- Julia Crowe
- George Roberts Crowe
- siblings and parents unknown
- born about 1789 in Cork, Ireland (exact date and place unknown)
- married 14 Mar 1813 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- died (date and place unknown)
- had 10 children with wife Catherine Bunton
- Jane Crowe
- William Crowe
- Collis Crowe
- George Crowe
- Mary Crowe
- Catherine Crowe
- Anne Crowe
- Charles Crowe
- Robert Crowe
- James Crowe
- John Emmett Chrowe
- 4th child of William Crowe and Mary Cunningham
- born 25 Jun 1843 in Ireland
- marriage information unavailable
- died 31 Mar 1919 in Boone County, MO
- had (unknown) children with wife Mary (surname unknown)
- John J. Chrowe
- Martin G. Chrowe
- John Sylvester White
- Louisa Christina White
- Martha Robbins White
- Mary Louisa Sarah White
- Minnie Pearl White
- Nellie Cecelia White
- Peter Crowe
- 7th child of William Crowe and Mary Cunningham
- born 1851 in New York (exact date and place unavailable)
- marriage information unavailable
- died 2 Jul 1932 in Philadelphia, PA
- had 3 children with wife (name unknown)
- Sarah White
- William Crowe
- William M. Crowe
- 1st child of Peter Crowe and (name unknown)
- born Nov 1887 (place unknown)
- marriage information unknown
- died 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
- had 2 children with wife (first name unknown) Kilbride
- William Sylvester White
- 4th child of Daniel Lamont White and Dorothy Alvira Robbins
- born 17 Jul 1943 in Seattle, WA
- died 2 Dec 1988 in Seattle, WA
- note: William had severe Down's syndrome and never achieved a mental age of more than one. He lived his entire life in a specialized care facility in Washington state.
- William Sylvester White (Crowe)
- 5th child of William Crowe and Mary Cunningham
- born 9 Aug 1847 in St. Albans, VT
- married 1st wife 5 Aug 1867 in Jamestown, NY
- married 2nd wife 15 Jul 1889 in St. Louis, MO
- died 5 Nov 1920 in Mountain Home, ID
- had no children with 1st wife Letitia Ann Baker
- had 9 children with 2nd wife Louisa Frederica Engel
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