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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 117 settle the town of Monroe, Sevier CounThe year, 1865, again found them residents of Manti, where the family have since continued to live. The sub- ony and helped ty. ject of this sketch has always followed the occupation cf farming, and has at present a fine farm of seventy He started in the sheep acres, three miles from Manti. business also in which he has been very successful having at present about 6000 head of sheep. Mr. Crawford has built for himself one of the finest modern residences in the city, constructed of pressed brick, and stone trim- mings, costing about $6500, and situated on the Main street near the center of town. He has a very fine orchard in the city. When the Manti City Savings Bank was organized he became one of its board of directors, and is also one of the stockholders in the Central Utah Wool Company. Mr. Crawford is considered one of Manti's most reliable and enterprising citizens. He was married in Salt Like City, March 13, 1876, to Miss Christina, daughter of Ole and Annie Madsen, by whom he has six children as follows: Kate, Stanley, Edmund, Christina, Margaret ard Alta. Mrs. Crawford's parents both died in Manti, w here they located in 1863. lLVWFOIJD, JEDETHAH G., of Manti City, is a of James and Catherine (Thompson) Crawford was born in Kaysville, Utah, March 2, 1857. family moved to Manti the same year our subject /£) \ son and The was born and shortly after to Moroni, where they resided eight years, and thence to Monroe, Sevier County, but were compelled to leave there by the Indians, and in 1S65 Our they returned to Manti, where they now reside. subject was raised to the occupation of farming; when he grew up he engaged in the cattle business, but soon changed to wool-growing, in which he has been very He successful, now owning about 3000 head of sheep. has built a very nice residence for his family west of the center of town. Mr. Crawford is of thrifty Scotch extraction and by his energy and perseverance has become quite well and off. In any enterprises calculated to build up always takes a leading part, so benefit the city he |
