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Hezekiah Springer "Ky" Croghan
15 Apr 1851 – 30 Jul 1953
| Birth | 15 Apr 1851 |
| Death | 30 Jul 1953 |
| Cemetery | Whipple Cemetery Wright Township , Pottawattamie County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | William Croghan on 07 Mar 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61028808 |
Bio
Born in Perry County, Ohio, he and his family moved to Cedar County, Iowa in about 1854, in a Covered Wagon..his mother Catharine dying soon after they arrived. His father James Croghan at age 59 joined the Union Army during the Civil War (37th Iowa Infantry Regiment) as well as two brothers Joshua (2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment)and Davis (35th Iowa Infantry Regiment). He left Cedar County married Elizabeth Mae Pruett and had several children.. loosing his son Hezekiah, nicknamed "Babe" near Correctionville, Iowa in a corn thresher accident in 1901, just days after marrying. His daughter Selona died of influenza in 1918 in Minnesota.... Hezekiah was nicknamed "Ky" and was a close family friend of his brother Joshua's family. Hezekiah lived near Missouri Valley eventually ending up in Lewis, Iowa.... In September 1917, our beloved Elizabeth died,, they were living on a farm near California Junction, Iowa. Hezekiah sold the farm then moved to Fremont, Nebraska...... Hezekiah remarried a total of 3 more wives, the last being Mary (Darger) Conrad. He outlived them all.....He lived in a large house in Lewis, Iowa. His son, William O. Croghan, cared for him in the last years of his life....On his 100th birthday at Lewis, Iowa, he played baseball. His middle name Springer is very curious... in the 1850 Census in Perry County Ohio,,, Croghans are listed, as well as numerous Springers,, one who was named Hezekiah,,, His Aunt Jemima, married a Springer...... Another mystery of time.... Long rumored to have hidden his wealth,,,,,it was never found....but it has been said a neighbor digging near the property line at the site of where Hezekiah's house was in Lewis, Iowa, found a coffee can with money in it....But,,,rumor has it that the Nebraska Family spent it on horses..... Pronounced Croghan as: Crow-gun
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Family
Parents
Spouse
- Elizabeth Mae Pruett Croghan 1841–1917
- Thurza Alwilda "Wilda" Smith Croghan 1848–1924 FaG
- Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Shoafstall Standafer 1858–1938 FaG
- Mary C Darger Croghan 1860–1951 FaG
Siblings
- Benjamin Franklin Croghan 1830–1915 FaG
- Elizabeth Croghan 1838–1854 FaG
- Catharine M. Croghan 1841–1859 FaG
- Pvt Joshua Montzon Croghan 1847–1928 FaG
- Adeline Croghan Wright 1847–1875 FaG
- Caroline L. Croghan 1850–1851 FaG
- Rebecca Day Croghan LeHew 1854–1913 FaG
Children
- William Oscar Croghan 1872–1966
- Selona "Lena" Croghan McLaughlin 1875–1918
- Hezekiah Springer "Babe" Croghan 1878–1901
- Mary Agnes Croghan Schafer 1884–1934
- James David Croghan 1887–1965
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