Little River Monitor
March 20, 1888Minerva J. Lacock was born December 26, 1826, in Versailles, Ripley county, Indiana; was converted when about sixteen years of age, in the Baptist church of that city; was united in marriage with Eleazer Crandall, of the same place, on November 19, 1846. Moved to Iowa in 1856, where she united with the Wesleyan Methodist church. In the fall of 1880 with her family moved to Kansas and settled one mile north of Little River in Rice county, where she resided at the time of her death. Her last illness was brief but painful and her death a surprise. Erysipelas in its most aggregated form set in on Thursday 22, inst, and on Monday the 26th of March 1888 she died.
Her sufferings were excruciating in the extreme, so much so that her mind wandered. Ever since conversion she took the deepest interest in the Kingdom of Christ, her Savior. She experienced the blessing of holiness in Iowa under the ministry of Rev. J. A. McGilvera in 1862. Now she is at rest.
She was the mother of ten children seven sons and three daughters. Nine of her children survive her. One daughter passed over the river into "the land that is very far off" before her. She leaves a large circle of mourning friends.
Little River Monitor
April 5, 1888Eleazer Crandall was born on March 5th, 1824, within about four miles of Dilsborough, Dearborn county, Indiana, and united in marriage with Minerva Jane Lacock, in Versailles, Indiana, on November 19th, 1846, and moved to Iowa in 1856, where they were identified with the Wesleyan Methodist church.
In the autumn of 1879 they moved to Rice county Kansas, and settled one mile north of Little River. Here at his residence, on March 28th, 1888, he died of heart disease. He survived the loss of his companion just two days and four hours, and died on the evening of her burial.
He was the father of ten children; nine of whom survive him. Brother Crandall was converted when about thirty years of age in the M. E. church. He firmly believed in the doctrine of Christian perfection.
68211. William Harrison Crandall
Little River Monitor
February 22, 1900Harrison Crandall, died, at the home of his brother, John, in Ness City, Kansas, Sunday, February 18, 1900, Harrison Crandall, aged about 47 years.
The deceased has been a helpless invalid from early childhood, the result of an attack of spinal fever. The remains were brought to this city Tuesday and laid to rest in the Bean cemetery, by the side of his parents, who preceded him to the great beyond some yars ago. The body was accompanied from Ness City by Mr. John Crandall. The four brothers, John, Reid, Albert and Alva, being present at the burial. The deceased also leaves two sisters who reside in Iowa.
Little River Monitor
August 16, 1923SILAS REED CRANDALL was born in DeWitt, Iowa, January 10, 1857, and died at his home in Little River, Kansas, August 12, 1923, being at the time of his death 66 years, 7 months and 2 days old.
He was united in marriage to Mary A. Ring at Walker, Iowa, September 29, 1881. His father and mother having come to Kansas with their family in 1879 he and his wife with their daughter Grace moved here in 1887.
After coming to Rice county he settled on a farm two miles north of Little River where he lived until he came to town in 1909.
In 1910, during the pastorate of Rev. J. A. Holmes, he professed conversion and joined the Little River Methodist Episcopal church. The next day after uniting with the church he had the courage to tell the men with whom he was working that he had begun to live the Christian life. He was not ashamed to be known as a follower of Christ, and in his going the church has lost a good friend and helper.
His father and mother passed on before him to the better world a little more than 35 years ago, both having died in the spring of 1888.
Besides his wife and two children he leaves to mourn his departure a sister, Mrs. E. H. Bryan of Carroll, Iowa, two brothers, Albert and Alva, three grandchildren, and a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
He will be missed from the family circle, from the streets and places of business, but God has promised a day of reunion when we hope to meet and greet him again.
Little River Monitor
September 11, 1933MARY A. RING was born April 11, 1862, in Center Point, Iowa, and passed away at her home in Little River, Kansas, September 8, 1933; aged 71 years, 4 months and 27 days.
She was united in marriage to S. R. Crandall September 29, 1881. To this union was born two children Grace L. Hodgson of Little River, Kans., and Clarence H. Crandall of Geneseo, Kans.
In 1888 they moved to Kansas, locating in Rice county and in 1910 the family moved into Little River. In 1923 she suffered the loss of her husband by death.
For the past four and one half years she has been an invalid, but in all her suffering she was patient and appreciative of the loving care bestowed upon her.
When a girl she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church and was a faithful Christian, interested in all things connected with the church and community.
She leaves to mourn her going her two children; two brothers Herbert C. Ring of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and George R. Rings of Center Point, Iowa, three grandchildren Paul C. Hodgson of Little River, Kans. Junior Reid Crandall and Eunice Fay Crandall of Geneseo, Kans., other relatives, and a wide circle of friends.
68214. Elizabeth Lucinda Crandall
Carroll Times
March 9, 1943Mrs. E.H. Bryan, who had spent the greater share of her life in Carroll and vicinity, succumbed at 6:30 this morning after being in declining health for some time. She had passed her eighty-third birthday anniversary on Jan. 2. Mrs. Bryan died at the Herschel Tryon residence on East Sixth street, where she had made her home since early fall. Her death resulted from a stroke which she had suffered a week earlier.
Mrs. Bryan was a native Iowan. She was born Elizabeth Lucinda Crandall Jan. 2, 1860, at DeWitt, where her girlhood was spent. Jan. 1, 1879, she married E.H. Bryan at Walker, Linn County, Ia. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan spent the first fourteen years of their married life on a farm near Walker, moving from there to Little River, Kan., for a two year residence. They then went to Crawford county and subsequently came to Carroll county, arriving here in the spring of 1890.
They resided on the Russell farm north of town before moving into Carroll in 1893. Mrs. Bryan had lived here ever since. Her husband died Nov. 7, 1934.
Surviving is a son, an only child, Alton E. Bryan, of Carroll, one grandson, Marvin E. Bryan, of Shenandoah, and one great grandchild, Jean Ann Bryan, also of Shenandoah. She leaves one brother, Albert Crandall, of Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Bryan was one of a family of ten children.
Mrs. Bryan was a member of the Methodist Church and a longtime member of Signet Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star, which she had served as an officer in former years. She also belonged to the Daily Times Herald Three-Quarter Century Club.
Carroll Daily Herald
November 7, 1934E.H. Bryan, 79, who has been ill at his home at 1021 North Carroll street for the last 12 years died this morning at 6:10 o'clock. Mr Bryan suffered from old age, having numerous strokes during the past years.
Edgar Hale Bryan was the only son of Mr and Mrs Chauncey Baldwin Bryan and was born Aug 1, 1855 at Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa. On Jan 1, 1879 he was married to Elizabeth Lucinda Crandall at Walker, IA. They made their home in Kansas before returning to Iowa, settling in Crawford county. Later they resided on a farm near Carroll, moving into Carroll in 1893. After farming for many years, Mr Bryan was employed by the Heider Manufacturing Company until his illness in 1922 forced him to retire. He was a Mason and attended the Presbyterian church.
He is survived by a wife and one son, Aldon E Bryan of Council Bluffs; one grandson, Marvin E Bryan of Council Bluffs; and one sister, Mrs R.A. Hall of Pasadena, CA.
Aldon E. Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Bryan of Council Bluffs arrived this morning for funeral services. Mrs. Edward Dornan of Council Bluffs, a niece of Mrs. Bryan, is expected to arrive tomorrow.
Little River Monitor
September 7, 1944Albert Peter Crandall, son of Eleazor and Minerva Crandall, was born January 24, 1865, at DeWitt, in Lynn county, Iowa, and departed this life at Topeka Kans., September 1, 1944, at the age of 79 years, 7 months, and 8 days.
He came to Kansas with his parents when a small boy, about 12 years of age, and resided with them on a farm in the Little River neighborhood, where he grew to manhood.
On May 5, 1891, he was united in marriage to Flora E. Wardlaw, and two sons, H. C. Crandall and A. B. Crandall, were born of this union. Mr. Crandall was employed by the Santé Fe Railroad company at the time of his marriage and he continued in such employ as agent for the company at Little River, until in 1910 when he resigned to attend to his farming interests.
In 1912 he became associated with C. C. Shumway in the management of the Little River State bank as cashier, in which institution he later became president. It was during his administration as mayor of Little River that electricity and an adequate water system were installed.
In 1921 Mr. Crandall left Little River and became associated with his son, H. C. Crandall, in business at Alva, Okla. In 1927 he moved to Nevada, Mo., and from there in 1940 to Topeka, Kans., where he was associated in business with his son, A. B. Crandall.
He and his wife enjoyed a privilege that is given to very few that of celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, at Alva, Okla., on May 5, 1941.
Mr. Crandall who was of a retiring disposition, was a great family man, and his interests were ever centered about his home, his wife, his children and his grandchildren. He enjoyed a keen and vigorous mind and good health up to the time of his unexpected passing.
Although Mr. Crandall never formally identified himself with any church, he has on many occasions stated his absolute belief in a Supreme Being, and he practiced and lived upon the basis of the Golden Rule, which after all, in its last analysis, is but applied Christianity. He always identified himself with every worth while endeavor and gave generously of his time and means in support thereof.
Truly it can be said that Albert P. Crandall dedicated his life to his family and to their comfort and well-being. The memory of him will ever be benediction, and a blessing to his wife, his sons, his grandchildren and his great grandchild. His comradeship, his great and genial spirit, his cheerfulness and his family fidelity still enshrine him forever in the minds and hearts of his family and his host of friends. It can be truly said of Albert P. Crandall that he played the game of life, fairly, squarely and honestly, and that the world was made fuller and richer by his having journeyed along this way.
Mr. Crandall left surviving him, his wife, Flora E. Crandall of the home, two sons, H. C. Crandall of Alva, Okla., and A. B. Crandall of Topeka, Kans., two grandchildren, Lois and Marilyn, and one great-granddaughter, Dianne, and many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
Little River Monitor
January 28, 1948Flora E. Crandall, daughter of William J. and Hanna J. Wardlaw, was born April 25, 1871, at Grant City, Worth County, Missouri, and departed this life at Alva, Oklahoma, January 24, 1948, at the age of 76 years, and 9 months.
As a small girl she moved with her family to western Kansas, where as a growing girl she experienced all the vicissitudes of pioneering in a new and reluctant land.
On May 5, 1891 she was united in marriage to A. P. Crandall of Little River, Kansas. Mr. Crandall was then employed by the Santa Fe Railroad and they began their married life at Mitchell, Kansas, where their first son was born. In 1927 they moved to Holyrood, Kansas, where their second son was born, and in 1898 they moved to Little River, Kansas, where they resided for many years and where Mr. Crandall was engaged in railroad work, farming interests and as a banker.
In 1921, with Mrs. Crandall and her husband left Little River and became associated with their son H. C. Crandall in business in Alva, Oklahoma. In 1927 they moved to Nevada, Missouri and from there to Topeka, Kansas where they were associated in business with their son A. B. Crandall.
Mrs. Crandall and her husband enjoyed a privilege given to very few, that of celebrating their golden wedding anniversary at Alva, Oklahoma on May 5, 1941.
Upon the death of her husband who departed this life on September 1, 1944, at his home in Topeka, Kansas. Mrs. Crandall made her home with her son at Alva, Oklahoma until the time of her death. During the last years of her life she was an invalid and confined to her bed but she bore her affliction uncomplainingly and with Christian patience and fortitude.
The life of Mrs. Crandall was centered about her church, the Methodist church, during her entire life. Under the ministry of Rev. Hetrick and Rev. Crouch she was converted in this church and thereafter experienced a great deal of her time and effort to all of its services during her residence in Little River. She was especially active in the choir, which she greatly enjoyed.
Upon establishing her residence in Alva, she again assumed her church affiliations and was the teacher of the Gleaner Class, the women's class of the church, for several years and to which she devoted much of her time.
She was a woman of high Christian principle and character, always standing firm in her ideals of right and wrong and in worth while things of life. Her interests were ever centered in her home, her family and her church.
The memory of her will always be a benediction and a blessing to her family and to all those who knew her. Truly, she gave of her life and talents unstintingly. She kept the faith and a crown awaits her in a brighter and better world.
Mrs. Crandall left surviving her sons, A. B. Crandall, Topeka, Kansas and H. C. Crandall, Alva, Oklahoma; two grandchildren: Marilyn and Lois and one great grandchild, Diane; her sister Louisa Thompson, Leganon, Missouri, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Little River Monitor
November 2, 1939Alva Allen Crandall, son of Eleazer and Minerva Crandall, was born in Linn County, Iowa, October 4, 1867. He passed away at his home near Little River, Kansas, October 27, 1939, at the age of 72 years and 23 days.
In 1879, while still a boy, he came with his parents to Kansas. They homesteaded north of Little River. Mr. Crandall lived near or in Little River for over 60 years, thus being numbered among the pioneers. He could remember when the town of Little River started, and when the railroad was laid through the town. He farmed north of town and then was in the dairy business for twenty years, until his health failed.
He was united in marriage to Rhoda Jodon. To this union were born eleven children, five of whom preceded him in death; they were John Reed, Asa, Harold, Laurence, and Marion. He leaves to mourn his death his wife; six children, Fred, Heber, Paul, and Mrs. Clara Guthrie, of Little River, and Mrs. Vera Wahl and Mrs. Beulah Smith of Saxman; sixteen grand children; one sister, Mrs. Lucinda Bryant of Carroll, Ia.; and one brother, Albert Crandall of Nevada, Mo.
He was a kind husband and father and will be greatly missed in his home.
Little River Monitor
July 30, 1954A resident of Little River since 1878, Mrs. Rhoda Crandall died in the St. Elizabeth's hospital in Hutchinson at 4:45 yesterday at the age of 83 years.
Mrs. Crandall, suffering from pneumonia, had been seriously ill since early this week.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. August Wahl of Kanorado, Mrs. Orville Smith of Lyons and Mrs. Clara Guthrie of Little River; three sons, Paul and Fred Crandall, both o Little River and Herbert Crandall of Emporia; one brother, Will Jordan of Little River; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Crandall was born in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1871, and as a girl moved to Little River where she made her home. She was married to A. A. Crandall in 1887 and was a member of the Methodist church.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Hiram Pendergast
Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, Indiana 37th Infantry Regiment on 15 Oct 1861.Mustered out on 27 Oct 1864 at Indianapolis, IN.
Local newspaperLew Pendergast, 79, was born on December 2, 1872, and died on January 27, 1951. He was killed when he was walking near a railroad track when a train came by and the suction picked him up and threw him about 20 feet, in Osgood, Indiana.
Surviving Mr. Pendergast are his four daughters, Clara Hughes of Edcouch, Texas, Elsie Gordon, of Peotone, Il., Mildred Pratt of Versailles, In., and Mrs. Grace Decker, two sons, Russell and Hebert Pendergast.
Lew Pendergast was the son of Hiram and Eliza Belle (Bailey) Pendergast who are deceased. He married Maud Hartley on January 23, 1898. She passed away in 1938 of a thyroid condition.
Local newspaperMaud Hartley Pendergast, age 57, of Cedar Creek, Indiana, died July 2, 1938, at Christ hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Death was due to a thyroid condition (goiter). Mrs. Pendergast had been a patient in the hospital for several weeks, but had not been strong enough to undergo surgery. Maud Hartley married Lew Pendergast on January 23, 1898.
Mrs. Pendergast was a member of the Tyson Methodist Temple,. Surviving Mrs. Pendergast are her husband, Lew; four daughters, Mrs. Clara Hughes of Edcouch, Tx, Mrs. Elsie Jackson of Peotone, Il., Mrs. Mildred Pratt of Versailles, In., and Mrs. Grace Decker of Cincinnati, Ohio, two sons, Russell Pendergast and Hebert Pendergast of Syracuse, N.Y.; one sister, Mrs. Grace King of Osgood, two brothers, Forrest Hartley of Osgood and Harry Hartley of Dewberry, In.,three half brothers, Ike and Merrill of Detroit, Mi.,and Grover of Chicago, Il., and three half sisters, Stella Rea of Mishawaka, Hazel Warner and Ruth Hartley of Indianapolis, In..
One daughter, Clara Hughes of Edcouch, Tx. was injured in an automobile accident several weeks ago while en route to visit her very ill mother.