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    Alice Geraldine Crowe (1867-1948)

    BIRTH: 29 Sep 1867, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
    DEATH: 28 Feb 1948, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
    FATHER: Wharton Massillon Crowe (1846-1886)
    MOTHER: Elnora Adelaide Keen (1846-1880)
    SPOUSE: William Hawthorne Wareham (1856-1928)

    When Alice Geraldine Crowe was born on September 29, 1867, in Valparaiso, Indiana, her father, Wharton, was 20, and her mother, Elnora, was 20. Her mother died when Alice was 13 years old. She married William Hawthorne Wareham on July 23, 1887, in Porter, Indiana. They had five children in 14 years. She died on February 28, 1948, in her hometown at the age of 80, and was buried there.

    Her story

    The following is an excerpt from Staggs Genealogy – Harold Wareham Staggs – His Book

    Warton and Elenora’s first daughter was Grandmother Alice Geraldine Crowe. She married Grandfather William Hawthorn Wareham. William was an electrician for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

    I remember both of them with love. Grandmother could cook like mad, and had a full cellar that overflowed with jars of every fruit and vegetable she could “put up”. Sauerkraut. in a big barrel and, during fall and winter, pork sides and hams in other barrels being pickled were there were bins full of apples, potatoes and strings of onions, too. No one could starve in the Wareham house. Grandfather would sit with me in the swing on the front porch telling me stories that I was too young to know were windys. He loved hunting, fishing and chewing tobacco. In the book “Oh Yeah”, Sez Bill, he is the one his son, Bill, calls Dock.

    They were fine people and had seven children.

    Their oldest child was my mother, Ella Blanch Wareham who married, who else, my father, Richard Staggs.

    The following is an excerpt from The John Keen(e) (1578-1649) and Associated Families, by Mr. and Mrs. Archie Timothy Keene, 1971.

    Alice Geraldine, daughter of Elnora and Wharton Crowe, born 9-29-1867, Valparaiso; died 2-28-1948; married 7-23-1887, Valparaiso, William Hawthorne Wareham, son of Stephen and Julia Wareham, born 9-6-1856, Mechanicsville, Pa. He died 12-11-1928. They had seven children.

    Obituary

    Death Takes Aged Widow – Mrs. Alice Wareham Dies At 80; Plan Services Monday

    Mrs. Alice G. Wareham, 88, widow of the late Wharton M. Wareham, died at 5:15 a. m. today at her home, 8 North Main street, following an illness of three years.

    The deceased was born in Virginia, July 27, 1872, daughter of Wharton M. Cross and Elizabeth Wade Cross. She was married in Winchester, July 20, 1898, to Wharton M. Wareham, who preceded her in death. She had lived in Tiffin most of her life.

    Surviving are the following children: Mrs. J. Linza Hall, Tiffin; Mrs. R. C. McCullough, Orry, Pa.; Mrs. R. H. Lindquist, Gary, Ind.; Wade B. Wareham, Van Wert; Dr. J. H. Wareham, Ashland; and Mrs. H. E. VanSant, Valparaiso, Ind. Mrs. Wareham had 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

    Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Anna Denton, Martinsville, Ind., and Mrs. Carrie Hall, Waynesboro, Va.

    She was a member of the First Christian church, Order of Eastern Star, Veterans Auxiliary, Coshocton City Chapter, and Daughters of America Charity Rebekah Lodge, and American Legion Auxiliary.

    Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Barthender Funeral home, Rev. Donald H. Hull, pastor of her church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery.

    Friends may call at the Barthender Funeral home after 2 p. m. today and until time of services Wednesday and at the family home this evening.

    Legacy of Alice Geraldine Crowe

    Parents

    Father: Wharton Massillon Crowe (1846-1886)

    Mother: Elnora Adelaide Keen (1846-1880)

    Married

    William Hawthorne Wareham (1856-1928). Married July 23, 1887, in Porter, Indiana.

    Children

    • Ella Blanch Wareham (1888-1982) married Richard Lesley Staggs Sr (1888-1965)
    • Julia Wareham (1890-1965)
    • William Wareham (1894-1965) married Mary Teresa O’Keefee (1900-1966)
    • Grace Wareham (1896-1985) married Frederick Carl Limb (1903-1955)
    • Mary Wareham (1901-1968) married Herbert Rudolph Linquist (1897-1991)

    Documents

    • Birth Records
      • Indiana did not issue official birth certificates in 1867. Statewide birth registration began in 1882, and even then, compliance was inconsistent until the early 20th century.
      • Censes records (below) suggest a birth date in 1867
      • Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 > Name: Mrs Alice G Wareham; Gender: Female; Race: White; Marital Status: Widow; Age: 80; Birth Date: 29 Sep 1867; Birth Place: Valparaiso, Indiana; Death Date: 28 Feb 1948; Death Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA; Death Registration Date: 1948; Father: Whartorn M Crowe; Mother: Elnora Keena; Spouse: Wm H Wareham
    • Marriage records
      • Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 > Name: Alice G Crow; Gender: Female; Marriage License Date: 23 Jul 1887; Marriage Date: 23 Jul 1887; Marriage Place: Porter, Indiana, USA; Spouse: William H Wareham
      • Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941 > Name: Alice G. Crow; Marriage Date: 23 Jul 1887; Marriage Place: Porter, Indiana, USA; Spouse Name: William H. Wareham; Performed By: Rev. C. J. Pope
    • Death records
      • Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 > Name: Mrs Alice G Wareham; Gender: Female; Race: White; Marital Status: Widow; Age: 80; Birth Date: 29 Sep 1867; Birth Place: Valparaiso, Indiana; Death Date: 28 Feb 1948; Death Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA; Death Registration Date: 1948; Father: Whartorn M Crowe; Mother: Elnora Keena; Spouse: Wm H Wareham
      • Find a Grave
      • Burial: Maplewood Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, USA
      • Obituary, Vidette-Messenger of Porter County, February 28, 1948
    • Census
      • 1870 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Porter > Center > Allice Crow, age 4 years living with grandparents Marsalon Crow (farmer, 60) and Belsey Crow (59), parents Whorton Crow (farmer, 22) and Elnora Crow (22) and sister Emma Crow (1)
      • 1880 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Porter > Valparaiso > 140 > Allice Crow, age 13 years living with father Whorton Crow (farmer, 33, widowed) and siblings Ella Crow (11), Anna Crow (5), Melvin Crow (2) and Wm. Crow (5/12)
      • 1910 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Porter > Valparaiso Ward 3 > District 0143 > Alice Wareham, age 43 years living with husband William Wareham (railway electrician, 53), and children Blanch Wareham (bookkeeper, 22), Julia Wareham (telephone operator, 19), William Wareham (15), Grace Wareham (13) and Mary Wareham (8)
      • 1920 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Porter > Valparaiso Ward 3 > District 0143 > Alice Wareham, married, age 52 years living with husband William Wareham (railway electrician, 63), and children William Wareham (electrician, 25), Julia Wareham (chief telephone operator, 29), Grace Wareham (bookkeeper, 23) and Mary Wareham (18)
      • 1930 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Porter > Valparaiso > District 0007 > Alice G Wareham, widowed, age 63 years, living with daughter Julia E Wareham (chief telephone operator, 39)
      • 1940 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Porter > Valparaiso > 64-7 > Alice G Wareham, widowed, age 72 years, living with daughter Julia E Wareham (chief telephone operator, 48)
    • Other

    Relation of Alice Geraldine Crowe to Steven Barry Staggs: great-grandmother

    Page last updated November 11, 2025

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