Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - William H. Crary
WILLIAM H. CRARY
William H. Crary was a farmer
and the Clerk of Allen Township. He was born near his place of
residence August 12, 1840. He is a son of Ebenezer W. and Harriet
M. (Morse) Crary, natives of Connecticut and New York. In 1836, they
removed from what is now Lake County, Ohio, to Allen Township, where
Mr. Crary bought a farm of 135 acres. He died near Sandusky,
Ohio, in October 1846. Mrs. Crary departed this life March 6,
1877. While Mr. Crary lived in Allen, he held several important
township offices; among them was Justice of the Peace for six years,
Clerk two years and Land Appraiser one year. He and wife were
formerly members of the Presbyterian Church, but when they came to this
county they united with the Lutheran Church. They had five
children, three of whom they reared to maturity. William H., our
subject, is the eldest ; he was brought up on the old homestead and
educated in the common schools. June 14, 1866, he was united in
marriage with Miss Olive A. Inskeep, daughter of William and Mary
Inskeep, and a native of Allen, Township. She was born January
11, 1841. Five children were born to this marriage; of these
three are living - Jennie M., born October 24, 1869; Charlie F., born
June 16, 1876; and Mary E., born July 29, 1878. Mr. Crary is now
filling the office of Township Clerk for the eleventh year. He
owns a half-interest in a farm of 135 acres and is engaged in
farming. He was the chief worker in securing petitions for some
of the first pikes in the township, and has been engaged more or less
in their construction since their first introduction in the
township. He and wife are ardent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, with which they have been prominently identified for
twenty-three years. Politically, Mr. Crary is a staunch
Republican.