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Enoch G. Crosthwait was born on 26 Dec 1819 in IllinoisG.^4,5,6
     He was probably one of the two males age 5 to10 listed in the household of his father, Hervey Crosthwait, in the 1840 Federal Census of Fulton Co., IllinoisG, though he was actually 11 by then.¹⁶
     Enoch married first Margaret Craig on 4 Feb 1840 in Fulton Co., IllinoisG.^7,8,9
     He was a farmer by 1850.^17,18
     Enoch and Margaret appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Joshua, Fulton Co., IllinoisG, enumerated 13 Oct 1850, reporting real estate valued at $3,000. Their children Mary, Nancy, Thomas, and William were listed as living with them, as were Sement Raney, age 80, relationship unknown, and Sarah Smith, age 15, relationship unknown.²
      On 10 Nov 1852 Enoch was granted a patent for 160 acres of land, about six miles southwest of in Indianola, Warren Co., IowaG, under the ScripWarrant Act of 1847. That act allowed the granting warrants for 160 acres of Bounty Land for a limited time. Warrants that could be exchanged for land, or sold to others. His tract was issued under a warrant originally issued to George Amarine, a private in the 1st Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Volunteers, and was described as the SE¼, section 17, township 75N, range 24W.¹⁹
      On 1 Dec 1855 Enoch was granted a patent for 69.12 acres of land in Warren Co., IowaG, about two miles west of the prior grant, under the ScripWarrant Act of 1850. That act granted Bounty Land to men who served during the War of 1812, the war with Mexico, or Indian wars, or their widows or minor children. Warrants were issued that could be exchanged for land, or sold to others. His tract was issued under a warrant originally issued to Thomas J. Stuart, a private in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, and was described as the W½NW¼, section 19, township 75N, range 24W.²⁰
     His wife died on 11 Sep 1859.²¹
     Enoch appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Warren Co., IowaG, enumerated 4 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $5,000 and personal estate of $1,000. His children Mary, Nancy, Thomas, and William were listed as living with him, as were Sallie Craig, age 23, a seamstress and likely a relative of his late wife, and Phillip Johnson, age 22, a laborer.²²
     Enoch married second Sarah Emma Cobb, daughter of Capt. Willard Cobb and Amy Allen, on 4 Mar 1862 in Mahaska Co., IowaG.^10,11,12
     Enoch registered for the draft for the Civil War, appearing on the register dated in Jun 1863, while living in Washington Twp., Warren Co., IowaG, reporting he was employed as a miller.²³
     Enoch and Sarah appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Des Moines, Polk Co., IowaG, enumerated 4 Aug 1870, reporting real estate valued at $10,000 and personal estate of $3,000. His children by his prior marriage, Nancy, Mary, and William, were listed as living with them.²⁴
     He was a stock dealer in 1870, but had returned to farming by 1880.^25,26,27
     Enoch was named an heir in the will of his father dated 22 Mar 1871 in Canton, Fulton Co., IllinoisG, in which he was to receive, after the death of his father's second wife, an equal share with his seven living siblings and the daughter of his late sister of the entire estate.²⁸
     Enoch and Sarah appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Valley Twp., Polk Co., Iowa G, enumerated 5 Jul 1880, Also listed in the household are Jason Beeman, age 32, as farm laborer, and Elizabeth Dixon, age 23, a housekeeper.²⁹
     Enoch and Sarah appeared on the 1885 State Census of Valley Twp., Polk Co., IowaG, shown as living on the west half of the southeast quarter of township 79, range 24, section 18. That would indicate that their farm was 80 acres. Hubert G. Jones, age 23, is also listed as living with them.³⁰
     Enoch died on 14 Dec 1888 at age 68.^6,13,14 He was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Indianola, Warren Co., IowaG, with his first wife.¹⁵
     Enoch died intestate (without leaving a will) and letters of administration for his estate were issued on 20 Dec 1888 in Polk Co., IowaG. in response to a petition by his son Thomas, to William H Zickefoose. The petition listed real estate in Keith Co., Nebraska, other real estate in Polk Co. and Rock Island, Illinois, and personal property of $100.³¹
     An inventory of his estate was filed on 3 Jan 1889 listing one brown horse, a red cow, and a buggy as "exempt property," and a lot in Chicago.³²
     The settlement of the estate was filed on 22 Jan 1890. declaring that claims had been settled, but no details of funds collected or paid out have been found. The report was approved by the court and the estate closed 27 Jan.³³

Sarah Emma Cobb was born on 21 Dec 1820 in VermontG.^4,5,6
     She moved to Indiana with her parents about 1827.¹² She was probably the female age 5 to 10 listed in the household of her father, Capt. Willard Cobb, in the 1830 Federal Census of Decatur Co., IndianaG.¹³ She was probably the female age 10 to 15 listed in the household of her father in the 1830 Federal Census of Decatur Co., IndianaG, although she was actually age 17 by then.¹⁴
     She moved to Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., IowaG, with her parents in 1846.^15,16 She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Mahaska Co., IowaG, in the household of her parents.¹⁷
     Sarah appeared on the 1856 State Census of Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., IowaG, in the household of her sister Marietta and her husband, William Samuel Dart.¹⁸
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., IowaG, in the household of her sister Parolina and her husband, William B. Street, reporting she held real estate valued at $300, and that she was a seamstress.¹⁹

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     Sarah married Enoch G. Crosthwait, son of Hervey Crosthwait and Mary Axley, on 4 Mar 1862 in Mahaska Co., IowaG.^7,8,9
     Sarah and Enoch appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Des Moines, Polk Co., IowaG, enumerated 4 Aug 1870, reporting real estate valued at $10,000 and personal estate of $3,000. His children by his prior marriage, Nancy, Mary, and William, were listed as living with them.²⁰
     Sarah and Enoch appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Valley Twp., Polk Co., Iowa G, enumerated 5 Jul 1880, Also listed in the household are Jason Beeman, age 32, as farm laborer, and Elizabeth Dixon, age 23, a housekeeper.²¹
     Sarah and Enoch appeared on the 1885 State Census of Valley Twp., Polk Co., IowaG, shown as living on the west half of the southeast quarter of township 79, range 24, section 18. That would indicate that their farm was 80 acres. Hubert G. Jones, age 23, is also listed as living with them.²²
     Her husband died on 14 Dec 1888.^23,24,25

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     Sarah moved to Des MoinesG following the death of her husband.²⁶
     She borrowed money from her nieces Eliza E. Dart and Ida Maria Street in a series of loans beginning 30 Dec 1892 and continuing until 27 Jul 1904. She borrowed a total of $433.50 in eight transactions from Ida, and $462.42 from Eliza in four transactions, of which $182.35 was repaid during her lifetime.²⁷
     Sarah left a will dated 28 Feb 1895 stating she was of Des Moines, IowaG, in which she left all her personal and real estate, after payment of her debts and funeral expenses, to her nieces Eliza and Ida. She also named them as executors, to serve without bond.²⁸
     Sarah appeared on the 1895 State Census of Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa G, reporting that she owned her home. Her younger sister, Marietta, and Ida Maria Street, daughter of her youngest sister Parolina, were listed as living with her, as was Hannah Anderson, age 30, a domestic from Sweden.²⁹
     Sarah appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, at 703 Euclid Ave. G, enumerated 12 Jun 1900, reporting that she owned her home, which was mortgaged.³⁰ She appeared on the 1905 State Census of Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, at 703 Euclid Ave. G.³¹
     Sarah died on 25 Sep 1905 in Des Moines, IowaG, at age 84.^10,6 She was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, IowaG, in a lot adjacent to those of her sisters Marietta and Parolina.¹¹

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     Her will was probated on 25 Oct 1905 in Polk Co., IowaG. Jesse F. Stevenson was appointed administrator after the executrices named in the will both resigned. At their request, he was not required to post bond.³²
     An inventory of her estate was filed on 24 Nov 1905, listing assets as a mortgage note from Amanda J. Park for $145, due Oct 1905, and a small amount of furniture and personal belongings of little money value that had been left in her residence and divided among her relatives and friends.³³ The estate also included her residence at 703 Euclid Ave., Des MoinesG, which was mortgaged for $500. According to her administrator, the home was "badly out of repair" at the time of her death. He tried without success to sell it in the spring of 1906 for $2,200. After improvements were made it remained unsold with an asking price of $2,500 when the estate was closed.³⁴
     The final settlement of the estate was filed on 27 Oct 1906. He reported he had collected the $150 load due the estate, with interest, and rent for her former residence during the first half of that year, a total of $217. He had paid out a total of $296 for final expenses, insurance, taxes, and other expenses. The estate owned him $97, including work he had done for her before his appointment. It also owed her nieces $2,831 for their unpaid loans, and the $500 mortgage to the bank remained. He reported that he was waiving his claim, the nieces who now had title to the real estate were waiving theirs, the bank was looking to its mortgage for repayment, and all other claims had been settled.³⁵ The estate was closed 5 Nov 1906.³⁶

Bess L. Pickering was born on 1 Mar 1889 in TennesseeG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, G in the household of her parents, Robert G. Pickering and Lillian Harriett Wilkerson.¹³ She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, G in the household of her parents.¹⁴
     Bess married first Tyler K. Miller, son of John S. Miller and Belle Keesee, on 30 Jun 1915 in Clarksville, TennesseeG, on the spacious front lawn of her father's home, with Rev. W. S. Taylor officiating.^7,8
     Bess and Tyler appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, on Second St. G, enumerated 5 Jan 1920, reporting they were renting their home, apparently one of six units in the building.¹⁵
     Her husband died on 22 Nov 1922 at Reelfoot Lake, TennesseeG, from a gunshot wound suffered while on a hunting trip.^16,17
     Bess married second Robert Lawrence James, son of Barclay Arney James and Bobella Cobb, on 7 Jul 1926 in Clarksville, TennesseeG, with Rev. George O. Watts officating. It was a quiet ceremony at 6:00 am in the Parrish House with intimate relatives in attendence.^9,10,11
     Bess and Robert appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, on Franklin St. G, enumerated 2 Apr 1930, listed as boarding with Jesse Ellis and his wife. Her brother Robert was also listed as boarding there.¹⁸
     Robert died on 14 Feb 1940 on Madison St., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TennesseeG.^19,20
     Bess appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at Madison St. G, enumerated 11 Apr 1940, reporting she was renting her home, for $41 per month. Her brother Robert was listed as living with her.²¹
     Bess died on 29 Apr 1961 at age 72.⁴ She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TennesseeG.¹²