Blair County Pa Archives Biographies.....crum, Newton August 9, 1856 - ????
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Source: Biographical And Portrait Cyclopedia Of Blair Co, Pa: Philadelphia, 1892.
Author: Samuel T. Wiley

Newton Crum,   
The Popular Proprietor Of The Clarendon Hotel Of Altoona, Was Born At
Wilmore, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1856, And Is A Son Of Oliver
And Hannah (smay) Crum.  The Crums Are Descendants Of The Old Crum Family Of
Germany, An Empire That Has Added Much Toward Shaping The Industries Of The
Civilized World.  Ephraim Crum (grandfather) Died In 1874.  He Was One Of The
Early Settlers Of Cambria County, And Owned A Flouring And Saw Mill At
Wilmore, Where He Resided For Many Years.  In Political Opinion He Was A
Republican, And Being A Man Of Sound Judgment And Wise Discretion, He Was
Elected As Justice Of The Peace, Which Office He Held For A Number Of
Years.  Oliver Crum (father) Was Born In Cambria County, In 1834, And Devoted
The Greater Part Of His Life To Agricultural Pursuits.  In August Of The Third
Year Of The Great Civil War He Enlisted As A Private In Co. G, 149th
Pennsylvania Infantry, And In 1864, At The Battle Of The Wilderness, Where
The Pomp And Glory Of War Gave Precedence To Its Untold Horrors, He Was Taken
Prisoner And Conveyed To Andersonville Prison, Where, On September 23, 1864,
He Was Released From His Oppression By The Summons Of Death.
Newton Crum Was Reared Upon A Farm In Cambria County, And Improved The
Opportunities Afforded Him In Securing A Good Education In The Common And The
Soldiers' Orphans Schools, To Prepare Himself To Enter Upon The Scenes Of
Active Life.  At The Age Of Seventeen He Was Employed As A Brakeman By The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.  Serving In This Capacity For A Few Years, He
Was Promoted To Freight Conductor, And From 1881 To 1890 Was Under The Employ
Of The Same Company, And Worked In Their Blacksmith Shops In Altoona.  Since
1872 Mr. Crum Has Been A Resident Of Altoona, And In 1890 He Became Engaged
In The Hotel Business.  He Is Now Proprietor Of The Clarendon Hotel, Located
On The Corner Of Eleventh Avenue And Seventeenth Street, Has His House Well
Arranged For The Traveling Public, And Enjoys A Large And First-class
Patronage.
   Newton Crum Married Rose Tiemey, Daughter Of Thomas Tiemey, Of Altoona, 
In 1880.  Their Union Has Been Blessed With Four Sons And One Daughter:  
John O., Charles R., Edward O., Walter J., And Rose A.
   Newton Crum Started In Life With No Other Assistance Than Willing Hands, A
Clear Head And Determined Energy.  Industry And Perseverance Are Among His
Marked Characteristics, And Have Won For Him Good Success In His Business. 
He Owns Some Valuable Real Estate In The City Of Altoona, Beside His Hotel
Property.  In Political Convictions Mr. Crum Is A Republican Who Closely
Adheres To The Principles Of His Party, And Believes In The Supremacy Of Its
Principles As Being Necessary For The True Development And Future Prosperity
Of The American Union.

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Originally Submitted 2001. Transcribed By Eileen.

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