W. D. CROW, deceased, was born in Kentucky, January 24, 1812, and came to this county in 1823, locating near Auburn, and engaging in farming and milling until 1850. He removed to Cotton Hill, Ball township, and operated a mill until his death, April 27, 1869. In 1845, he married Julia Messick, who was also born in Kentucky, September 17, 1823; their seven children all reside in this county, two of them married. William T., his son, and the present owner of the mill, took charge of the same after Mr. Crow's death, and now has everything in running order, with three sets of burrs, run by steam or water. The mill is furnished with new and improved machinery, which turns out first-class flour. William resides with his mother, on the homestead near the mill.