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William Crispin, at Holmcsburg', Fltiladelphia, March 8, T he funeral services were held in ICmmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, Rev. D. Caldwell Miilctt, D. D., rec­ tor o f that parish, officiating. The interment was made in the grounds connected with the church. Cokmel Crispin had never married. Charles H. Crispin married (first) Eliza­ beth Ciilihs. and had one daughter, I/iuise Crispin, who died unm arried; married (sec­ ond) her sister, Emma Giblis, and had a son, Franklin (iibbs Crispin, D. D. S .. living in 1901 at No. 2029 North T w elfth street, Phil­ adelphia, nurried to I.ydia De Witt. The two wives o f Charles EL Crispin were from Bucks county, Pennsylvania. B e n j a m i n F r a n k i .i n C r i s p i n, third son of Benjamin and M aria (F o ste r) Crispin, was bom in Holmcsburg. Philadelphia, Aug. 2. 18 2 1, and died at his residence. No. 3258 Chestnut street. W est Philadelphia, Ju ly i^, 1898. H e w as educated at the i.ow cr Dublin Academ y and other educational institutions, and became a member of the firm o f Collins ti Crispin, which later was changed to B . F. Crispin & Company, and he continued at its hcao the renuinder o f his life. H e resided in Holmcsburg until 1873, when, having lost his first w ife .and a daughter, he removed to Camden, N. J ., and resided there for a num­ ber o f years, finally removing to West Phil­ adelphia. where he died. W hile a resident of Holmcsburg he took an active interest in local affairs. He w as for a mimlicr o f years sccretar)- of the Frank ford and Holmcsburg Railroad Com pany; w as one o f Ihe founders of the Holmcsburg Public Library, and served as its president for a number o f years. In 18 7 1 he was elected a trustee of the Ixiwcr Dublin Academy, and in i ^ { was made president of the board, a position previously held by his father, bolding that position to the time o f his death, presiding at a banquet given in Jan uary. 1894. a* ‘be "G reen T ree Hotel,*' Holmcsburg. to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the lioard. He w as elected in 1872 a vcstr)’nian o f Einmamiel Protestant Episcopal Church, an office also held by his father, whom he also succeeded as president of the board of trustees of the Crispin Cemcter)’ Corporation, an account o f which is given above, and scri'cd in Ihat ]K>sition until his death. Benjamin Franklin Crispin married (first), Ju n e 2t), 1845, Elizabeth R.. daughter o f Rob­ ert and fsarah Glenn, o f Holmcsburg. She died ^^a^ch 3 1 . 1873. and he married (second)

([■atharine Koe. H is children were, however, all by the first w ife, v iz .: Benjam in Franklin Crispin, J r ., born Ju ly 2 1 . 1847, o f whom presently. Robert Clenn Crispin, born at I lolmesburg. Iliiladelphia. Feb. 4, 1849: received his CJirly education at the 1-piscopaI .cadcmy, Philadelphia; 1872 went to Berw ick. Pa.. where he became connected with The Jackson and Woodin M anufacturing Company. He became a fte r a time a member of the firm of Bowman & Crispin. F o r several years he re­ sided at Rupert, P a. In 1902 hc rcturncd to Berwick and w as elected teller of the First National Bank o f Berw ick, which position he occupied at the time o f his death, which oc­ curred in Berwick M ay 16, 19 13 . H e married Sept. 10, 1873. at Berw ick, Frances M.. l)orn at Berwick. P a.. Dec. 4. 1852, daughter o f Seth B. and Louise F. (D oane) Bowman, o f Berwick. H er mother was a great-grand­ daughter o f Hannah Sharpless, who married M ay 23, 17 7 1. William Iddings, and this H an­ nah Sharpless w as a great-granddaughter of John Sharpless, founder of the Sharpless fam­ ily o f Chester county. Pa. Several children were born to this m arriage who died in in­ fancy. W illiam H enry Crispin, liom in Philadelohia, Ju n e 1 1. 1 8 5 1; married M ay 27. 1875, Maiild.a, daughter o f John Mitchell o f Phila­ delphia, and they resided for a number o f years in that city but finally removed to B ev­ erly. N. J. . where t*hcy now reside. They have issue, one son : Franklin Mitchell Crispin, torn in Philadelphia. A pril 13. 18 7 6; m arried in 1905 Emma Fowler, d a u ^ tc r of the late Jose])h D. W eeks, o f Pittsburg, P a., at one time editor of the Iron Age. Sarah Frances Crispin married Hon. G eorge S. Clark, o f Holmesbui^, Pa., Ju n e 4, 1874. T hey had issue: John Stevenson C lark, bom .iig. 1, 18 7 5; Benjamin Crispin C lark, bom March 28. 1877. dieil Dei*. 24. 18 7 8; .Arthur Dmiglass Clark, bom .Aug. 14. 18 8 3; Elizalicth I'rances C lark, born .Sept. 16. 1878. B e n j a m i n F r a n k l i n C r i s p i n . J r .. the eld­ est son o f B. P'ranklin and Elizabeth R . (Glenn) Crispin, w as bom in I lolm esburg. Iliiladelphia, Ju ly 2 1. 1847, and received his early education at the Low er Dublin .Academy. Eater attending high school in Philadelphia. 1le began bis business career in Philadelphia in 1863. and w as connected with the firm o f B . F . Crispin & Company until 1870. l i e then en ­ tered the employ of the firm o f l.on gacre & Comp.my. which coiiciucied a large printing