U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Crim, Joseph N. B. (1835-1905) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Pages 361-362 Joseph N. B. Crim, son of Michael and Catherine (Strickler) Crim, was born in 1835, in Rockingham County, Virginia, and when twelve years old removed with his parents to Barbour County and settled on a farm six miles from Philippi; but soon afterwards moved to Philippi and made his home with an uncle who was engaged in merchandising. He at once entered the store, attending schools when he could, and thus learned by practice the principles of business and acquired the habits of industry which ever afterwards characterized him and placed him the foremost of the business men of the county. About the time of his majority he went into business for himself, and soon became the leading merchant of the county, which position he held for years, in the meantime buying extensive real estate interests. William McClaskey, afterwards Sheriff of Barbour, was his first partner in the merchantile business. Mr. Crim owned a store at Elk City from November, 1861, till March 4, 1894. In 1878 he became a partner with L. D, Morrall in Philippi, and at the end of three years sold his interest to his partner. Prom 1867 till 1872 he was in partnership with W. W. Daniels in a store at Peel Tree; and had a store also at Overfield, with T. B. Douglas as a partner; and also a store at Bolington; and later he was a member of the firm B. H. Crim & Company, at Philippi. He became largely identified with the banking business, and at present is the president of the Tygart's Valley Bank, one of the solid institutions of Barbour County. He might have turned his attention to politics, and, so far as one can judge, the way was open for his advancement to high places; but he did not choose to do so, except that, 1866, he was a candidate for Sheriff, and in 1872 a candidate for the Constitutional Convention of the State. In the former instance, at the primary election, he carried the county by 460 majority, but did not go on the ticket at the general election. In 1872 he was elected to the Constitutional Convention by 350 majority. Mr. Crim married Almyra J., daughter of John N. and Harriet (Rightmire) Hall, and they have two children, E. H., who is a merchant of Philippi, and Cora May, who is the wife of Melville Peck, Esq. Mr. Crim's grandparents were Peter and Elizabeth (Shaffer) Crim, of Rockingham County, Virginia, where he owned a mill. He was a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Crim's grandfather, on his mother's side, was Joseph Strickler, a farmer of Page County, Virginia. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH-REGISTER, Barbour County, WV Page 144, Line No. 964 Jos. N. B. Crim died Jan. 11, 1905 at age 69y-5m-19d Marital-status: Widower Where-born: Rockbridge Co. Va. Place-of-death: Philippi, W.Va. Cause-of-death: Enlargement of Heart Complication: Bronchial / Catarrh Place-of-burial: Fraternity Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------