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Queen, Crawford L.
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The History of Upshur County West Virginia
From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time
by W. B. Cutright
Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907

Pages 538-539

CRAWFORD L. QUEEN, minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. Was
born about forty years ago at Lorentz, Upshur County. His father
died while he was young and the responsibility of his raising and
education fell upon his relatives, uncles and aunts, and they
responded to the call of duty promptly and progressively, sent the
young lad to the public schools of the neighborhood in winter and
placed him in subscription schools, whenever possible, during
summers. The desire for knowledge seemed inbred in the young man
and he responded to every opportunity afforded him to acquire that
which was more precious than gold and more lasting than rubies.
After completing his course in the public schools, he took the
means left him by benevolent parents and hied away to college in
the State of Maryland and four years there saw him leaving the
halls of Westminister College with a diploma calling for Bachelor
of Arts Degree.

Now his active work in the ministry began in West Virginia, and
wherever he went and whenever he preached he made an impression of
his earnestness and devout living. A few years more saw him
President of his Conference, which position he has since twice
held. He now lives at Grafton, where he is loved and admired by
all, and so thorough has been his educational training since his
entry into the ministry that Adrian College, upon a sermon
delivered there, confined upon him the degree of Doctor of
Divinity.

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Register of Marriages, Lewis County Court, WV
(Page 21, Line No. 55)
Crofford Lorentz Queen (age 19, born in Upshur Co., W.Va.)
   son of John Wesley & Ardelia Queen
Cora Elizabeth Bonnett (age 19, born in Lewis Co., W.Va.)
   daughter of Thos. J. and Olive M. Bonnett
were married July 23, 1891 in Lewis Co., WV
by Rev. A. L. McKeever

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