Crick, Peter bio

Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county: together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state; Biographical Pub. Co., Chicago, IL; 1890; page 489; Transcribed by Margaret Rose Whitehurst
Peter Crick, farmer and stock-raiser of Pleasant Township, is the subject of the present sketch, and is a native of Perry County, Pa., having been born there on the 29th of June, 1817. His parents, John and Margaret (Troutner) Crick, were also natives of Pennsylvania, and his paternal ancestors were of German extraction.
Mr. Crick, at the age of ten years removed with his parents to Ohio, and in that State passed his boyhood and youth. He received only a moderate education, owing to the imperfect educational facilities of those days, and at an early age learned farm work, and so fitted himself to be through after life a successful agriculturist.
Our subject was married in Ohio in 1841, to Miss Elizabeth Fulker. This union was blessed with eight children, five of whom are now living, viz: Samuel, who resides in Pleasant Township; Josiah, who lives in Marshall County, Kan.; Emeline, wife of Lester Shago, of Pleasant Township; John, who makes his home in Pleasant Township; and Anna, wife of Allen Lovell, of Marshall County, Kan.
Mr. Crick was called upon to sustain the sad loss of his wife in 1861, and was again married in Ohio, in 1862, this time to Mrs. Elizabeth Black, widow of Frederick Black, of Miami County, Ohio. In that county Mrs. Crick was born on 24th of September, 1827, being the daughter of Jacob and Mary Yerty, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively.
To our subject and his wife have been born two children, one of whom, Jacob, is living in Pleasant Township, and the other, Miranda, is dead. After coming to the State of Illinois, Mr. Crick for a short time resided in McDonough County, where he devoted his attention to farming. He then removed to Iowa County, Iowa, but after one year returned to McDonough County, and finally at the expiration of a year settled in Fulton County. Those early days were fraught with much that is amusing to remember, but that was very hard at the time. Many were the privations both for husband and wife, and the Biblical instruction was carried out, the wife being in reality the helpmate in affairs both great and small.
Mr. and Mrs. Crick are identified with the Dunkard Church, and are held in the highest possible esteem by all who know them. He is indeed a self-made man, and one who undoubtedly has achieved unusual success both in business and social circles, having a comfortable fortune, and a host of friends. His estate embraces eighty-three acres of fine farming land under good cultivation. Mrs. Crick had by her first marriage with Frederick Black, five children, three of whom are living, viz: Andrew, in Pleasant Township; John W., Ipava; Ill.; and Mary, wife of W. A. R. Lowell, of Ipava; Jacob and Aaron are dead. We are gratified to represent such popular people as Mr. Crick and his wife, on our Album, and realize fully that to such citizens the glory of Fulton County's progress is largely due.