MONROE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: CROSIER, Andrew
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A History of Monroe County, West Virginia
Oren F. Morton, B. Lit.
Staunton, VA
The McClure Company, Inc.
1916
p. 332

ANDREW CROSIER

Andrew married Elizabeth Maxwell in Pennsylvania and settled a mile
south of Gap Mills somewhat later than 1784.  C:  William (1784-
1855) (Sarah Bowyer, 1808)-James (d. 1860)  (Sarah Beamer)-John
(Tenn.)-Thomas  (Tenn. ) -Margaret (Robert Christy, 1804)-Hannah
(~Milhollen).
C.  of William: William H-Adam B. (1810-1888) (Elizabeth Nickell, 1839)-John 
M. (-Champ)-George-Thomas-Andrew (Alleghany)
-Susan (Thomas Hepler)-Elizabeth H. (John Motteshead, 1841)-Margaret A. (John 
Sumpter, 1844)-Nancy (John Dodd).
C.  of James:  John R.-Andrew M. (1821-1904) (Martha Hively)
Philip B. (1823-1883)-William A-Elizabeth (1824-1890)  (- Bradley)-Margaret 
5.-James M (1835-1907).
John M. was born Mar. 1, 1811, and lived until Mar.27, 1912. He was a 
blacksmith and not only made his own pocket knives but even his farming tools 
and his sawmill.  For 80 years he was a member of Carmel church and was a 
regular attendant from his home at Waiteville. When the railroad came to 
Potts Creek, he asked only that his spring be let alone and the wish was 
respected. The rough men who appeared during the railroad construction never 
molested him and used no profanity in his presence.  When remonstrated with 
for living alone in his old age, he drew his well thumbed Bible from his 
shoebench and exclaimed:
"Here's my protector, here's my shield, and here's my weapon. With this as my 
protector, I fear no evil, I fear no robber, I fear no murderer."