Dr. John Grant Crabbe

Dr. John Grant Crabbe
Also Known As:	"Crabb"
Birthdate:	November 29, 1865
Birthplace:	Mount Sterling, Madison County, Ohio, United States
Death:	February 13, 1924 (58) Weld County, Colorado, United States
Place of Burial:	Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Thomas Wesley Crabbe and Julia Catherine Crabbe Husband of Jennie Florence Crabbe

Managed by:	Jeffrey Crabb
Last Updated:	April 30, 2022

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About Dr. John Grant Crabbe

John graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio (AB 1889, Phi Beta Kappa), and Ohio University (master’s degree 1897). He received honorary degrees from Berea College (1889), Miami University (1900), and Kentucky University (1911).

He served as superintendent of public schools in Ashland, Kentucky (1890–1907); Republican State Superintendent of Public Instruction for Kentucky (1907–10); president of the Eastern State Normal School, Richmond, Kentucky (1910–16); president of the Colorado Normal College, Greeley, Colorado (1916); chairman of Kentucky’s educational Committee of Ten; chairman of the Kentucky Educational Commission; and on the Educational Council of the National Education Association.

John wrote the hymn "Beauty for Ashes."

from: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/c/r/a/b/crabbe_jg.htm

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1865	November 29, 1865	Birth of Dr. John Grant Crabbe Mount Sterling, Madison County, Ohio, United States
1924	February 13, 1924 Age 58	Death of Dr. John Grant Crabbe Weld County, Colorado, United States
????		Burial of Dr. John Grant Crabbe Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, United States

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