Individual Details
Marie Crosby
(25 Sep 1902 - 1 Dec 1972)
BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: "H.H. (Hod) and Elizabeth Doonan Crosby" by Helen
Crosby Badgett, FANNING THE EMBERS, Range Riders Rep., Miles City MT, 1971;
p85; Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison WI; Copied by Nancy Hawkinson.
BIRTH-BIOGRAPHICAL: "As We Recall", Custer County History; the Elizabeth
(Doonan) Crosby story, by Jill Frederick, p431, Miles City Public Library,
Miles City MT, Copied by Art Hawkinson 1995.
Marie was born in Mrs. Remington's Maternity Hospital in Miles City. She lived
her first eight years on the Poweder River near the mouth of Mizpah Creek.
Marie and her sister, Ethel, both trained for teaching and after high school
graduation took up teaching in rural elementary schools, attending summer
college classes.
Marie's first school was near Cohagen where she met Emil Olander while teaching
the Moon Creek School. They were married March 19, 1924.
Emil and Marie raised two daughters, Janet and Kathleen.
In 1960, Marie decided to return to teaching. She taught at Six Mile, Knowlton
and Moon Creek, as well as a few others. She was also active in community
clubs.
("As We Recall," Custer County Area History, the Marie (Crosby) Olander story
by Jill Fredrick, p431.)
Crosby Badgett, FANNING THE EMBERS, Range Riders Rep., Miles City MT, 1971;
p85; Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison WI; Copied by Nancy Hawkinson.
BIRTH-BIOGRAPHICAL: "As We Recall", Custer County History; the Elizabeth
(Doonan) Crosby story, by Jill Frederick, p431, Miles City Public Library,
Miles City MT, Copied by Art Hawkinson 1995.
Marie was born in Mrs. Remington's Maternity Hospital in Miles City. She lived
her first eight years on the Poweder River near the mouth of Mizpah Creek.
Marie and her sister, Ethel, both trained for teaching and after high school
graduation took up teaching in rural elementary schools, attending summer
college classes.
Marie's first school was near Cohagen where she met Emil Olander while teaching
the Moon Creek School. They were married March 19, 1924.
Emil and Marie raised two daughters, Janet and Kathleen.
In 1960, Marie decided to return to teaching. She taught at Six Mile, Knowlton
and Moon Creek, as well as a few others. She was also active in community
clubs.
("As We Recall," Custer County Area History, the Marie (Crosby) Olander story
by Jill Fredrick, p431.)
Events
| Birth | 25 Sep 1902 | Miles City, Custer, Montana | |||
| Death | 1 Dec 1972 | Miles City, Custer, Montana |  | ||
| Marriage | Emil Olander |
Families
| Spouse | Emil Olander (1891 - 1993) |
| Child | Janet Olander |
| Child | Kathleen Olander |
| Father | Harvey Hawkins "Hod" Crosby (1878 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Doonan (1877 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Ethel Crosby (1904 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Helen Crosby |
Endnotes
1. U.S. Social Security Death Index .