Biographical Sketches
Maxon Crandall
CRANDALL, MAXON - one of North Loup's oldest inhabitants was born in Alleghany county, N. Y. away back in 1827. He was brought up and received his schooling there. For many years he followed the profession of a mechanic. He was early married to Elizabeth Lily, by whom he has had six children, three of whom are living. When he took up the westward march it was to halt for some time in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and finally in 1879, to move to Nebraska. Here he has farmed and in various ways made an honest living. He is now retired at the ripe age of 78.
Source: Transcription from the book, The Trail of the Loup; Being a History of the Loup River Region, by H. W. Foght, published in 1906; located on the website, Internet Archive (http://archive.org), accessed 11 January 2026.
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