Samuel CREVELING, farmer, farmer, P. O. Light Street, was born in what is now Centre Township, this county, September 30, 1830, a son of Alexander and Rebecca (MARR) CREVELING. Andrew CREVELING, grandfather of Samuel, came to what is now Columbia County from the State of new Jersey, and located near what is now Espytown, in Scott Township, where he bought land and made improvements after the fashion of that day. At that time, and four years, there were no milling facilities closer than Sunbury, and he used to send his boys down to Sunbury with wheat to be ground; they generally loaded about fifteen bushels of grain on a canoe, "poling" to Sunbury and return. He was married in New Jersey before coming to this county, and, on location in what is now Scott Township, they made their home in that vicinity until they died. Of their children all are deceased. Alexander CREVELING, son of the above, and father of Samuel, was born in what is now Columbia County, Penn., and was reared to farm life. This he followed alone until 1850, when he built the tannery now owned by Jacob RINK, in Centre Township. He had bought land, on part of which the tannery is located, in the early part of the present century, and after putting up the tannery, he managed that business and carried on farming until his death. He was married in this county to Miss Rebecca MARR, a native of this county and daughter of Lawrence MARR. Her parents came to this county from Scotland, located near Easton, Penn., and from there removed to this county, where both died and are buried in Hidlay Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander CREVELING were the parents of sixteen children, of whom three are living: Cyrus, in Buffalo Valley, Union Co., Penn.; Samuel, and Franklin, in Centre Township, this county. Alexander CREVELING died August 10, 1857; his wife in January, 1883. They are buried in Hidlay Cemetery. At the time of his death Mr. CREVELING was the owner of 187 acres of land and the tanner property. Samuel CREVELING, subject of this sketch, was born and reared at the place where he now resides. When a boy he principally assisted his father in the farm work, but worked occasionally in the tannery, especially in winter, and in about 1849-50 he used to haul hides in the winter season from Scranton, Pittston, Wilkesbarre and other places depended on the tannery. Scranton at that time contained but a few houses, and gave his attention entirely to farming. He was married in this county September 24, 1857, to Miss Mary Ann LAMON, a native of this county and daughter of James and Hannah (SPEAR) LAMON, natives of Ireland, who on coming to this country first located near Mauch Chunk; from there they removed to Briarcreek Township, this county, and there they lived until their death; the former died in 1872 and the latter in the fall of 1878, and are buried at Berwick, this county. Mr. and Mrs. CREVELING were the parents of nine children, of whom six are living: Hiram Jasper, married to Miss Sarah MELICK, living at Pittston, Penn.; Marietta, wife of Elmer CREVELING, living near Espytown, this county; Ella, Willbert G., Clarence Alexander and Grace Edna, Annie Irene, Jennie Eudella and Charles Wesley are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. CREVELING are members of the Methodist Church. He has 177 acres of land. The place on which his home is located is a part of the first tract taken up between the mouths of Fishing creek and East Briarcreek, the original grant, still in Mr. CREVELING's possession, bearing the name and seal of William Penn, and bearing the date of 1869. The CREVELING family were great hunters and rifle shots, and some of them were very expert at the latter act. The father of Samuel killed two bears in the vicinity of the latter's home. He, like the other men of the family, was a fine shot.
History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, 1887, Centre Township pg. 416)
