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The J.T. and E.J. Crumbaugh Spiritualist Church and Public Library is a building housing both a church and a library in LeRoy, Illinois, opened on January 1, 1927. It was built after the deaths of James Thomas Crumbaugh and his wife Elizabeth Jane Crumbaugh as a memorial in accordance with their will. ==History of the Library== The library was donated to the community by James Thomas Crumbaugh. James Thomas was born on January 24, 1832 in the Empire Township of McLean County, Illinois. His parents were Daniel and Martha M. Robinson who were of German descent. J.T. grew up in McLean County with his twin brother Daniel T. Crumbaugh whom he would later become partners with on their farm. After a few years J.T. decided to rent out his farms and move to the town of LeRoy where he built his house at 313 East Center Street. J.T., along with his other brother, Leonard A. Crumbaugh and friend James Bonnette went on to establish the Citizens Bank, which would later become The first National Bank. On September 13, 1862 J.T. married Elizabeth Jane Wiley. Elizabeth was born on November 17, 1841 and was also raised in McLean County. Together they had one child together, a son only known as “Bright Eyes,” who was born on July 2, 1865 and later died on August 20 of the same year. The death of their son deepened the Crumbaugh’s interest in spiritualism which would stay with them for they rest of their lives. J.T. died on April 3, 1905 and Elizabeth followed less than a year later on January 24, 1906. Their will stated their desire for a library and a spiritualist church be built as a living memorial.〔Owen v. Crumbaugh, 228 Ill. 390, 81 N.E. 1044 (1907) http://books.google.com/books?id=BAQLAAAAYAAJ&dq=warne%20crumbaugh&client=firefox-a&pg=PA1044#v=onepage&q=&f=false/〕 Their heirs tried to fight the decision but their wishes were eventually upheld after five years of litigation. The library was opened on January 1, 1927 along with the Spiritualist Church both of which are still in use today. (JT and EJ Crumbaugh Memorial Library ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J.T. and E.J. Crumbaugh Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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