Erroll Putman "Putt" Crowl

1897 - 1990  (92 years)

• Name	Erroll Putman Crowl
  Birth	20 Sep 1897	New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  		Birth Record of Erroll Putman Crowl
  Census	1900	New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He was recorded while living with his parents and paternal grandmother.
  Age: 2
  Census	1910	New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [6]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 12
  Census	1920	New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [7]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 22
  Married to	say 1925 (Age 28)  [8]
  Mary L. Neylon. She was from Barre, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Marion Crowl 2. Sylvia Crowl 3. Nyca Crowl
  Death	19 Mar 1990	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3, 8]
  Obituary	21 Mar 1990  [8]
  ATHOL - Erroll P. "Putt" Crowl, 92, of 154 Crescent St., a past president of the American Society of Piano Technicians, died Monday in Athol Memorial Hospital. He leaves three daughters; Marion Deegan, of Orange, Sylvia Lawson, of Lewisville, Texas and Nyca Hall of Westerly, R.I.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was born in New Salem, son of Walter T. and Flora H. (Crafts) Crowl and lived here 50 years. In 1923 he married the former Mary L. Neylon of Barre. Crowl became president of the society in 1958 when he and John Travis founded the Piano Technicians Guild. In the years following, he formed the Crowl and Jellen Piano Co., designing and building pianos. In 1983, the Piano Tuners Guild elected him to its Hall of Fame. In an Athol Daily News interview a few years ago, Crowl, stating he was "too lazy to retire," recalled the beginnings of his career as a piano tuner in 1918 when he was a member of Clarence Goodnow's Orchestra in Orange. He recalled driving to Boston on Saturdays for lessons. In the 1920s he began a career tuning pianos and studied at the Faust School of Tuning and Service affiliated with the New England Conservatory of Music. He also studied piano making with Charles Frederick Stein, world famous designer of pianos. After receiving his diploma he worked for the Ivers and Pond Piano Factory in Cambridge. He tuned pianos for many performers in area towns and for many years was tuner for the Pioneer Symphony Orchestra. He began his musical career, which lasted more than seven decades, playing for silent movies in North Dana and Athol. Crowl also played piano for dances with Goodnow's, Bryant's and Perley's Orchestras. He was also manager of and saxophone player with the Orange Community Band, formerly the Minute Tapioca Band. He also had been an assessor for the town of Orange and he worked as a press operator for the former Enterprise & Journal in Orange, and as an automotive mechanic. A committal service will be held at the convenience of the family in the spring at North New Salem Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association, 23 Midstate Drive, Auburn. The Fiske Funeral Home, 1356 Main St., is directing arrangements. Published by The Worcester Telegram & Gazette Worcester, Massachusetts - Wednesday, March 21, 1990
  Burial	North New Salem Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 9]
  Person ID	I1322	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Walter T. Crowl,   b. Apr 1867, Massachusetts
  Mother	Flora H. Crafts,   b. Jul 1869, Massachusetts
  Marriage	1896
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 28 years and 8 months - She : ~ 26 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F3296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Louise Johnson,   b. 1 Nov 1915, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire d. 1 Dec 1997, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Sep 1897 - New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1900 - New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1910 - New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1920 - New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - 19 Mar 1990 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - - North New Salem Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S306] Johnson, Stephen P. email: 2000-10-20 "Alice Whitney", (Email message from spmej (at) together.net at Winchester, New Hampshire. 20 October 2000). [S805] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0491; FHL microfilm: 1240649 [S801] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Birth Record of Erroll Putman Crowl [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Census Place: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0510; FHL microfilm: 1374602 [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 122 [S1299] Obituary of Erroll P. Crowl, (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 21 March 1990). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 189842185 Erroll P. Crowl