Submitted by: John McCartney

SOUTH BEND WEEKLY TRIBUNE
[Saturday] FEBRUARY 13, 1886

  Mr. Harrison M Crockett died last night [Friday 12
Feb 1886] about 9 o'clock, at his residence on South
Michigan street, from the effects of a paralytic
stroke that he received on Tuesday. He had been a
sufferer from rheumatism and paralysis for several
years, and of late was confined to the house. His age
was not far from 74 years.
  Mr. Crockett was born in Logan county, Ohio, of
parents that moved to that state from Kentucky, and
was the youngest of thirteen children, only one of
whom survives, Mr. Shellim Crockett, father of Mr.
Elmer Crockett of THE TRIBUNE. The deceased came to
South Bend with his mother in the year 1837, and has
been prominently identified with the business
interests of the place from that time up to the
present. From an insignificant frontier hamlet he has
seen it develop into a prosperous and influential
city.
  Mr. Crockett first engaged in the harness making
business and conducted a shop and sales room on the
spot where Russworm's shop is now located on
Washington street, just east of Michigan street.
Afterwards he was located for a number of years in the
old Washington Hotel block, the site of the old
Tribune store, West Washington Street. Ultimately he
retired from this business and turned his attention to
building. He built and for many years lived in the
house now known as the Arnold residence, corner of
Jefferson and Lafayette streets. In the business part
of the city he built the brick store next to the
Burroughs block on North Michigan Street, the building
occupied by George H. Wheelocks's Crockery Store on
South Michigan Street and the old Tribune building on
Washington Street. These he owned besides much of the
residence and business property in the city at the
time of his death.
  Mr. Crockett was four times married, the last wife
together with three children, two daughters and a son
surviving. These are Mrs. William H. Miller, Mrs. Mike
Henrichs and Harry Crockett, all residents of this
city.
  The deceased was a man of considerable force of
character of strict business habits, and took a lively
interest in all that pertained to the welfare of the
city in which he lived. Though suffering severly from
his bodily ailments of the last few years, he
maintained a cheerful disposition and as far as
possible tended personally to his large property
interests about the city.
  The funeral services were held at the residence, 430
South Michigan Street Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, Rev. W.H. Hickman officiating, South Bend
Lodge No. 29, LO.O.F. being in charge. Mr. Crockett
was one of the oldest members of this lodge, having
joined it in 1848.