George Croft, farmer, sec. 2; P. O. Milton; is the son of Mathew and Mary (Rumans) Croft, natives of York, England, where the subject of this sketch was born in 1806. He acquired his early education in the colleges of his native place, where he engaged as teacher in the academy. In 1831 he was selected by the Wesleyan Missionary Society, of London, to preach the gospel in the West Indies. He reached the Islands in 1831, and preached throughout the different Islands for 13 years. While there he met and married (in 1834), Miss Ellen Stoner, a native of Leeds, England, where she was born in 1807. Mr. C. has crossed the Atlantic 9 times, and lived under most of the flags of Europe. He spent the summer of 1879 in his native home, but prefers to live under the flag of our common country. His farm of 440 acres is the fruits of his own industry, his first purchase being but 160 acres. It is valued at $50 per acre. Here he settled in 1856, living in a log house until he had erected his present commodious residence. He is the father of 6 children, 5 of whom are living; David S., Helen, George, Hannah L., and Thomas. He is Local Elder in the M. E. Church, and a gentleman well known throughout the county.

Source: History of Pike County by Charles M. Chapman 1880