(from the archived RCHC Web Site)

J. F. Crowder is at present first assistant in the Rockwood High School and is a young man, having been born in Roane County in 1871.  Mr. Crowder studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1895, and at the end of the present school term will engage in the practice of law. He is a close student and will make his mark as an attorney.

Source: Knoxville Journal & Tribune, Sunday, 24 Apr 1898

2025 additions:

James Frank Crowder married Nette Sanborn in Roane County on 20 April 1905.  They apparently had no children.  His tombstone inscription at Oak Grove Cemetery in Rockwood indicates his birth and death dates as 13 December 1870 – 16 Nov 1906.  He was the son of James and Katie Crowder.  Apparently, J. F. Crowder died intestate; Letters of Administration were issued to Nettie Crowder, James L. Nicholas, and Sam. G. Odom on 17 January 1907.

Frank Crowder‘s Illness and Death Notifications in November, 1906
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