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Note: Five Crum brothers came from Holland to America in 1745. They arrived in New York, migrated south to Georgia and finally settled in Florida. David Rite's family moved from Ozona, Florida in what is now Pinellas Co. to Itchepuckesassa, Florida (present day Plant City) in 1881.
David was a very good horseback rider and at age 16, he and two of his cousins were hired to carry mail from Tampa to Kissimmee, Florida. His father raised cattle that is probably how he got into the cattle business. He devoted his life to the cattle business and was recognized as one of the leading cattlemen in the state. He was actively involved in the Florida State Cattlemen's Association and in 1952 he was elected vice-president at the age of 85. His duties included travel to all parts of the country.
David was elected to the county commission twice and served two five year terms from 1912-16 and 1921-27. During his terms he had most of the roads in his district improved and was responsible for building a new road from Hopewell to the county line.
His wife Ella Rose Burts Strickland, was the daughter of his father's good friend, Captain Wilbur Fisk Burts.
Source: Quintilla Geer Bruton and David E. Bailey, Jr. (1984). Plant City: Its Origin and History (2nd Ed.). Winston Salem, NC: Hunter Publishing Co.
David R. Crum was born in 1866 in Sumter County, Florida, son of David L. and Elizabeth Crum. His parents were both originally from Georgia.
Mr Crum attended the public schools near Dunedin, Florida and at Plant City where his father moved in 1881 and near where he had a large cattle farm.
In the early days he was connected with the railroads and for a short time was employed by the first Electric Line in Tampa. For many years he engaged in the mercantile business in Lakeland and Plant City. He has the distinction of being the second man to operate a meat market in Plant City. He has always been interested in farms, and at the present time he owns two.
Mr. Crum has been interested in civic affairs fro many years and has given a reat deal of time to advancing the interests of Hillsborough County. He served as County Commissioner from the 4th district from 1912 to 1916; and again from 1921 to 1927. Whie he was County Comissioner many mile of brick roads were built in the county; he was instrumental in having the bond issue for $1,220,000 passed during the last year he served as Commissioner and he found the buyer for these bonds. He was responsible for the Hopewell road being built from the Polk County line to Hopewell, and he also had all the nine-foot roads in his district widened except those which were built un the $3,000,000 bond issue.
Mr. Crum was married to Ella R. Stickland and has two children; Ralph and Evelyn.
Source: History of Hillsborough County, Florida; Biographical sketch index, p 224-225
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