Biographical sketch extracted from:

Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. p. 971.

MRS. DR. CROUSE. The history of men, great in the day in which they lived, is always read with interest; but their virtues shine with greater splendor when those with whom the departed were upon the most endearing terms of friendship yet live. The lady whose name heads this sketch was the amiable wife of one of the pioneer physicians of this county, and, although his second wife, was for nearly a quarter of a century a loving and devoted helpmeet, and cheerfully shared with him the successes and cares which come to those who have the care of a family. She was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, daughter of Robert G. and Lucy G. (Whitfield) Rodgers, who afterward removed to Paulding County. Mary A. formed the acquaintance of Dr. Crouse through his sister, Mrs. Porter, and the acquaintance thus formed ripened into love, and they were married July 20, 1860, at the home of her parents. They came directly to his home at Ossian, where they resided happily nearly a quarter of a century. Dr. Jehu W. Crouse was born in Cuyahoga County, Pennsylvania, and had been in practice at least ten years before locating at Ossian in 1849. He was married to Mary Old, in Ohio, and three children were born in that State. Her father, Isaac Old, was one of the first settlers of the neighborhood in which they resided. The ancestors of our subject were residents of Southampton County, Virginia, but the father was born in Scotland. The grandfather, John Whitfield, and his wife, Mary, were of an ancient family, possessed a large plantation and owned many slaves. They lived in royal style, and until the insurrection the parents of Mrs. Crouse resided in the paternal mansion. The death of Mrs. Crouse occurred September 4, 1857, she having been the mother of ten children. Five were reared and four are now living— Rachel, Ethelbert, Almira and Erastus. All are married and have families. After the marriage of Dr. Crouse with Mary A. Rodgers they had four children—Ella, Lizzie, Hugh, and one died in infancy. Ella wedded Dr. Hamilton Emanuel, of Dakota; Lizzie married Ezra P. Johnson, and resides on the homestead; Hugh is completing his studies at Crawfordsville, Indiana, and will graduate in medicine. The doctor accumulated a large property, and leaves to his widow and children a competency. He died August 16, 1883, aged sixty-six years. He left a record which his children may always refer to with pride. He was one of the first physicians in the northern part of the county.