From the second volume of the Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware, published in 1899:
LOWE’S CROSS ROADS, a village whose population is 200 or more, is situated in the midst of a level and partly wooded country, whose dark, loamy soil is productive of corn, vegetables and fruits. The place is about 14 miles from Georgetown, and is in the northern part of Gumboro hundred. Churches and schools are convenient.
Among the citizens of the town and its vicinity are the following:
Mrs. Sarah W. Brittingham
Wm. A. Cannon
Lemerson Collins
Mrs. Nancy S. Collins
Mrs. Mary Downs
Stephen H. Downs
Philip E. English
Peter B. Gordy
W. T. Gray
Chas. S. Gumby
George H. Harrison
N. Washington Jones
Benj. S. King
C. E. King
George E. King
Lorenzo King
John S. Lecates
Minos B. Lingo
Stansbury C. Matthews
Levin H. Moore
Amelia G. Parsons
Elijah C. Short
Elijah W. Short
James N. Short
Willard Stephens
Wm. B. Truitt
John S. Baker
Gibson Boyce
James B. Brown
Joseph M. Cannon
Elijah W. Collins
Jacob P. Collins
Ora J. Collins
Elijah R. Downs
James F. Downs
Jesse T. Downs
Joseph M. Downs
P. O. Downs
Stephen H. Downs
Thomas H. Downs
Wm. Easham
James M. Foskey
Aaron I. Gordy
Benton H. Gordy
Frank W. Gordy
John H. Gordy
John L. Gordy
Peter B. Gordy
Levi J. Gray
Wm. T. Gray
Stephen P. Gumby
Lemuel Hadden
Elijah Hudson
George F. Hudson
Benjamin M. Jones
Elijah W. Jones
George W. Jones
Isaac S. Jones
Jacob S. Jones
Joseph B. Jones
Matthew R. King
Wm. C. King
John S. Lecates
Joseph H. Lecates
Wm. Lecates
Minos B. Lingo
James H. Littleton
Henry C. Matthews
Stansbury Matthews
Elijah J. Mitchell
Ebenezer H. Parsons
James S. Parsons
Matthias Pennell
Edward C. Pusey
George W. Pusey
William S. Pusey
John Savage
Elijah C. Short
James N. Short
Edward Spicer
Reuben Stephens
Willard Stephens
Burton P. Truitt
Cornelius W. West
John H. West
John T. West
Joseph P. West
Rufus W. West
William J. West
William H. Wooten
Note: The list of names is printed in paragraph form in the book; I’ve presented them this way for the sake of convenience. There are a few duplicates. Although I’m not certain how much territory this section covers, names like William J. West, John S. Lecates, Henry C. Matthews, and Benton H. Gordy indicate that the area around Whaley’s Crossroads and Terrapin Hill is included.
– Chris Slavens
