Chester Robert Crandall1

b. 20 August 1895
Family
Father*Charles A. Crandall1,2 b. 4 Dec 1868, d. 15 Jul 1936
Mother*Ila Jane Oliver1,3 b. 12 Dec 1871, d. 23 Jan 1917
Birth*20 August 1895Chester Robert Crandall was probably born on 20 August 1895 in Grant County, Indiana.4,5 
(Son) Census US 190012 June 1900Chester was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in the household of his parents on North B Street, Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. He was 4 years old.6 
(Son) DivorceHe was about 5 years old when his parents divorced7,8 
(Son) Marriage28 May 1903 and was 7 years old when his mother married a second time, on 28 May 1903, to Fred P. Bruce, who had not been married before.9,3,7 
(Son) Marriage28 September 1903Four months after his mother's second marriage, his father married a second time, on 28 September 1903, to Axie (Steele) Barton. Axie was also divorced and had one son from her first marriage who was being raised by his maternal grandparents.8 
(Son) Divorce1907His father and stepmother, Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall, separated, and were likely divorced by 1907.10,11 
(Son) Marriage5 September 1908Chester was 13 years old when his father married a third time, on 5 September 1908, to Nellie (McKeever) Meadows. Nellie was also divorced and had three children from her first marriage. They were Mae, Charlene and Lester Meadows, ages 16, 13 and 11 years, respectively.11 
(Son) DivorceHis father and stepmother, Nellie (McKeever) Meadows Crandall, separated not long after their marriage, and were likely divorced before his father married again in November of 1911.12,13,11,14,15 
(Grandson) Census US 191022 April 1910Chester Crandall was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 22 April 1910 in the household of his maternal grandparents, Sarah E. and Samuel Oliver, on South D Street, Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. Chester was 13 years old, able to read and write, and had attended school within the census year.16 
(Son) Marriage11 November 1911Chester was 16 years old when his father was married a fourth time, on 11 November 1911, to Pearl (Rogers) Hinton. Pearl was also divorced and had four children from her first marriage. They were Grace, Guy, Edith and Eugene Hinton, ages 17, 16, 13 and 10 years, respectively.17,18,19 
(Son) DivorceHis father and Pearl (Rogers) Hinton Crandall were divorced shortly after their marriage, and before Pearl married again in September of 1913.20 
Marriage*22 January 1916He married Ruby Thelma Alwine, daughter of Charles Albert Alwine and Candas O. Hawkins, on 22 January 1916 in Grant County, Indiana.21,1,22 
(Brother) Census US 19208 January 1920Chester was enumerated with his wife, children and other members of his extended Crandall family on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 in the household of his sister and brother-in-law, Elsie and Jack Boles, at 1508 Adams Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Chester was 23 years of age and worked for wages as a Hammerer at a Drop Forge company, and his wife, Ruby, was 21 years of age. Their daughter, Vivian, was age 3 and young Charles was one year old. All of the adults in the Boles-Crandall household were able to read and write.23 

Family

 Ruby Thelma Alwine b. 4 Aug 1898
Children 1.Vivian Irene Crandall24,1 b. 22 Aug 1916
 2.Charles R. Crandall25,23 b. 25 Sep 1918

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Chester Robert Crandall, Memorial# 91067167. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Aaron Crandall, Memorial# 95087462.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ila Jane (Oliver) Bruce, Memorial# 195276625.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Ila Crandall, (their surname spelled "Crandel" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Gas City, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0041; Chester's date of birth recorded as August 1895. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Chester Robert Crandall, Memorial# 91067167, his date of birth recorded as 20 August 1896.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Ila Crandall, (their surname spelled "Crandel" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Gas City, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0041.
  7. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 May 1903 in County, of "Ida" Crandall and Fred Bruce, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 14; Page: 408. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  8. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 September 1903 in Grant County, of Axie Barton and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 14; Page: 545.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fred P. Bruce, Memorial# 120055136.
  10. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  11. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 September 1908 in Grant County, of Nellie G. Meadows and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12, (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 264.
  12. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William T. and Alfretta Holt, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton Ward 4, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374397. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Charlene Meadows, age 15, and Lester Meadows, age 12, as Wards at the Grant County Orphans Home in Center, Grant County, Indiana, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Pages: 5a-5b; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  14. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nellie McKeever Meadows and L W Miller on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 376 and referencing FHL Film# 001863086. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  15. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of L W Miller of Garrett, Indiana, age 22, born 13 March 1889 in Garret, Indiana, son of Fred Miller and Ella Steffin, and Nellie Meadows of Garrett, Indiana, age 15, born 18 December 1895 in Jonesboro, Indiana, daughter of John McKeever and Nancy Johnson, on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 172.
  16. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Sarah E. Oliver, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gas City Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  17. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, of Charles A Crandall and Pearl Hinton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Marion County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Volume Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 63; Page: 581.
  18. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 42, born about 1869 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, age 36, born about 1875 in Clinton County, Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Katherine Strain, referencing FHL Film# 413544, p463. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  19. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 43, born on 4 December 1868 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, Divorced, age 36, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Hannah C. Strain, referencing FHL Film# 499397, No. 63 p. 581.
  20. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 September 1913 in Marion, Indiana, of Pearl Rogers, Divorced, age 38, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John M Rogers and Hannah C Strain, married Walter R Armstrong, Widowed, age 40, born on 30 November 1873 in Kentucky, son of J M Armstrong and Lovine, referencing FHL Film# 499401, page 593.
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ruby Thelma (Alwine) Crandall, Memorial# 91069652.
  22. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 22 January 1916 in Grant County, of Chester Robert Crandall and Ruby Thelma Alwine, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 20; Page: 442.
  23. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jack and Elsie Boles, (their surname recorded as "Bowles" by the census taker, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T625_434; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 95. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Vivian Irene (Crandall) Shull, Memorial# 11337951.
  25. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 30 April 1986 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, of Charles R Crandall, age 67, Married to Virginia Hatch Crandall, born 25 September 1918 to Chester R Crandall and Ruby Alwine in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1986; Roll: 06. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

Cortney Crandall1

b. 1 June 1889
Family
Father*Charles A. Crandall1,3 b. 4 Dec 1868, d. 15 Jul 1936
Mother*Ila Jane Oliver1,2 b. 12 Dec 1871, d. 23 Jan 1917
Birth*1 June 1889Cortney Crandall was born on 1 June 1889 in Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 190012 June 1900Cortney was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in the household of his parents on North B Street, Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. He was 10 years old, had attended school for nine months of the census year, and was able to read, write and speak English.4 
(Son) DivorceHe was about 12 years old when his parents divorced5,6 
(Son) Marriage28 May 1903 and was 13 years old when his mother married a second time, on 28 May 1903, to Fred P. Bruce, who had not been married before.7,2,5 
(Son) Marriage28 September 1903Four months after his mother's second marriage, his father married a second time, on 28 September 1903, to Axie (Steele) Barton. Axie was also divorced and had one son from her first marriage who was being raised by his maternal grandparents.6 
(Son) Divorce1907His father and stepmother, Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall, separated, and were likely divorced by 1907.8,9 
Marriage*9 November 1907Cortney married Iva Ellen Stephens, daughter of George Washington Stephens and Rebecca Jane Catherine Bole, on 9 November 1907.1,10,11 
(Son) Marriage5 September 1908He was 19 years old and newly married when his father married a third time, on 5 September 1908, to Nellie (McKeever) Meadows. Nellie was also divorced and had three children from her first marriage. They were Mae, Charlene and Lester Meadows, ages 16, 13 and 11 years, respectively.9 
(Son) DivorceHis father and stepmother, Nellie (McKeever) Meadows Crandall, separated not long after their marriage, and were likely divorced before his father married again in November of 1911.12,13,9,14,15 
Census US 1910*15 April 1910Iva E. and Cortney Crandall were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 15 April 1910 at 1808 South Meridian Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Cortney was 20 years old and worked as a Laborer in a Drop Forge Factory, and Iva was also 20 years old. They rented their house, had been married for 2 years, the first marriage for each, and Iva had given birth to one child, a daughter, who was enumerated with them. Mable E. was one year old. William and May Raut, who were newly married, were enumerated as boarders with Cortney and Iva in 1910.16 
(Son) Marriage11 November 1911Cortney was 22 years old and married when his father was married a fourth time, on 11 November 1911, to Pearl (Rogers) Hinton. Pearl was also divorced and had four children from her first marriage. They were Grace, Guy, Edith and Eugene Hinton, ages 17, 16, 13 and 10 years, respectively.17,18,19 
(Son) DivorceHis father and Pearl (Rogers) Hinton Crandall were divorced shortly after their marriage, and before Pearl married again in September of 1913.20 

Family

 Ivory Ellen Stephens b. 17 Apr 1889

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Cortney Crandall, Memorial# 91069540. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ila Jane (Oliver) Bruce, Memorial# 195276625.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Aaron Crandall, Memorial# 95087462.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Ila Crandall, (their surname spelled "Crandel" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Gas City, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0041. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 May 1903 in County, of "Ida" Crandall and Fred Bruce, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 14; Page: 408. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  6. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 September 1903 in Grant County, of Axie Barton and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 14; Page: 545.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fred P. Bruce, Memorial# 120055136.
  8. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  9. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 September 1908 in Grant County, of Nellie G. Meadows and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12, (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 264.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ivory Ellen “Iva” (Stephens) Crandall, Memorial# 104077416.
  11. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 9 November 1907 in Grant County, of Cortney Crandall and Iva Ellen Stephens, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 70.
  12. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William T. and Alfretta Holt, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton Ward 4, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374397. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Charlene Meadows, age 15, and Lester Meadows, age 12, as Wards at the Grant County Orphans Home in Center, Grant County, Indiana, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Pages: 5a-5b; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  14. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nellie McKeever Meadows and L W Miller on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 376 and referencing FHL Film# 001863086. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  15. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of L W Miller of Garrett, Indiana, age 22, born 13 March 1889 in Garret, Indiana, son of Fred Miller and Ella Steffin, and Nellie Meadows of Garrett, Indiana, age 15, born 18 December 1895 in Jonesboro, Indiana, daughter of John McKeever and Nancy Johnson, on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 172.
  16. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Cortney and Iva E. Crandall, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_352; Pages: 1b and 2a; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1374365.
  17. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, of Charles A Crandall and Pearl Hinton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Marion County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Volume Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 63; Page: 581.
  18. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 42, born about 1869 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, age 36, born about 1875 in Clinton County, Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Katherine Strain, referencing FHL Film# 413544, p463. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  19. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 43, born on 4 December 1868 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, Divorced, age 36, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Hannah C. Strain, referencing FHL Film# 499397, No. 63 p. 581.
  20. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 September 1913 in Marion, Indiana, of Pearl Rogers, Divorced, age 38, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John M Rogers and Hannah C Strain, married Walter R Armstrong, Widowed, age 40, born on 30 November 1873 in Kentucky, son of J M Armstrong and Lovine, referencing FHL Film# 499401, page 593.

Elsie Malinda Crandall1

b. 20 March 1892, d. 15 March 1920
Family
Father*Charles A. Crandall1,2 b. 4 Dec 1868, d. 15 Jul 1936
Mother*Ila Jane Oliver1,3 b. 12 Dec 1871, d. 23 Jan 1917
Birth*20 March 1892Elsie Malinda Crandall was born on 20 March 1892 in Gas City, Grant County, Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Census US 190012 June 1900Elsie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in the household of her parents on North B Street, Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. She was 8 years old, had attended school for nine months of the census year, and was able to read, write and speak English.4 
(Daughter) DivorceShe was about 9 years old when her parents divorced5,6 
(Daughter) Marriage28 May 1903 and was 11 years old when her mother married a second time, on 28 May 1903, to Fred P. Bruce, who had not been married before.7,3,5 
(Daughter) Marriage28 September 1903Four months after her mother's second marriage, her father married a second time, on 28 September 1903, to Axie (Steele) Barton. Axie was also divorced and had one son from her first marriage who was being raised by his maternal grandparents.6 
(Daughter) Divorce1907Her father and stepmother, Axie (Steele) Barton Crandall, separated, and were likely divorced by 1907.8,9 
(Daughter) Marriage5 September 1908Elsie was 16 years old when her father married a third time, on 5 September 1908, to Nellie (McKeever) Meadows. Nellie was also divorced and had three children from her first marriage. They were Mae, Charlene and Lester Meadows, ages 16, 13 and 11 years, respectively.9 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and stepmother, Nellie (McKeever) Meadows Crandall, separated not long after their marriage, and were likely divorced before her father married again in November of 1911.10,11,9,12,13 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 191023 April 1910Elsie Crandall was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 23 April 1910 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Ila and Fred P. Bruce, at 3553 Boots Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Elsie was 18 years old, able to read and write, and worked as a Pie Plate Golder in a Factory.14 
(Daughter) Marriage11 November 1911Elsie was 19 years old when her father was married a fourth time, on 11 November 1911, to Pearl (Rogers) Hinton. Pearl was also divorced and had four children from her first marriage. They were Grace, Guy, Edith and Eugene Hinton, ages 17, 16, 13 and 10 years, respectively.15,16,17 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and Pearl (Rogers) Hinton Crandall were divorced shortly after their marriage, and before Pearl married again in September of 1913.18 
Marriage*28 June 1913She married, as his first wife, Jack Boles on 28 June 1913 in Grant County, Indiana.19,20,1 
Census US 1920*8 January 1920Elsie and Jack Boles, their surname spelled "Bowles" by the census taker, were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 at 1508 Adams Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Jack was 30 years of age and worked for wages as a Machinist at a Motor Works Company, and Elsie was 27 years of age. They rented their house, and had two children. Daughter Bonita was age 5 years, and son Max was 14 months old. Elsie's father, Charles A. Crandall, and several other members of the extended Crandall family, were also enumerated in the Boles household in 1920. Elsie's father, Charles, was recorded as a widower, 50 years of age, and worked as a Trimmer at a Drop Forge company; his daughter, Leona Crandall, Elsie's half-sister, was 15 years old, had no occupation, had not attended school within the census year, and was able to read and write; Elsie's brother, Chester Crandall, with his wife, Ruby, and their two children, Vivian and Charles, completed the Boles household in 1920. Chester was 23 years of age and worked for wages as a Hammerer at a Drop Forge company, and Ruby was 21 years of age. Vivian was age 3 years and young Charles was one year old. All of the adults in the Boles-Crandall household were able to read and write.19 
Death*15 March 1920She died on 15 March 1920 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, at age 271 
Burial* and was buried in Jefferson Cemetery, Upland, Grant County.1 

Family

 Zachariah J. Boles b. 1890
Children 1.Bonita Boles19,21,1 b. 7 Dec 1914
 2.Max Boles19,1,22 b. 13 Apr 1918

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elsie Malinda (Crandall) Boles, Memorial# 168025065. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Aaron Crandall, Memorial# 95087462.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ila Jane (Oliver) Bruce, Memorial# 195276625.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Ila Crandall, (their surname spelled "Crandel" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Gas City, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0041. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 May 1903 in County, of "Ida" Crandall and Fred Bruce, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 14; Page: 408. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  6. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 September 1903 in Grant County, of Axie Barton and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 14; Page: 545.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fred P. Bruce, Memorial# 120055136.
  8. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  9. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 September 1908 in Grant County, of Nellie G. Meadows and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12, (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 264.
  10. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William T. and Alfretta Holt, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton Ward 4, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374397. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Charlene Meadows, age 15, and Lester Meadows, age 12, as Wards at the Grant County Orphans Home in Center, Grant County, Indiana, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Pages: 5a-5b; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  12. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nellie McKeever Meadows and L W Miller on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 376 and referencing FHL Film# 001863086. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  13. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of L W Miller of Garrett, Indiana, age 22, born 13 March 1889 in Garret, Indiana, son of Fred Miller and Ella Steffin, and Nellie Meadows of Garrett, Indiana, age 15, born 18 December 1895 in Jonesboro, Indiana, daughter of John McKeever and Nancy Johnson, on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 172.
  14. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Fred P. and Ila Bruce, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_352; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374365.
  15. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, of Charles A Crandall and Pearl Hinton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Marion County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Volume Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 63; Page: 581.
  16. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 42, born about 1869 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, age 36, born about 1875 in Clinton County, Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Katherine Strain, referencing FHL Film# 413544, p463. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  17. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 43, born on 4 December 1868 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, Divorced, age 36, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Hannah C. Strain, referencing FHL Film# 499397, No. 63 p. 581.
  18. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 September 1913 in Marion, Indiana, of Pearl Rogers, Divorced, age 38, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John M Rogers and Hannah C Strain, married Walter R Armstrong, Widowed, age 40, born on 30 November 1873 in Kentucky, son of J M Armstrong and Lovine, referencing FHL Film# 499401, page 593.
  19. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jack and Elsie Boles, (their surname recorded as "Bowles" by the census taker, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T625_434; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 95. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  20. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 June 1913 in Grant County, of Elsie "Crandle" and Jack "Bole", referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 19; Page: 346.
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Bonita Lucille (Boles) Uhrig, Memorial# 168024783.
  22. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Max Crandall Boles, Memorial# 158603450.

Leona Crandall1

b. 1905
Family
Father*Charles A. Crandall1 b. 4 Dec 1868, d. 15 Jul 1936
Mother*Axie Steele1,2 b. 24 Jul 1881, d. 17 Dec 1920
Birth*1905Leona Crandall was born about 1905 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Divorce1907She was probably about 2 years old when her parents divorced.3,4 
(Daughter) Marriage4 July 1908She was about 3 years old when her mother married a third time, on 4 July 1908, to Robert R. Stanton. Robert was a widower with five young children ranging in age from 14 years to age 3.5,3 
(Daughter) Marriage5 September 1908Leona was about 3 years old when her father married a third time, on 5 September 1908, to Nellie (McKeever) Meadows. Nellie was also divorced and had three children from her first marriage. They were Mae, Charlene and Lester Meadows, ages 16, 13 and 11 years, respectively.4 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and stepmother, Nellie (McKeever) Meadows Crandall, separated not long after their marriage, and were likely divorced before her father married again in November of 1911.6,7,4,8,9 
(Daughter) DivorceHer mother and Robert Stanton were divorced shortly after their marriage.10,2,11 
(Elder Daughter) Census US 191014 April 1910Leona was not enumerated with her mother and younger sister on the 1910 census taken on 14 April 1910. Her sister, Mary, was 4 years old and their mother was working as a House Servant in the household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford between Avenues 1 and 2, Mill Township, Grant County, Indiana. Leona was 5 years old in 1910, and was probably with her father and half-siblings, although we have not yet been able to identify her or her father on the 1910 census.2,12 
(Daughter) Marriage11 November 1911Leona was about 6 years old when her father was married a fourth time, on 11 November 1911, to Pearl (Rogers) Hinton. Pearl was also divorced and had four children from her first marriage. They were Grace, Guy, Edith and Eugene Hinton, ages 17, 16, 13 and 10 years, respectively.13,14,15 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and Pearl (Rogers) Hinton Crandall were divorced shortly after their marriage, and before Pearl married again in September of 1913.16 
(Daughter) Marriage2 August 1919She was about 14 years old when her mother married a fourth time, on 2 August 1919, to John Cohee, who was also divorced, and had two children. Lucille and Marple were ages 17 and 14 years, respectively.11 
(Half-Sister) Census US 19208 January 1920Leona was enumerated with her father and other members of her extended Crandall family on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 in the household of her half-sister and brother-in-law, Elsie and Jack Boles, at 1508 Adams Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Jack was 30 years of age and worked for wages as a Machinist at a Motor Works Company, and Elsie was 27 years of age. They rented their house, and had two children. Daughter Bonita was age 5 years, and son Max was 14 months old. Elsie's father, Charles A. Crandall, and several other members of the extended Crandall family, were also enumerated in the Boles household in 1920. Elsie's father, Charles, was recorded as a widower, 50 years of age, and worked as a Trimmer at a Drop Forge company; his daughter, Leona Crandall, Elsie's half-sister, was 15 years old, had no occupation, had not attended school within the census year, and was able to read and write; Elsie's brother, Chester Crandall, with his wife, Ruby, and their two children, Vivian and Charles, completed the Boles household in 1920. Chester was 23 years of age and worked for wages as a Hammerer at a Drop Forge company, and Ruby was 21 years of age. Vivian was age 3 years and young Charles was one year old. All of the adults in the Boles-Crandall household were able to read and write.1 
(Daughter) Death17 December 1920Her mother died on 17 December 1920 at age 39.17 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jack and Elsie Boles, (their surname recorded as "Bowles" by the census taker, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T625_434; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 95. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 September 1908 in Grant County, of Nellie G. Meadows and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12, (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 264. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William T. and Alfretta Holt, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton Ward 4, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374397.
  7. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Charlene Meadows, age 15, and Lester Meadows, age 12, as Wards at the Grant County Orphans Home in Center, Grant County, Indiana, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Pages: 5a-5b; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  8. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nellie McKeever Meadows and L W Miller on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 376 and referencing FHL Film# 001863086. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  9. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of L W Miller of Garrett, Indiana, age 22, born 13 March 1889 in Garret, Indiana, son of Fred Miller and Ella Steffin, and Nellie Meadows of Garrett, Indiana, age 15, born 18 December 1895 in Jonesboro, Indiana, daughter of John McKeever and Nancy Johnson, on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 172.
  10. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401.
  11. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.
  12. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Leander and Missouri A. Steele, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jonesboro Ward 6, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  13. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, of Charles A Crandall and Pearl Hinton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Marion County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Volume Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 63; Page: 581.
  14. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 42, born about 1869 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, age 36, born about 1875 in Clinton County, Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Katherine Strain, referencing FHL Film# 413544, p463. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  15. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 43, born on 4 December 1868 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, Divorced, age 36, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Hannah C. Strain, referencing FHL Film# 499397, No. 63 p. 581.
  16. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 September 1913 in Marion, Indiana, of Pearl Rogers, Divorced, age 38, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John M Rogers and Hannah C Strain, married Walter R Armstrong, Widowed, age 40, born on 30 November 1873 in Kentucky, son of J M Armstrong and Lovine, referencing FHL Film# 499401, page 593.
  17. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 17 December 1920 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, of Axie Cohee, age 39, Married to Elmer Cohee, born 24 July 1881 to Leander Steele and Missouri Dearmond in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 21. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

Mary A. Crandall1

b. 1906
Family
Father*Charles A. Crandall1 b. 4 Dec 1868, d. 15 Jul 1936
Mother*Axie Steele1 b. 24 Jul 1881, d. 17 Dec 1920
Birth*1906Mary A. Crandall was born about 1906 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Divorce1907She was probably about one year old when her parents divorced.2,3 
(Daughter) Marriage4 July 1908She was about 2 years old when her mother married a third time, on 4 July 1908, to Robert R. Stanton. Robert was a widower with five young children ranging in age from 14 years to age 3.4,2 
(Daughter) Marriage5 September 1908Mary was about 2 years old when her father married a third time, on 5 September 1908, to Nellie (McKeever) Meadows. Nellie was also divorced and had three children from her first marriage. They were Mae, Charlene and Lester Meadows, ages 16, 13 and 11 years, respectively.3 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and stepmother, Nellie (McKeever) Meadows Crandall, separated not long after their marriage, and were likely divorced before her father married again in November of 1911.5,6,3,7,8 
(Daughter) DivorceHer mother and Robert Stanton were divorced shortly after their marriage.9,1,10 
Census US 1910*14 April 1910Mary A. Crandall and her mother, Axie Stanton, were enumerated in the household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford on the 1910 census taken on 14 April 1910 between Avenues 1 and 2, Mill Township, Grant County, Indiana. Axie was 28 years of age, divorced, and worked for wages as a House Servant. She had given birth to three children, all of whom were living, and she was able to read and write. Her daughter, Mary A. Crandall, the younger daughter of her second husband, Charles A. Crandall, was 4 years old and enumerated with her. Axie's eldest child, Waldo E. Barton, who was 7 years old in 1910, the son of her first husband, Walter I. Barton, was being raised by his maternal grandparents, Missouri and Leander Steele, who, in 1910, lived in Jonesboro, Grant County; and Axie's third child, Leona Crandall, who was 5 years old in 1910 and also a daughter of Axie's second husband, Charles A. Crandall, was probably with her father and half-siblings, although we have not yet been able to identify Leona or her father on the 1910 census.1,11 
(Daughter) Marriage11 November 1911Mary was about 5 years old when her father was married a fourth time, on 11 November 1911, to Pearl (Rogers) Hinton. Pearl was also divorced and had four children from her first marriage. They were Grace, Guy, Edith and Eugene Hinton, ages 17, 16, 13 and 10 years, respectively.12,13,14 
(Daughter) DivorceHer father and Pearl (Rogers) Hinton Crandall were divorced shortly after their marriage, and before Pearl married again in September of 1913.15 
(Daughter) Marriage2 August 1919She was about 13 years old when her mother married a fourth time, on 2 August 1919, to John Cohee, who was also divorced, and had two children. Lucille and Marple were ages 17 and 14 years, respectively.10 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 19208 January 1920Mary was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Axie and Elmer Cohee, at 1145 Washington Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Mary was 14 years old, able to read, write and speak English, and worked as a Mangle Operator in a Laundry.16 
(Daughter) Death17 December 1920Her mother died on 17 December 1920 at age 39.17 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Aaron W. and Jennie Brelsford, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1374364. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, Indiana, of Axie Steel Crandall, her third marriage, born in Wabash, Indiana, daughter of Leander P Steel and Missouri A De Armond, married Robert R Stanton, his second marriage, born in Wells, Indiana, son of Zebulon Stanton and Eliza Wiley, viewed online on 25 June 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y1-BBMM. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 September 1908 in Grant County, of Nellie G. Meadows and Charles A. Crandall, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III, Book 12, (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 264. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1908 in Grant County, of Axie Crandall and Robert A. Stranton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume III Book 12 (Mar 1898-Mar Compiled By--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 17; Page: 230.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William T. and Alfretta Holt, Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton Ward 4, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374397.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Charlene Meadows, age 15, and Lester Meadows, age 12, as Wards at the Grant County Orphans Home in Center, Grant County, Indiana, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Pages: 5a-5b; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  7. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nellie McKeever Meadows and L W Miller on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 376 and referencing FHL Film# 001863086. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  8. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of L W Miller of Garrett, Indiana, age 22, born 13 March 1889 in Garret, Indiana, son of Fred Miller and Ella Steffin, and Nellie Meadows of Garrett, Indiana, age 15, born 18 December 1895 in Jonesboro, Indiana, daughter of John McKeever and Nancy Johnson, on 13 November 1911 in Indiana, United States, citing page 172.
  9. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert R. Stanton, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1374401.
  10. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1919 in Grant County, of John Cohee and Axie Stanton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 22; Page: 260.
  11. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Leander and Missouri A. Steele, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jonesboro Ward 6, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T624_351; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374364.
  12. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, of Charles A Crandall and Pearl Hinton, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Marion County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1911 - 1915 Inclusive Volume Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 63; Page: 581.
  13. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 42, born about 1869 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, age 36, born about 1875 in Clinton County, Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Katherine Strain, referencing FHL Film# 413544, p463. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  14. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 November 1911 in Marion County, Indiana, of Charles A. Crandall, Divorced, age 43, born on 4 December 1868 in Henry County, Indiana, son of Andrew J. Crandall and Emily Baswell, married Pearl Hinton, Divorced, age 36, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John Rogers and Hannah C. Strain, referencing FHL Film# 499397, No. 63 p. 581.
  15. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 September 1913 in Marion, Indiana, of Pearl Rogers, Divorced, age 38, born on 27 October 1875 in Indiana, daughter of John M Rogers and Hannah C Strain, married Walter R Armstrong, Widowed, age 40, born on 30 November 1873 in Kentucky, son of J M Armstrong and Lovine, referencing FHL Film# 499401, page 593.
  16. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elmer and Axie Cohee, (their surname transcribed as "Lohee" by Ancestry), Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T625_434; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 95. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 17 December 1920 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, of Axie Cohee, age 39, Married to Elmer Cohee, born 24 July 1881 to Leander Steele and Missouri Dearmond in Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 21. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

Vivian Irene Crandall1

b. 22 August 1916
Family
Father*Chester Robert Crandall1,2 b. 20 Aug 1895
Mother*Ruby Thelma Alwine1,3 b. 4 Aug 1898
Birth*22 August 1916Vivian Irene Crandall was born on 22 August 1916 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.1 
(Niece) Census US 19208 January 1920Vivian was enumerated with her parents, brother, and other members of her extended Crandall family, on the 1920 census taken on 8 January 1920 in the household of her aunt and uncle, Elsie and Jack Boles, at 1508 Adams Street, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Vivian was 5 years old.4 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Vivian Irene (Crandall) Shull, Memorial# 11337951. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Chester Robert Crandall, Memorial# 91067167.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ruby Thelma (Alwine) Crandall, Memorial# 91069652.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jack and Elsie Boles, (their surname recorded as "Bowles" by the census taker, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Grant, Indiana; Roll: T625_434; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 95. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

John Crane1

Family
Marriage*13 December 1686He married Hannah Leonard, daughter of James Leonard Jr. and Hannah __?__, on 13 December 1686 in Taunton, Bristol County.1,2 

Family

 Hannah Leonard b. 2 Oct 1671

Citations

  1. [S1142] Wm. R. Deane, Genealogical Memoir of the Leonard Family containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, MS. (Massachusetts), downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Office of the New England Historic-Genealogical Register, 1851), Genealogy, page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Family of James Leonard of Taunton.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 2, Marriages, page 291. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Joshua Crane1

Family
Birth*Joshua Crane was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1,2 
Marriage*He married Lucy Sanger.1,2 

Family

 Lucy Sanger
Child 1.Mary Sangor Crane1,2 b. 1826, d. 9 Feb 1893

Citations

  1. [S954] John J. Dennie and Helen Schatvet Ullmann CG FASG, "The Bible of Thomas Dennie of Boston, Massachusetts", MASSOG. Includes thoroughly researched, and written, informative footnotes. Volume 31, No. 2, pages 53-57 (Summer 2007). Hereinafter cited as "Thomas Dennie of Boston Bible."
  2. [S363] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Volume 438, page 60. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

Mary Sangor Crane1

b. 1826, d. 9 February 1893
Family
Father*Joshua Crane1,2
Mother*Lucy Sanger1,2
Birth*1826Mary Sangor Crane was born in 1826 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1,2 
Marriage*5 May 1848She married James Dennie Jr., son of James Dennie and Eliza Tweedy Martin, on 5 May 1848 at First Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. They were married by Dr. Lowell and Dr. Frothingham.1 
Death*9 February 1893She died of septic exhaustion on 9 February 1893 at 79 Pinckney Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Her age was reported as 68 years, 3 months, and 27 days.1,2 

Family

 James Dennie Jr. b. 6 Dec 1822, d. 14 Feb 1905

Citations

  1. [S954] John J. Dennie and Helen Schatvet Ullmann CG FASG, "The Bible of Thomas Dennie of Boston, Massachusetts", MASSOG. Includes thoroughly researched, and written, informative footnotes. Volume 31, No. 2, pages 53-57 (Summer 2007). Hereinafter cited as "Thomas Dennie of Boston Bible."
  2. [S363] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Volume 438, page 60. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

Benjamin Crapo

(Grantee) Land Transfer19 February 1806Jonathan Bolton, a yeoman of Freetown, and his wife Thankful (Borden) Bolton signed a deed agreement on 19 February 1806 to sell land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to Benjamin Crapo, a yeoman of Freetown, for the sum of $75. The deed was recorded a year after it was signed, on 26 Mar 1807, and identified the tract or parcel of land, situated in Freetown, as part of Jonathan's homestead farm containing by estimation ten acres, "be it the same more or less", and was described as follows: Beginning at a Maple tree standing by the side of the Mill River, thence running as the river runs until it comes to the Abram Ashley land, thence Westerly along the Ashley line until it comes to a spring brook, thence Northerly along the brook until it comes to Joshua Crapo's land, thence Southerly along the Crapo line until it comes to the southeast corner of Joshua Crapo's land, thence Southerly, in or about the same direction, to the Maple tree first mentioned. The deed was signed by Jonathan Bolton and with the mark of Thankful Bolton with Thomas White and Porsilla (Priscilla?) Crapo as witnesses.1 
(Grantee) Land Transfer26 March 1807Jonathan Bolton, a yeoman of Freetown, signed a deed agreement which was recorded on 26 March 1807 to sell land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to Benjamin Crapo and Thomas White, yeomen of Freetown and Dartmouth respectively, for the sum of $150. The deed identified Jonathan Bolton's "homestead farm" situated and lying in Freetown, bounded as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Abram Ashley's land which lays on the South side of the road that runs by Peregrine White's and is a part of the land which Abram Ashley bought from Joshua Crapo, thence running Easterly by that same road until it comes to John Borden's land until it comes to Lemuel Borden's land, thence Westerly by Lemuel Borden's land until it comes to the Mill River, thence Northerly by that river until it comes to the Northeast corner of Benjamin Crapo's land until it comes to Abram Ashley's land, thence Northerly by Abram Ashley's land until it comes to the above mentioned road, and containing forty acres, "be it the same more or less". Jonathan Bolton signed with his mark, with (Malaeths____or____Merchant??) White and Thomas Bolton as witnesses.2 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 87, pages 196-197; on microfilm volumes 86-87 for 1806-1807, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).
  2. [S597] Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900), volume 87, pages 197; on microfilm volumes 86-87 for 1806-1807.

Joshua Crapo

(Neighbor) Land Transfer19 February 1806Jonathan Bolton, a yeoman of Freetown, and his wife Thankful (Borden) Bolton signed a deed agreement on 19 February 1806 to sell land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to Benjamin Crapo, a yeoman of Freetown, for the sum of $75. The deed was recorded a year after it was signed, on 26 Mar 1807, and identified the tract or parcel of land, situated in Freetown, as part of Jonathan's homestead farm containing by estimation ten acres, "be it the same more or less", and was described as follows: Beginning at a Maple tree standing by the side of the Mill River, thence running as the river runs until it comes to the Abram Ashley land, thence Westerly along the Ashley line until it comes to a spring brook, thence Northerly along the brook until it comes to Joshua Crapo's land, thence Southerly along the Crapo line until it comes to the southeast corner of Joshua Crapo's land, thence Southerly, in or about the same direction, to the Maple tree first mentioned. The deed was signed by Jonathan Bolton and with the mark of Thankful Bolton with Thomas White and Porsilla (Priscilla?) Crapo as witnesses.1 
(Neighbor) Land Transfer26 March 1807Jonathan Bolton, a yeoman of Freetown, signed a deed agreement which was recorded on 26 March 1807 to sell land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to Benjamin Crapo and Thomas White, yeomen of Freetown and Dartmouth, respectively, for the sum of $150. The deed identified Jonathan Bolton's "homestead farm" situated and lying in Freetown, bounded as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Abram Ashley's land which lays on the South side of the road that runs by Peregrine White's and is a part of the land which Abram Ashley bought from Joshua Crapo, thence running Easterly by that same road until it comes to John Borden's land until it comes to Lemuel Borden's land, thence Westerly by Lemuel Borden's land until it comes to the Mill River, thence Northerly by that river until it comes to the Northeast corner of Benjamin Crapo's land until it comes to Abram Ashley's land, thence Northerly by Abram Ashley's land until it comes to the above mentioned road, and containing forty acres, "be it the same more or less". Jonathan Bolton signed with his mark, with (Malaeths____or____Merchant??) White and Thomas Bolton as witnesses.2 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 87, pages 196-197; on microfilm volumes 86-87 for 1806-1807, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).
  2. [S597] Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900), volume 87, pages 197; on microfilm volumes 86-87 for 1806-1807.

Mary Crapo1

Family
Marriage*2 November 1783She married Beuthal Borden on 2 November 1783 in their home town of Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1 
(Grantor's Wife) Land Transfer20 December 1796Jonathan Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, purchased land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, with his son John Bolton of Freetown, a yeoman, from Beuthal Borden, a yeoman, for the sum of $275. The deed was dated on 20 December 1796, signed and delivered on 3 Jul 1799, but not recorded until 15 Dec 1805. The land was described as a certain tract of land lying in Freetown, bounded Westerly by the land of Perigrine White, Southeasterly by the highway, Easterly by the land of Francis Pigsley and Nehemiah Donnerswilde and Northerly by the land of Augustus Chase. It was recorded as "containing 50 acres, be it more or less," and was signed by Beuthal Borden and Mary Borden with John Borden and Thomas White as witnesses.2 

Family

 Beuthal Borden

Citations

  1. [S598] Freetown (Massachusetts) Vital Records, Town Clerk's record books, Freetown Town Hall, 3 N. Main Street, Assonet, Massachusetts, Book 2, page 252.
  2. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 85, pages 442-443; on microfilm volume 84-85 for 1804-1805, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).

Porsilla (Priscilla?) Crapo

(Witness to Deed) Land Transfer19 February 1806Jonathan Bolton, a yeoman of Freetown, and his wife Thankful (Borden) Bolton signed a deed agreement on 19 February 1806 to sell land in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to Benjamin Crapo, a yeoman of Freetown, for the sum of $75. The deed was recorded a year after it was signed, on 26 Mar 1807, and identified the tract or parcel of land, situated in Freetown, as part of Jonathan's homestead farm containing by estimation ten acres, "be it the same more or less", and was described as follows: Beginning at a Maple tree standing by the side of the Mill River, thence running as the river runs until it comes to the Abram Ashley land, thence Westerly along the Ashley line until it comes to a spring brook, thence Northerly along the brook until it comes to Joshua Crapo's land, thence Southerly along the Crapo line until it comes to the southeast corner of Joshua Crapo's land, thence Southerly, in or about the same direction, to the Maple tree first mentioned. The deed was signed by Jonathan Bolton and with the mark of Thankful Bolton with Thomas White and Porsilla (Priscilla?) Crapo as witnesses.1 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 87, pages 196-197; on microfilm volumes 86-87 for 1806-1807, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).

Jane Craven1

b. 1 May 1781, d. 12 April 1857
Family
Birth*1 May 1781Jane Craven was born on 1 May 1781.1 
Marriage*She married Gilliam Cornell.1 
(Wife) Death3 April 1852Jane became a widow when Gilliam Cornell died on 3 April 1852 at about age 71.2 
Death*12 April 1857She died on 12 April 1857 at age 751 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in North and Southampton Churchyard, Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Gilliam Cornell b. 1781, d. 3 Apr 1852
Children 1.Adreanna Cornell+1,3 b. 12 Oct 1804, d. 12 Dec 1868
 2.James Craven Cornell+4 b. 10 Jul 1814

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jane (Craven) Cornell, Memorial# 127832277. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gilliam Cornell, Memorial# 53453756.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Adreanna (Cornell) Dungan, Memorial# 53453788.
  4. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; baptism of James Craven Cornell, son of Gilliam Cornell and Jane Craven, baptized on 10 July 1814 at North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Club, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.

Amanda O. Crawford1

b. 30 January 1880, d. 16 August 1943
Family
Father*William Crawford1 b. 1843, d. 8 Mar 1892
Mother*Mary Jane Wine1 b. 1845, d. 9 Jun 1894
Birth*30 January 1880Amanda O. Crawford was born on 30 January 1880 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 18805 June 1880Amanda O. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 5 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 4 years old.1,3 
Marriage*11 March 1899She married Rice P. Wine, son of Marcelus A. Wine and Susanah Ellison, on 11 March 1899 in Sutton, Braxton County.4,2,5 
Death*16 August 1943She died on 16 August 1943 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 632 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton.2 

Family

 Rice Phillip Wine b. 4 Oct 1877, d. 4 Oct 1946

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary Jane Crawford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 410A; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda (Crawford) Wine, Memorial# 81426426. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Margaret Cogar, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 447A; Enumeration District: 009.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rice Phillip Wine, Memorial# 81426427.
  5. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Amanda Crawford and Rice P Wine on 11 March 1899 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

Ann Crawford1

b. 1818
Family
Birth*1818Ann Crawford was born about 1818 in Pennsylvania.2 
Marriage*She married John Sharp, son of Isaac Sharp Jr. and Eliza Ann Naylor, probably in Washington County, Pennsylvania.1 
Census US 1850*31 July 1850John W. and Ann Sharp appeared on the 1850 census taken on 31 July 1850 in East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania. John was 33 years of age, and had no occupation noted. His wife Ann, who was enumerated as A.W., was 32, and the couple lived with their six children. Frances Marion, enumerated as F.M., was 11 years old, and had attended school within the year; Hannah, enumerated as H.M. was 9 years old, and had attended school within the year; Elizabeth, enumerated as E.A., was 7 and had also attended school within the year. The younger children were Martha, enumerated as M.J., at age 5, Jesse J. age 3 and William, age 1. All members of the household had been born in Pennsylvania.3,1 
Census US 1870*29 July 1870John and Ann Sharp appeared on the 1870 census taken on 29 July 1870 in the township of Taylor, Appanoose County, Iowa. John was 53 years of age, and a farmer with a real estate value of $3000 and a personal estate of $1200. Ann was 51, and keeping house. The lived with eight of their children, the five oldest born in Pennsylvania and the three youngest in Iowa. Elizabeth A. was 26, Martha J. 23, Jesse 22, William 20, Isaac 18, Wilson 17, Lawrence 10, and Leroy 8. The five youngest had all attended school within the last year. Also living with the family in 1870 was Henry Heaton, the son of John's sister and her husband, Rebecca and Weaver Heaton. Henry was 24 years old and working as a carpenter.4,1 

Family

 John Sharp b. 1817

Citations

  1. [S1437] Extended Heaton Family, miscellaneous notes from previous generations. Handwritten notes from multiple hands, not dated, LHB Notebook - Document Copies, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Extended Heaton Family.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John W. Sharp, East Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_833; Page: 124B; Image: 256. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John W. Sharp, East Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_833; Page: 124B; Image: 256. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Sharp, Taylor, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: M593_375; Page: 497B; Image: 298; Family History Library Film: 545874. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Charles Crawford1

b. 1833
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1833Charles Crawford was born about 1833 in Virginia.1 
Relationship Note*Charles and Ellen Crawford may have been twins.1 
(Son) Census US 185020 August 1850Charles was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 20 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 17 years old and working with his father and brother, Uriah, as farmers.1 
(Son) Death14 June 1855He was about 22 years old, and unmarried, when his mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.2,3 
Marriage*1857He married, as her first husband, Frances Donaldson, daughter of John Donaldson and Christina Cresimore, in 1857 in Nicholas County, Virginia.4 
Divorce*Charles Crawford and Frances (Donaldson) Crawford separated, and were likely divorced, before 1867 when Frances married a second time.5 

Family

 Frances Donaldson b. 1834
Children 1.John H. Crawford6 b. 16 Dec 1857, d. 22 Jun 1900
 2.Margaret S. Crawford6 b. 1863
 3.Sarah Crawford6 b. 1865

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Susan Crawford on 14 June 1855 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 45, born about 1810, daughter of _____ Woods and Ann _____, referencing FHL Film# 163711. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b, reporting Susan's age as 42, and estimating her year of birth as 1808.
  4. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Francis Donalson and Charles Crawford in 1857 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  5. [S1387] West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Frances Crawford and Jesse Crites in 1867 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Frances Crites, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 426B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Charles W. Crawford1,2

b. 17 March 1885, d. after 29 July 1953
Family
Father*William Crawford1,3,2 b. 1843, d. 8 Mar 1892
Mother*Mary Jane Wine1,4,2 b. 1845, d. 9 Jun 1894
Birth*17 March 1885Charles W. Crawford was born on 17 March 1885 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,5,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Charles William Crawford.6 
Name VariationHe was called Charley.1 
Marriage*13 August 1910He married Ida Wilson on 13 August 1910 in Braxton County, West Virginia.7,1,5 
(Husband) Death28 August 1947Charles became a widower when Ida (Wilson) Crawford died on 28 August 1947 at age 64.7 
Death*after 29 July 1953He died after 29 July 1953, the date his niece, Evalena (Crawford) Stoner, died in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and her obituary the following day identified Charles, who was her young uncle, as her brother1,8 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Skidmore Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 

Family

 Ida Wilson b. 31 Mar 1883, d. 28 Aug 1947

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Charley Crawford, Memorial# 29292600. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Chas W Crawford on 17 March 1885 in Braxton County, West Virginia, son of William Crawford and Mary J Crawford, referencing FHL Film# 573797. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Crawford, Memorial# 243116726.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane “Jennie” (Wine) Crawford, Memorial# 243118116.
  5. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charley Crawford, age 25, born about 1885 in Braxton County, West Virginia, and Ida Wilson, age 28, born about 1882 in Braxton County, West Virginia, on 13 August 1910 in Braxton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  6. [S1819] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, online at www.ancestry.com, registration on 27 April 1942 in Morgan County, West Virginia, of Charles William Crawford of Braxton County, West Virginia, USA, a farmer, born on 17 March 1885 in Braxton County, West Virginia, USA, the person who would always know his address was his wife, Ida Crawford, his height was 5'8", eyes were blue, hair was brown, weight was 180 lbs., and his complexion was dark, referencing The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937. Hereinafter cited as United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida (Wilson) Crawford, Memorial# 29292609.
  8. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Daily Times, (New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio), Thursday, 30 July 1953, page 20, reporting the death of Evalena Stoner, 44, wife of Roy C. Stoner and a resident of Boliver for the last 10 years, at Union Hospital the day before of a heart ailment after an illness of three months; daughter of the late Harry and Ida Roberta Crawford and had formerly resided in Canton; survived by her husband, one brother, Charles Crawford of Sutton West Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Fernandez of Canton; burial in Dundee Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Ellen Crawford1

b. 1833
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1833Ellen Crawford was born about 1833 in Virginia.1 
Name VariationShe was also found recorded as Ellender Crawford.2 
Relationship Note*Ellen and Charles Crawford may have been twins.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185020 August 1850Ellen was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 20 August 1850 in the household of her parents in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. She was 17 years old.1 
(Daughter) Death14 June 1855She was about 22 years old, and unmarried, when her mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.3,4 
(Sister-in-Law) Census US 187018 July 1870Ellender was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 July 1870 in the household of her sister and brother-in-law, Miriam J. and William Crites, near Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. Ellender was 37 years of age and recorded as being "without occupation."2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Miriam J. Crites, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 426B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Susan Crawford on 14 June 1855 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 45, born about 1810, daughter of _____ Woods and Ann _____, referencing FHL Film# 163711. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b, reporting Susan's age as 42, and estimating her year of birth as 1808.

Evaline Crawford1

b. 1 December 1896, d. 29 July 1953
Family
Father*Harry Crawford1
Mother*Ida Roberta Ashby1,2,3 b. 21 Sep 1866, d. 21 Mar 1951
(Younger Daughter) Brick WallHarry Crawford of Braxton County, West Virginia, Evalena's biological father, definitely qualifies as a serious Brick Wall. We have found only one record with his name on it, and we can't be sure it's even accurate. Sadly, here's all we know about him:

On the 1953 death certificate of Evalena Crawford, whose mother was Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford, Evalena's father's name was reported as Harry Crawford. The informant on the death certificate was Evalena's husband, Roy C. Stoner. He reported Evalena's mother's maiden name as Ida Roberta Crawford, which was both her stepfather's surname as well as her husband Harry's. Ida Roberta's maiden name was actually Ashby, the surname of her biological father, who was her mother's first husband. If Harry was the father of Evalena Crawford, who was born on 1 December 1896, he was likely also the father of Mary Jane Crawford, who was born on 4 March 1894 and was also the daughter of Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford. We have not been able to determine Harry's parents, or which of the Crawford families of West Virginia he belonged to.

While our Crawford research in this project has focused primarily on the extended family of John Crawford and Susan (Woods) Crawford of Virginia, and then later of Braxton County, West Virginia, there were several additional Crawford families in the area during the same time period. It seems logical to us that some of those other families may be connected, although we have not yet been successful, after several attempts, to prove that theory. Most of our "failures" are not included in this project because we have been able to satisfy ourselves that Harry was not among them. So, after many hours, over several weeks, of researching Crawfords in Virginia and West Virginia, our search for Harry has come to a disappointing end. Who was he?... We absolutely hate to give up, so we'll share an idea that will continue to haunt us until we learn the truth...

What if John Henry Crawford was Harry?... John Henry Crawford was the only son of Charles Crawford and Frances (Donaldson) Crawford of Braxton County. He was a nephew of William Crawford, the second husband of Mary Jane (Wine) Ashby Crawford, who was the mother of Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford. Adding to our tangled web of extended family, Ida Roberta's older sister, Margaret Alice (Ashby) Crawford, married Jordan J. Crawford, who was a brother of William Crawford and another uncle of John Henry Crawford.

Our conjecture, at first, appears not to work because John Henry married Amanda C. Bragg in April 1889 and they were enumerated together, with John's mother, Frances (Donaldson) Crawford, shortly before John's death in 1900. However, during the ten year period between 1889 and 1900, we have found no records for either John Henry or Amanda and much could have happened during those ten years. We learned from the 1900 census, for example, that during their marriage, Amanda had no children. What if she and John separated, and/or divorced, in the early years of their marriage? What if John Henry had a second short marriage with Ida Roberta which produced two daughters, Mary Jane and Evalena in 1894 and 1896? What if John, whose middle name was Henry, was called Harry? On the 1900 census, Ida Roberta was enumerated with her daughters in the household of a relative and recorded as divorced, and John Henry was enumerated with Amanda and his mother and recorded as married. John died one week after the 1900 census was taken, and Amanda married her second husband less than four months after John's death. As we see it, it is possible that John Henry Crawford could be our Brick Wall Harry Crawford. What do you think?... And if not John Henry... Who?..

If anyone reading this has information about Harry Crawford or John Henry Crawford, please contact us. We will greatly appreciate your help.1,2
 
Birth*1 December 1896Evaline Crawford was born on 1 December 1896 in West Virginia.1 
Name VariationShe was also called Evalena.1 
(Daughter) Divorcebefore June 1900She was about 3 years old when her parents were divorced.4 
(Great-Grandniece) Census US 19009 June 1900Evaline was enumerated with her mother and sister on the 1900 census taken on 9 June 1900 in the household of her great-grandaunt, Elizabeth (Wine) Conrad, who was the sister of Evaline's maternal great grandfather, James Wine, in Salt Lick, Braxton County, West Virginia. Evaline was 3 years old.4 
(Daughter) Marriage1905She was about 9 years old when her mother married a second time, in 1905, to Adolph Johnson.5,6 
Name VariationAfter her mother's second marriage, Evaline used her stepfather's name and called herself Evaline Johnson.7,3 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 191025 April 1910She was enumerated as Evaline Johnson on the 1910 census taken on 25 April 1910 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Ida and Adolph Johnson, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Evaline was recorded as 6 years old, although she was actually about age 13. She was able to read and write and had attended school within the census year.7 
Marriage*9 September 1952She married, as his second wife, Roy C. Stoner, son of George W. Stoner and Minnie D. Cornell, on 9 September 1952 in Stark County, Ohio. Evalena reported her age as 40 years, although she was actually age 55, and Roy was 52 years of age. They each reported they had been married one time before. Roy's first marriage ended in divorce, and we have not yet been able to identify a previous marriage for Evalena. Additionally, Evalena reported her parents as Adolph Johnson, who had been her stepfather, and Ida Spellman. Her mother's maiden name was Ida Roberta Ashby, Ida's stepfather's surname was Crawford, her first husband's surname was also Crawford, and her second husband's surname was Johnson. We have been unable to determine why Spellman was recorded or transcribed on Evalena's 1952 Ohio marriage certificate in connection with her mother.3,2 
Death*29 July 1953She died of a heart ailment on 29 July 1953 in Union Hospital, Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, at age 561,2 
Burial*1 August 1953 and was buried on 1 August 1953 in Dundee Cemetery, Dundee, Tuscarawas County.2,1 

Family

 Roy C. Stoner b. 3 Oct 1899, d. 6 Aug 1970

Citations

  1. [S2518] Ohio Department of Health, Certificates of death, 1908-1953 ; index, 1908-1911. Microfilm of original records at the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Note: The certificate numbers 65080-65083 and 65362-65366 from the year 1909 may not appear on the index: death certificate for Evalena Stoner of rural Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, age 56, 7 months, 28 days, died on 29 July 1953 after 3 days in Union Hospital, rural Dover, of hypertensive heart disease and decompensation, married, at home, born on 1 December 1896 in West Virginia to Harry Crawford and Ida Roberta Crawford, informant Roy Stoner, burial on 1 August 1953 in Dundee Cemetery in Dundee, Ohio, citing State File# 50214, FHL Film# 2246551, DGS# 4109471, image# 1115 of 3147; on 1207 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Certificates of death, 1908-1953 ; index, 1908-1911.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Daily Times, (New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio), Thursday, 30 July 1953, page 20, reporting the death of Evalena Stoner, 44, wife of Roy C. Stoner and a resident of Boliver for the last 10 years, at Union Hospital the day before of a heart ailment after an illness of three months; daughter of the late Harry and Ida Roberta Crawford and had formerly resided in Canton; survived by her husband, one brother, Charles Crawford of Sutton West Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Fernandez of Canton; burial in Dundee Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [S2542] Ohio Department of Health Division of Vital Statistics, Certified abstract of marriages (Ohio), 1949-1953. Microfilm of originals in the Archives & Library at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio: marriage on 26 August 1952 in Stark County, Ohio of Evalena Johnson of Canton, Ohio, age 40, housewife, born in West Virginia, father's name Adolph Johnson and mother's maiden name Ida Spellman, married once before, and Roy C. Stoner of R.D. #1, Boliver, Ohio, age 52, steel worker, born in Ohio, father's name George W. Stoner and mother's maiden name Minnie D. Cornell, married once before, citing Volume 66, page 189, State File# 37372; referencing "Certified abstract of marriages no. 34401-37550, 1952", FHL Film# 2251909, DGS# 5262310, image# 2991 of 3173; on 91 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Certified abstract of marriages (Ohio), 1949-1953.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Conrad, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241756. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida Johnson, Memorial# 62524628. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ida Crawford and Adolph Johnson in 1905 in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  7. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adolph and Ida Johnson, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 9, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1169; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1375182. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Harry Crawford1,2

Family
Brick Wall*Harry Crawford of Braxton County, West Virginia, definitely qualifies as a serious Brick Wall. We have found only one record with his name on it, and we can't be sure it's even accurate. Sadly, here's all we know about him:

On the 1953 death certificate of Evalena Crawford, whose mother was Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford, Evalena's father's name was reported as Harry Crawford. The informant on the death certificate was Evalena's husband, Roy C. Stoner. He reported Evalena's mother's maiden name as Ida Roberta Crawford, which was both her stepfather's surname as well as her husband Harry's. Ida Roberta's maiden name was actually Ashby, the surname of her biological father, who was her mother's first husband. If Harry was the father of Evalena Crawford, who was born on 1 December 1896, he was likely also the father of Mary Jane Crawford, who was born on 4 March 1894 and was also the daughter of Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford. We have not been able to determine Harry's parents, or which of the Crawford families of West Virginia he belonged to.

While our Crawford research in this project has focused primarily on the extended family of John Crawford and Susan (Woods) Crawford of Virginia, and then later of Braxton County, West Virginia, there were several additional Crawford families in the area during the same time period. It seems logical to us that some of those other families may be connected, although we have not yet been successful, after several attempts, to prove that theory. Most of our "failures" are not included in this project because we have been able to satisfy ourselves that Harry was not among them. So, after many hours, over several weeks, of researching Crawfords in Virginia and West Virginia, our search for Harry has come to a disappointing end. Who was he?... We absolutely hate to give up, so we'll share an idea that will continue to haunt us until we learn the truth...

What if John Henry Crawford was Harry?... John Henry Crawford was the only son of Charles Crawford and Frances (Donaldson) Crawford of Braxton County. He was a nephew of William Crawford, the second husband of Mary Jane (Wine) Ashby Crawford, who was the mother of Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford. Adding to our tangled web of extended family, Ida Roberta's older sister, Margaret Alice (Ashby) Crawford, married Jordan J. Crawford, who was a brother of William Crawford and another uncle of John Henry Crawford.

Our conjecture, at first, appears not to work because John Henry married Amanda C. Bragg in April 1889 and they were enumerated together, with John's mother, Frances (Donaldson) Crawford, shortly before John's death in 1900. However, during the ten year period between 1889 and 1900, we have found no records for either John Henry or Amanda and much could have happened during those ten years. We learned from the 1900 census, for example, that during their marriage, Amanda had no children. What if she and John separated, and/or divorced, in the early years of their marriage? What if John Henry had a second short marriage with Ida Roberta which produced two daughters, Mary Jane and Evalena in 1894 and 1896? What if John, whose middle name was Henry, was called Harry? On the 1900 census, Ida Roberta was enumerated with her daughters in the household of a relative and recorded as divorced, and John Henry was enumerated with Amanda and his mother and recorded as married. John died one week after the 1900 census was taken, and Amanda married her second husband less than four months after John's death. As we see it, it is possible that John Henry Crawford could be our Brick Wall Harry Crawford. What do you think?... And if not John Henry... Who?..

If anyone reading this has information about Harry Crawford or John Henry Crawford, please contact us. We will greatly appreciate your help.2,3
 
Marriage*He married Ida Roberta Ashby, daughter of Frank Ashby and Mary Jane Wine.1,4,2 
Divorce*before June 1900Harry Crawford and Ida Roberta Crawford were divorced before June 1900, when Ida was enumerated on the 1900 census as divorced, with her two young daughters, in the household of her grand aunt in Braxton County, West Virginia.5 

Family

 Ida Roberta Ashby b. 21 Sep 1866, d. 21 Mar 1951
Children 1.Mary Jane Crawford+1 b. 4 Mar 1894, d. 4 Sep 1981
 2.Evaline Crawford2 b. 1 Dec 1896, d. 29 Jul 1953

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ida Johnson, Memorial# 62524628. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2518] Ohio Department of Health, Certificates of death, 1908-1953 ; index, 1908-1911. Microfilm of original records at the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Note: The certificate numbers 65080-65083 and 65362-65366 from the year 1909 may not appear on the index: death certificate for Evalena Stoner of rural Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, age 56, 7 months, 28 days, died on 29 July 1953 after 3 days in Union Hospital, rural Dover, of hypertensive heart disease and decompensation, married, at home, born on 1 December 1896 in West Virginia to Harry Crawford and Ida Roberta Crawford, informant Roy Stoner, burial on 1 August 1953 in Dundee Cemetery in Dundee, Ohio, citing State File# 50214, FHL Film# 2246551, DGS# 4109471, image# 1115 of 3147; on 1207 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Certificates of death, 1908-1953 ; index, 1908-1911.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Daily Times, (New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio), Thursday, 30 July 1953, page 20, reporting the death of Evalena Stoner, 44, wife of Roy C. Stoner and a resident of Boliver for the last 10 years, at Union Hospital the day before of a heart ailment after an illness of three months; daughter of the late Harry and Ida Roberta Crawford and had formerly resided in Canton; survived by her husband, one brother, Charles Crawford of Sutton West Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Fernandez of Canton; burial in Dundee Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Crawford) Fernandez, Memorial# 178320538.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Conrad, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241756. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Hattie Crawford1

b. 1874
Family
Father*William Crawford1 b. 1843, d. 8 Mar 1892
Mother*Mary Jane Wine1 b. 1845, d. 9 Jun 1894
Birth*1874Hattie Crawford was born about 1874 in West Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18805 June 1880Hattie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 5 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 6 years old.1,2 
Marriage*1890She married Thomas E. Wells in 1890 in Braxton County, West Virginia.3 

Family

 Thomas E. Wells

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary Jane Crawford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 410A; Enumeration District: 007. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Margaret Cogar, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 447A; Enumeration District: 009.
  3. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Hattie Crawford and Thomas E Wells in 1890 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

Henry Crawford1

b. 1 June 1855, d. October 1865
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1 June 1855Henry Crawford was born on 1 June 1855 in Braxton County, Virginia.1 
(Son) Death14 June 1855His mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after his birth, at about age 47. Henry was her eleventh child2,3 
Death*October 1865 and died in October 1865 in Braxton County at the age of 10 years, 4 months.4 

Citations

  1. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Henry Crawford on 1 June 1855 in Braxton County, Virginia, son of John Crawford and Susan Crawford, referencing FHL Film# 573797. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Susan Crawford on 14 June 1855 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 45, born about 1810, daughter of _____ Woods and Ann _____, referencing FHL Film# 163711. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b, reporting Susan's age as 42, and estimating her year of birth as 1808. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Henry Crawford in October 1865 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 10 years, 4 months, born about 1855 in Braxton County, Virginia, son of John Crawford and Susan, referencing FHL Film# 572705.

James Homer Crawford1,2

b. 25 July 1873, d. 8 October 1936
Family
Father*Jordan J. Crawford3 b. 4 Nov 1847, d. 26 Nov 1922
Mother*Margaret Alice Ashby3 b. 13 Mar 1860, d. 14 Apr 1950
Birth*25 July 1873James Homer Crawford was probably born on 25 July 1873 in Braxton County, West Virginia.3,4,5 
Name VariationHe also used the name Homer J. Crawford.2 
Marriage*26 June 1896He married Rosa Belle Henry on 26 June 1896 in Braxton County, West Virginia.6 
Death*8 October 1936He died on 8 October 1936 in Sutton, Braxton County, at age 63.2 
Burial*He was buried, with his name on his gravestone as Homer J. Crawford, in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.2 

Family

 Rosa Belle Henry b. 1880

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jordan and Margaret A. Crawford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 416B; Enumeration District: 007, James enumerated as James O.. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Homer Crawford, Memorial# 139598771. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jordan and Margaret A. Crawford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 416B; Enumeration District: 007.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Homer Crawford, Memorial# 139598771, reporting his date of birth as 27 July 1873.
  5. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card for James Homer Crawford, age 45, born on 25 July 1873, residence in 1917-1918 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA, nearest relative was his wife, Belle Crawford; his physical build was Medium, height was Medium, hair was Dark Brown, eyes were Blue, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Braxton County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  6. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Homer Crawford and Rosa Bell Henry in 26 June 1896 in Braxton, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

Jemima Jane Crawford1,2

b. 1861, d. 10 May 1928
Family
Birth*1861Jemima Jane Crawford was born about 1861 in Bates County, Missouri.2 
Name VariationShe was called Jennie.2 
Marriage*4 November 1878She married, as his second wife, Larkin Stampern Flint, using the name "Ellis" Flint, son of George Washington Flint and Nancy Ann Foster, on 4 November 1878 in Altona, Bates County, Missouri. The would marry again one year later and we don't know why.3,4,1,2 
Marriage7 November 1879She again married, as his second wife, Larkin Stampern Flint, son of George Washington Flint and Nancy Ann Foster, on 7 November 1879 in Altona, Bates County, Missouri. This is the second marriage record, one year later than the first, that we found for this couple. His divorce from his first marriage was reported to have occurred in 1879, so it's possible they married again in 1879 to legalize their union.5,6,1,2 
Census US 1880*10 June 1880Jennie and Larkin S. Flint were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 10 June 1880 in Liberty, Saline County, Missouri. He was enumerated as "Ellis", was 33 years of age and a concert man. Jennie was 20 years old and a concert woman. Both had been unemployed for 12 months. The couple lived with their son Lee who had been born in September of 1879.7 
Death*10 May 1928She died of senile dementia, with a facture of her hip from a fall on the floor 8 days before as a contributing factor, on 10 May 1928 in a State Hospital for the Insane, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at about age 678,2 
Burial* and was buried in Archie, Cass County, Missouri.8,2 

Family

 Larkin Stampern Flint b. 1 Mar 1847, d. 6 May 1932

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Larkin Stampern Flint, Memorial# 66758757. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jemima Jane “Jennie” Crawford Flint, Memorial# 95008576.
  3. [S1826] Bates County, Missouri Recorder of Deeds, Marriage records (Bates County, Missouri), 1860-1919. Microfilm of original records at the Bates County courthouse. Indexes are at front of each volume: Film# 945188, page 48 on image 88, marriage of Mr. Ellis Flint and Miss Jemima J. Crawford on 4 November 1878 in Altona, Bates County by justice of the peace D.W. Morrill; on 7 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Marriage records (Bates County, Missouri), 1860-1919.
  4. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage, including the image, of Mr. "Ellis" Flint and Miss "Jemma" J. Crawford on 4 November 1878 in Altona, Bates County by a justice of the peace. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  5. [S1826] Bates County, Missouri Recorder of Deeds, Marriage records (Bates County, Missouri), 1860-1919: Film# 945188, page 104 on image 116, marriage of Mr. Larkin S. Flint and Miss Jemima J. Crawford on 7 November 1879 in Altona, Bates County by justice of the peace F. M. Taylor; on 7 microfilm reels.
  6. [S1825] Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Larkin S. Flint and Jemima J. Crawford on 7 November 1879 in Bates County. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ellis L. and Jemima J. Flint, Liberty, Saline, Missouri; Roll: 716; Page: 538A; Enumeration District: 068. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1766] Web: Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Jennie Flint on 10 May 1928 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, certificate# 16228. Hereinafter cited as Web: Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962.

John Crawford1

b. 1805, d. November 1879
Family
Birth*1805John Crawford was born about 1805 in Virginia.2 
Marriage*12 November 1830He married Susan Woods on 12 November 1830 in Nicholas County, Virginia.1,3,4 
Census US 1850*20 August 1850Susan and John Crawford were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 20 August 1850 in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. John was 45 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $400, and Susan was 42 years of age. Nine children were enumerated with them in 1850. Uriah and Charles were ages 19 and 17 years, respectively, and both were working with their father as farmers; Ellen, Miriam and Mary Ann were ages 17, 15 and 13 years, respectively; Johnson and William were ages 10 and 7 years, respectively; and the two youngest, Lucinda and Jordan, were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively.2 
(Husband) Death14 June 1855John became a widower when Susan (Woods) Crawford died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of the couple's eleventh child, in Braxton County, Virginia, at about age 47.5,6 
Death*November 1879He died from diabetes in November 1879 in Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 74.7 

Family

 Susan Woods b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Children 1.Uriah Crawford2 b. 1831
 2.Charles Crawford+2 b. 1833
 3.Ellen Crawford2 b. 1833
 4.Miriam J. Crawford+2 b. 1835
 5.Mary Ann Crawford2 b. 1837
 6.Johnson Crawford2 b. 1840
 7.William Crawford+1,3 b. 1843, d. 8 Mar 1892
 8.Lucinda Crawford2 b. 1846
 9.Jordan J. Crawford+2 b. 4 Nov 1847, d. 26 Nov 1922
 10.Patrick Crawford8 b. 1851, d. Oct 1916
 11.Henry Crawford9 b. 1 Jun 1855, d. Oct 1865

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Crawford, Memorial# 243116726. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2532] Family History Library, West Virginia, County marriage records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1776-1971. Marriage records, available online, compiled from abstracts, transcriptions, and originals of West Virginia county marriage records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed: "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-Q7XK : 29 September 2021), William Crawford and Jane Ashby, 1870; marriage of William Crawford, age 27, widower, laborer, son of John and Susan Crawford, and Jane Ashby, age 24, widow, daughter of James and Polly Wine, both born in Braxton County and both residents of Braxton County, married on 2 September 1870 in Braxton County by William D. Baxter; image made available by www.wvculture.org; digital images, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, County marriage records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1776-1971.
  4. [S1404] Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Craford and Susana Woods on 12 November 1830 in Nicholas County, Virginia, USA, referencing Dodd, Jordan R., et al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850.
  5. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Susan Crawford on 14 June 1855 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 45, born about 1810, daughter of _____ Woods and Ann _____, referencing FHL Film# 163711. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  6. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b, reporting Susan's age as 42, and estimating her year of birth as 1808.
  7. [S2536] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Crawford, age 74, of Diabetes in Nov 1879 in Braxton County, West Virginia, born in West Virginia, occupation Farmer, identified on 1880 Census, citing ID# 197_71327. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jordan and Margaret A. Crawford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 416B; Enumeration District: 007, Patrick recorded as age 29, and his year of birth estimated as 1851. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Henry Crawford on 1 June 1855 in Braxton County, Virginia, son of John Crawford and Susan Crawford, referencing FHL Film# 573797. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.

John Edgar Crawford1

b. 8 February 1880, d. 21 July 1965
Family
Father*Jordan J. Crawford1,2 b. 4 Nov 1847, d. 26 Nov 1922
Mother*Margaret Alice Ashby1,3 b. 13 Mar 1860, d. 14 Apr 1950
Birth*8 February 1880John Edgar Crawford was born on 8 February 1880 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 19008 June 1900John E. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 8 June 1900 in the household of his parents in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. He was 20 years old, unable to read or write, and worked as a laborer.4 
Marriage*27 April 1912He married Lena Wine, daughter of Phebe J. Wine, on 27 April 1912 in Braxton County. John was 32 years of age, and Lena was age 22. They were married by G. H. Williams, Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.5,1 
Death*21 July 1965He died on 21 July 1965 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 851 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton.1 

Family

 Lena Wine b. 4 Mar 1890, d. 9 Jun 1973

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Edgar Crawford, Memorial# 81425607. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jordan J Crawford, Memorial# 81425608.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Wine) Crawford, Memorial# 139598811.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jordan and Alice Crawford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1241756. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lena (Wine) Crawford, Memorial# 81425609.

John H. Crawford1

Family
Marriage*27 August 1873He married Martha E. Leeper on 27 August 1873 in Macoupin County, Illinois.1 
(Husband) Death3 April 1879John became a widower when Mattie Elenor (Leeper) Crawford died on 3 April 1879 at age 32.2 

Family

 Martha E. Leeper b. 1847, d. 3 Apr 1879

Citations

  1. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, John H. Crawford and Mattie Elenor Leeper, Macoupin County, 27 August 1873. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  2. [S1715] Web: Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916, online at www.ancestry.com, Mattie Elenor Crawford, born about 1847, died 3 April 1879 in Scottville, Macoupin County, age 32 years. Hereinafter cited as Web: Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916.

John H. Crawford1

b. 16 December 1857, d. 22 June 1900
Family
Father*Charles Crawford1 b. 1833
Mother*Frances Donaldson1 b. 1834
(Brick Wall Candidate) Brick WallHarry Crawford of Braxton County, West Virginia, definitely qualifies as a serious Brick Wall. We have found only one record with his name on it, and we can't be sure it's even accurate. Sadly, here's all we know about him:

On the 1953 death certificate of Evalena Crawford, whose mother was Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford, Evalena's father's name was reported as Harry Crawford. The informant on the death certificate was Evalena's husband, Roy C. Stoner. He reported Evalena's mother's maiden name as Ida Roberta Crawford, which was both her stepfather's surname as well as her husband Harry's. Ida Roberta's maiden name was actually Ashby, the surname of her biological father, who was her mother's first husband. If Harry was the father of Evalena Crawford, who was born on 1 December 1896, he was likely also the father of Mary Jane Crawford, who was born on 4 March 1894 and was also the daughter of Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford. We have not been able to determine Harry's parents, or which of the Crawford families of West Virginia he belonged to.

While our Crawford research in this project has focused primarily on the extended family of John Crawford and Susan (Woods) Crawford of Virginia, and then later of Braxton County, West Virginia, there were several additional Crawford families in the area during the same time period. It seems logical to us that some of those other families may be connected, although we have not yet been successful, after several attempts, to prove that theory. Most of our "failures" are not included in this project because we have been able to satisfy ourselves that Harry was not among them. So, after many hours, over several weeks, of researching Crawfords in Virginia and West Virginia, our search for Harry has come to a disappointing end. Who was he?... We absolutely hate to give up, so we'll share an idea that will continue to haunt us until we learn the truth...

What if John Henry Crawford was Harry?... John Henry Crawford was the only son of Charles Crawford and Frances (Donaldson) Crawford of Braxton County. He was a nephew of William Crawford, the second husband of Mary Jane (Wine) Ashby Crawford, who was the mother of Ida Roberta (Ashby) Crawford. Adding to our tangled web of extended family, Ida Roberta's older sister, Margaret Alice (Ashby) Crawford, married Jordan J. Crawford, who was a brother of William Crawford and another uncle of John Henry Crawford.

Our conjecture, at first, appears not to work because John Henry married Amanda C. Bragg in April 1889 and they were enumerated together, with John's mother, Frances (Donaldson) Crawford, shortly before John's death in 1900. However, during the ten year period between 1889 and 1900, we have found no records for either John Henry or Amanda and much could have happened during those ten years. We learned from the 1900 census, for example, that during their marriage, Amanda had no children. What if she and John separated, and/or divorced, in the early years of their marriage? What if John Henry had a second short marriage with Ida Roberta which produced two daughters, Mary Jane and Evalena in 1894 and 1896? What if John, whose middle name was Henry, was called Harry? On the 1900 census, Ida Roberta was enumerated with her daughters in the household of a relative and recorded as divorced, and John Henry was enumerated with Amanda and his mother and recorded as married. John died one week after the 1900 census was taken, and Amanda married her second husband less than four months after John's death. As we see it, it is possible that John Henry Crawford could be our Brick Wall Harry Crawford. What do you think?... And if not John Henry... Who?..

If anyone reading this has information about Harry Crawford or John Henry Crawford, please contact us. We will greatly appreciate your help.2,3
 
Birth*16 December 1857John H. Crawford was born on 16 December 1857 in Nicholas County, Virginia.1,4,5,6 
Name VariationHis full name was John Henry Crawford.7 
(Stepson) Census US 187018 July 1870John H. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 July 1870 in the household of his mother and stepfather, Frances and Jesse Crites, near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. John was 10 years old.1 
(Stepson) Census US 18801 June 1880John H. was enumerated as a boarder on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in the household of his mother and stepfather, Frances Jane and Jesse Crites, in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. John was 22 years of age and worked as a laborer.8,9 
Marriage*2 April 1889He married Amanda C. Bragg on 2 April 1889 at Two Lick Run, Braxton County, West Virginia. John's age was reported as 28 years, and Amanda's as 27 years. They were married by A. D. Johnson, Pastor of the Braxton Circuit Methodist Protestant Church.10,11 
Census US 1900*14 June 1900Manda C. and John H. Crawford were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. John was 42 years of age and worked as a laborer in the lumber industry, and Manda was 39 years of age. They reported they had been married for 13 years, although it was actually 11 years, and Manda had given birth to no children. They rented their house and both were able to read, and neither was able to write. John's mother, Frances Jane Crites was enumerated with them in 1900. She was 60 years of age, divorced, able to both read and write, and had given birth to five children, all of whom were living. Two boarders, William J. Simon and Martin Riffle, were also enumerated in the Crawford household in 1900.William Simon had been born in Canada, was single, 38 years of age and worked as a blacksmith; and Martin Riffle had been born in West Virginia, was single, 22 years of age and worked as a laborer in the lumber industry. Both were able to read and write.12 
Death*22 June 1900One week after the 1900 census was taken, on 22 June 1900, he died in Palmer, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 427 
Burial* and was buried in Section 3, Block D, Grave 27, of Braxton Memorial Gardens, Sutton, Braxton County. He had originally been buried in Prestonia Cemetery in Webster County, and was moved in March 1981 by the Oneida Coal Company.7 

Family

 Amanda C. Bragg b. Apr 1861

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Frances Crites, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 426B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2518] Ohio Department of Health, Certificates of death, 1908-1953 ; index, 1908-1911. Microfilm of original records at the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Note: The certificate numbers 65080-65083 and 65362-65366 from the year 1909 may not appear on the index: death certificate for Evalena Stoner of rural Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, age 56, 7 months, 28 days, died on 29 July 1953 after 3 days in Union Hospital, rural Dover, of hypertensive heart disease and decompensation, married, at home, born on 1 December 1896 in West Virginia to Harry Crawford and Ida Roberta Crawford, informant Roy Stoner, burial on 1 August 1953 in Dundee Cemetery in Dundee, Ohio, citing State File# 50214, FHL Film# 2246551, DGS# 4109471, image# 1115 of 3147; on 1207 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Certificates of death, 1908-1953 ; index, 1908-1911.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Daily Times, (New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio), Thursday, 30 July 1953, page 20, reporting the death of Evalena Stoner, 44, wife of Roy C. Stoner and a resident of Boliver for the last 10 years, at Union Hospital the day before of a heart ailment after an illness of three months; daughter of the late Harry and Ida Roberta Crawford and had formerly resided in Canton; survived by her husband, one brother, Charles Crawford of Sutton West Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Fernandez of Canton; burial in Dundee Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of John H Crawford on 16 December 1857 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, son of Charles Crawford and Francis, referencing FHL Film# 494314. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Manda C. Crawford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241756, reporting the date of John's birth as December 1857. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Henry Crawford, Memorial# 117273812, recording his date of birth as 16 December 1858. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Henry Crawford, Memorial# 117273812.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Frances Jane Crites, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 447B; Enumeration District: 009. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Allen and Sarah Cutlip, Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 421D; Enumeration District: 007.
  10. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Crawford and Amanda Bragg in 1889 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  11. [S2537] West Virginia Braxton County Court Clerk, Marriage records, 1836-1967. Microfilm of original records at the Braxton County courthouse. Includes individual index for each volume, and beginning with volume 2 there is both a direct and inverse index. The first book filmed contains some general court records, and Marriage record volume 1 is arranged by performer and then by date. The set of microfilms is included in "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970" which is available online: marriage on 2 April 1889 of Mr. John H. Crawford of Braxton County, age 28 years, born in Braxton County, and Miss Amanda C. Bragg of Braxton County, age 27 years, born in Braxton County, married at Two Lick Run, Braxton County, West Virginia by A. D. Johnson, Pastor of the Braxton Circuit Methodist Protestant Church, citing FHL Film# 573806, DGS# 4130680, Volume 1, 1887-1891, page 219, image# 235 of 677; on 13 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Marriage records, 1836-1967.
  12. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Manda C. Crawford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241756.

Johnson Crawford1

b. 1840
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1840Johnson Crawford was born about 1840 in Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 185020 August 1850Johnson was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 20 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 4, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 10 years old.1 
(Son) Death14 June 1855If Johnson was still living at the time, he was about 15 years old when his mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Susan Crawford on 14 June 1855 in Braxton County, West Virginia, age 45, born about 1810, daughter of _____ Woods and Ann _____, referencing FHL Film# 163711. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Susan Crawford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 4, Braxton, Virginia; Roll: 937; Page: 185b, reporting Susan's age as 42, and estimating her year of birth as 1808.