Jordan J. Crawford1,2

b. 4 November 1847, d. 26 November 1922
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*4 November 1847Jordan J. Crawford was born on 4 November 1847 in Braxton County, Virginia.1,2 
(Son) Census US 185020 August 1850Jordan 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 2 years old.1 
(Son) Death14 June 1855He was 7 years old when his mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.3,4 
(Brother) Census US 18701 July 1870Jordan J. Crawford and his brother, William, were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 1 July 1870 in the household of Mary and James Wine, who was a farmer, in Franklin, Braxton County, Virginia. Jordan was 21 years of age, William, who had been widowed, was age 26, and they both worked as farmers with James Wine.5 
Marriage1873He married Margaret Alice Ashby, who used the name Alice Wine, daughter of Frank Ashby and Mary Jane Wine, in 1873 in Braxton County, West Virginia.6,7 
Census US 1900*8 June 1900Alice and Jordan Crawford were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 8 June 1900 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. Jordan was 52 years of age and worked as a laborer, and Alice was 40 years of age. Neither was able to read or write. They rented their house, had been married for 26 years, and Alice had given birth to 9 children, 6 of whom were living. Their four youngest children were enumerated with them in 1900. John E. was 20 years old, unable to read or write, and worked as a laborer; Patrick was 18 years old, was able to read and write, and worked as a laborer; Ralph was 11 years old, able to read, although not yet to write, and had attended school for 5 months of the census year; and Sarah L. was 5 years old. Jordan's brother, Patrick Crawford, who was 49 years of age, was also enumerated with Jordan and Alice. Patrick was unable to read or write and worked as a laborer.8 
(Brother) DeathOctober 1916His brother, Patrick, died at Jordan's home in Braxton County in early October 1916 at about age 65.9 
Death*26 November 1922He died on 26 November 1922 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 752 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton.2 

Family

 Margaret Alice Ashby b. 13 Mar 1860, d. 14 Apr 1950
Children 1.James Homer Crawford10 b. 25 Jul 1873, d. 8 Oct 1936
 2.Louisa Elizabeth Crawford11 b. 25 Dec 1875, d. 13 Nov 1945
 3.John Edgar Crawford12,2 b. 8 Feb 1880, d. 21 Jul 1965
 4.Patrick F. Crawford13,2 b. 1 Nov 1882, d. 19 Nov 1909
 5.Ralph C. Crawford14,2 b. 4 Jan 1889, d. 13 Apr 1927
 6.Sarah Link Crawford15,2 b. 11 Feb 1895, d. Sep 1987

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. [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, Jordan J Crawford, Memorial# 81425608. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  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.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary Wine, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 418B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2533] West Virginia County Courts, "West Virginia deaths : COLLECTION RECORD, 1804-1999". Name index, available online, of West Virginia statewide and county death records, with viewable images at www.wvculture.org. Originals housed at the county courthouses, West Virginia. The statewide death index covers years 1917-1956, and includes all 55 West Virginia counties. The county deaths index covers years 1853-1970. Data is searchable for all state and county records, however records within each county may not be available for the full year range: previously from “West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMH4-67S : 10 March 2018), Frank Ashby in entry for Margaret Alice Crawford, 14 Apr 1950; citing Braxton County, West Virginia, County Records, 7153, county courthouses, West Virginia; referencing FHL microfilm 1984145, death certificate for Margaret Alice Crawford of Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, age 90, widowed, died of apoplexy on 14 April 1950, born on 13 March 1860 in Braxton County, Virginia, daughter of Frank Ashby and Virginia Wine, no informant identified, burial on 16 April 1950 in Sutton Cemetery, State File# 7153, image obtained from www.wvculture.org; online search with available digital images, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia deaths : COLLECTION RECORD, 1804-1999.
  7. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Jordan Crawford and Alice Wine in 1873 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  8. [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.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Patrick P Crawford, Memorial# 81425612.
  10. [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. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Louisa Elizabeth (Crawford) Lombard, Memorial# 81426100.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Edgar Crawford, Memorial# 81425607.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Patrick F Crawford, Memorial# 81425611.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ralph C Crawford, Memorial# 81425614.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Link Crawford, Memorial# 81425610.

Louisa Elizabeth Crawford1

b. 25 December 1875, d. 13 November 1945
Family
Father*Jordan J. Crawford1 b. 4 Nov 1847, d. 26 Nov 1922
Mother*Margaret Alice Ashby1 b. 13 Mar 1860, d. 14 Apr 1950
Birth*25 December 1875Louisa Elizabeth Crawford was born on 25 December 1875 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 
Name VariationShe was called Lizzie.2 
Marriage*1892She married Louis A. Lombard, son of Eugene Lombard and Eliza Ursula Bardin, in 1892 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,3,2 
(Wife) Death30 June 1941Louisa Elizabeth became a widow when Louis A. Lombard died on 30 June 1941 at age 73.3 
Death*13 November 1945She died on 13 November 1945 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 691 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton.1,3 

Family

 Louis A. Lombard b. 23 Oct 1867, d. 30 Jun 1941

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, Louisa Elizabeth (Crawford) Lombard, Memorial# 81426100. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of L A Lombard and Lizzie Crawford in 1892 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Louis A Lombard, Memorial# 139751666.

Lucinda Crawford1

b. 1846
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1846Lucinda Crawford was born about 1846 in Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185020 August 1850Lucinda 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 4 years old.1 
(Daughter) Death14 June 1855She was about 9 years old when her mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.2,3 
(Relationship Not Known) Census US 18604 June 1860Lucinda Crawford was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 4 June 1860 in the household of Mary Anne and Homer A. Holt near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. She was 14 years old.4 

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. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of H. A. and Mary Ann Holt, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 344; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Margaret S. Crawford1,2

b. 1863
Family
Father*Charles Crawford1 b. 1833
Mother*Frances Donaldson1 b. 1834
Birth*1863Margaret S. Crawford was born about 1863 in West Virginia.1 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 187018 July 1870Margaret S. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 July 1870 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Frances and Jesse Crites, near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. Margaret was 7 years old.1 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 18801 June 1880Margaret S. was enumerated as a boarder on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Frances Jane and Jesse Crites, in Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia. Margaret was 17 years old and did housekeeping work.2,3 

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. [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.
  3. [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.

Mary Ann Crawford1

b. 1837
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1837Mary Ann Crawford was born about 1837 in Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185020 August 1850Mary Ann 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 13 years old.1 
(Daughter) Death14 June 1855She was about 18 years old when her mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.2,3 
Marriage*2 May 1857She married Hugh L. Williams, son of James Williams and Bathsheba __?__, on 2 May 1857 in Braxton County, Virginia.4 

Family

 Hugh L. Williams b. 1839

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. [S2539] Multiple authors, Vital statistics, 1853-1860 of West Virginia. Although the title of this collection indicates West Virginia, the area was actually still a part of the state of Virginia until it was officially admitted as a U.S. state as West Virginia on June 20, 1863. This collection is a microreproduction of original manuscripts held at the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, and includes births, marriages and deaths: marriage on 2 May 1857 in Braxton County, Virginia, of Mary Ann Crawford, age 20, born about 1837 in Braxton County, to John and Susan Crawford, and Hugh L. Williams, age 18, farmer, born about 1839 in Braxton County to James and Basheba Williams, referencing FHL Film# 34484, DGS# 7499352, image# 322 of 503, Line# 11; on 10 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Vital statistics, 1853-1860 of West Virginia.

Mary Jane Crawford1,2

b. 4 March 1894, d. 4 September 1981
Family
Father*Harry Crawford3
Mother*Ida Roberta Ashby3,4 b. 21 Sep 1866, d. 21 Mar 1951
(Elder Daughter) Brick WallHarry Crawford of Braxton County, West Virginia, Mary Jane'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.5,6
 
Birth*4 March 1894Mary Jane Crawford was born on 4 March 1894 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1,4 
(Daughter) Divorcebefore June 1900She was about 6 years old when her parents were divorced.7 
(Great-Grandniece) Census US 19009 June 1900Mary 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 Mary's maternal great grandfather, James Wine, in Salt Lick, Braxton County, West Virginia. Mary was 5 years old.7 
(Daughter) Marriage1905She was about 11 years old when her mother married a second time, in 1905, to Adolph Johnson.3,8 
Marriage*She married first Erick Melrose in West Virginia.4 
(Wife) DeathMary became a widow with three young children when Erick Melrose died.4 
Marriage*9 November 1918She married second Joseph Fernandez on 9 November 1918 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.1,9,4,10 
(Mother) Marriage19 March 1928Mary, signing her name as "Mary Freandes", gave her consent for the marriage of her daughter, Margaret Melrose, who was 16 years old, and Fred R. Shook on 19 March 1928 in Huron County, Ohio.11 
Census US 1930*26 April 1930Mary and Joseph Fernandez were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 26 April 1930 at 2157 Boliver Road, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. They were both 36 years of age, able to read, write and to speak English, and Joseph was employed for wages as a laborer for a Brick Contractor. He had immigrated to the United States in 1912 and had the First Papers for his naturalization. They were both recorded as being 23 years of age at their first marriage, although Mary was about 16 years old when she married her first husband, and 23 years of age when she and Joseph married. They rented their house for $25 per month, and seven children were enumerated with them in 1930. Lewis Melrose, Mary's son from her first marriage, was recorded with the surname Fernandez and was 12 years old; the couple's son, Herman Fernandez, was 10 years old, and he and Lewis had both attended school within the census year and were able to read, write and to speak English. Betty and William Fernandez, ages 8 and 7 years, respectively, were attending school; Isabelle and Dorothy Fernandez, were ages 6 and 3 years, respectively, although Dorothy was just one month short of her 4th birthday. Also enumerated in the Fernandez household in 1930 was Mary's daughter from her first marriage, Margaret (Melrose) Shook, and Margaret's one-year-old son, Fred Ray Shook Jr.. Margaret was 19 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and was employed for wages as a Packer in a Bearing Factory. She was recorded as married, although her husband was not with her. We suspect they had separated and were planning to divorce, as Fred married his second wife in August 1934.12,13 
(Mother-in-Law) Census US 19503 April 1950She was enumerated with her husband, and other members of their family, on the 1950 census taken on 3 April 1950 in the household of her daughter and son-in-law, Alice and Clarence Moore, on the Township Line Road, North of 30, West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. Mary was 56 years of age and helped her daughter with the home housework. Her husband, Joseph, was 56 years of age, a citizen of the United States, and worked without pay on a farm as a farmer's helper. Also enumerated in the Moore household in 1950 were their daughter Alice's two children from her first marriage, Rosemary and Joseph Buch, two of Mary and Joseph's other daughters, Barbara Fernandez and Dorothy (Fernandez) Boggs, a son-in-law, Russell Junior Boggs, and a niece and nephew.14 
(Wife) Death21 January 1981Mary Jane became a widow when Joseph Fernandez died on 21 January 1981 at age 86.9 
Death*4 September 1981She died on 4 September 1981 in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, at age 874 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in the Garden of Peace and Brotherhood section of Sunset Hills Memory Gardens, North Canton, Stark County.4,9 

Family 1

 Erick Melrose
Children 1.Margaret Melrose+15,11 b. 20 Jul 1911
 2.Charles Melrose4 b. 31 May 1916, d. 12 Nov 1916
 3.Lewis Glen Melrose16 b. 26 Dec 1917, d. 21 Apr 1994

Family 2

 Joseph Fernandez b. 13 Dec 1894, d. 21 Jan 1981
Children 1.Herman Fernandez1 b. 3 Nov 1919
 2.Alice Betty Fernandez+1,2 b. 13 Aug 1921, d. 24 Feb 1997
 3.William Fernandez1 b. 1923
 4.Isabel Fernandez1 b. 1925
 5.Dorothy Fernandez1,17 b. 2 May 1925
 6.Barbara Fernandez1 b. 1935

Citations

  1. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Mary Fernandez, (their surname transcribed as "Fernandey" by Ancestry), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pike, Stark, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03151; Pages: 9A-9B; Enumeration District: 76-85. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Betty Alice Moore, age 30, daughter of Joseph Fernandez and Mary Jane Crawford, and Harold V Nichols, age 30, son of Vernon C. Nichols and Olive Meredith, on 7 March 1952 in Stark County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 002251846. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  3. [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.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Crawford) Fernandez, Memorial# 178320538.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph “Joe” Fernandez, Memorial# 178320537.
  10. [S1387] West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary Melrose and Joseph Fernandez in 1918 in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States.
  11. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Margaret Melrose of Wakeman, Huron County, Ohio, age 16 years on 20 July 1927, Student, her first marriage, born in Elyria, Ohio, daughter of Erick Melrose, deceased, and Mary Crawford, and Fred Shook of Wakeman Township, Ohio, age 21 years on 15 November 1927, so reporting his year of birth as 1906, Mill Worker, his first marriage, born in Leroy, West Virginia, son of Cyrus Shook and Dora Sholder, consent for Margaret to marry given by her mother, Mary Fernandez, her father deceased, married on 19 March 1928 in Huron County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000410269.
  12. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Mary Fernandez, (their surname spelled "Frandez" by the census taker), Year: 1930; Census Place: Canton, Stark, Ohio; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341603. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Fred Ray Shook of Lorain County, Ohio, age 25 years on 15 November 1933, so born in 1908, truck driver, not previously married, born in Leroy, West Virginia, son of Cyrus Shook and Dora Showalter, and Flossie Isabell Hand of Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, age 19 years on 21 May 1934, not previously married, born in Kipton, Ohio, daughter of Clarence Hand and Cassie Cox, on 18 August 1934 in Delaware County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 001955845.
  14. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clarence and Alice Moore, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: West, Columbiana, Ohio; Roll: 372; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 15-125. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ida Johnson, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wheeling Ward 2, Ohio, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1967; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 77. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lewis Glen Melrose, Memorial# 57097813.
  17. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Dorothy Phyllis Fernandez, born on 2 May 1925 at Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, daughter of Joe Fernandez and Mary J Crawford, died in 7 July 2000, agency notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as DOROTHY PHYLLIS FERNANDEZ; Nov 1946: Name listed as DOROTHY FERNANDEZ PICKEREL; Feb 1951: Name listed as DOROTHY BOGGS; Feb 1964: Name listed as DOROTHY P WILLARD; 19 Aug 1977: Name listed as DOROTHY PHYLLIS WILLARD. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Matthew Crawford Esq.1

Residence*8 December 1806Matthew Crawford Esq. was described on 8 December 1806 as being of Rockfield, County Westmeath, Ireland.1 
(Trustee) Estate and LandThe will of John Bell of Creevy, which placed much of his assets in trust, named Matthew Crawford Esq. and Reverend James Bond as trustees.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, John Bell, 1806, Creevy, County Longford, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Medora J. Crawford1

b. 1874, d. April 1885
Family
Father*_____ Crawford1
Mother*Margaret A. Cutlip1 b. 1843
Birth*1874Medora J. Crawford was born about 1874 in West Virginia.1 
Name VariationShe was called Dora.2 
(Daughter) Census US 188021 June 1880Medora was enumerated with her divorced mother on the 1880 census taken on 21 June 1880 in the household of her maternal grandparents, Sarah and Allen Cutlip, in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. Medora was 6 years old.1 
(Daughter) Relationship NoteIt troubles us that we have not yet been able to identify Medora's father. We know his surname was Crawford, and that he and Medora's mother, Margaret A. (Cutlip) Crawford, had separated, and likely divorced, before the 1880 census was taken. Margaret and Medora were enumerated in 1880 in the household of Margaret's father and stepmother, Sarah and Allen Cutlip, in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. Medora, who was born about 1874, died in April of 1885 at age 12.

We had originally thought that Medora's father might become important in our search for Brick Wall Harry Crawford because we had been concentrating our search for Harry among the Braxton County, West Virginia Crawfords. Medora's mother, Margaret A. (Cutlip) Crawford, was the stepdaughter of Sarah (Donaldson) Cutlip, who was a sister of Frances (Donaldson) Crawford Crites who had married, as her first husband, Charles Crawford, a son of John Crawford and Susan (Woods) Crawford, whose extended family had ended up becoming the primary focus of Harry's Brick Wall research. We noted that Sarah Crawford, the younger daughter of Frances (Donaldson) Crawford Crites and her first husband, Charles Crawford, was also enumerated in Allen Cutlip's household on the 1880 census.

If anyone reading this can help us identify the husband of Margaret A. (Cutlip) Crawford, please contact us.1,2 
Death*April 1885She died in April 1885 in the Holly District, Braxton County, at the age of 12 years.2 

Citations

  1. [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. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Dora J Crawford in April 1885 in Holly District, Braxton County, West Virginia, age 12, born about 1873 in Braxton County, daughter of Margaret Crawford, referencing FHL Film# 572705. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

Miriam J. Crawford1,2

b. 1835
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1835Miriam J. Crawford was born about 1835 in Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185020 August 1850Miriam 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 15 years old.1 
(Daughter) Death14 June 1855She was about 20 years old, and not yet married, when her mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.3,4 
Marriage*15 March 1860She married William Crites, son of John Crites and Margaret Skidmore, on 15 March 1860 in Braxton County, Virginia.5 
Census US 1870*18 July 1870Miriam J. and William Crites were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 July 1870 near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. William was 32 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $300, and Miriam was 35 years of age and keeping house. Their three older children, Marshall, Salena and Peter, were ages 8, 5, and 2 years, respectively, and the baby, Piper, was one year old. Miriam's sister, Ellender Crawford, was also enumerated with the family in 1870. She was 37 years of age and recorded as being "without occupation". William's parents, Margaret and John Crites, were enumerated in the next household on the same census page, and the families of his brothers, Jesse and Abraham, were enumerated in the next two households after their parents on the same census page. Next on the same census page was the family of his sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Isaac Rose, and their eldest brother, William R. Crites, with his wife and children, were near the top of the next census page.2 

Family

 William Crites b. 1838
Children 1.Marshall Crites2 b. 1862
 2.Salena Crites2 b. 1865
 3.Peter Crites2 b. 1868, d. 15 Jun 1872
 4.Piper Crites2 b. 1869, d. Feb 1870
 5.Averille Crites6 b. 5 Jun 1873, d. Jun 1874
 6.Jasper Newton Crites7 b. 10 Jul 1875

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.
  5. [S2539] Multiple authors, Vital statistics, 1853-1860 of West Virginia. Although the title of this collection indicates West Virginia, the area was actually still a part of the state of Virginia until it was officially admitted as a U.S. state as West Virginia on June 20, 1863. This collection is a microreproduction of original manuscripts held at the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, and includes births, marriages and deaths: marriage on 15 March 1860 in Braxton County, Virginia, of Miriam Crawford, age 24, born about 1836 in Braxton County to John and Susan Crawford, and William Crites, age 21, farmer, born about 1839 in Braxton County to John and Peggy Crites, referencing FHL Film# 34484, DGS# 7499352, image# 329 of 503, Line# 9; on 10 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Vital statistics, 1853-1860 of West Virginia.
  6. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Averille Crites on 5 June 1873 in Braxton County, West Virginia, son of William Crites and Miram Jane Crites, referencing FHL Film# 573797. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
  7. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Jasper Newton Crites on 10 July 1875 in Braxton County, West Virginia, son of William Crites and Miriam Crites, referencing FHL Film# 573797.

Patrick Crawford1

b. 1851, d. October 1916
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1851Patrick Crawford was born about 1851 in Virginia.1,2,3 
(Son) Death14 June 1855He was about 4 years old when his mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.4,5 
(Relationship Not Known) Census US 18604 June 1860Patrick Crawford was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 4 June 1860 in the household of Mary Anne and Homer A. Holt near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. He was 9 years old.6 
(Brother) Census US 19008 June 1900Patrick was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 8 June 1900 in the household of his brother and sister-in-law, Alice and Jordan Crawford, in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. Patrick was 49 years of age, unable to read or write, and worked as a laborer.7 
Death*October 1916He died in early October 1916 at the home of his brother, Jordan, in Braxton County, at about age 658 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County.8 

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, Patrick recorded as age 29, and his year of birth estimated as 1851. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of H. A. and Mary Ann Holt, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 344; Family History Library Film: 805336, Patrick Crawford was reported as 9 years old, and his year of birth estimated as 1851. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [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, Patrick P Crawford, Memorial# 81425612, estimating his year of birth, incorrectly we believe, as 1855. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of H. A. and Mary Ann Holt, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 344; Family History Library Film: 805336.
  7. [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.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Patrick P Crawford, Memorial# 81425612.

Patrick F. Crawford1

b. 1 November 1882, d. 19 November 1909
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*1 November 1882Patrick F. Crawford was born on 1 November 1882 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 19008 June 1900Patrick 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 18 years old, able to read and write, and worked as a laborer.4 
Death*19 November 1909He died on 19 November 1909 in Braxton County at age 271 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County.1 

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, Patrick F Crawford, Memorial# 81425611. 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.

Ralph C. Crawford1

b. 4 January 1889, d. 13 April 1927
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*4 January 1889Ralph C. Crawford was born on 4 January 1889 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 19008 June 1900Ralph 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 11 years old, able to read, although not yet to write, and had attended school for 5 months of the census year.4 
Death*13 April 1927He died on 13 April 1927 in Sutton at age 381 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 

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, Ralph C Crawford, Memorial# 81425614. 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.

Sarah Crawford1

b. 1865
Family
Father*Charles Crawford1 b. 1833
Mother*Frances Donaldson1 b. 1834
Birth*1865Sarah Crawford was born about 1865 in West Virginia.1 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 187018 July 1870Sarah was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 July 1870 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Frances and Jesse Crites, near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Franklin, Braxton County, West Virginia. Sarah was 5 years old.1 
(Niece) Census US 188021 June 1880Sarah was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 21 June 1880 in the household of her aunt and uncle, Sarah and Allen Cutlip, in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. Young Sarah was 15 years old. Her mother and siblings were enumerated that year in the household of their mother and stepfather, Jesse Crites, and Sarah's aunt, Sarah (Donaldson) Cutlip, and Sarah's mother were sisters.2 

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. [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. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Sarah Ellizabeth Crawford1

b. October 1888, d. 4 January 1929
Family
Birth*October 1888Sarah Ellizabeth Crawford was born in October 1888 in Kentucky.2 
Name VariationShe was called Lizzie Beth.3 
Marriage*15 September 1912She married, as his first wife, Corda Jackson Hamby on 15 September 1912 in Carlisle County, Kentucky.3,4 
Death*4 January 1929She died on 4 January 1929 in Moscow, Hickman County, Kentucky, at age 404 
Burial* and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Oakton, Hickman County.1 

Family

 Corda Jackson Hamby b. 14 Dec 1884, d. 26 Aug 1960
Child 1.Happy Jack Hamby5 b. 27 Aug 1919, d. 8 Feb 2010

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, Sarah Elizabeth (Crawford) Allen, Memorial# 97957829. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Byrum S. and Sallie Crawford, Year: 1900; Census Place: Magisterial District 6, Graves, Kentucky; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240523. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 15 September 1912 in Carlisle County, Kentucky, USA, of Corda J. Hamby and Miss Lizzie Beth Crawford, citing FHL Film# 000321388. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Corda Jackson Hamby, Memorial# 93994474.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Happy Jack Hamby, Memorial# 47801318.

Sarah Link Crawford1

b. 11 February 1895, d. September 1987
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*11 February 1895Sarah Link Crawford was born on 11 February 1895 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19008 June 1900Sarah L. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 8 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. She was 5 years old.4 
Death*September 1987She died on September 1987 in Sutton at age 921 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 

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, Sarah Link Crawford, Memorial# 81425610. 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.

Uriah Crawford1

b. 1831
Family
Father*John Crawford1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1831Uriah Crawford was born about 1831 in Virginia.1 
(Son) Census US 185020 August 1850Uriah 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 19 years old and working with his father and brother, Charles, as farmers.1 
(Son) Death14 June 1855If Uriah was still living at the time, he was about 24 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.

William Crawford1

b. 1843, d. 8 March 1892
Family
Father*John Crawford2,1 b. 1805, d. Nov 1879
Mother*Susan Woods2,1 b. 1808, d. 14 Jun 1855
Birth*1843William Crawford was born about 1843 in Braxton County, Virginia.1,2 
(Son) Census US 185020 August 1850William 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 7 years old.3 
(Son) Death14 June 1855He was about 12 years old when his mother died on 14 June 1855, 13 days after the birth of her eleventh child, at about age 47.4,5 
(Brother) Census US 18701 July 1870William Crawford and his brother, Jordan, were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 1 July 1870 in the household of Mary and James Wine, who was a farmer, in Franklin, Braxton County, Virginia. William, who had been widowed, was 26 years of age, Jordan was age 21, and they both worked as farmers with James Wine.6 
Marriage*2 September 1870He married second, as her second husband, Mary Jane (Wine) Ashby, daughter of James Wine and Mary Fisher, on 2 September 1870 in Braxton County, West Virginia. William was 28 years of age, Mary Jane was age 24, and both had been widowed.1 
Census US 1880*5 June 1880Mary Jane and William Crawford were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 5 June 1880 in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. William was 38 years of age and worked as a laborer, and Mary Jane was 35 years of age and keeping house. Three children and a niece were enumerated in the Crawford household in 1880. Ida Roberta Ashby, Mary Jane's daughter from her first marriage, was recorded with the Crawford surname. She was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year. The couple's two daughters, Hattie and Amanda O. Crawford, were ages 6 and 4 years, respectively. Also enumerated in the Crawford household in 1880 was the couple's niece, Clara L. Cogar, whose mother was Mary Jane Crawford's sister. Clara was 19 years old, unable to write and worked as a hired servant for the family. Clara had also been enumerated five days earlier, on 1 June 1880, in the household of her parents, Margaret and Thomas Jefferson Cogar, in Otter, Braxton County.7,8 
Death*8 March 1892He died on 8 March 1892 at about age 492 
Burial* and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County.2 

Family

 Mary Jane Wine b. 1845, d. 9 Jun 1894
Children 1.Hattie Crawford7 b. 1874
 2.Amanda O. Crawford7 b. 30 Jan 1880, d. 16 Aug 1943
 3.Charles W. Crawford9,2,10 b. 17 Mar 1885, d. a 29 Jul 1953

Citations

  1. [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.
  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, William Crawford, Memorial# 243116726. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  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. 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 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.
  5. [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.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary Wine, Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 418B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charley Crawford, Memorial# 29292600.
  10. [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.

_____ Crawford1

Family
Marriage*He married Margaret A. Cutlip, daughter of Allen Cutlip and Margaret F. Lewis.1 
Relationship NoteIt troubles us that we have not yet been able to identify the husband of Margaret A. (Cutlip) Crawford. We know his surname was Crawford, and that he and Margaret had separated, and likely divorced, before the 1880 census was taken. Margaret and their daughter, Medora J. Crawford, were enumerated in 1880 in the household of Margaret's father and stepmother, Sarah and Allen Cutlip, in Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia. Medora, who was born about 1874, died in April of 1885 at age 12.

We had originally thought that Margaret A. (Cutlip) Crawford's husband might become important in our search for Brick Wall Harry Crawford because we had been concentrating our search for Harry among the Braxton County, West Virginia Crawfords. Medora's mother, Margaret A. (Cutlip) Crawford, was the stepdaughter of Sarah (Donaldson) Cutlip, who was a sister of Frances (Donaldson) Crawford Crites who had married, as her first husband, Charles Crawford, a son of John Crawford and Susan (Woods) Crawford, whose extended family had ended up becoming the primary focus of Harry's Brick Wall research. We noted that Sarah Crawford, the younger daughter of Frances (Donaldson) Crawford Crites and her first husband, Charles Crawford, was also enumerated in Allen Cutlip's household on the 1880 census.

If anyone reading this can help us identify the husband of Margaret A. (Cutlip) Crawford, please contact us.1,2 

Family

 Margaret A. Cutlip b. 1843
Child 1.Medora J. Crawford1 b. 1874, d. Apr 1885

Citations

  1. [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. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1386] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Dora J Crawford in April 1885 in Holly District, Braxton County, West Virginia, age 12, born about 1873 in Braxton County, daughter of Margaret Crawford, referencing FHL Film# 572705. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

Essie Leora Crecelius1

b. 7 November 1887, d. July 1967
Family
Father*Thomas Saben Crecelius2,1 b. 3 Jan 1859, d. 29 Jun 1938
Mother*Rebecca Delcinia McBride3,1 b. 10 Dec 1869, d. 22 Jul 1950
Birth*7 November 1887Essie Leora Crecelius was born on 7 November 1887 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Census US 191030 April 1910She was enumerated as "Effie" Crecelius, with a baby daughter, on the 1910 census taken on 30 April 1910 in the household of her parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Essie was single, 22 years of age, and able to read, write and to speak English. Her daughter, Margaret Crecelius, was one month old.4 
(Mother) Research NotesEssie was unmarried when she gave birth to Margaret in 1910, and four years later she married Sherman Lewis Hawhee, whom we believe was very likely Margaret's biological father. While Margaret's birth was not registered correctly, a male child named Richard Crecelius was registered as born, on the date and in the place of Margaret's birth, to Margaret's mother, Essie Crecelius, and Sherman "Crecelius". After Essie and Sherman's marriage, Margaret's surname became Hawhee, and throughout her life she believed he was her father. On a side note, we are also fairly certain that Margaret was not Sherman's first illegitimate child.5,6,7,8 
Marriage*1 July 1914Leora married, as his first wife, Sherman Hawhee, son of Arthur J. Hawhee and Elizabeth Flick, on 1 July 1914 in Indiana. Their daughter, Margaret, was 4 years old.1,9,7 
Census US 1920*20 January 1920They were enumerated as Essie and Sherman Hawhee on the 1920 census taken on 20 January 1920 near Paoli and Haysville Road, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Sherman was 32 years of age and working out for wages as a laborer, and Essie was also 32 years of age. They rented their house and were both able to read, write and to speak English. Three daughters were enumerated with them in 1920. Margaret, whose surname had been Crecelius on the 1910 census, was recorded as Margaret Hawhee. She was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year. The two younger girls, Beatrice and Rebecca, were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively.10 
Census US 1930*10 May 1930Leora and Sherman Hawhee were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 May 1930 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Sherman was 43 years of age, had been age 26 when he married for the first time, which was to Leora, and worked for wages as a laborer at a hotel company. Leora was 42 years of age and had also been age 26 when she married for the first time, which was to Sherman. They owned their house, which was valued at $2,500, and was not on a farm. Their three surviving daughters were enumerated with them in 1930. Margaret was age 20 and single; Beatrice was 14 years old and had attended school within the census year; and baby Reita Dale was one year old.11 
Divorce*Leora and Sherman had separated before the 1940 census was taken, and were likely in the process of divorcing at that time.12,13,14 
Census US 1940*29 April 1940She was enumerated as Leora E. Hawhee and the head of her household on the 1940 census taken on 29 April 1940 at 114 Monroe, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. She was 52 years of age, a housewife, and was recorded as married, although her husband, Sherman L. Hawhee, was not with her. He was enumerated in 1940 as widowed, and was living in the home of his sister, Mary Baggett, also in French Lick. The couple's three daughters were with their mother, Leora. She had completed her education through the 5th grade of elementary school, she rented her house, which was not on a farm, for $9 per month, and had lived in rural Orange County on April 1, 1935. Her daughter, Margaret, was single, 30 years of age, had completed her education through the 4th year of high school, and worked for wages as a telephone operator in a privately owned hotel. She had worked 52 weeks in 1939 and earned a total of $720. Daughter Beatrice was single, 24 years of age, had completed her education through the 4th year of high school and, like her older sister, worked for wages as a telephone operator in a privately owned hotel. She had worked 42 weeks in 1939 and earned a total of $400. Margaret and Beatrice had each worked 20 hours the week before the census was taken. Leora's youngest daughter, Reita D., was 10 years old, had completed her education through the 4th grade of elementary school, and had attended school within the census year.12,13 
Census US 1950*4 April 1950She was enumerated as Essie Hawhee on the 1950 census taken on 3 and 4 April 1950 on Venters Road, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. She was 62 years of age, separated from her husband, and keeping house. Enumerated with her in 1950 were two daughters and two granddaughters. Her daughter, Margaret Stobie, was 40 years of age, separated from her husband, and worked as a PBX operator at the privately owned French Lick hotel. She had worked 56 hours the week before the census was taken. Margaret's daughter, Jamie Camille Stobie, was one year old. Essie's second daughter, Beatrice Kraft, was 34 years of age, separated from her husband, and worked as a seamstress at the privately owned Bledsoe Dry Cleaners. She had worked 48 hours the week before the census was taken. Beatrice's daughter, Georgia Dale Kraft, was 3 years old. Essie's household on the census spans the two pages of sheet numbers 2 and 3, and in the next household after hers on sheet number 3, Essie's brother, Sherman M. Crecelius, was enumerated with his wife and son. Sherman Hawhee, Essie's former husband, had married again and was enumerated in 1950 with his second wife in Chicago, Illinois.15 
Death*July 1967She died in July 1967 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, French Lick, Orange County.1 
(Wife) Obituary22 December 1984Seventeen years after her death, her husband, Sherman Hawhee, and Mary Jones, both of whom were also deceased, were identified by name as the parents of their illegitimate daughter, Blanche N. (Hawhee) Maxson, in her newspaper obituary dated 22 December 1984 in Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana. Leora's daughters, Beatrice Hanger, Reita Noble and Margaret Stobie, were also identifiied by name in the obituary as Blanche's half-sisters, as Blanche was an illegitimate daughter of their father, Sherman Hawhee, born before he married their mother.16 

Family

 Sherman Lewis Hawhee b. 3 Apr 1887, d. 26 Jun 1952
Children 1.Margaret M. Hawhee+17,1 b. 5 Mar 1910, d. 28 Dec 2007
 2.Beatrice Hilma Hawhee+18,1 b. 10 Jul 1915, d. 5 Feb 2003
 3.Rebecca Elizabeth Hawhee19,1 b. 20 Mar 1917, d. 8 Jun 1923
 4.Reita Dale Hawhee20,1 b. 15 May 1929, d. 3 Aug 2007

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, Essie Leora (Crecelius) Hawhee, Memorial# 31640494. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Saben Crecelius, Memorial# 136228493.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca Delcinia (McBride) Crecelius, Memorial# 136228543.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas S. and Rebecca Crecelius, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2792] Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, birth on 5 March 1910 in Orange County, Indiana, USA, of Richard Crecelius, Male, son of Sherman Crecelius and Essie Crecelius, referencing Works Progress Administration; Indiana; Orange County, Indiana, Index to Birth Records; Year Range: 1882-1920; Volume: Volume 1; Surname Range: A-Z, Book H-10, page 49; we note that this information is not correct, and that on this date in this place, a female child, Margaret Crecelius, was born, a daughter of Essie Crecelius and Sherman "Crecelius". Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas S. and Rebecca Crecelius, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386; Margaret's surname was recorded as Crecelius.
  7. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Sherman Hawhee of French Lick, Orange County, age 27, born on 3 April 1887 in Orange County, Indiana, son of Arthur J. Hawhee and Elizabeth Flick, and Leora Crecelius of French Lick, Orange County, age 27, born on 7 November 1887 in Crawford County, Indiana, daughter of Thomas S. Crecelius and Rebecca D. McBride, married on 1 July 1914 in Indiana, United States, citing page 187 and referencing no FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  8. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sherman and Essie Hawhee, Year: 1920; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T625_459; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 136; Margaret's surname was recorded as Hawhee. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sherman Lewis “Jack” Hawhee, Memorial# 82006183.
  10. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sherman and Essie Hawhee, Year: 1920; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T625_459; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 136.
  11. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sherman and Leora Hawhee, Year: 1930; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Pages: 7A-7B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340356. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Leora E. Hawhee, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 59-1. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Sherman Hawhee, age 51, a widower, on 2 May 1940, in the household of his widowed sister, Mary Bagget, in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana.
  14. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sherman L. and Mabel K. Hawhee, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3909; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 103-445. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Essie Hawhee, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 16; Pages: 2 and 3; Enumeration District: 59-9.
  16. [S2903] Blanche N. (Jones) Maxson 1984 Obituary, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Times-Mail, (Bedford, Indiana), Saturday, December 22, 1984, Page 2, (Downloaded on August 4, 2025), under the heading, "Blanche Maxson", reporting that Blanche N. Maxson, 78, R.2, West Baden, died the day before at Orange County Hospital in Paoli; that she was born 22 September 1906 in French Lick to Sherman and Mary "Johens" Hawhee and married in 1960 to Harry R. Maxson who survives; that also surviving were three stepdaughters and three stepsons (all of whom were named), three half-sisters, Beatrice Hanger, Mrs. Rita Noble and Mrs. Margaret Stobie, all of French Lick, and a number of step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; that she was a member of Red Quarry Christian Church, a Veteran of World War II, serving in the WACS, and a member of the French Lick American Legion Post 76; that she was employed with the shoe factory in Paoli; that funeral services were the following day, Sunday, with burial in Ames Chapel Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Blanche N. (Jones) Maxson 1984 Obituary, Indiana.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret M. (Hawhee) Crowder, Memorial# 209885414.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Beatrice Hilma (Hawhee) Hanger, Memorial# 127669421.
  19. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca Elizabeth Hawhee, Memorial# 209856334.
  20. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Reita Dale (Hawhee) Noble, Memorial# 200485366.

Minnie T. Crecelius1

b. 1 November 1868, d. 31 December 1909
Family
Birth*1 November 1868Minnie T. Crecelius was born on 1 November 1868 in Crawford County, Indiana.1,2 
Marriage*1887She married, as his first wife, William Sherman Montgomery, son of Jesse Montgomery and Nancy Ann King, about 1887.1,3,2 
Death*31 December 1909She died of cancer of the uterus on 31 December 1909 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, at age 411 
Burial* and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington.1 

Family

 William Sherman Montgomery b. 6 Dec 1865, d. 8 May 1936

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, Minnie T (Crecelius) Montgomery, Memorial# 169089702. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William S. and Minnie T. Montgomery, Year: 1900; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240365. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Sherman Montgomery, Memorial# 169089418.

Sherman M. Crecelius1,2

b. 1 April 1905
Family
Father*Thomas Saben Crecelius1,3,4 b. 3 Jan 1859, d. 29 Jun 1938
Mother*Rebecca Delcinia McBride1,3,5 b. 10 Dec 1869, d. 22 Jul 1950
Birth*1 April 1905Sherman M. Crecelius was born on 1 April 1905 in Indiana.1,3 
Name VariationHis full name was Sherman Max Crecelius.3 
(Son) Census US 191030 April 1910Sherman was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 30 April 1910 in the household of his parents in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was 5 years old.1 
Marriage*25 June 1928He married Hilma V. Owen, daughter of Thomas Sherman Owen and Elizabeth A. Weaver, on 25 June 1928 in Orange County, Indiana.6,3,7 
Census US 1950*4 April 1950Hilma V. and Sherman M. Crecelius were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 4 April 1950 on Venters Road, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Sherman was 45 years of age, worked as an auditor at the privately owned French Lick Hotel, and had worked 56 hours the week before the census was taken. Hilma was 41 years of age and keeping house. The couple's son, Bob T., was enumerated with them in 1950. He was 19 years old, working as a handyman laborer at the privately owned French Lick Hotel, and had worked 56 hours the week before the census was taken. Hilma's line number was selected for supplemental questions, and we learned that she had been living in the same house, which was not on a farm, one year before, had completed her education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and had not worked or earned any income in 1949. Sherman's sister, Essie Leora (Crecelius) Hawhee, was enumerated with her daughters and granddaughters in the first household before Sherman's, whose household was on sheet number 3. Essie's family spanned both sheet numbers 2 and 3.2,8 

Family

 Hilma V. Owen b. 3 Jun 1908

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas S. and Rebecca Crecelius, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sherman M. and Hilma V. Crecelius, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 16; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 59-9. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  3. [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, Sherman Max Crecelius, Memorial# 85974935. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Saben Crecelius, Memorial# 136228493.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca Delcinia (McBride) Crecelius, Memorial# 136228543.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hilma (Owen) Crecelius, Memorial# 69052083.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 June 1928 in Orange County, Indiana, USA of Sherman M Crecelius, age 23, born on 1 April 1905, son of Thomas S. Crecelius and Rebecca McBride, and Hilma V Owen. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  8. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Essie Hawhee, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 16; Pages: 2 and 3; Enumeration District: 59-9.

Thomas Saben Crecelius1

b. 3 January 1859, d. 29 June 1938
Family
Birth*3 January 1859Thomas Saben Crecelius was born on 3 January 1859 in Indiana.1 
Marriage*26 September 1886He married Rebecca Delcinia McBride on 26 September 1886 in Indiana.2,1,3 
Census US 1910*30 April 1910Rebecca and Thomas S. Crecelius were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 30 April 1910 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. Thomas was 51 years of age and worked for wages as a laborer of odd jobs, and Rebecca was 41 years of age. They owned their house free of mortgage, had been married for 23 years, the first marriage for each, and Rebecca had given birth to nine children, eight of whom were living. Seven of their children were enumerated with them in 1910. Their eldest daughter, Essie, was recorded as "Effie". She was single, 22 years of age, and her one-month-old daughter, Margaret Crecelius, was enumerated with her as a granddaughter of Essie's parents. The couple's sons, Weaver and Golden, were ages 17 and 14 years, respectively, worked for wages as caddies at a golf grounds, and had attended school within the census year; Willie and Clyde was ages 8 and 6 years, respectively, and had attended school within the census year; Sherman was age 5; and baby Violet was seven months old. Everyone in the Crecelius household over the age of eight years was able to read, write and to speak English.4 
Death*29 June 1938He died on 29 June 1938 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Eckerty Cemetery, Eckerty, Crawford County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Rebecca Delcinia McBride b. 10 Dec 1869, d. 22 Jul 1950
Children 1.Essie Leora Crecelius+1,5 b. 7 Nov 1887, d. Jul 1967
 2.Sherman M. Crecelius4,6,1 b. 1 Apr 1905

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, Thomas Saben Crecelius, Memorial# 136228493. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca Delcinia (McBride) Crecelius, Memorial# 136228543.
  3. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 September 1886 in Indiana, USA of Thomas S. Crecelius and Rebecca D. Mc Bride. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas S. and Rebecca Crecelius, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Essie Leora (Crecelius) Hawhee, Memorial# 31640494.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sherman Max Crecelius, Memorial# 85974935.

Mary Cree1

Family
Marriage*She married Thomas Morton.1 

Family

 Thomas Morton
Child 1.Mary Morton1 b. 18 Oct 1814, d. 17 Jul 1895

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 291-292. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Christopher Columbus Creech1

b. 23 November 1836, d. 1 March 1891
Family
Birth*23 November 1836Christopher Columbus Creech was born on 23 November 1836 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.1 
Marriage*1853He married Hila Amanda Evans about 1853 in Indiana.2,1,3 
Death*1 March 1891He died on 1 March 1891 in Oak, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, at age 541 
Burial* and was buried in Section 1, Lot 45 of Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak.1 

Family

 Hila Amanda Evans b. 1833, d. 1921
Child 1.Mary Isadora Creech+1,4 b. 17 Jan 1857, d. 4 Nov 1894

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, Christopher Columbus Creech, Memorial# 26237318. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hila Amanda (Evans) Creech, Memorial# 15108264.
  3. [S1612] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage about 1853 in Indiana of Christopher C Creech, born about 1836 in Tennessee, and Hiley Amanda Evans, born about 1833 in Indiana, referencing Source number: 6133.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Hereinafter cited as U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735.

Martha E. Creech1

b. June 1839
Family
Birth*June 1839Martha E. Creech was born in June 1839 in Indiana.2 
Marriage*30 December 1858She married, as his first wife, James A. Wyant, son of John Wyant and Sarah Anderson, on 30 December 1858 in Vigo County, Indiana.1,3 
Divorce*after 1880Martha E. (Creech) Wyant and James A. Wyant Sr. were divorced after 1880. They were still enumerated as married on the 1880 census and were living in Franklin, Darke County, Ohio. James was a farmer and Martha was keeping house. They had had nine children together by then, eight of whom were living.1,4 
Census US 1900*26 June 1900Martha was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 26 June 1900 in the household of her daughter and son-in-law, Drilla and Charles Hughs, in Bradford, Miami County, Ohio. Although she was divorced, she was recorded as a widow. Her surname was spelled "Wyan" by the census taker and she was 60 years of age. She had given birth to nine children, five of whom were living. Her son-in-law, Charles, was a locomotive engineer and they rented their house. Martha's daughter, Drilla, had given birth to five children, three of whom were living and all three, Marie, James R. and Glen, ages 5 years, 3 years and 8 months, respectively, were enumerated in the Hughs household.2 

Family

 James A. Wyant b. 24 Apr 1834, d. 12 Mar 1914

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, James A. Wyant Sr., Memorial# 185030983. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Drilla Hughs, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bradford, Miami, Ohio; Roll: 1304; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1241304. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 December 1858 in Vigo County, of James A Wyant and Martha E Creech, referencing Vigo County, Indiana, original record located in Vigo County, Indiana in the County Clerk's Office, Book: 2; Page: 129. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Martha Wyant, (their surname spelled "Wient" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Darke, Ohio; Roll: 1010; Page: 85C; Enumeration District: 058. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Mary Isadora Creech1

b. 17 January 1857, d. 4 November 1894
Family
Father*Christopher Columbus Creech2,1 b. 23 Nov 1836, d. 1 Mar 1891
Mother*Hila Amanda Evans3,1 b. 1833, d. 1921
Birth*17 January 1857Mary Isadora Creech was born on 17 January 1857 in Indiana.1,4 
Marriage*1875She married, as his first wife, Dewitt C. Strain, son of John Alexander Strain and Peninah Walker, probably about 1875.1,5,4 
Census US 1880*8 June 1880Mary I. and Dewitt C. Strain were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in Marrowbone, Moultrie County, Illinois. DeWitt was 24 years of age and a blacksmith and Mary I. was 23 years of age and keeping house. Their two sons, Ellsworth A. and Charles A., were enumerated with them. Ellsworth was 3 years old and Charles was age one.4 
Census State NE 1885*8 June 1885Mary I. and Dewitt C. Strain were listed on the 1885 Nebraska State census taken on 06 or 8 June 1885 in Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska. Dewitt was 28 years of age and working as a blacksmith, And Mary I. was 27 years of age and keeping house. The couple's four children, all sons, were listed with their parents in 1885. Alexander, Charles R. and John A. were ages 8, 6 and 4 years, respectively, and baby Lester was one year old.6 
Death*4 November 1894She died at age 37 of Cancer, after an illness of several months, on Sunday, 4 November 1894, in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. She left her husband and at least six young children from the age of eighteen months to the middle teens1,7 
Burial* and was buried in Strain Cemetery, Bethany, Moultrie County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Dewitt C. Strain b. 29 Feb 1856, d. 19 Mar 1922
Children 1.Ellsworth A. Strain4 b. 1877
 2.Charles A. Strain4 b. 24 Mar 1879
 3.John A. Strain6 b. 15 May 1881
 4.Lester Strain8,1 b. Mar 1884
 5.Bssie Strain9 b. Dec 1888
 6.Edward Strain9 b. Feb 1891
 7.Lillian May Strain10,1 b. 4 May 1893

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, Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, Memorial# 48361735. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christopher Columbus Creech, Memorial# 26237318.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hila Amanda (Evans) Creech, Memorial# 15108264.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Dewitt C. and Mary I. Strain, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 239; Page: 428a; Enumeration District: 171. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, DeWitt Clinton Strain, Memorial# 24447034.
  6. [S2426] Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. C. and Mary I. Strain, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Thayer; Township: Davenport; Page: 8. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885.
  7. [S2801] Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois), Friday, November 9, 1894, Page 7, (Downloaded on April 16, 2025), reporting that Mrs. D. C. Strain had died on Sunday, 4 November 1894 after an Illness of several months; that all that loving hands could do for her was of no avail, as she was a sufferer from a cancer; that she left a husband and several children; that her remains were taken to Strain Cemetery, west of town, for interment. Hereinafter cited as Death of Mary Isadora (Creech) Strain, 1894, Illinois.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lester Strain, Memorial# 85527551.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of DeWitt C. Strain, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; Roll: 332; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0100. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lillian May (Strain) Buddle, Memorial# 44905686.

Arabella Elizabeth Crenshaw1

b. 16 February 1826, d. 9 December 1898
Family
Birth*16 February 1826Arabella Elizabeth Crenshaw was born on 16 February 1826 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.1 
Name VariationShe was called Belle.1 
Marriage*17 December 1844She married John Gorin Rogers on 17 December 1844 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
(Wife) Death10 January 1887Belle became a widow when Judge John Gorin Rogers died on 10 January 1887 at age 68.2 
Death*9 December 1898She died on 9 December 1898 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 721 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section P of Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago.1,2 

Family

 John G. Rogers b. 25 Dec 1818, d. 10 Jan 1887

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, Arabella Elizabeth “Belle” (Crenshaw) Rogers, Memorial# 107538641. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Judge John Gorin Rogers, Memorial# 107538215.

Christina Cresimore1

b. 1795
Family
Birth*1795Christina Cresimore was born about 1795 in Virginia.2 
Marriage*21 June 1822She married John Donaldson on 21 June 1822 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1,2 

Family

 John Donaldson b. 1796
Children 1.Sarah Donaldson2 b. 1825
 2.Robert Donaldson2 b. 1827
 3.Ann Donaldson2 b. 1832
 4.John Donaldson2 b. 1833
 5.Frances Donaldson+1,2 b. 1834
 6.Henry Donaldson2 b. 1836
 7.Margaret Donaldson2 b. 1847

Citations

  1. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Donaldson and Christina Cresimore on 21 June 1822 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Christina Donaldson, 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: Western District, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: 963; Page: 377a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Andrew J. Crews1

b. 1833
Family
Birth*1833Andrew J. Crews was born about 1833 in Patrick County, Virginia.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Andrew Jackson Crews1,2 
Name Variation he was also called Jackson.1 
Marriage*4 September 1856He married Barbara A. Whaling on 4 September 1856 in Patrick County, Virginia.1 

Family

 Barbara A. Whaling b. 1835
Child 1.Martha M. Crews1 b. Jun 1866, d. 1950

Citations

  1. [S1405] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 September 1856 in Patrick County, Virginia of Jackson "Cruise", single, age 23, born about 1833 in Patrick County, Virginia, son of R. Cruise and L. Cruise, married Barbara Whaling, age 21, single, born about 1835 in Patrick County, Virginia, daughter of P. Whaling and L. Whaling, referencing FHL Film# 2048468, ID# im 480. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew J. and Barbara A. Crews, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 467B; Enumeration District: 009. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Elizabeth Crews1

b. 1752, d. 18 May 1840
Family
Birth*1752Elizabeth Crews was born about 1752 in Albemarle County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*1 February 1780She married Richard Powell on 1 February 1780 in Amherst County, Virginia.1,2 
(Wife) Death1815Elizabeth became a widow when Richard Powell died in 1815 at about age 72.2 
Death*18 May 1840She died on 18 May 1840 in Amherst County, Virginia, at about age 88.1 

Family

 Richard Powell b. 1743, d. 1815
Child 1.Thomas Powell+1,3 b. 1784, d. Feb 1828

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G9ML-KQ4. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHHB-JKJ
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQS5-R4N