1910 - 1964 (54 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Claude Marcelle Crawford, Jr. was born on 24 Mar 1910 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas (son of Claude Marcelle Crawford, Sr. and Maude B. Craig); died on 10 Nov 1964 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. Notes:
Ancestry.com shows a yearbook listing for him at SMU University in Dallas.
Claude married Rhoda Barbara Simpson on 1 Oct 1938 in Los Angeles County, California. Rhoda was born about 1915; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Married:
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Name: Claude Marc Crawford
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Oct 1938
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Father's Name: Claude Marcelle Crawford
Mother's Name: Maude Craig
Spouse's Name: Rhoda Barbara Simpson
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Spouse's Father's Name: Grover Simpson
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lenore Fox
Page: 18
GS Film number: 2114227
Digital Folder Number: 005698625
Image Number: 02488
Collection: Claude Marcelle Crawford in entry for Claude Marc Crawford and Rhoda Barbara Simpson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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Generation: 2
2. | Claude Marcelle Crawford, Sr. was born on 11 Aug 1883 in Texas (son of Lewis Norman Napolean "Poly" Crawford and Martha "Mattie" Luma Whittlesey); died on 3 Jan 1946 in Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Hillcrest Mausoleum, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Notes:
When he registered for the draft during the first World War, he was listed as a traveling salesman for Bristol-Myers, and was a resident of Dallad, Texas. He was described as Tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair. When he died in 1946, his death certificate showed him as the Branch Manager for Bristol-Myers in Dallas. His residence address was 4668 Livingston, Highland Park.
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Name: Claude Marcelle Crawford Sr.
Event Date: 03 Jan 1946
Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Gender: Male
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Age (Formatted): 62 years 4 months 22 days
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
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Father's Name: L.M. Crawford
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GS Film number: 2218229
Digital Folder Number: 4030525
Image Number: 1633
Reference ID: 1249
Collection: Claude Marcelle Crawford Sr., "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
(Research):
Census Listings:
1910 Census
Texas, Nueces County, Corpus Christi, Ward 1
SD 15 ED 97 Sheet 4B
Water Street
1213-87-93
Crawford, Claude M Head M W 30 m1 4 Tx Tx Tx Druggist Unemployed now
Crawford, Maude B. Wf F W 28 m1 4 1/1 Miss Miss Miss
Crawford, Claude M Jr. Son M W 0/12 S Tx Tx Miss
Claude married Maude B. Craig on 24 Sep 1907 in Los Angeles County, California. Maude was born between 1879 and 1882 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Maude B. Craig was born between 1879 and 1882 in Mississippi; and died. Children:
- 1. Claude Marcelle Crawford, Jr. was born on 24 Mar 1910 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; died on 10 Nov 1964 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
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Generation: 3
4. | Lewis Norman Napolean "Poly" Crawford was born on 2 Feb 1854 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Joseph Moore Crawford and Elizabeth F. McWilliams); died on 31 Jan 1941 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas. Notes:
Lewis was married prior to his 1879 married to Mattie. The name of his previous wife is not currently known.
Obituary, from FindAGrave:
States the L. N. (Poley) Crawford, on of the most beloved of the pioneer settlers of this section, died at 12:00 Friday at the home of his son L.N. Crawford Jr., several miles east of Logansport.
He would have celebrated his 87'th birthday on Sunday, Feb. 2.
On Jan. 10, Mr. Crawford received serious burns when the cushion in his chair caught fire as he lighted his pipe. He attempted to smother the flames before he called for aid and was burned so severely that he never recovered.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. F.E. Bandy of Mooringsport; four sons, L.N. Crawford of Logansport, H.V. of Cayuga Texas Earl of Grand Bayou Louisiana, and C.M. of Dallas Texas 22 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren, four brothers, Sam, Charlie, George, and Edd Crawford, all of Joaquin Texas. Mrs. H.H. Nelson of Shreveport is a neice and Dr. J.E. Crawford of Ruston is a nephew.
The remains are at the Caraway funeral home in Logansport and will be conveyed to Shelbyville Texas at 3 pm Saturday, where funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church, with Dr. W.C. Windham, a lifelong associate, affiliating. Rev. W.O. Lynch, pastor of the Logansport Methodist Church, will assist.
Interment will be made in the family plot in the Shelbyville Cemetary.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1880 Census
Texas, Shelby County
Enumerated 8 July 1880
Page 38B SD 1 ED 88
236-239
Crawford, Napolean W M 36 Farmer Tx Ten SC
Crawford, Martha W F 21 Wf Keeping House Tx NC Ga
Crawford, Loyd W M 2/12 Mar Son Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Robert W W M 22 Brother Farming Tx Tenn SC
1900 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 2
Enumerated 15 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 87 Sheet 11B
203-203
Crawford, Louis Head W M Feb 1854 46 W Tx Tn SC Farmer
Crawford, Loyd Son W M Mar 1880 20 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Crawford, Maggie Dtr W F Sep 1881 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Claud Son W M Sept 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Crawford, Norman Son W M Jun 1885 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Crawford, Hubbard Son W M Nov 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Crawford, Earl Son W M July 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Avril Dtr W F Aug 1895 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Lewis married Martha "Mattie" Luma Whittlesey on 3 Apr 1879 in Sabine County, Texas. Martha (daughter of Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey and Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock) was born on 28 Feb 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1898 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Martha "Mattie" Luma Whittlesey was born on 28 Feb 1859 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey and Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock); died on 17 Mar 1898 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas. Notes:
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Looking for any further info on Mattie Luma Whittlesey who married Lewis Norman "Napolean" "Poly" Crawford on 4-3-1879 in Sabine County Texas. Mattie was born 2-28-1859 in Sabine County, and died on 3-17-1898. She was the daughter of Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey and Annie Newton Bullock. If you are related to this family or have anything at all, please contact me. Thanks.
Nancy_Bishop@hotmail.com
Notes:
Married:
Nancy Mayo Bishop also shows them as the parents of Wyatt S. Crawford, dates unknown.
Children:
- Rupert Lloyd Crawford was born on 23 Mar 1880 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1923 in Louisiana; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas.
- Margaret "Maggie" Blanche Crawford was born on 9 Sep 1882 in Texas; died on 11 Aug 1932; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- 2. Claude Marcelle Crawford, Sr. was born on 11 Aug 1883 in Texas; died on 3 Jan 1946 in Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Hillcrest Mausoleum, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
- Leonard Norman Crawford was born on 9 Jun 1885 in Texas; died on 28 Nov 1954 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
- Herbert Vance Crawford was born in Nov 1887 in Texas; and died.
- Earl Crawford was born on 30 Aug 1892 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 31 Oct 1972 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Joaquin Cemetery, Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas.
- Averil Winnifred Crawford was born on 30 Jul 1895 in Shelby County, Texas; died in Oct 1962 in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
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Generation: 4
8. | Joseph Moore Crawford was born on 28 Nov 1825 in Tennessee (son of Jacob Crawford and Huldeth Luten); died on 30 Apr 1892 in Texas. Notes:
Nancy (Mayo) Bishop writes that he was a minister of the M. E. Church, and buried at the M. E. Church in Center, Texas. He married second, after Elizabeth died, Martha Brittle on 23 Dec 1875 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Martha is also buried at Shelbyville, with her dates shown as 1840-1888. The 1880 census shows that they also had three sons.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1870 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward Number 7. PO Pleasant Hill, De Soto. Parish
Enumerated 15 Aug 1870
Page 11 Stamped 370
Crawford, Joseph 43 M W Farmer 1000 400 Tenn
Crawford, Elizabeth 38 F W Keeping house SC
Crawford, Lewis M 17 M W Works on Farm Tx
Crawford, Joseph 15 M W At School Tx
Crawford, Robert W 12 M W At School Tx
Crawford, Eddy B 4 M W Tx
Springer, Thos J 17 M W Works on Farm La
Fenster, Hezikiah 15 F W At Home Tx
Robeson, James 23 M M Farm Laborer Tx
Bland, Boooker 20 M M Farm Laborer Tx
McWilliams, Hugh 17 M B Farm Laborer Tx
Crawford, Charles 11 M B Works on Farm Tx
Jones, Silva 2m f B At Home Va
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County,
Enumerated 19 and 21 Jun 1880
Page 7 SD 1 ED 85
71-72
Crawford, Joseph M W M 52 Farmer and Millman Tn Tn Tn
Crawford, Marth W W F 40 Wf Keeping House England England England
Becom, Frederick W M 14 Son Farm Laborer La La England
" (sic), Eddie B W M 14 Son Farm Laborer Tx
", George M W M 3 Son La
", John C W M 2 Son Tx
", Samuel B W M 2/12 April Son Tx
Crawford, Joseph L W M 24 Farmer Tx Tn Tn
Joseph married Elizabeth F. McWilliams on 9 May 1850 in Sabine County, Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert McWilliams and Mary Ann Cannon) was born on 25 Nov 1833 in South Carolina; died on 31 Aug 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Elizabeth F. McWilliams was born on 25 Nov 1833 in South Carolina (daughter of Robert McWilliams and Mary Ann Cannon); died on 31 Aug 1873. Notes:
Nancy (Mayo) Bishop writes that she was the daughter of Robert McWilliams and Mary Ann Cannon.
Children:
- 4. Lewis Norman Napolean "Poly" Crawford was born on 2 Feb 1854 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 1941 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas.
- Joseph Leroy Crawford was born on 23 Dec 1855 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 14 May 1934 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas.
- William Robert Crawford was born on 9 Feb 1858 in Texas; died on 16 Sep 1943.
- Thomas Jacob Crawford was born on 14 Oct 1859 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 8 Dec 1860 in Shelby County, Texas.
- Edd Burke Crawford was born on 16 Jan 1868 in Texas; died on 8 Aug 1944 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas.
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10. | Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey was born about 1820 in North Carolina; and died. Notes:
"Records of the WHITTLESEY family have been traced to 664 A.D. in Whittlesey Mere, County of Cambridge, England. William Whittlesey (1300-1374) was the 57th Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (1368-1374). John Whittlesey came to America in 1623, and is a direct ancestor of Joseph Adolphus Whittesley b 1820. He was in Texas before 1840. In 1841, he was co-editor of the REDLANDER in San Augustine. He taught school, served in the Mexican War, was County Judge of Sabine County, and Postmaster of Sabinetown." (White and Toole, p 82).
The death certificate of his eldest son, Oscar, instead showed that Joseph was born in Virginia.
Joseph married Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock on 19 Apr 1849. Anne (daughter of Lemuel Bullock and Martha L. Day) was born about 1833 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock was born about 1833 in Mississippi (daughter of Lemuel Bullock and Martha L. Day); and died. Notes:
The daughter of Lemuel Bullock and Martha Day. Dale Rubel shows that she was born in Holmes County, Mississippi, and died ca 1912 in Short, Texas.
The death certificate of her eldest son, Oscar, instead showed that Anne was born in Virginia.
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