Lewis Norman Napolean "Poly" Crawford

1854 - 1941  (86 years)

• Name	Lewis Norman Napolean "Poly" Crawford  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Nickname	Poly
  Birth	2 Feb 1854	Sabine County, Texas   [2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jan 1941	DeSoto Parish, Louisiana   [4, 8, 10]
  Burial	Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas   [8]
  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
  Person ID	I3829	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Moore Crawford,   b. 28 Nov 1825, Tennessee d. 30 Apr 1892, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth F. McWilliams,   b. 25 Nov 1833, South Carolina d. 31 Aug 1873 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1850	Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Family ID	F836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha "Mattie" Luma Whittlesey,   b. 28 Feb 1859, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Mar 1898, Shelby County, Texas (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1879	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 5]
  	Nancy Mayo Bishop also shows them as the parents of Wyatt S. Crawford, dates unknown.
  Children	1. Rupert Lloyd Crawford,   b. 23 Mar 1880, Shelby County, Texas d. 17 Mar 1923, Louisiana (Age 42 years)   2. Margaret "Maggie" Blanche Crawford,   b. 9 Sep 1882, Texas d. 11 Aug 1932 (Age 49 years)   3. Claude Marcelle Crawford, Sr.,   b. 11 Aug 1883, Texas d. 3 Jan 1946, Dallas County, Texas (Age 62 years)   4. Leonard Norman Crawford,   b. 9 Jun 1885, Texas d. 28 Nov 1954, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana (Age 69 years)   5. Herbert Vance Crawford,   b. Nov 1887, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Earl Crawford,   b. 30 Aug 1892, Shelby County, Texas d. 31 Oct 1972, Shelby County, Texas (Age 80 years)   7. Averil Winnifred Crawford,   b. 30 Jul 1895, Shelby County, Texas d. Oct 1962, Grant Parish, Louisiana (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F2182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Feb 1854 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 3 Apr 1879 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 31 Jan 1941 - DeSoto Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Louisiana, DeSoto Parish, Ward 5 Enumerated Apr 4, 1930 ED 16-15 SD 1 Sheet 3A Stamped 196 Goss Community, Rough 1, Mansville, La 53-53 Living with son-in-law and dtr, Fred and Averil BANDY (Reliability: 3). [S1541] Ancestry.com - Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 [database online]. [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online]. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Shelby County Enumerated 8 July 1880 Page 38B SD 1 ED 88 236-239 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. 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Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward Number 7. PO Pleasant Hill, De Soto. Parish Enumerated 15 Aug 1870 Page 11 Stamped 370 (Reliability: 3). [S692] Bishop, Nancy (Mayo)--Family Researcher (Nancye1962@yahoom.com), she shows he died in Shelby County, Texas (Reliability: 3).