Ruby Cobb: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Ruby Cobb was born on 27 Jan 1897 in Louisiana; died on 26 Aug 1979 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; was buried in O E Price Memorial Park, Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.

Ruby married Leonard Norman Crawford about 1910. Leonard (son of Lewis Norman Napolean "Poly" Crawford and Martha "Mattie" Luma Whittlesey) was born on 9 Jun 1885 in Texas; died on 28 Nov 1954 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Living
3. Leonard Crawford, Jr. was born on 27 Sep 1922 in Louisiana; died on 16 Mar 1965 in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas.

Generation: 2

2. Living (1.Ruby¹)

Leonard Crawford, Jr.

(1.Ruby¹) was born on 27 Sep 1922 in Louisiana; died on 16 Mar 1965 in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas.

Notes:

The name, birth date and location, and death date and location match Nancy Mayo Bishop's information, although census records show that Leonard was white versus african american. The certificate may be in error, or Nancy may have conflated the two Leonard Crawfords.

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Name: Leonard Crawford Jr
Event Date: 16 Mar 1965
Event Place: Timpson, Shelby, Texas
Gender: Male
Race (Original): Negro [???]
Age (Formatted): 42 years 5 months 19 days
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1922
Birthplace: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Leonard Crawford Sr
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Merchant
Residence Place: Tenaha, Shelby, Texas
Cemetery (Original): Friendship
Burial Place: Tenaha, Texas
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1965
Informant's Name (Original):
GS Film number: 2117752
Digital Folder Number: 4028296
Image Number: 140
Reference ID: it1 v39 cn19138
Collection: Leonard Crawford Jr, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"