Earl Crawford: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

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.

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he was a resident of Houston, Texas, and working as a shipping clerk at Gerlack Dabeng Co at 509 Dallas Street in Houstone, he was married, and was of medium heighth, slender, and had light blue eyes and light brown hair.

She shows he died in Shelby County, Texas. The SSDI shows his last residence as Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi. It is possible he died in Mississippi, but was interred in Shelby County, Texas.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Harris County, Houston JP 1
Enumerated 14 and 15 Jan 1920
SD 8 ED 67 Sheet 8A
Smith St
1108-81-133
Crawford, Earl Head M W 26 M Tx Tx Tx City Salesman Baking Co
Crawford, Atlas Wf F W 23 M Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Edna Earl Dtr F W 1 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Helen Odell Dtr F W 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Louisiana, Bossier Parish, Police Jury 1, Elm Grove Village
Enumerated April 23, 1930
ED 8-2 SD 174 Sheet 16B
427-427
Crawford, Earl Head M W 36 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Pumper Oil Field
Crawford, Atlas Wf F W 42 M 17 Tx Tx Tx
Crawford Edna E Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Helen Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Earl Jr. Son m W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Crawford, Fred B Son M W 2 S La Tx Tx

Family/Spouse: Atlas Truitt. Atlas was born on 18 Aug 1896 in Texas; died on 14 May 1963; was buried in Joaquin Cemetery, Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Edna Earl Crawford was born about 1918 in Texas; and died.
3. Helen Odelle Crawford was born about 1920 in Texas; died on 25 Jan 1940 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
4. Earl Crawford, Jr. was born on 4 Aug 1924 in Harris County, Texas; died on 18 Jan 1997 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi; was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi.
5. Fred Benjamin Crawford was born on 24 Jan 1928 in Louisiana; died on 13 Jan 1998 in Lubbock County, Texas; was buried in Colorado City Cemetery, Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.

Generation: 2

2. Edna Earl Crawford (1.Earl¹) was born about 1918 in Texas; and died.

Helen Odelle Crawford

(1.Earl¹) was born about 1920 in Texas; died on 25 Jan 1940 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F39Y-V9C
Name: Helen Odele Crawford
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jan 1940
Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Race (Original): White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
Father's Name: Earl Crawford
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Atlas Truitt
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Certificate Number: 329
Page:
GS Film number: 2358538
Digital Folder Number: 004216108
Image Number: 01923
Collection: Helen Odele Crawford, "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956"

4.	Earl Crawford, Jr. (1.Earl¹) was born on 4 Aug 1924 in Harris County, Texas; died on 18 Jan 1997 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi; was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi. Notes: SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS WORLD WAR II

Fred Benjamin Crawford

(1.Earl¹) was born on 24 Jan 1928 in Louisiana; died on 13 Jan 1998 in Lubbock County, Texas; was buried in Colorado City Cemetery, Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.

Notes:

He had a military marker with his full name, date of birthand death, and the inscription "US Army World War II," along with a cross.