DNA Haplogroup

Thanks to some updates to the yDNA test I manage, my Crawford line (James Crawford - born 1772, died 1854) has been assigned a new Haplogroup: R-A13336. Previously, we had been grouped in the larger R-M269 Haplogroup. According to a Crawford project administrator, I also share the Y30725 terminal SNP with another match. It is my understanding that work is still being done to determine which is older: the A13336 or the Y30725.

Database and Colors

Do you think of your genealogy research as a tree or a database? I realize many people fall into the 'tree' group, but I am in the 'database' group.

Because I think of my data as a database, I want computer software to manage that data versus only using an online tree. I use RootsMagic to manage my database. You might say, 'but that's family tree software' and I would say you are correct. RootsMagic is great software to manage family tree based research.

However, I don't just research my tree, I research their FAN club (Friends Associates and Neighbors) as well as potential lines. And all of this research ultimately ends up in my RootsMagic file. Since this is one fairly large database, I have to have a way to visually keep track of the various lines in my research.

That's where the color coding feature in RootsMagic comes in handy. I started by assigning different colors to various lines of my research.

Besides assigning a color to ancestors along a line, I've also assigned that same color to the descendants on that line. (Note: Living descendants are colored LIME so that I can quickly identify living people.)

Same Names - Identity Tag

While using The Master Genealogist software, I developed an 'identity' fact. By sharing this fact, I was able to connect two individuals whom I thought might be the same person. I used the notes field to add information about the possibility that these were the same person.

The fact type transferred to RootsMagic, but the sentence structure still needed work. As I'm encountering a lot of 'same name' issues in my current research, I want to use this fact type. Thus, I needed the sentences to work.

After some trial and error, I got the sentence structure to work for the Principal and Principal2.

I have two Hampton Crandalls in my database that I believe are the same person. Thus, I had added the Identity tag to one and shared it with the other.

In the past, this type of tag helped keep me from combining individuals before having sufficient proof that they are indeed the same person. Thus, I am going to start using it again!

Hijacked - Same Name Issues

In your genealogical research, have you researched people of the same name? Have you found it challenging to separate those individuals of the same name? I know that in my research, I have encountered a lot of 'same names'.

This experience has helped me look at my current research and question whether I'm working with records for the same person. Yesterday while working Ancestry hints for William Crawford, son of the William Crawford who was in Madison County Kentucky prior to 1800,

Since I didn't have much information on the son, William, I wasn't sure the will was for the correct William. Thus, I wanted to see whether the family in the will matched what other researchers had for William Crawford. So, I turned to the tree on FamilySearch.

William Crawford Will

Arkansas Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
Ancestry.com

Image 124
Page 103

William Crawford's Will

Pope County State of Arkansas

Feb 8th 1855

Edward Crawford Deed

Is Edward Crawford of Overton, Tennessee a brother to James Crawford of Preble County, Ohio? Is he the same Edward Crawford shown in the 1896 tax list for Garrard County, KY. To answer either of these questions, I need to learn more about Edward Crawford of Overton County, Tennessee. Since I'm looking for a source tying two locations together, I'm starting with deeds.

Edward Crawford of Overton County, Tennessee purchased land in 1807 from Thomas Dillen.

Overton County, Tennessee
Deeds

Deeds, V. A-C 1801-1813
FamilySearch Film 981131 DGS 7903546


Crawford Edward (grantee) from Thomas Dillon Book B page 13

In Column: Original Book B page 14 &c

Thomas Dillen
To Deed 300 acres on
waters of Obed’s river
Edward Crawford

Revisiting Tax Lists

Do you ever find yourself retracing your research steps because you learn about a new family connection? Yep, that's me. I'm going back thru the early tax lists for Madison County, KY.

I wrote about my journey with suspected CRAWFORD family members in my January 2019 post, Tax Man Cometh. At the time, I mentioned finding Edward Crawford in a different taxing district from the other Crawfords. I didn't pursue Edward for several reasons. Since he wasn't shown as a land owner, I wouldn't find any deeds for him. I also didn't have any information tying Edward to any of the other Crawfords in those early tax records.

Now, I have yDNA evidence showing a relationship to Edward Crawford of Overton, Tennessee. From what I've been able to learn about this Edward Crawford, his birthplace is thought to be Pennsylvania or Virginia.

I have NO evidence that the Edward Crawford in the Madison County tax lists is the same Edward Crawford who died in Overton County, Tennessee. I also currently have NO evidence that they are not the same person.

Thus, I'm going to revisit the tax lists to see if I can learn anything more about the Edward Crawford of Madison County, Kentucky.

As mentioned in my previous post, I found several Crawfords listed in these Madison County, KY tax lists.

• Mary Crawford (found 1787-1792)
• James Crawford (found 1787-1796)
• William Crawford (found (1787-1796)
• James Crawford - appears in 1792
• Alexander Crawford - appears in 1792
• John Crawford - appears in 1795
• William Crawford Jr - appears in 1795
• Edward Crawford -- appears in 1795 -  under a different commissioner's list

Edward is the only Crawford who appears on the 1797 tax list. Edward is also listed on the 1799 tax list but has not been found after that date.

Since the first wife of Edward Crawford of Overton, TN was named Mary Gentry, I also looked for any GENTRY families on these Madison County, KY tax lists. I found several GENTRY families with most owning land. 

Madison County, Kentucky 

Tax Books, 1787-1874

Tax books 1787-1797, 1799-1807

Film 8126

DGS 7834478

Image 206

Madison County 1795

Image 210 

Crawford James - 1 male >21; 5 horses; 17 cattle; 146 acres

Image 211

Crawford John - 1 male > 21, 2 horses, 6 cattle

Crawford William Jr - 1 male > 21; 2 horses; 6 cattle

Crawford William Sr - 1 male > 21; 1 male 16-21; 12 horses; 28 cattle; 180 acres

Image 212

Duggins, William - 1 male > 21; 2 horses; 8 cattle

Duggins, Daniel - 1 male >21

Image 218

Moore Alexander - 1 male >21; 3 horses; 3 cattle

Image 218, 219, 220 - No William McClure, George Miller or Nancy Miller

Image 257

Crawford Edward - 1 male >21, 2 horses; 3 cattle

Image 258 - 1795

May 13 Gentry, Richard - 1 male > 21 - 0 male > 16 - 6 total blacks - 2 blacks under 16 - 5 horses - 40 cattle

Gentry, Robert - 1 male > 21, 2 total blacks - 1 black > 16 - 3 horses - 35 cattle

Gentry, David - 1 male > 21, 4 horses - 14 cattle

Left Turn

Have you ever come across a new piece of information that sends your genealogy research in a totally different direction? I'm sure you have as most of us encounter this from time to time.

Yesterday, I received such a piece of information. This wasn't a document but a DNA result - a yDNA result. Apparently, my Crawford line is its own branch with my closest Crawford match being a descendant of Edward Crawford of Overton, Tennessee.

So, one of my new goals is to try and determine how this Edward Crawford might fit in with all of my James Crawford research. With only five Edwards in my database it is a relatively unusual name. Unfortunately, Alexander and Mary (McPheeters) Crawford had a son named Edward. Thus, there will be confusion in online trees as to the parents of Edward.

In looking back thru my Kentucky research notes, I do have some data placing an Edward Crawford in Madison County, Kentucky during the time period of my James Crawford research.

In 1795, Edward Crawford was listed on the tax records for Madison County, Kentucky as a male over 21 with 2 horses and 3 cattle. 

Sub-Clustering

I just watched Blaine Bettinger's video, Sub-Clustering Shared Matches. As I was following the video, I was also trying to do this with my brother's DNA matches.

The match I started with is listed on my match page as a second cousin. In reality, she is a first cousin once removed. Our common ancestors are Judson Crawford and Josie Hammond.

Her shared match list contained 157 matches. I marked them all with a yellow dot labeled: ICW EB.

Clues from a Letter

Do you ever re-look at a document and discover a new clue? That was my experience when a 4th cousin sent me a copy of a letter - a letter that I think I've seen before.

Dodge City, Kansas, March 29, 1907

Dear nephew (William Clay Crawford)

Your ????? to hand. I am glad to hear from you. Your Grandfather
Crawford lived to be 56. Died with colic. Your Grandmother died
about the same age with typhoid. From your Great Grandfather
Crawford lived until the age of 72 and died with sunstroke. our
Great Grandmother Crawford lived 78-don't remember what caused here
death. Your Grandparents were born in Ohio and died in Warren
County, Indiana (W. Lebanon?). Your Great Grandparents moved from
Kentucky and died in southern Ohio. Your Great Great grandparents
came from Scotland and are buried in Kentucky not far from
Lexington. You are of strong hearty people and ought to live to
be an old man with proper care of your health. I am in only
tolerable health myself. I am muscular paralysis. Will stop off
and see you and family and next time I am through if possible.
Kindly regards to your family

From you affectionate uncle.
J.. H. Crawford
(James H. Crawford)

Thanks!

Do you have a private tree on the Internet? Is your tree private because you are uncertain about some of your data? My tree is not private, but public. However, I know that it likely contains errors. Thus, when I receive an email correcting one of my error, I am THANKFUL!

Today, I received such an email regarding the family of Clarence Clay Crawford. Not only did this email prompt me to make a correction, but also to do additional research. That's when I discovered that the death of Clay Crawford made the national news. A search of Newspapers.com found that several newspapers reported the crash of United Airlines Flight 585 outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado on March 3, 1991.

Don't Miss the Code - Read / Photocopy Preface

Do you ever get in such a hurry doing research that you miss something important? That is usually my issue. I am trying to make myself slow down and record all of the information needed for a citation. However, during a recent research trip, I didn't follow one of Michael John Neill's tips: Read the Preface.

Because I didn't read the preface or truly study one of the sources I used, I did not realize that the entries incorporated a code for the bibliography citations. As a result, I didn't photocopy the introductory pages that decoded the citations.

Early Settlers of Gentry County, Missouri
Biographical Data
Researched Material Relative to Early Settlers of Gentry County, Missouri
1876 to early 1888

Researched by Carmeta Pierce obertson
Ancestor Lore
Ozark MO
997

Publisher
Carmeta (Pierce) Robertson
Ozark, Mo 65721-7518

Page 50

Creath Marriages

My trip to the Midwest Genealogical Library this past week led me to several Creath marriage records.

Ripley county Indiana
Early Marriage records 1818-1839

compiled by Alice Ridlen
2160 Mann Drive
Beech Grove, Indiana
Copyright Colleen Alice Ridlen 1980

page 7
Creath, Margaret - William Phelp - February 16, 1837 - 2-104
Creth, Ann - John B Roberts - Dec 25, 1834 - 2-22
Creth, Cinthy - Reuben Hodges - Oct 30, 1825 -1-51
Creth, Polly - William Grimes - August 19, 1823 - 1-28
Creth, Rebecca - Joseph Shannon - September 5, 1822 1-23
Creth william - Levisa Martin - March 15, 1827 1-74

Since the Midwest Genealogical Library is a FamilySearch affiliate, I used the information from the book to locate and download five of the original marriage records.

Ripley County, Indiana

Marriage Records, 1818-1922

Joseph Shannon - Rebecca Creth

Record of Marriages v. 1, July 1818-Nov 1834

Family Search Film 1311944 DGS 7730338

Vol. 1 page 23

Little Clue

My husband and I recently returned from a two-day research trip to the Midwest Genealogical Library in Independence, Missouri.

This was a chance to immerse ourselves in a large collection of books related to genealogy and history. During this trip, I was hoping to find little clues buried in what are often called 'mug books'. These 'mug books' are county histories that also contain biographies. Many genealogists are cautious about the use of these biographies since the families sometimes 'glorified' the information they submitted to these histories.

Even though I'm aware of their common name, I've often found 'little clues' in these county histories. Thus, I was hoping to find such histories for several counties in Missouri and Indiana so I could gleam tidbits to help with my Crawford research.

Putting Trello to Work

Do you sometimes hear about a new genealogical tool but just can't seem to adapt it to your workflow? For me, that tool was Trello.

I first heard of Trello on a 'Wacky Wednesday' about Adobe Spark. During that episode, they highlighted an Adobe Spark video by Becky Jamison's: Sharing My Family History on Trello. I likely also watched Cousin Russ' interview with Becky Jamison where she demonstrated her use of Trello. However, I think I missed seeing Hilary Gadsby's blog where she included two videos demonstrating her use of Trello: "Trello, Another Tool for Genealogy".

That was three years ago! I tried tried following Becky's example to create several boards.

This FOSTER board indicates that I was fairly successful in creating a genealogy board. Unfortunately, I did not remember this board and obviously have never used it to assist with my research.

Since I keep hearing from Dear Myrtle about using Trello for planning, I decided to give it another chance. Thus, in June, I did another Google search for Trello and genealogy. One of the posts that caught my attention was Trello Inspiration - How I Use Trello to Organize my Genealogy on A. C. Ivory's Find My Ancestor blog.

Using Ivory's Trello Inspiration as a guide, I started creating a new Trello Board for my 'to do' list. At the time I was wanting to keep track of FamilySearch records that I needed to go to my local library or a Family History Center to access.

This time, I found myself actually using this Trello Board!

Isaac Crawford Bartholomew County Deed

Bartholomew County Indiana
Land and Property

Beeds, Vols. M (cont.) - N, 1848-1849
FamilySearch Film 1301782 DGS 8059762

Book N
Page 299

George Crawford Deed Bartholomew County

Bartholomew County, Indiana
Land and Property


Deeds, vols. I (cont.) - K (to p.97), 1844-1846
FamilySearch Film 1301780 DGS 8059760

Book I
page 540

John Crawford Deed Bartholomew County

Section 14 Township 9 North Range 5 East
Section 13 Township 9 North Range 5 East

Bartholomew County, Indiana
Land and Property

Deeds, vols. E (cont.) - G (to p. 351) 1837-1840

Book G
page 337

James A Crawford Deed Bartholomew County

Section 14 Township 9 North Range 5 East
Section 13 Township 9 North Range 5 East

Bartholomew County Indiana
Land and Property


Deeds, vols, K (cont.) - M (to p.83), 1846-1848
Family Search Film 1301781 DGS 8059761

Book L
Page 215

Isaac Crawford Bartholomew County Deed

Section 14 Township 9 North Range 5 East

Bartholomew County Indiana
Deeds 1822-1887

Deeds Vol. A, 1822-1827
FamilySearch Film 1301775 item 2, DGS 8059756
Starts on page 340

Page 340

No. 273

Isaac Crawford Deed Bartholomew County

Section 13 Township 9 North Range 5 East

Bartholomew County Indiana
Deeds 1822-1887

Deeds Vol. A, 1822-1827
FamilySearch Film 1301775 item 2, DGS 8059756
Starts on page 337 - image 186

Page 337

Missing Child

Do you ever feel like you are going in circles when it comes to records? That's how I'm feeling with my research of Isaac Crawford whom I believe to be the son of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford.

I recently found an obituary for George Whitley Crawford who died in 1889 in Gentry County, Missouri. According to the obituary in the 20 Sept 1889 issue of the Albany Ledger of Albany Missouri, George was born in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

The biography of George W. Crawford, found on page 421 of The History of Gentry and Worth Counties, Missouri (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Co., 1882), provides some more information about George's early life.

Mr. Crawford the son of Isaac and Nancy (Miller) Crawford, both Kentuckians by birth.
During his infancy his parents died, and he was reared by his grand
parents. At the age of two years he was taken to Garrard County, Ken-
tucky, where he remained until ten years of age. In 1833, he moved
to Clay County, Missouri, continuing to reside there until about the year
1838, when he came to Gentry County.

Which James Is the Son of Alexander?

Do you ever look at someone else's tree? Do you trust other trees? Do the number of sources attached to the tree matter? Do you trust Ancestry public member trees more than the global tree on FamilySearch?

For the most part, I look at trees and I use them for hints. I prefer trees with sources other than other trees but will look at any tree that seems to match what I know about a family. I also use the tree on FamilySearch for hints.

Recently, I've been frustrated when looking at trees for any of the James Crawford families with roots in early Kentucky. For some reason, many of them seem to lead back to Alexander Crawford and Mary McPheeters as parents.

To see if my impression was wrong, I decided to do a search of Ancestry's public member trees for a James Crawford with parents of Alexander Crawford and Mary McPheeters. My search turned up 50 trees.

Assuming I counted correctly, I found the following:

• 12 trees showing a James Crawford who died in 1803 in Fayette County, KY
• 3 trees showing a James Crawford born in 1752 and dying in 1753
• 3 trees showing a James Crawford who married Jean and died in 1791
• 1 tree showing a James Crawford who married a Llewellyn and died in 1847
• 9 trees showing a James Crawford who married Rebecca Anderson and died in 1836
• 1 tree showing a James Crawford who married a Vansandt and died in 1836
• 6 trees showing a James Crawford who married a Frazier and died in 1811
• 2 trees showing a James Crawford born in 1748
• 3 trees showing a James Crawford born in 1735 and dying in 1825

Working with Land Records

Have you discovered all of the resources available on the FamilySearch website? If so, then you know how they can provide that little 'nugget' of information that leads to major breakthroughs in one's genealogical research. If not, then you are missing out on some very valuable resources.

My favorite group of sources is the land records. As a U.S. researcher whose various family lines moved across the country, these records help me place someone in a specific time and place and sometimes help me connect family members.

When I login to FamilySearch (accounts are free), the menu gives me several options. The Wiki is a fantastic resource to learn about records available in a community. I often use the Wiki, but the Catalog is my 'go to' resource.

On the CATALOG screen, I type in the name of the county and then select the one I wish to work with from the suggested list.

James A. Crawford's Move to Texas

James A. Crawford, who is right
close to the oldest settler of Gentry
county, is preparing to remove
from the county and take up his
residence with his son in Texas.

George Crawford Obituary

Sudden Death of Geo. W. Crawford
At his home near Gentryville, on
Tuesday night, September 17th, Geo.
W. Crawford died suddenly. He ate
a hearty supper and went to be feel-
ing as well as usual. The next morn-
ing he was cold in death, and it is sup-
posed he died of heart disease.

William Brown Guthrie

William Brown Guthrie^1–2 was born on 12 Nov 1786.^1,3 He was the child of Jane Carnes and James Guthrie.⁴

     He was the parent of James Walkup Guthrie.⁵ William was the parent of Anderson Crawford Guthrie.^4–5 He lived in Rifleman, Clark, Indiana Territory, United States in 1812.⁶ He served in the military about 1812.⁷

     William filed land entry papers for the Southwest quarter of Section 21 of township 4N of Range 10E on 13 May 1815 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana Territory.⁸ He  sold land being the Southwest quarter of section twenty one township four North range  ten East on 1 Jun 1822 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.⁹ He filed land entry papers for land being the West fraction of the South West quarter of section thirty one in Township nineteen, north of Range on 20 Feb 1824 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States.¹⁰ William filed land entry papers for land being the East fraction of the South West quarter of section thirty one in Township nineteen North of Range three West in the District of Terre Haute and State of Indianan containing eighty acres on 20 Feb 1824 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States.¹¹ He has made full payment for the South East quarter of Section thirty six in township five North of Range ten East, containing one hundred and sixty acres on 7 Apr 1825 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States.¹² He  sold land being a portion of the SE quarter of section 36 on 5 Jan 1828 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.¹³

Guthrie Patent

IN2880.019
Guthrie, Anderson C.
4/10/1848
Doc # 20167 - Indiana
Meridian - 2nd PM
Twp 6 N Range 9 E
W 1/2 SW 1/4 Section 35
Jennings County, IN

19
The United States of America
Certificate
No. 20167

Guthrie Land Sold

Ripley County, Indiana
Deed records, 1818-1889

Deed records v.N, Mar 1846-Nov 1846
FamilySearch Film #1312542 DGS 8059694

This Indenture made the 27 day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty six between Anderson C Guthrie
and Ann Guthrie wife of said Anderson of the first part and Patsy
Miner of the second part witnesseth that the said parties of

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

It's time for some more Randy Seavear's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun on Sunday afternoon.

This week’s challenge:

1)  Do you recall what you were doing in 1985?  Family, school, work, hobbies, technology, genealogy, vacations, etc?

Can I remember what I was doing in 1985? If it had been 1984, 1986, or most any other year, I would have to say 'NO' or 'Not really' and then perhaps figure it out with a little research of my own.

However, with 1985, I do remember since that was a year of major change in my life.

During the winter of 1985, my husband and I were teachers at Nemaha Valley High School in Seneca, Kansas. My husband taught chemistry and physics while I (with my chemistry degree) taught biology (and algebra during the 84-85 school year). 

Ripley County Land Sold

Ripley County Indiana
Deed Records 1818-1889

Deed Records v.N, Mar. 1846-Nov 1846
FamilySearch Film 1312542 DGS 8059694

Book N page 400

This Indenture made the fourth day of October in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five between Anderson
C Guthrie of the County of Jefferson and State of Indiana of the first
part and Willis [Linger] of Trimble Count Kentucky of the se
cond part Witnesseth that the said Anderson C Guthrie for and
in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars lawful money
of the United States to him in hand well and truly paid by the said
Willis [Linger or Singer] the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has given
bargained sold conveyed and confined and by these presents does
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Willis
[Singer] his heirs and assigns forever the following tract or parcel
of Land known and described as follows to wit seventy five
acres of the south half of the North East quarter of section thir
ty four in township six north of range No ten East lying and
being in the county of Ripley and State of Indiana in the dis
trict of lands subject to sale at the land office at Jefferson
ville Indiana and all the Estate right title interest claim
and demand of him the said Anderson C Guthrie of in and to

Anderson Guthrie Patent

Bureau of Land Management

Accession IN2740__.057 - Guthrie Anderson C dated 8/15/1838
Doc. # 13094
Indiana
2nd PM
Twp 6N Range 10E
NE1/4Nw1/4 Section 34
Ripley County

The United States of America
Certificate No. 13094

Cleaning up Bad Citations

Do you ever have to do a 'clean-up' in your genealogy database? Whether you do or not, I know I do. I recently figured out that some of my citations did not 'convert' well when I moved my data from The Master Genealogist to Roots Magic. Thus, I have some 'bad' citations to clean up.

Even though I knew these bad citations existed in my database, I had no clue how to go about finding all of them. Thus, I posted a query in the RootsMagic Users Group on Facebook.

Although, it isn't possible to create a report listing these citations, a kind user posted some steps to try and locate those hints.

Scavenger Hunt

Do you ever find in your own research that leads you on a scavenger hunt? That's how I felt this morning when I was trying to figure out some of my 'bad' citations attached to James Crawford on my Ancestry tree.

Fortunately, when I clicked on the top Entry citation, it opened up a window that provided enough information about this erroneous citation to help me locate my original research.