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.
Deceased was born in Bartholomew
county, Indian, 1823 and was, there-
fore, 66 years of age. He came to
Gentry county about the year 1838,
and has resided in the county ever
since except two or three years which
he spent in Santa Fe, New Mexico,
and Califnornia. He was "one of the
best men that ever lived," according
to the opinion of his neighbors, and
no one knows a man better than his
neighbors.
Mr. C. was a consistent member of
the Baptist church.

"Sudden Death of Geo. W. Crawford," Albany Ledger (Albany, Missouri), 20 September 1889, page 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).