Josie Winifred Hammond was born 9 February 1874 in Knox County Illinois. Josie was the daughter of Richmond Fisk Hammond and Sarah Ellen Ralston. At the age of 12, Josie was living in Dodge City, Kansas with her family. On 24 December 1890, Josie married Judson Foster Crawford in Dodge City, Kansas. Josie and Judson resided in Dodge City, where they raised a family of seven children. During her lifetime, Josie kept a ledger where she recorded poems and song lyrics. These poems reflect on her family and the life and times of Dodge City, Kansas. Josie died on 27 February 1954 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kansas.
The Call of the Road
Armistice Day
Answer to the Playhouse Under the Porch
Come On, Pal
Mercies
Just Thinking
Lines to a Friend on Her Birthday
The Little Gray House
Circle No. 7 -- M.E. Church
To Esther
To Nellie
Boot Hill
Arizona
Darning
Jewel
Old Folks
Old Timers
Sunflowers
Lonely
Kansas
Our "First Lady"
Song of the Wheels
Our Golden Wedding
In Memorium
The Little Old Sod Shanty
Maude Muller
