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.

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

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

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.

Pioneer Women Jefferson County, Indiana

Anderson, Rebecca, d/o John Anderson, native of NY and Anne Irvine, was born at Augusta Parish, VA , m. 1st R. John Maxwell, 2nd James Crawford, located in Jeff. Co. IN prior to 1830

rawford, Mary (Polly) d/o James and Rebecca Anderson Crawford, b. in Garrard Co. KY May 28, 1786, m. William Brown Guthrie, Apr. 6, 1809; came to Jeff. Co. soon after marriage; had 11 children. She d. July 18, 1834 and she and her husband are buried at Hanover. Her husband was called to fight Indians in 1812 and she walked 12 miles carrying her baby, Anderson Crawford Guthrie, who was born Apr. 22, 1811 and her companion, a boy age 12, carried an older child, James Guthrie. They walked to the block house near the Francisco farm. Her ancestors served in the Rev. War.

Crawford, Betsey, d/o James & Rebecca A. Crawford, b. in 1792, m. in Mar, 1812 to Beverly Vawter of Woodford Co. KY, a minister of the Christian Ch.

Source:
Melish Mrs. Charles, Pioneer Women (www.jeffersoncountylocalhistory.org/fampioneerwomen : viewed online May 2019), Crawford.

William Crawford

1.     William Crawford was born on 28 Apr 1784 in Kentucky, United States.^1–2 He was the child of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford .³

On 14 Oct 1811 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.⁴ William and Isaac Crawford, assignee of James Crawford, made full payment for the North East quarter of section twenty of Township four in Range 10 East as tenants in common on 15 Apr 1815 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States.⁵ He lived in Jefferson, Indiana, United States in 1820.⁶

In 1843–1850 he was a Justice of the Peace in St. Francois, Missouri, United States.^7–9 William lived at District 80 in St. Francois, Missouri Territory on 7 Oct 1850.¹⁰

He died on 3 Apr 1864 at the age of 79.¹ William was buried in Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon County, Georgia.¹

William Crawford and Elizabeth Davis were married on 28 Apr 1804 in Garrard, Kentucky, United States.^11–13 Elizabeth Davis¹⁴ was born about 1785 in Virginia, United States.¹⁴ She lived in St. Francois, Missouri Territory in 1850.¹⁵ William Crawford and Elizabeth Davis had the following children:

Finding the Daughters

Have you ever tried to piece a family together without the aide of a document identifying children. That's what I'm trying to do with William E. Crawford, son of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford.

I'm using public member trees on Ancestry and the family on the FamilySearch tree as clues. Then I'm trying to find records to support the relationships.

Based on these trees, I think William E. and Elizabeth (Davis) Crawford had three daughters: Milly Crawford, Ann B. Crawford and Elizabeth Jane Crawford.

I believe I have found marriage records that may be for these three daughters.

Milly Crawford married John Douglas on 23 April 1830 in Decatur County, Indiana.

Film #004170593 (Decatur County, Indiana Marriage Records vol. B 1829-1834)
image 138
page 26

I do certify that I joined together n the holy
state of matrimony John Douglas and Milly
Crawford given under my hand this 23 of April
1830
David Douglas Elder Church of Christ

Crawford Marriages

St. Francois County, Missouri
Marriage license record

Marriage license records, vol. -2 1836-1876
FamilySearch Film 914393 DGS 7578667

Indexed
Search for Crawford

LC Crawford - James J Short — 11 March 1866
Lucy E Crawford - Ira Howe - 10 APril 1865
James Crawford - Isabella Carter - 30 Sept 1847 - page 97
Isaac Crawford - Manervia Ross - 9 October 1850 - page 130
Isaac Crawford - Mary Ann Calihan - 18 Sept 1867
Synthia A. Crawford - Hu Lovsom - 14 APril 1871
John M Crawford - Lucy Ann Needham - 17 June 1869 - page 51
William E. Crawford - Emeline Sullins - 23 March 1854
Eliza Crawford - William Lowery - 28 March 1872
Anderson Crawford - Nancy Ann Cartee - 24 Jul 1845 - page 74
Irene B. Crawford - William Thompson McFarland - 25 June 1866
Mary Elizabeth Crawford - Henry Singleton - 7 October 1851
Ann Crawford - James Cartee - 2 Dec 1841
James A Crawford - Sarah J Porter - 26 Mar 1874
John S Crawford - Rebecca L Farmer - 28 Jan 1869
James A Crawford - Rachel C Wawn - 7 March 1867
Eliza Jane Crawford - Moses Cartee - 4 Jan 1843
Rachael Crawford - Francis M Sego - 2 January 1876
William E Crawford - Perlieza C. Murry - 7 APril 1861

Volume 1
Crawford James 97
Crawford Isaac 130
Crawford Anderson - page 74
Crawford John M - 51

Image 50 - page 51

Anne Crawford Creath

1. Anne Crawford was the child of James Crawford and Rebecca Anderson.¹ She was born about 1780. She was also known as Anne Creath.

Robert Creath Deed

Ripley County Indiana
Deed Records V. P Aug 1847-Feb 1848
Family Search Film 1312543 DGS 8059695

Vol. P page 31

Creath Deed

Ripley County, Indiana
Deeds
Vol. O page 329

This Indenture made the first day of April in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
between Robert Creath of the County of Ripley and State
of Indiana of the first part and James A Creath of the
County of Ripley and State aforesaid of the second part, witness
eth that the said Robert Creath for and in consideration
of the sum of eight hundred dollars lawful money of the
United Stats to him in hand well and truly paid by the
said James A Creath the receipt whereof is hereby ackno
wledged, hath granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell convey and conf
irm unto the said James A Creath his heirs and assigns
forever, all the following described piece or parcel of land
situate lying and being in the county of Ripley and State
of Indiana, to wit: Beginning at the north west corner of