Leon Russell Crawford was born in Newton Kansas on the 6th of Feb 1894.
According to Leon’s wife, Winnie Crawford, the family lived in Oklahoma when Leon and his sister Bernice were young. Winnie stated:
Judson Crawford worked on a ranch in Oklahoma because Josie’s sister and husband were there. The family all almost died. Judson was extremely ill. The children, Bernice (over 2) and Leon (1) almost died because of poor diet.
Documentation for this story has not been found. However, Josie’s sister and husband did live in Oklahoma.
