Crawford to Vawter Deed

Jefferson County Indiana
Deeds

Deed record V. A (corrected version) Mar. 1812-Aug. 1817
FS Film 1310264 DGS 8059609

Book A page 152

100 Years Ago

Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:

1)  Determine where your ancestral families were on 18 May 1919 - 100 years ago.

2)  List them, their family members, their birth years, and their residence location (as close as possible).  Do you have a photograph of their residence from about that time, and does the residence still exist?

My Grandparents

• Leon Crawford was living with his parents at 504 Ave G in Dodge City
• Winnie Letha Currey was likely living with her sister, Myrtle. Winnie traveled from Kansas City to Dodge City in 1918 to help Myrtle with the birth of her first child, Dorothy. Winnie and Leon were married on Christmas Eve in 1919 at Myrtle's house.
• Edward O. Briles and his wife Pauline (Mentzer) Briles were likely living in Woodson County in 1919. Edward's World War I draft card indicated they were living in Everett Township, Woodson County in June of 1917. By 1920, they had moved to Allen County.

How Many DNA ThruLines

Recently, Randy Seaver posted about the number of DNA ThruLines he had for each ancestor. Curious, I decided to check out my own ThruLines to see how many I have for each ancestor.

How Many DNA ThruLines do I have for each ancestor?

Grandparents:

• Leon Russel Crawford / Winnie Letha Currey - 2
• Edward Osmond Briles / Pauline Edith Mentzer - 7

ThruLines Issue - Can I Resolve It?

While trying to figure out why I can't find 4th cousin matches for descendants of Nelson G. Crawford, I ran across my first obviously incorrect ThruLines screen. One of my known third cousin once removed showed up on the ThruLines for my 4th great-grandfather, James Crawford thru the Walter Beggs and the Monroe line.

Crawford ThruLInes Question

I like Ancestry's new ThruLines feature!

Unfortunately, it is pointing out one of my frustrations with my DNA results. I have several verified second and third cousin DNA matches on my Crawford line but we never got a DNA circle for my 3rd great grandfather, Nelson G. Crawford. When Ancestry released ThruLines, I was hoping to locate some fourth cousins thru one of Nelson's other children.

However, the ThruLines for Nelson G Crawford only includes DNA matches going thru my 2nd great grandfather, Washington Marion Crawford. It does not include any lines going thru the siblings of Washington Marion Crawford.

Crawford Will - Warren County, Indiana

Warren County, Indiana
Will Books

Found on Ancestry
Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999
Warren > Will Records, Vol 1-3, 1830-1883; Will records, Vol 4, 1884-1895

Volume 3
Index:
Crawford Nelson C - 49
Crawford Martha - 184


Page 49

State of Indiana
Warren County, ss
Be it remembered that on this 14’ day of June AD 1864
the last will and Testament of Nelsen G Crawford late of
Warren County, deceased, was presented for Probate and
proven by John Briggs, and was duly admitted to probate
and said last will and Testament and Proof thereof reads as
follows to wit