Eugene David Crawford¹ was born on 8 Dec 1927 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.^2–20

He lived in the 1st Ward in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States on 19 Apr 1930.²¹ He attended Roosevelt School between 1933 and 1946 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.²²

Eugene was enrolled in the Beginners’ Department of the Methodist Episcopal Church on 1 Oct 1933.²³ He lived in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas in 1935.²⁴ He was promoted to the Intermediate Department of the Methodist Church on 1 Oct 1939.²⁵

Eugene lived at 512 Ave G in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in Apr 1940.²⁴ He lived at 512 Avenue G. in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in May 1942.²⁶

He was promoted from Dodge City Junior High School on 27 May 1942 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.^27–28 Eugene lived at 512 Avenue G in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in 1943.²⁹ He attended the Junior-Senior Banquet on 5 May 1944 at Dodge City High School in Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas.³⁰ He attended Boys State representing Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States between 7 Jun 1944 and 14 Jun 1944.³¹ Eugene was the athletics’ student manager in 1945 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.³²

He passed the Eddy Test and was technically qualified for Radio Technician training in the U.S. Navy on 6 Feb 1945.^10,16 The Eddy Test was a test given to identify men with the capability and aptitude for being trained as electronics maintenance technicians in the U.S. Navy.³³ He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserves on 15 Feb 1945 at U.S. Naval Reserve Station in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States.^8,10,12,34 On 15 Feb 1945 at U.S. Navy Recruiting Station in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, Eugene placed on active duty.^10–11 On 16 May 1945, he was received at the U.S. Naval Reserve Station in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.¹⁰ On 17 May 1945, he graduated from Dodge City Senior High School in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.^8,35–37 Eugene was recalled to active duty on 20 May 1945 at U.S. Naval Reserve Station in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States. He was transferred to the U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Lake, Illinois, United States on 21 May 1945.¹⁰ He reported for active duty on 21 May 1945 at U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Lake, Illinois, United States.¹⁰ Eugene was granted recruit leave from 9 Jul 1945 to 14 July 1945 at U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Lake, Illinois, United States.¹⁰ He was transferred to the Navy Training College for study of pre-radio material at Wright Junior College in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States on 20 Jul 1945.¹⁰ He was transferred to the Naval Training School (EE & RM) for a course of instructions at U.S. Naval Training Center in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States on 15 Aug 1945.¹⁰ Eugene was discharged from class V-6 US Naval Reserve on 4 Sep 1945.¹⁰ He enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a seaman 1st class radio technician on 5 Sep 1945 at Naval Training Center in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States.¹⁰ He reported for active duty in the U.S. Navy on 5 Sep 1945 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States.¹⁰ Eugene was discharged this date for convenience of the government on 23 Oct 1945 at Naval Training Center in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States.¹⁰ He voluntarily enlisted in Class V6 US Naval Reserve on 23 Oct 1945 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States.¹⁰ He was transferred to the Naval Training Center on 4 Jan 1946 at Great Lakes, Lake, Illinois, United States.¹⁰ Eugene was transferred to receiving station on 1 May 1946 in Shoemaker, California.¹⁰ He was transferred for duty aboard the U.S.S. Oneida (APA-221) on 20 May 1946.^10,38 The USS Oneida (APA-221) was a Haskell-class attack transport.³⁹ In Jun 1946, he served outside the continental limits of the United States in the Pacific Ocean around Guam and Samar from 1 Jun 1946 to 16 July 1946 aboard the USS Oneida (APA-221)⁴⁰ During this time, the U.S.S. Oneida participated in Operation Magic Carpet, returning veterans to the states.⁴¹ Eugene was transferred to the receiving station on 24 Jul 1946 at Treasure Island in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. He  received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy as Seaman First Class V-6 USNR on 1 Aug 1946 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States.^{10,12,42–44}

He was educated between Sep 1946 and May 1948 at Dodge City Community Junior College in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.^11,45 Eugene graduated from Dodge City Junior College  in May 1948 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.^8,46–47 He was educated between Sep 1948 and 1950 at Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.^11,48–49 He was member of Phi Delta Kappa in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.⁵⁰ Eugene was initiated into Kansas Beta Chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Fraternity) on 14 Mar 1949 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.^51–52 He was member initiated into memebership in Lambda Delta Lambda National Physical Science Fraternity on 29 Mar 1949 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.⁵³ He was member of Lambda Delta Lambda (Physical Science Honorary Society), Kansas State Teachers College between 1949 and 1950 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.^54–55 Eugene was a member of Sigma Pi Sigma; National Physics Honor Society. He received Degree of Chevalier in the Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay on 23 Mar 1950.^56–57 He was awarded a graduate fellowship at Kansas State Teachers College on 11 May 1950 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.⁵⁸ Eugene graduated from Kansas State Teachers College receiving a Bachelor’s of Science in Education degree on 25 May 1950 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States .^11,59–62 He graduated from Kansas State Teachers College receiving a Master’s of Science degree on 24 May 1951 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States .^8,11,63–64

His son, Duane Gail Crawford, was born at Trinity Hosptial in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States on 23 Dec 1953^65–68 He witnessed the death of Duane Gail Crawford on 24 Dec 1953 at Trinity Hospital in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.^65,68–72

Eugene lived at 2210 N. 5th Ave in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States between 1954 and 1966.^11,73–74 He lived at 2210 N. 5th Ave in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in 1955.⁷⁵ He lived at 2010 N. 5th in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in 1957.⁷⁶ Eugene was member of Kansas State Teachers Association and elected as delegate to state assembly in Feb 1958 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.⁷⁷ He lived at 2210 5th Av in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in 1959 and was employed as a teacher at Dodge City College.⁷⁸ He lived in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in 1960 and was employed as a teacher at Dodge City College.⁷⁹ In May 1960, Eugene attended the graduation of Leon Crawford at Emporia State College in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.⁸⁰ He lived and was employed as a teacher at Dodge City College at 2210 N. 5th Ave in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in 1961.⁸¹ He lived at 2210 5th Av in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States in 1962 and was employed as a teacher at Dodge City College.⁸² On on 16 Aug 1964 Eugene attended Currey family reunion in Sedona, Arizona, United State.⁸³ He  was granted the Herbert Brownell Fellowship Science Education in 1966 at University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.⁸⁴

He lived in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States between 1966 and 1967.⁸⁵ Eugene lived in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States between 1967 and 1989.⁸⁵ He became a life member of National Science Teachers Association on 1 Dec 1967 .⁸⁶ He graduated from the University of Nebraska receiving a Doctorate of Education degree on 20 Aug 1971 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States .^8,11,87

Eugene held the office of president of the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science in 1973–1974 .⁸⁸ In Sep 1973, he was one of the instructors in an energy course to be offered by Kansas State Teachers College at Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States.⁸⁹ He attended the annual spring meeting of the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science in May 1974 .⁸⁸

On on 21 Jul 1974 Eugene attended Briles Family Reunion in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.⁹⁰ He witnessed the power of attorney of Leon Russel Crawford and Winnie Letha Currey on 20 Sep 1976 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.⁹¹ He attended the funeral of Herbert Wells Mentzer  on 28 Mar 1977 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.⁹²

Eugene retired on 13 May 1993 at Emporia State University in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.⁹³ He received Technician level Amateur Radio License with call sign N0ZMN on 16 Jun 1999.⁹⁴

He celebrated 49 years of marriage with children and 2 grandchildren on a trip to Branson, Missouri in Jun 2001.⁹⁵

Eugene announced to family that he had entered hospice care due to the progression of his bone cancer on 6 Aug 2006 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.⁹⁶ He died on 14 Sep 2006 at the age of 78 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.^{7,11,18,20,97–105} The funeral of he was held  at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on 16 Sep 2006 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.^11,106–107 Eugene was cremated in Sep 2006 at and his ashes were spread over graves of E.O. and Pauline Briles and in Jones Park in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.^8,11,108 A headstone for he was placed at Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.^{103,109–110}

 

Preparer:

Marcia Philbrick

Seneca, KS

 

1. Eugene David Crawford, Birth Certificate #229 1781, (Crawford.Leon.Notebook) (1927).
2. Army Service Record Book, Register of Deeds, Ford County Kansas, Book 2 1945-1946, p. 587 (Doc #: CRAWFORD.KS.108).
3. Social Security Administration, “U.S. Social Security Death Index,” database, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com).
4. Kansas, State Board of Health 229 1781 (8 December 1927); Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
5. Physician’s Birth Certificate Eugene David Crawford, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook]. Passed down to Marcia Crawford by her grandmother Winnie Crawford.
6. Eugene Crawford Baby Book, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook]. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford.
7. Eugene David Crawford funeral program, Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, [address for private use], Seneca, Kansas, 2015. Obtained by Marcia Philbrick while attending funeral.
8. “Emporia Gazette”, 15 September 2006, (Emporia, KS), to (), [Cd]; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Hereinafter cited as “Emporia Gazette”.
9. Kansas Birth Registration Card, Eugene David Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Roberta Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
10. “Crawford, Eugene David personnel file,'” Seaman First Class V-6 USNR 343 46 97, National Personnel Records Center, National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri.
11. “Dr. Eugene David Crawford,” Dodge City Daily Globe (Dodge City, Kansas), 15 September 2006; database with transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online March 2017).
12. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010,” database, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017), Eugene Crawford.
13. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Dodge City, Ford, Kansas; Roll: T627_1231; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 29-6A.
14. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Dodge, Ford, Kansas; Roll: 702; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340437.
15. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
16. Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
17. Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
18. Ancestry.com, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
19. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
20. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
21. 1930 U.S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, ED 24-5, Sheet 16B, dwelling 363, Crawford Leon; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA T626.
22. Report of Progress for Eugene Crawford, Dodge City Schools; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
23. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Certificate of Promotion to Primary Department of the Methodist Episcopal Church School. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford.
24. 1940 U. S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, ED 29-6A, Sheet 16B, household 362, Crawford Leon R; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 217).
25. Methodist Church School, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. certificate of promotion for Eugene Crawford to Intermediate Department. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford.
26. War Ration Book One, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Eugene David Crawford. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford [Crawford.Leon.Notebook].
27. Dodge City Junior High school Certificate of Admission to Senior High School, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook]. passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford.
28. Dodge City Junior High School, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Freshman Class Day. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford.
29. War Ration Book No. 3, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Eugene D. Crawford. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford [Crawford.Leon.Notebook].
30. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Junior-Senior Banquet Program. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford.
31. “Eleven Ford County Boys Attend Boys State,” undated clipping, 1944, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers, Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford; privately held 2015 by Marcia Crawford Philbrick, [address for private use], Seneca, KS 66538.
32. Dodge City High School Yearbook, 1945 (n.d.), image 24 of 64; digital images, Ancestry, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 (ancestry.com : viewed online February 2016).
33. Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org : accessed February 2017), Eddy Test.
34. Kansas. Ford County, Military Service Record, Army Service Record Volume 2: 587, Honorable Discharge United States Navy; Register of Deeds, Dodge City.
35. Graduation Announcement, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Eugene Crawford. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
36. Dodge City High School Commencement Program May 1945, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
37. Dodge City High School Diploma, Eugene David Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
38. Kansas. Ford County, Military Service Record, Army Service Record Volume 2: 587, Honorable Discharge United States Navy.
39. Wikipedia, USS Oneida (APA-221).
40. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Affidavit concerning Naval Record by Eugene Crawford. obtained form Ford County Court House.
41. Wikipedia, U.S.S. Oneida (APA-221).
42. Kansas. Ford County, Military Service Record, vol. 2, 1945-1946: p. 587, Eugene David Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
43. “Notice of Separation,'” Eugene Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook], U.S. naval Service, Aug. 7, 1946, Ford County Kansas Register of Deeds, Dodge City, Kansas.
44. Certificate of Satisfactory Service United States Navy, Eugene David Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Roberta Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
45. Dodge City Junior College Diploma, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. awarded to Eugene Crawford. passed on to Marcia Philbrick after the death of her father.
46. Dodge City Junior College Diploma, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. awarded to Eugene David Crawford. passed on to Marcia Philbrick after the death of Eugene Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
47. Dodge City Junior College 13th Annual Commencement Program May 1948, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
48. Kansas State Teachers College Sunflower (Emporia, Kansas: Kansas State Teachers College), 1950, p. 33; 1951 p. 67 (Crawford.KS.168)
49. Kansas State Teachers College Transcript, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Eugene David Crawford. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
50. Certificate of Life Membership in Phi Delta Kappa, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Eugene David Crawford. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
51. Kansas State Teachers College Sunflower (Emporia, Kansas: Kansas State Teachers College), 1950 p.164; 1950 p.33 (Crawford.KS.168)
52. Kappa Mu Epsilon Certificate of Initiation, Eugene Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
53. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Membership certificate for Eugene D. Crawford in Lambda Delta Lambda. passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford.
54. Membership Certificate Lambda Delta Lambda, Eugene D. Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
55. Kansas State Teachers College Sunflower (Emporia, Kansas: Kansas State Teachers College), 1950 Sunflower page 33, 67 [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook]
56. Letter from Frank Land, Secretary General Grand Council of Order of DeMolay dated 6 March 1950, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down from Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
57. Letter from Frank Land, Secretary General Grand Council of the DeMolay regarding qualifying for ‘degree of chavalier’, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016.
58. Letter from John E. Jacobs, Director Graduate Division, Kansas State Teachers College, Eugene Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
59. Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia Diploma, Eugene David Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Passed down by Roberta Crawford to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
60. Commencement Exercises Kansas State Teachers College May 25, 1950 Program, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
61. Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia Register’s Office Certificate, Eugene David Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. graduation, May 1950. passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
62. “Emporia Gazette”.
63. Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia Diploma, Eugene David Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed on to Marcia Philbrick after the death of her father, Eugene Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
64. Kansas State Teachers College Graduation Announcement, May 1951; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
65. Tombstone, Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City Kansas read by Marcia Philbrick, 1996, Duane Gail Crawford tombstone (Crawford.KS.152).
66. Eugene Crawford Family, Bible of Roberta Adele Crawford (: , ); Roberta Adele Crawford, Hondo, Texas. Hereinafter cited as Bible of Roberta Crawford.
67. Trinity Hospital (Dodge City, Kansas) Certificate of Birth, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Duane Gail Crawford. Passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Roberta Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
68. Duane Gail Crawford, death certificate certificate # 53 018088 [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook] (1953 death), Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics, Topeka, KS.
69. Funeral book for Duane Gail Crawford, 1953, (Crawford.Eugene.Notebook),
70. “One of Twin Boys Dies,” undated clipping, 1954, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, [address for private use], Seneca, KS. from Emporia Gazette.
71. Duane Gail, obituary, unidentified clipping, Crawford Family Papers.
72. Funeral Home Record for Duane Gail Crawford, Swaim Funeral Home; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Copy obtained from Swaim Funeral Home January 2000 [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
73. Interview with Marcia Crawford Philbrick (Seneca, Kansas), 1952-2015. (Seneca, KS).
74. “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995”, database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : online 4 December 2015), 91, Crawford, Eugene; citing “Polk’s Dodge City (Ford County, Kansas) Directory 1960: Including Ford County (Kansas City, Missouri: R. L. Polk & Co., 1960).”
75. Polk’s Dodge City (Ford County, Kansas) Directory 1955 (Kansas City, MO: R. L. Polk & Co, 1955), page 48, Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017).
76. “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995”, database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017), page 109, Crawford; citing “Polk’s Dodge City Directory 1957: Including Ford County (Kansas City, Missouri: R. L. Polk & Co., 1957).”
77. “Agree Convention, Hunting Don’t Mix,” news report, Garden City Telegram (Garden City, Kansas), 7 November 1958, meeting of the Garden City section of the Kansas State Teachers Association; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online September 2016).
78. “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995”, database online, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017), page 137, Crawford; citing “Polk’s Dodge City (Ford County, Kansas) Directory 1959: Including Ford County (Kansas City 5, Mo: R. L. Polk & Col, Publishers, 1959).”
79. “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995,” database, Ancestry.com, page 42, Crawford.
80. “Society,” digital image, The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 24 May 1960; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
81. Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Polk’s Dodge City (Ford County Kansas) Directory 1961; page 44 (image 87).
82. “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995”, database on-line, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017), page 44, Crawford Eug D; citing “Polk’s Dodge City (Ford County, Kansas) Directory 1962: Including Ford County (Kansas City 5, Missouri: R. L. Polk & Co, 1962).”
83. “Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper”,  Taylors Host Family Reunion;  Hereinafter cited as “Newspaper clipping”.
84. “Receives Fellowship,” undated clipping, 1966, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers, passed down to Marcia Philbrick by Winnie Crawford; privately held 2015 by , .
85. Interview with Marcia Crawford Philbrick (Seneca, Kansas).
86. Certificate of Life Membership National Science Teachers Association, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Eugene David Crawford. Passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
87. University of Nebraska Diploma, Eugene David Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Doctor of Education. Passed down to Marcia Crawford after death of her father, Eugene Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
88. “Attend Annual Event of Science Teachers,” The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 6 May 1974; newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : online September 2015).
89. “Energy Course Offered for Burlington Residents,” The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 15 September 1973; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online January 2017).
90. “Family Has Reunion.”
91. Leon Crawford Power of Attorney, Sept. 1976; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. passed down by Winnie Crawford to Marcia Philbrick [Crawford.Leon.Notebook].
92. “”In Memoriam” Herbert W. Mentzer LeRoy business man dies Friday a.m.,” undated clipping, from unidentified newspaper; Crawford Family Papers, (Charles Mentzer Notebook); privately held 2015 by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, KS.
93. Eugene D. Crawford Certificate of Service Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, 13 May 1993, in , privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Certificate of Service. received from Roberta Briles Crawford.
94. Amateur Radio License, Eugene D. Crawford; Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. N0ZMN. passed down to Marcia Crawford from Roberta Crawford [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
95. Vacation to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary, article probably from Emporia Gazette, unidentified clipping, Crawford Family Papers.
96. Interview, Marcia Crawford Philbrick, 1952-2015, Marcia Philbrick was present when this was announced.
97. Personal knowledge of the author, Marcia Crawford Philbrick, [address for private use]. Philbrick, the daughter of Eugene Crawford was present shortly after his death.
98. Eugene Crawford Funeral program, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. program obtained by Marcia Philbrick while attending funeral.
99. , “Emporia Gazette”, Obituaries – 15 Sept 2006.
100. “Eugene David Crawford,” Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), 15 September 2006; GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online March 2017).
101. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Eugene David Crawford.
102. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
103. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Eugene Crawford.
104. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Eugene Crawford.
105. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Eugene Crawford.
106. Interview, Marcia Crawford Philbrick, 1952-2015, attended the funeral.
107. Christian Funeral Service for Eugene D. Crawford, Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, , Seneca, Kansas, 2016. obtained by Marcia Crawford Philbrick while attending funeral [Crawford.Eugene.Notebook].
108. Interview, Marcia Crawford Philbrick, 1952-2015, attended the consultation with the funeral home; assisted with the distribution of the ashes.
109. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 September 2015), memorial for Eugene D. Crawford, Find a Grave Memorial no. 30639362, created by Cathy Kessinger, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Cathy Kessinger, .
110. BillionGraves, digital images of tombstone, BillionGraves (billiongraves.com : viewed online August 2017), memorial for Eugene D. Crawford (1927-2006), BillionGraves created by mcphilbrick, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by mcphilbrick, Eugene D. Crawford.