Today, I learned of the passing of Cletus Suther. For those in the Seneca area, the Suther name is associated with lumber and building. However, in the Nemaha County genealogy world, Cletus' name is associated with cemeteries. Before Find a Grave and before the Internet, there was Cletus' cemetery work. Living in Ohio, Cletus wanted …
Cynthia Crawford was the child of James Crawford and Rebecca Anderson Maxwell Crawford. She was born about 1802. Cynthia lived as a 50 year old female born in Kentucky who was listed as Cynthia Crafton in Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States on 11 Sep 1850.3Cynthia Crawford and John Crafton4 were married on 1 Apr 1823 in …
Do you ever go off on tangents with your genealogy research? If so, welcome to the club! I often go off on tangents with my FAN club. For the past several months, I've been on one of those tangents -- researching the descendants of James Crawford and Rebecca Anderson Maxwell Crawford. My most recent quest …
My recent 'adventure' in Dodge City newspapers on Newspapers.com allowed me to discover information about another Crawford family. There are two distinct Crawford lines in Dodge City prior to 1890. My line descends from Washington Marion Crawford who followed his brother, James H. Crawford to Dodge City from Indiana around 1884. The other line, Harvey …
I recently have been spending a lot of time with Ancestry's newly released database: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s - present. In the process, I discovered that a lot of the early newspapers from Dodge City, Kansas are now on Newspapers.com. Thus, I did a search for CRAWFORD between 1885 and 1890. Many of the results allowed …
Have you seen it? Ancestry recently released an improvement to their 'Member Search'. I played around with it a little yesterday, and this feature has a lot of potential. However, I think a better understanding of how the search works is needed before I can use it effectively. To access the 'Member Search' feature, pull down the …
Anyone who has lived in Emporia, Kansas realizes that Veteran's Day is a MAJOR holiday. Today, we take time to honor those who have served and who are serving. Thus, I would like to take a walk thru my family tree to honor my veteran ancestors. World War II Eugene Crawford Between 15 Feb 1945 …
By a Marine in the South Pacific You say he can't stand the ArmyThe life is too tough for him,Do you think he is any betterThan some other mother's Tom or Jim?You have raised him like a girlHe don't smoke or drink, is your brag,If all the boys were like himWhat would become of Our …
Warren County Pioneer Is Dead Mrs. Margaret Robb Passes Away at 94; Entire Life Spen in West Lebanon Vicinity West Lebanon, Ind. April 21(Special) -- Mrs. Margaret Robb, said to have been Warren county's oldest resident, died yesterday at her home here at the age of 94 years. She observed her birthday last Friday and …