One of my 3rd great grandparents:
Martha Smith1–2 was born on 3 Aug 1815 in Indiana, United States.3–4
She married Nelson Garret Crawford on 3 Sep 1833 in Warren, Indiana, United States.5–13
On 19 Jun 1834, James H. Crawford was born in Warren County, Indiana.13–14
On 28 Nov 1835, William C. Crawford was born in Warren County, Indiana.13–14
On 21 Apr 1838, Mary Elizabeth Crawford was born in Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana.13–15
On 21 Apr 1838, Washington Marion Crawford was born in Warren County, Indiana.13–14
In at 1840, Sarah Amanda Crawford was born in Warren County, Indiana.13–14,16
Martha Crawford was listed in the household of Nelson G. Crawford on the 1850 census. According to the census, Martha was 34 years old and born in Indiana.17
On 10 Dec 1851, Celia Carrie Crawford was born in Warren County, Indiana.1,13–14
Martha Crawford was listed in the household of N. G. Crawford on the 1860 census. According to the census, Martha was 44 years old and born in Indiana.18
She purchased land being lot 161 in 2nd continuation West addition to town of Williamsport and one acre of land adjoining said lot on 30 Apr 1867 in Warren County, Indiana.19
She signed a will on 27 Oct 1868 in Warren, Indiana, United States.20
Martha lived in Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana on 1 Jul 1870 and was listed on the census as a 50 year old female who was born in Indiana.21
She died on 1 Aug 1871 at the age of 55 in Warren, Indiana, United States.3–4,22
She was buried after 1 Aug 1871 at West Lebanon Cemetery in Warren County, Indiana.22–23
James H. Crawford was appointed executor on 16 Aug 1871 in Warren, Indiana, United States.24
Martha’s will was recorded on 16 Aug 1871 in Williamsport, Warren, Indiana, United States.24–25
She had her estate probated in May 1872 in Warren, Indiana, United States.26
1. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Carrie Rose, 30 May 1940; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2016).
2. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Mary Elizabeth Briggs, .
3. Jenkins, Rosella Rasmussen, editor, Warren County Cemeteries Volume 2 (Pine Village, Indiana: Rosella Jenkins, 1985)
4. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online October 2016), memorial for Martha Smith Craford (1815-1871), Find a Grave Memorial no. #131569638, created by Marcia Philbrick, citing West Lebanon Cemetery, West Lebanon, Warren County, Indiana; accompanying photograph by Marcia Philbrick, Martha Smith Crawford.
5. Marriage Record, page 138, Nelson G. Crawford to Martha Smith Sept 1833, AGLL Film, .
6. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : viewed online 23 January 2022.
7. “Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2018), Martha Smith / Nelson G. Crawford.
8. “Indiana, Compiled Marriage Index, 1802-1892,”Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : Dodd, JOrdan. Indiana Marriages 1802-1892, viewed online (March 2018), Martha Smith.
9. “Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941,”Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : County Court Records at Williamsport, IN, viewed online (December 2018), Nelson G. Crawford.
10. “Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019,” database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : viewed online 5 October 2020), Nelson G. Crawford.
11. “Web: Indiana, Marraige Index, 1806-1861,”State Library of Indiana, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (23 January 2022), Nelson G. Crawford.
12. Warren County Indiana, marriage certificcate no. page 138 (September 1833), Nelson G. Crawford; , Williamsport, IN.
13. Warren County Historical Society (Warren County Ind.), Combined Atlas of Warren County, Indiana: illustrated 1877 (Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publishers, 2001), Nelson G. Crawford.
14. Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1789-1999, will of Nelson G. Crawford (image 287 of 634), 16 March 1864; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2016).
15. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Mary Elizabeth Briggs, 27 February 1916; .
16. “Obituary of Mrs. Sarah A. Billings,” (29 June 1876); transcription from Warren Republican: “,” Walter Salts Collection; Walter Salts Home, West Lebanon, IN (in 2018 collection housed in Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).
17. 1850, Warren County Indiana, Population Schedule, Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 177 Image 6 of 13, household 41, Nelson G Crawford; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication M432
18. 1860 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 61 Image 6 of 22, family 433, N. G. Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M653
19. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977156 DGS 8071885. Martha Crawford, 1867 26: page 248; digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online March 2019.
20. Nelson G. Crawford entry, June 1865 Probate File Warren County Indiana, (Crawford.IN.059), . Hereinafter cited as Probate File Warren County Indiana.
21. 1870 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 12 Image 12 of 22, family 109, Crawford Martha; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018); NARA microfilm publication T132
22. , Martha Crawford, Tombstone, , .
23. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online October 2016), memorial for Martha Smith Craford (1815-1871), Find a Grave Memorial no. #131569638,
24. Warren County Indiana Will Book, Will book 3, pages 184-186 Will of Martha Crawford (Crawford.IN.060). Hereinafter cited as Warren County Indiana Will Book.
25. Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1789-1999, Martha Crawford, 16 August 1871; .
26. Martha Crawford entry, 1872 Probate File Warren County Indiana, (Crawford.IN.057), . Hereinafter cited as Probate File Warren County Indiana.