Have you researched a family that others don't recognize as a relative? As I'm researching the descendants of Alexander Crawford and Margaret McElwee, I'm encountering that situation. Their grandson, Jonas A. Crawford married at least twice. His first wife was reported to have been Mary Fish. He married his second wife Amanda Wilson in 1878 …
Category: Arkansas
Pension Record
Have you ever struggled to prove a family unit found on the FamilySearch tree. I've had that struggle for the past few weeks as I try to document a yDNA lineage that supposedly goes thru Lt. Jones A. Crawford. One of the sources on the FamilySearch profile was a link to his military service record …
Third Wife
Do you ever struggle trying to figure out the structure of a family? I know that I've struggled with the family of Lt. Jones A. Crawford. Some of the struggle is with his name: is it Jones or is it James? I believe his name is Jones but sometimes it is indexed as James. Not …
Crawford Bible
Do you have Bible records in your files? Are you excited when you run across mention of a family Bible? I was excited when I found a family story attached to William Crawford (1748-1809) that indicates it is from a family Bible. The person who posted the story indicates the transcription came from a post …
Cynthia Crawford Crafton
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 …
Random Newspaper Find
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 …
Hijacked – Same Name Issues
In your genealogical research, have you researched people of the same name? Have you found it challenging to separate those individuals of the same name? I know that in my research, I have encountered a lot of 'same names'. This experience has helped me look at my current research and question whether I'm working with …
William Crawford Will
Arkansas Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998Ancestry.com Image 124Page 103 William Crawford's Will Pope County State of Arkansas Feb 8th 1855 In the name of God AmenI William Crawfordof Pope county and state of Arkansas being in goodbodily health and of sound and disposing mindand memory calling to mind the frailty anduncertainty of human life, and …