George Barnett Crawford (1881 - abt. 1954)

Born 23 Sep 1881 in De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie (Burnes) Chiles — married 28 May 1899 (to about 1905) in Bonham, Fannin, Texas

Descendants

Died about 16 Jun 1954 at about age 72 in Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States

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Barney was Choctaw.

Biography

Barney Crawford is a member of Clan Crawford.

^[1]George Barnett Crawford was a native American Indian born in 1881 in Arkansas. Barnett was an original Choctaw Enrollee. ^[2]

Barnett first married Minnie Lee Burnes in Bonham, Texas (Fannin County) on May 28, 1899.^[3] Barnett was age 18 and Minnie was age 13. Barnett and Minnie were divorced in the Durant, Indian Territory court on August 7, 1904. Barnett and Minnie had a daughter, Ruby Gertrude Crawford, who was born October 18, 1902.

In 1904, Barnett second married Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Jolley, who was born in 1874 in Texas, daughter of Richard Montgomery Jolley (1845-1923) and Mary F. Briggs (1847-1916). They had four sons: Willie Arthur Crawford, born March 3, 1905 and died 1947; Samiel Floyd Crawford, born April 1, 1908 and died April 25, 1933; Lane Loyd Crawford, born November 16, 1909 and died April 14, 1992; and Beverly 'Bud' Crawford, born February 5, 1912 and died January 7, 1990.

The 1910 Federal Census for Taliaferro, Oklahoma (Marshall County) shows George B. Crawford, an Indian, age 28, born in Arkansas; and his wife, Lizzie, age 36, born in Texas. Living with them was their son, Willie A. Crawford, an Indian, age 5; Floyd Crawford, an Indian, age 2; and Loyd Crawford, an Indian, age 4 months; all born in Oklahoma. The census shows that Barnett and Elizabeth had been married for six years and that both were on their second marriage. ^[4]

The 1940 Federal Census for Bennington, Oklahoma (Bryan County) shows G. B. Crawford, age 58, born in Arkansas; and his wife, Elizabeth Crawford, age 66, born in Texas. Living with them was their son, Loyd Crawford, a road construction laborer, age 30, born in Oklahoma; and his wife, Georgia, age 28, born in Oklahoma; and their daughter, Wyota Sue Crawford, age 1, born in Oklahoma. Living next door was their son, Bud Crawford, a farm laborer, age 28, born in Oklahoma; and his wife, Margie, age 24, born in Arkansas; and their son, Troy Crawford, age 3, born in Arkansas. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGW-DZVR : 13 December 2015), George Barnett Crawford, ; Burial, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States of America, Bennington Cemetery; citing record ID 108053071, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108053071
2. ↑ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300321 pg 86 number 14370 listed as Barnett (they have taken all but 8 pages off of this site, pg 86 is no longer available)
3. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLXL-B6K : 22 December 2016), Burney Crawford and Minnie Burns, 28 May 1899; citing Fannin, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,293,832.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQV-JZB : accessed 21 June 2017), George B Crawford, Taliaferro, Marshall, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 197, sheet 10A, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1262; FHL microfilm 1,375,275.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBJ8-537 : accessed 21 June 2017), G B Crawford, Bennington Township, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-8, sheet 5A, line 24, family 73, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3278.

Note

Note:

DAWES ROLLS---

CC# 6085 Page 124

Enr# 1668 Choctaws - by Intermarriage

Name: Crawford, Barnett Tribe: Choctaw Record Type: enrollment Age: 17 Sex: M Enrollment Type: BB (By Blood) Blood %: 1/4 Card No.: 3619 Roll No.: NR

Acknowledgments

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