William L. Crawford (1824 - 1887)

Born 12 Mar 1824 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Lydia A. (Pass) Crawford — married 1849 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1887 at age 63 in Lincoln, Kansas, United States

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Biography

William L. Crawford was born 12 March 1824 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
In 1850, William, Lydia and their one-year-old son John were living in Loyalsock, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. William was employed as a butcher.^[1]
In 1860, William, Lydia and their children were living in Williamsport, Lycoming County.^[2]
In 1870, William, Lydia and their children were living in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania.^[3]
William and Lydia homesteaded 160 acres in Lincoln County, Kansas. The land patent was issued 25 February 1888.^[4]
In 1880, he was a farmer in Lincoln County, Kansas, with his wife Lydia and their ten children.^[5]

Death

William died 29 September 1887 in Lincoln County, Kansas. He was buried in Lincoln Cemetery located in the town of Lincoln in Lincoln County, Kansas.

Note

He owned a meat market in Williamsport in 1849 after his marriage to Lydia. From 1872 until 1877, he was landlord of The Crawford House in Williamsport.
He wished to have more land for his children so he moved to Kansas and settled in Lincoln County on a farm near the mouth of Spillman Creek. In the spring of 1877 he took a homestead on the land located on the N 1/2, NW 1/4 and W 1/2, NE 1/4, Section 32, 11-8. There are the remains of a dugout in the valley on the south side of the road about 1/4 mile east of Golden Rod Elevator.
Later that year Robert K, John and Rebecca came to Lincoln, They came by train to Salina and by wagon to Lincoln. The mother and other children remained in Pennsylvania until fall, coming to Lincoln October 2, 1877. According to Jane Crawford they came by train to Ellsworth and spent the night in the White Hotel. After about a year, the stone house was built on top of the hill 1/4 mile east of the dugout surrounded by a well cultivated farm. There were plenty of boys to work the farm so William was employed as a mail carrier out of the Vesper Post Office. He traveled north to Denmark, Pottersburg, Ingalls, Cedron and Freewill. Herman told Stan Crawford that one of the boys would have the horse hitched to the buggy and hand their Dad the reins when he came out of the house at 6 am. Also there was a son to take the reins and put the horse away when he arrived back home at 6 pm.
He also worked at the meat marked in Lincoln at some point. He evidently was a cheerful and popular man since everybody called him "Uncle Billy Crawford".

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Joseph Bahan for creating WikiTree profile Crawford-5868 through the import of jbb_2009-03-10_2009-03-10_2013-11-30.ged on Nov 30, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Joseph and others.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CM-4DX : 12 April 2016), Wm Crawford, Loyalsock, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5L-ZS3 : 13 December 2017), Wm Crawford, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ59-JR6 : 15 June 2019), William Crawford, 1870.
4. ↑ U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. General Land Office Records. "William Crawford," document # 8952. State of Kansas, 6th Prime Meridian, Township-Range 011S - 008W, aliquots N½NW¼, section 32, Lincoln County; and Township-Range 011S - 008W, aliquots W½NE¼, section 32, Lincoln County. https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=KS2780__.266&docClass=STA&sid=x2xsao2n.sjx#patentDetailsTabIndex=0 : 22 May 2019.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5W-335 : 7 September 2017), William Crawford, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 139, sheet 438C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0386; FHL microfilm 1,254,386.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #51421367