Hannah Ann (Beardsley) Crawford (1813 - 1905)

Born 9 Mar 1813 in New York

Ancestors

Wife of George E Crawford — married 13 Apr 1830 in Michigan, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1905 at age 92 in Indiana

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Biography

Hannah Ann was born in 1813. Hannah Ann was the child of Ezra Beardsley and Nancy Brush. Hannah Ann died in 1905.^[1]

Hannah Ann Beardsley & George Crawford were married 13 April 1830 by Erastus Felton, Minister

From History of LaPorte County, Pg. 854:

Hon. Geo. Crawford married Hannah A. Beardsley, and their children are: Alice, spoken of above; Henry, who married Susan Shafer and resides in Iowa; William, engaged in coal mines in Wyoming Territory; Mary A., who married Albert W. Cole; Martha Ellen; George Edwin, in Nebraska; Ezra John, also in Nebraska; Charles B., also in the coal mining business in Wyoming Territory; Lewis Alexander, and Laura Augusta.

Her Ninetieth Birthday

Mrs. Harriet <sic> Crawford, relict of the Hon. George Crawford, celebrated her ninetieth birthday, Monday, 9th inst., by a family reunion at her home 1910 Michigan Avenue, this city, all her four daughters being present to partake of a family dinner.

Mrs. Crawford, whose maiden name was Beardsley, was born in New York in 1813. In 1826, she moved with her family to Edwardsburg, Mich., and in 1830 was married to George Crawford, a government surveyor, and in 1847 came to LaPorte county, Ind. They located first on the farm now owned by H.M.Cathcart, two miles west of LaPorte. Later they moved to New Durham twp where they resided until 1880, when they came to LaPorte. Mr. Crawford died in 1887.

Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were the parents of eleven children, four daughter and seven sons. Two of the sons are dead. The four daughters reside near here while the sons are in the West. The names of the daughters are Mrs. Andrew McLellan, Mrs Albert W Cole, Mrs Martha Moss, and Miss Laura Crawford, the latter living at home with her mother. Three sons are living in Oklahoma, one in California and one in Nebraska.

Mrs. Crawford is a well preserved lady of her age and  ??? fair, to celebrate a number of other anniversaries. Her children both boys and girls are eminently respectable and valuable citizens. This is especially the case of the daughters. [LaPorte Republican]

Obituary

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Anna C Crawford <sic> were held this morning at the family home on Michigan avenue, Rev. D. D. Burrell officiating. Owing to the inability of one of the sons to reach here until this evening the burial will not take place until tomorrow morning, when the relatives will accompany the remains to Pine Lake cemetery. In speaking of the death of Mrs. Crawford, the Elkhart Review says: "She was one of the notable figures in Elkhart's early history. Her husband, George Crawford, was associated with Dr. Havilah Beardsley, and together they entered much land in Elkhart county and were in partnership in several enterprises. Mrs. Crawford and her husband were among the earliest settlers and in 1876, when a reunion was held here at the home of the late J. D. Braden, she was recognized as the oldest settler. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1880." [LaPorte Daily Herald]]

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Sources

1. ↑ Beardsley-1849 was created by S Brooks on Jun 4, 2015. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 19 Jul 2015.

• Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Hannah is the daughter of Ezra Beardsley, Holt Record #679, Pg. 278.
• History of LaPorte County, Indiana: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Chicago, 1880. Andrew McLellan, Pg. 853, married Alice Crawford, daughter of George and Hannah (Beardsley) Crawford.
• Michigan, Compiled Marriages, 1817-1850: George Crawford and Hannah Ann Beardsley, 13 Apr 1830, Cass County. Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Michigan to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers
• Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940: George Crawford and Hannah Ann Beardsley, 13 Apr 1830, Cass County. Marriage Records. Michigan Marriages, Cass County; Film No. 001021044
• 1850 US Census: Center, La Porte County, IN, 30 Aug 1850. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: M432_157; Page: 243B; Image: 491
• 1860 US Census: New Durham, La Porte County, IN, 11 Jul 1860, Pg. 160. Eighth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. ; Roll: M653_275; Page: 532; FHL microfilm: 803275
• 1870 US Census: New Durham, La Porte County, IN, (undated) 1870, Pg. 28. Ninth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.: 3_334; Page: 275B; FHL microfilm: 545833.
• 1880 US Census: La Porte, La Porte County, IN, 10 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 86, Pg. 25. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: 292; Page: 190A; Enumeration District: 086
• LaPorte Republican: Title: Her Ninetieth Birthday, 13 Mar 1905, p3, col 4
• LaPorte Daily Herald: Obituary for Hannah Crawford, 2 Mar 1905, p1, col 5
• Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011: Hannah Ann Beardely Crauford (sic), born 9 Mar 1813, Delaware Co., NY; died 19 Mar 1905, La Porte, La Porte County. Parents listed as Ezra and Nancy Beardsley; spouse Geo. Crauford (sic). Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #69365689; Hannah A. Crawford, Door Village Cemetery, Door Village IN

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