Thomas Aaron Crawford (1866 - abt. 1920)

Born 12 Oct 1866 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 28 Feb 1920 at about age 53 in Bradford, Florida, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Aaron Crawford was born in 1866 in Georgia, probably Charlton County, Georgia, but perhaps Pierce or Ware County. He was the oldest child of his father's second marriage. His father, John C Crawford, had one son, Harlan or Harly, by his first wife, who died between 1860 and 1865. Thomas Aaron grew up in Charlton County, Georgia, in the Big Bend area near the Florida state line. There is evidence to suggest that John C Crawford moved easily back and forth between Baker County, Florida and Charlton County, Georgia. One of John C Crawford's properties in Baker County has been identified.

Thomas Aaron was a farmer in his adult life. He moved from Charlton County, Georgia to Bradford County, Florida in about 1906. The location of his propery in Charlton County, Georgia is not known. In Bradford County, Florida, the family farm of about 120 acres was located on the Brownlee Road (County Road 229), about four or five miles northwest of Starke. According to family stories, he was a prosperous, energetic man who also operated a cotton gin, a grist mill, and a sugar cane grinder, but whether these activities were done on his farm or elsewhere is not known.

In February 1920, a major winter ice storm hit northern Florida. Thomas Aaron Crawford's property and stock was damaged by this storm. He worked night and day for several days in icy, wet conditions and contracted pneumonia as a result of his labors. He died of pneumonia on 28 February 1920, at home, while still relativly young. He is buried in Dyal cemetery in Bradford County, Florida.

Name

Name: Thomas Aaron /Crawford/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 12 OCT 1866

Place: Pierce, Georgia, USA^[2][3]

Death

Death:

Date: 28 FEB 1920

Place: died of pneumonia, after working in cold weather to repair storm damage, Bradford, Florida, USA^[4]

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 22 JUL 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 22 JUL 2011 .

Census

Census:

Date: 29 JUL 1870

Place: Charlton, Georgia, USA

Note: Shown as Thomas, age 3, in household of parents^[5]

Census:

Date: 18 JUN 1880

Place: Baker, Florida, USA

Note: shown in household of parents, aged 14; literate; born in Georgia.^[6]

Census:

Date: 27 APR 1910

Place: Bradford, Florida, USA

Note: Thomas A Crawford, age 43; married 19 years; farmer; literate; owned farm with no mortgage; born in Georgia; father born in Georgia; mother born in Florida; farmer, general (?) in nature; number of farm schedule was 1:4 or 14, or something similar.

Sidney Crawford, wife, female, white, age 34; married 19 years; 11 children born, 9 living; born in Florida, as were her parents; literate.

Lawton, son, male, white, 17, single; born in Florida; father born in Georgia; mother born in Florida; had not attended school since 1 September, 1909.

Lonnie, son, male, white, 16, single; born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school.

Ollie, daughter, female, white, 14, single; born in Georgia, parents as above; had attended school;

Zerie, son, male, white, 12, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school.

Clayton, son, male, white, 10, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school.

Chloe, daughter, female, white, 8, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had attended school.

Airie, daughter, female, white, 6, single, born in Florida, parents as above; had attended school.

Seneder (hard to read), daughter, female, white, 4, single, born in Florida, parents as above, had not attended school.

James M, son, male, white, 1 5/12, single, born in Florida, parents as above, had not attended school.^[7]

Census:

Date: 16 JUN 1900

Place: Charlton, Georgia, USA^[8]

Burial

Burial:

Date: AFT 28 FEB 1920

Place: Dyal Cemetery, Bradford, Florida, USA

Note: Located off of Florida 229, north of County Road 235, immediately next to the Conner Cemetery. It is a privately maintained cemetery.^[9]

Event

Event:

Type: Business ownership

Date: ABT 1920

Place: Bradford, Florida, USA

Note: At the time of his death, Thomas Aaron Crawford owned a grist mill, a suger cane grinder, and a cotton gin. After his death, some of his older sons sold the cotton gin and grist mill, investing the proceeds into sugar cane production. Shortly after that, the U S allowed the import of Cuban sugar cane, driving most of the Florida sugar cane growers out of business, including our Crawford family. This story was told tome by my father.^[10][11]

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Aaron Crawford

Wife: Sidney Raulerson

Child: Odom Millard Crawford

Child: Elick Lawton Crawford

Child: Lonzo Crawford

Child: Ollie M Crawford

Child: Zary Crawford

Child: Unnamed Crawford

Child: Thomas Clayton Crawford

Child: Chloe Crawford

Child: Ara Crawford

Child: Snada Crawford

Child: Unnamed Crawford

Child: James Melton Crawford

Child: Della Crawford

Child: William Spencer Crawford

Marriage:

Date: 19 MAR 1891

Place: Baker County, Florida^[12][13]

Husband: John C Crawford

Wife: Elizabeth Roberts

Child: Thomas Aaron Crawford

Child: Alice Crawford

Child: Niram V Crawford

Child: George W Crawford

Child: Gideon Crawford

Child: Nathanial Jefferson Crawford

Child: Ruben Carl Crawford

Child: John C Crawford

Child: Martha Crawford

Marriage:

Date: 1863^[14][15]

Event:

Type: Tax report

Date: 1880

Place: Baker, Florida, USA

Note: J C Crawford, SE 1/4 of NE 1/4; section 26, township 2, range 21; 40 acres, valued at 0; horses, 1, cattle, 36, and swine 15, valued at 1; personal property ; state tax .28; county tax .74. This land is slightly northwest of the intersection of County Road 125 and Pierce Road. Land is sub-divided winto between 5 and 10 lots.^[16][17]

Research Notes

Adding Crawford Name Study Y-STR R1b category, based on tests taken by Carter Crawford and Dale Crawford. Y-STR category of I2 is based on current relationships up to David Crawford II (1662-abt.1762) and Y-DNA tests taken by his descendants. It is assumed that Thomas Crawford (abt.1720-abt.1819) is the point at which this lineage should be disconnected, as Y-DNA haplogroup R1b cannot be descended from Y-DNA haplogroup I2. Research still underway to gather as much evidence as possible before taking that step. Crawford-7109 17:12, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Sources

• WikiTree profile Crawford-1398 created through the import of DMCGEDCOM.GED on Aug 3, 2011 by Dale Crawford. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Dale and others.

• Source: S1 Title: Crawford, Dale Millard - personal knowledge Abbreviation: Crawford, Dale Millard - personal knowledge Author: Dale Millard Crawford Publication: 30 Apr 2004
• Source: S119 Title: Personal inspection by D M Crawford Abbreviation: Personal inspection
• Source: S15 Title: Household of Thomas A and Sidney Crawford , 1910 U S Census, Bradford County, Florida, Location: Precinct 6, Enumeration District 27, Starke and Lake Butler Road, Page: 9-10 Abbreviation: T A Crawford household, 1910 U S census Publication: 27 April 1910 Note: Thomas A Crawford, head, male, white, age 43; married 19 years; born in Georgia; father born in Georgia; mother born in Florida; farmer, general (?) in nature; able to read and write; owned farm without mortgage; number of farm schedule was 1:4 or 14, or something similar. CONT Sidney Crawford, wife, female, white, age 34; married 19 years; 11 children born, 9 living; born in Florida, as were her parents; literate. CONT Lawton, son, male, white, 17, single; born in Florida; father born in Georgia; mother born in Florida; had not attended school since 1 September, 1909. CONT Lonnie, son, male, white, 16, single; born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school. CONT Ollie, daughter, female, white, 14, single; born in Georgia, parents as above; had attended school; CONT Zerie, son, male, white, 12, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school. CONT Clayton, son, male, white, 10, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school. CONT Chloe, daughter, female, white, 8, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had attended school. CONT Airie, daughter, female, white, 6, single, born in Florida, parents as above; had attended school. CONT Seneder (hard to read), daughter, female, white, 4, single, born in Florida, parents as above, had not attended school. CONT James M, son, male, white, 1 5/12, single, born in Florida, parents as above, had not attended school. Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com
• Source: S34 Title: John C Crawford 1900 U S Census entry, Location: Charlton County, Georgia, Willisville District; enumeration district 106, sheet 13, lines 30-35, Page: 13 Abbreviation: John C Crawford 1900 U S Census entry Note: Family and dwelling number illegible; John Crawford, head, white, male, born August 1836; age 63; married 37 years; born in Georgia to parents born in Georgia; farmer; literate; owned a farm free of mortgage; agricultural schedule 36. Elizabeth, wife, white, female; October 1843, 56,married 37 years; mother to 8 children from 8 pregnancies (both numbers were hard to read): born in Georgia to parents born in Georgia; literate. Gideon, son, white, male, born July 1873; 26, married, 0 years; born in Georgia; farm laborer; literate. John, son, white, male, born December 1879; 20, single, born in Georgia; farm laborer, literate. Rosa, daughter-in-law; white, female; born January 1882; 18, married 0 years; born in Florida to parents born in Georgia; servant, literate. Martha, daughter, white, female, born July 1883, 16, single; born in Florida; farm laborer; literate. Repository: #R1
• Source: S35 Title: Thomas Aaron Crawford 1900 U S Census entry, Location: Charlton County, Georgia, Willisville District; enumeration district 106, sheet 13, lines 36-42, Page: 13 Abbreviation: T A Crawford 1900 U S Census entry Note: Family and dwelling number illegible; Thomas Crawford, head, white, male, born October 1866; age33; married 10 years; born in Georgia to parents born in Georgia; farmer; literate; owned a farm free of mortgage; agricultural schedule 37. Sydney, wife, white, female; born January 1875, 25,married 10 years; mother to 5 children from 5 pregnancies (both numbers were hard to read): born in Florida to parents born in Florida; literate. Lawton, son, white, male, born December 1892; 7; born in Georgia. Lonnie, son, white, male, born April 1894; 6, born in Georgia. Ollie, daughter; white, female; born May 1896; 4; born in Georgia. Zachy, son, white, male, born January 1897, 3, born in Georgia. Runyan or Banyan, son, born February 1900, born in Georgia. Repository: #R1
• Source: S37 Title: Tax Book for Baker County (Florida) for 1880 Abbreviation: Tax Book for Baker County (Florida) for 1880 Publication: 1880 Repository: #R3
• Repository: R3 Name: Unknown
• Source: S4 Title: Crawford family oral history Abbreviation: Crawford family oral history
• Source: S5 Title: 1870 U S Federal Census; Charlton County, Georgia., Page: 25 Abbreviation: 1870 U S Census, Charlton Co, Ga Publication: 29 July 1870 Repository: #R1
• Source: S7 Title: 1880 U S Census of Baker County, Florida Abbreviation: 1880 U S Census, Baker Cnty, FL Repository: #R1

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7. ↑ Source: #S15 Page: Thomas A Crawford, head, male, white, age 43; married 19 years; born in Georgia; father born in Georgia; mother born in Florida; farmer, general (?) in nature; able to read and write; owned farm without mortgage; number of farm schedule was 1:4 or 14, or something similar. CONT Sidney Crawford, wife, female, white, age 34; married 19 years; 11 children born, 9 living; born in Florida, as were her parents; literate. CONT Lawton, son, male, white, 17, single; born in Florida; father born in Georgia; mother born in Florida; had not attended school since 1 September, 1909. CONT Lonnie, son, male, white, 16, single; born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school. CONT Ollie, daughter, female, white, 14, single; born in Georgia, parents as above; had attended school; CONT Zerie, son, male, white, 12, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school. CONT Clayton, son, male, white, 10, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had not attended school. CONT Chloe, daughter, female, white, 8, single, born in Georgia, parents as above; had attended school. CONT Airie, daughter, female, white, 6, single, born in Florida, parents as above; had attended school. CONT Seneder (hard to read), daughter, female, white, 4, single, born in Florida, parents as above, had not attended school. CONT James M, son, male, white, 1 5/12, single, born in Florida, parents as above, had not attended school.
8. ↑ Source: #S35 Page: Family and dwelling number illegible; Thomas Crawford, head, white, male, born October 1866; age33; married 10 years; born in Georgia to parents born in Georgia; farmer; literate; owned a farm free of mortgage; agricultural schedule 37. Sydney, wife, white, female; born January 1875, 25,married 10 years; mother to 5 children from 5 pregnancies (both numbers were hard to read): born in Florida to parents born in Florida; literate. Lawton, son, white, male, born December 1892; 7; born in Georgia. Lonnie, son, white, male, born April 1894; 6, born in Georgia. Ollie, daughter; white, female; born May 1896; 4; born in Georgia. Zachy, son, white, male, born January 1897, 3, born in Georgia. Runyan or Banyan, son, born February 1900, born in Georgia.
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15. ↑ Source: #S34
16. ↑ Source: #S37 Page: J C Crawford; SE 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 26, township 2, Range 21; 40 acres, valued atr 0; 1 horse, 36 cattle, 15 swine, cash value of animals, 1; personal property, ; paid state taxe of .28 and county tax of .74.
17. ↑ Source: #S119 Page: 15 June 2004, accompanied by Carter T Crawford