Porter Worth Crawford (1845 - 1932)

Born 25 Feb 1845 in Seville, Medina, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ella G Foskett — married 19 Oct 1870 in Medina, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1932 at age 87 in Westfield, Medina, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Corporal Porter Crawford served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 02, 1864
Mustered out: May 13, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 166th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard)

This profile is part of the Crawford Name Study.

Porter Worth Crawford was born on February 25, 1845 in Seville, Medina, Ohio, United States, son of James Crawford (1808–1884) and Amy Elder (1813–1893).

In 1860, Porter (15) was living in Guilford Township, Medina. ^[1]

Porter was mustered as part of the 166th Ohio Infantry (National Guard) , Union forces, from 02 May 1864 to 09 Sep 1864 to defend Washington, D.C., where he served as a Corporal in Company F.

In 1870, Porter (25) was living in Living with Thomas Crawford (Merchant) where Porter was a "Clerk in Store".^[1]

Porter (25) married Ella G Foskett (18) (born on April 4, 1852 in Lafayette, Medina; daughter of Fordyce Dresser Foskett and Lydia Jane (Phillips) Foskett) on October 19, 1870 in Medina.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}Their children were:

• Bessie Vaye Crawford (1873–1947)
• Jay Worth Crawford (1879–1931)
• Amy Lydia Crawford (1882–1960)
• Anna Bates Crawford (1887–1916)
• Claud Craig Crawford (1890–1978)
• Porter J Crawford (1895–~1946)

In 1900, Porter (55) was living in ED 41 Guilford Township Seville village, Medina.^[1]

In 1910, Porter (65) was living in Guilford, Medina.^[1]

In 1930, Porter (85) was living in Westfield, Medina.^[1]

Porter was the last surviving Civil War veteran in Seville and would routinely give speeches on July 4th in memoriam. ^[7]

Porter died on June 11, 1932 in Westfield, Medina, aged 87. He was buried in Mound Hill Cemetery, Seville, Ohio.

Research Notes

Census data

Census records place Porter with Ella in 1910, but do not find him in 1920 records (Ella passed in 1919). By 1930 at age 85 he was living with his daughter Amy Lydia (Crawford) Dowd (1882-1960) and son-in-law Charles Augustus Dowd (1881-1958).

Date of death

Hester Murray (1874-1954) (first cousin to Porter), in 1940, places date of birth as 2/25/1845^[8], death certificate places date of birth as 10/25/1845. Death certificate is 8 years sooner than the collected information from Hester Murray, and was reported by "Mrs. Charles Dowd", indicating daughter Amy Lydia (Crawford) Dowd (1882-1960), with whom Porter had been living since his wife's death in 1919. However, after consulting with Craig Dowd and his review of other records including Amy Lydia (Crawford) Dowd 's diary, it is clear they celebrated Porter's birthday on February 25th. Therefore, the death certificate birth date (although reported by Amy Lydia (Crawford) Dowd (1882-1960)) is incorrect, and February 25th is the correct birthdate.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 July 2020, 13:40), entry for Porter Worth Crawford(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZPQ-8DF); contributed by various users.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ8R-NMT : 8 March 2021), Palts W. Crawford and Ella G. Foskett, 15 Oct 1870; citing Marriage, Medina, Ohio, United States, V E, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZZX-32K : 8 March 2021), P. W Crawford and Ella G Foskett, 19 Oct 1870; citing Marriage, Medina, Ohio, United States, VD1 - p325, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJY-5MS : 25 March 2020), Palts W. Crawford, 1870.
5. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJN-RLQ : 25 March 2020), P. W Crawford, 1870.
6. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ8R-NMT : 8 March 2021), Palts W. Crawford and Ella G. Foskett, 15 Oct 1870; citing Marriage, Medina, Ohio, United States, V E, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ Family documents in possession of Crawford-7109 16:14, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
8. ↑ Murray, Hester. Family Record of James Crawford (1774-1845) of Washington County, Pennsylvania and Medina County, Ohio. (Newberry's Print Shop, Creston, Ohio,194-?).. Repository Name Western Reserve Historical Society Address 10825 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 URL http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/search?keyword=&title=&creator=Hester+Murray&identifier=&subject=&year=&year-max=&smode=advanced