Robert Reader Crawford (1864 - 1952)

Born 27 Jul 1864 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Died 8 Mar 1952 at age 87 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA

Biography

Robert Reader Crawford BIRTH 27 Jul 1864 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA DEATH 8 Mar 1952 (aged 87) Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA BURIAL Mountain View Cemetery Auburn, King County, Washington, USA PLOT Big 2nd MEMORIAL ID 36634627 · View Source

More information and family photos on his Find a Grave memorial.

• Fact: Residence (1870) Clinton, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Burial (1952) Washington, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch From Find a Grave:

Robert R. Crawford 88, a resident of Tacoma since 1935, died Saturday in a Tacoma hospital after a long illness. He was born in Knoxville, Tenn., just at the close of the Civil War, and his Tacoma home was at 301 East 104th St. Crawford was a retired blacksmith of the Seattle City light department.

He left 67 descendants, including two sons, Nelson and Earl of the Seattle; four daughters, Mrs. sylvia Dorman and Mrs. Geneva Schwenke, both of Tacoma, Mrs. Arvina Richardson of Seattle and Mrs Dora Stark of Milton; 31 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be help Wednesday in the Lightle Funeral home in Auburn. Mr. Crawford will be buried beside his wife, Alberta, who died in 1942, in the Auburn Cemetery.

(Roberts parents were William Jasper Crawford and Neoma Caroline Nipper)

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 October 2020, 02:28), entry for Robert Reader Crawford (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KGY4-FTC ); contributed by various users.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36634627/robert-reader-crawford