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From: Maxine Hornaday <>
Subject: Crawford/Crofford/Hammond Research
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 22:50:09 -0600


Hope you will forward this to others and maybe can find make connections to other Crawfords/Croffords Thanks

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> > James Crofford b 8 Feb 1853 in Indiana ( as listed on 1910 Census for Dallas Co, Arkansas) died 6 April, 1917 in Fordyce, Dallas Co, Arkansas. Married in Fordyce, Dallas Co, Arkansas.(somehow was never recorded , am in the process of trying to get it listed in a miscellaneous book) **************************************************************** Florence Rebecca Hammond b 3 March 1865 in Fairfield Co , South Carolina (1910 Census for Dallas County listed South Carolina ) and died on 12 January 1956 in Warren Bradley County Arkansas but lived in Fordyce , Arkansas at the time. Both are buried in
> > Temperence Hill Cemetary in Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas. The 1910 census listed the spelling of the name as Crofford and on 1920 (same County) census listed the spelling as Crawford. James and Florence have Crofford on the headstone. ******************************************************* Children as follows: Jim Crawford (James Benny Lee Crawford , not confirmed as this name, all I ever new was uncle Jim.) was born 30 Sept 1901 in Arkansas (listed on census) and died on 11 April, 1962 in Smackover, Union County Arkansas , buried in Salem Cem in Union County Arkansas.. Married in Fordyce, Dallas Co Arkansas on 19 Dec 1920 to; #1Lonnie Van ,#2 Dorothy Clawson *********************************************** Millie Elizabeth Crawford, b 19 Jan 1904 in Arkansas (1910 Census Dallas Co. Arkansas) and died 31 Jan 1978. ( Bradley Co Arkansas I think)!
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> > also in Temperence Hill Cem in Fordyce, Dallas Co Arkansas. Married in Dallas Co. Arkansas. on 20 May 1919 to Kelly Brittan Cranford . She married a second time after Uncle Kelly died to a Harry Smith( not sure the first name). ************************ Theodore Smith Crawford (my father) born 1 May 1906 in Junction City, not sure Arkansas or Louisians as this city is on the state line and died on the 19 Feb 1955 in Camden, Ouachita County ,Arkansas. and married in Hampton, Calhoun County, Arkansas on the 18 Dec, 1929 to Mellie Cellie Rowland b 1 Nov 1914 at Nix in Dallas County, Arkansas , died on the 16 Nov 1996 in Hampton, Calhoun Co, Arkansas. Had 10 children: Thomas(died at birth) Betty, Maxine, Bobby, Joyce, Patsy, Carl, James (died 1997), Barbara, Wanda .She married after my father died to 3 other men, Charles Gossett, Reece Proffitt, and Hildery Richardson. buried her next to our father in Temperen!
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> > Cemetary in Fordyce, Dallas Co, Arkansas. *********** Lucy Ellen Crawford, born 15 Sept, 1909, in (she says Aura , Louisiana) She is still living but does not have much memory . She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. Married to ( in Ouachita County, Arkansas I think) Charles Dewey Coffin b 22 June, 1899, and died 27 April, 1978 . Not sure if he was died in Knoxville Tennessee or not., and they had one son who died the 3 of March 1980 . I think they lived in Evansville, Indiana His name was Charles Preston Coffin and he married a Pat Miller. She still lives in Evansville , Indiana .
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> > James Crofford married prior to this to Addie(Adeline) Brock on the 27 March 1892 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County Arkansas. Not sure what happened to her. They had one son. James Richard Crofford, born 4 July 1994 in Kedron (near Rison), Cleveland County, Arkansas, and died 12 Aprill, 1958 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co. Arkansas. He made his home in Rison, Arkansas . Married #1 Mattie Kilgore clildren as follows: James Richard b1906, George b 1917, Freddie P. b 1933 , Adeline b 1924, Edna Louise, Mattie Bell b 1919 #2 wife Virginia Mills Culpepper has one son Charles Thomas Crofford.b 1942. I have come to a stand still on anything prior to this . Have not had a chance to get back to Pine Bluff and look any more.
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> > My grand mothers parents are J.N. and Laura Ann Moore Hammond.. Have not confirmed this. Death Certificate lists J.N Crawford but know it was Hammond. Some one told me that she had brothers and sisters as follows but not all have been comfirmed. Not confirmed to be in this family except by death certificate : Florence Rebecca Hammond ,James Z Hammond b1870 m Eliza Catherine Torrence, and Annie Gresham, Laura Ellen Hammond b 1873 m Jim Pennington, Carrie Hamond b 1875 m Lee Stevenson , John A Hammond b 1876 , Lulu D Hammond b 1888 m J. H . Criner, Lucie Hammond b 1888 m Shortner Wisner and Elick House.
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> > 1900 census records for Dallas Co Arkansas listed the JamesHammond 61 as head of House and Laura 57 wife and Lula D 12 as daug. Think all children were born in South Carolina and most of them married in Fordyce, Dallas Co, Arkansas. Have been unable come up with parents and siblings. Would appreciate any info that you may have. .
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