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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IA-IRISH] A couple of Crawford Bios
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:38:35 -0500

Surnames: Crawford, Martin, Alpaugh

The History of Jackson County, Iowa...Chicago: Western Hist. Co., 1879.

William Crawford, farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Miles; was born in Ireland in 1824;
he came to this country in June, 1846; he lived for several years in
Livingston Co., N.Y., engaged as a farm hand; he came to Jackson Co. in
March 1855; in the fall of that year he went to Minnesota; returned to
Jackson Co. in the spring of 1863; he located where he now lives in March,
1871. He was married to Mary Martin, a native of Ireland; they have three
children- Mary J., William, born May, 1859, and James, born February, 1861.
Mr. Crawford came to Jackson Co. a poor boy; by industry and economy has
acquired a fine property. He and wife are members of the M.E. Church.


James Crawford, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Miles; Mr. Crawford is a brother of
Mr. William Crawford; was born in Ireland in 1834; he and his brother
Gardner came to the United States in 1849; he lived in Livingston Co., N.Y.,
till the fall of 1864, when he came to Van Buren Township; he purchased the
farm which he now owns. In the fall of that year, he was married to Sarah A.
Alpaugh, of Steuben Co., N.Y.; they have five children- Jennie, Rosetta,
Robert J., Isabella and Rutherford B. Owns eighty acres of land with good
improvements.



Cathy Joynt Labath
The Irish in Iowa
http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm

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