Elmer Ellsworth CRAWFORD

1864 - 1943  (79 years)

• Birth	11 May 1864	Rio, Knox, IL   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	1895	Washington Township, Taylor, IA   [4]
  	1895 Iowa State census lists: Elmer, age 30, b. IL; Arvilla, age 22, born Taylor Co., IA.
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Washington Township, Taylor, IA   [5]
  	1900 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA lists: Elmer E Crawford, farmer, born May 1865, age 35, married 6 years, born IL, parents born IN/OH; Arvilla, born Feb 1872, age 28, married 6 years, children born 1, children living 1, born IA, parents born, OH/Canada; Mable, born Dec 1895, age 4, born IA, parents born IL/IA.
  		1900 Census Elmer and Arvilla (Cole) Crawford
  Census	16 Apr 1910	Washington Township, Taylor, IA   [6]
  	1910 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Elmer E. Crawford, 45, married 17 years, b. IL, parents b. IN/OH, occupation, farmer; Arvilla, 38, married 17 years, children 2 born/2 living, b. IA, parents b. OH/CANADA; Mabel 14, b. IA, Leureta, 7, b. IA.. Also in the household is James Barton, 62, hired hand, b. PA, parents b. Ireland/PA. Next door is the family of Thomas M. Cole, brother to Arvilla.
  		1910 Census Elmer and Arvilla (Cole) Crawford
  Census	23 Jan 1920	Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA   [7]
  	1920 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Elmer E., 55, farmer, b. IL; Arvilla B., 46, b. IA; Mable (sic) M., 24, b. IA; Leureta, 18, b. IA. The census records that Mabel is a high school student and Leureta's space says none, I suspect it should be the other way around.
  		1920 Census Elmer and Arvilla (Cole) Crawford
  Census	26 Apr 1930	Washington Township, Taylor, IA   [8]
  	1930 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Elmer E. Crawford, 65, married at 28, b. IL, parents b. IN/OH, farmer; Arvilla B., 57, married at 20, b. IA, parents b. OH/CANADA(French).
  		1930 Census Elmer and Arvilla (Cole) Crawford
  Death	6 Dec 1943	Gravity, Taylor, IA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause of death pneumonia due to paralysis due to cerebral hemorrhage.
  Burial	8 Dec 1943	Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA   [1, 3]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	Francis Marion CRAWFORD,   b. Abt 1840, IN d. 4 May 1875, Galesburg, Knox, IL (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Nancy Rebecca DAILEY,   b. 21 Oct 1838, Morrow Co., OH d. 9 Jul 1926, Worth, Worth, MO (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arvilla Belle COLE,   b. 25 Feb 1872, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 21 Apr 1954, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1893	Gravity, Taylor, IA   [9]
  	Riley Lee and Nellie Nickell are listed as witnesses on the marriage certificate of Elmer and Arvilla.
  Children	1. Mabel Mae CRAWFORD,   b. 22 Dec 1895, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 3 Jun 1983, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age 87 years)   2. Leureta CRAWFORD,   b. 26 Nov 1901, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 31 Dec 1991, Sterling, Logan, CO (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 May 1864 - Rio, Knox, IL Marriage - 13 Sep 1893 - Gravity, Taylor, IA Census - 1895 - Washington Township, Taylor, IA Census - 9 Jun 1900 - Washington Township, Taylor, IA Census - 16 Apr 1910 - Washington Township, Taylor, IA Census - 23 Jan 1920 - Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA Census - 26 Apr 1930 - Washington Township, Taylor, IA Death - 6 Dec 1943 - Gravity, Taylor, IA Burial - 8 Dec 1943 - Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S5] State of Iowa Death Cert., Elmer E. Crawford, State Office No. 87-102, 5. [S66] Wallem, Irma Crawford, Irma Crawford Wallem Letter, 66. [S12] Funeral Card, 12. [S244] Taylor Co., IA, State Census, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iataylor/, 1998), 244. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S10] Iowa State Record of Marriage, Licence #103, 10.