Harley W. CRAWFORD

1863 - 1942  (79 years)

• Birth	5 Jan 1863	IL   [1, 2]
  Census	25 Jun 1900	Sumner Township, Garfield, OK   [3]
  	1900 census at Sumner Township, Garfield, OK shows: Hxxxex Crawford (illegible, indexed as H. Crawford), b. Jan 1874, age 36, married 10 years, b. IL, parents b. IN/OH; Fanny, b. Aug 1875, 24, 1 child born / none living, b. MO, parents b. IL/TN. NOTE: There appears to be a 10 year math problem with Harley's birth year. In all other census data his is 10 years older than Mary Francis.
  Census	18 May 1910	Webster Township, Woodward, OK   [4]
  	1910 census at Webster Township, Woodward, OK shows: Harley W. Crawford, age 46, married 20 years, b. IL, parents b. unknown/unknown; Mary F., 36, married 20 years, b. MO, parents b. IL/TN; Rosa Cox, niece, 7, b. MO, parents b. IL/TN. They are enumerated immediately after Mary's father and the family of her brother.
  Census	5 Feb 1920	Chino Township, San Bernardino, CA   [5]
  	1920 census at Chino Township, San Bernadino, CA shows: Harley, age 57, b. IL, parents b. IN/OH; Francis, age 47, b. MO, parents born IL/TN. Census also shows a neice living with them, Rosa Cox/Fox, age 17, born OK, parents born IL/MO.
  Census	7 Apr 1930	Ontario, San Bernardino, CA   [6]
  	1930 census at Ontario, San Bernadino, CA shows: Harley Crawford, 67, first married at age 28, b. IL, parents b. IN/IL, laborer, odd jobs; Mary, 57, first married at age 18, b. MO, parents b. IL/MO.
  Census	24 Apr 1940	Ontario, San Bernardino, CA   [7]
  	1940 census at Ontario, San Bernardino, CA shows Harley W. Crawford, 77, b. IL, same residence 1935; Mary F., 67, b. MO.
  Land	22 Jan 1894	Enid, Garfield, OK   [8]
  	"Receipt No. 6938, Received of Harley W. Crawford, the sum of Thirteen dollars 64 cents; entry of 142.07 acres; Lot 3-4-5-6 in Sect. 31 and Lots 1-2 of Section 32 in Township 20 of Range 7." Harley signs a statement that reads "I Harley W. Crawford of Hennessey Ok applying to enter (or file for) a homestead, do solemnly swear that I did not enter upon and occupy any portion of the lands described and declred open toentry in the President's proclamation dated August 19, 1893, prior to 12 o'clock noon, central standard time, of September 16, 1893; ........."
  Land	22 Apr 1898	Enid, Garfield, OK   [8]
  	Harley W. Crawford made a "Testimony of Claimant- Homestead Proof" on land in Enid,OK in 1898. In it he states that he built a 10 x 12 log house the last of January 1894. That in 1894 he tilled about 15 acres and about 30 acres in 1895 and about 34 acres in 1896, the same now this season. Lots 3-4-5-6, Section 31, Lots 1 and 2, Section 32 in Township 20 W (?), of Range 7 WIM (?). Receipt # 716, Receivers Office at Enid, Ok shows a payment, in full, for this lots, in the amount of $213.85, principal; 36.35 Interest, .75 testimony fee (paid at the rate of 15 cents per 100 words). Witness at the land office in his behalf are, John W. White, Marion McGee, Elias D. White and William Stairs, all of Hennessey, Okla. Also an "Affidavit of Publication" and copy of said publication in the "Enid Weekly Eagle" stating that Harley intends to make final proof in support of his claim.
  Obituary	27 Nov 1942
  		Harley Crawford
  Death	26 Nov 1942	Ontario, San Bernardino, CA   [1, 2, 9]
  Burial	Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino, CA   [9]
  	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	Mary Frances WHITE,   b. 3 Dec 1872, MO d. 20 Dec 1971, San Bernardino Co., CA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1891	Worth Co., MO   [4, 6, 10]
  Children	1. Rose Vivian COX,   b. Abt 1903, MO
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jan 1863 - IL Marriage - 15 Feb 1891 - Worth Co., MO Land - 22 Jan 1894 - Enid, Garfield, OK Land - 22 Apr 1898 - Enid, Garfield, OK Census - 7 Apr 1930 - Ontario, San Bernardino, CA Census - 24 Apr 1940 - Ontario, San Bernardino, CA Death - 26 Nov 1942 - Ontario, San Bernardino, CA Burial - - Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino, CA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S66] Wallem, Irma Crawford, Irma Crawford Wallem Letter, 66. [S245] California Death Index 1940 - 1997, (ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, 2000), 245. [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. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940. [S69] Enid Oklahoma Land Office (Agency), Homestead Papers, 69. [S601] Print Obituary, Harley Crawford: The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA) November 28, 1942, page 11., 601. [S426] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, Missouri Marriages 1851 - 1900, (1982 - 1996), 426.