Willie died 21 Jan 1875 in Fayette County, Iowa. Willie's Uncle Jake wrote from Washington Territory to his brother Leonard on 16 Feb 1875 "I expect you have heard Japs oldest boy Willie was dead. we see it in the Brush Creek paper. have not had a letter from the states for a long time." Willie's grandfather James Ross CRAWFORD wrote in a letter from Brush Creek on 23 Feb 1875 "Jaspers buryed Willie 23 day of Jan after an ilness of 15 days typhoid fever was the disease"
Willie died 21 Jan 1875 in Fayette County, Iowa. Willie's Uncle Jake wrote from Washington Territory to his brother Leonard on 16 Feb 1875 "I expect you have heard Japs oldest boy Willie was dead. we see it in the Brush Creek paper. have not had a letter from the states for a long time." Willie's grandfather James Ross CRAWFORD wrote in a letter from Brush Creek on 23 Feb 1875 "Jaspers buryed Willie 23 day of Jan after an ilness of 15 days typhoid fever was the disease"
Inscription
WILLIE J.
SON OF
J.N. & ABBY.
CRAWFORD,
DIED
Jan'y 21, 1975,
AGED
12 years, 3 mo's
9 days
Gravesite Details
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