Son of John Crawford (1823-1903) and Climena Stone Crawford (1827-1902) of St. Lawrence County, New York.
The birthdate on the headstone is incorrect. Edgar Crawford appears on the 1860 Louisville, St Lawrence, New York, USA census on June 14, 1860 as nearly 1 year old, so he was born September 21, 1859. This is why the listed birthdate doesn't match the headstone.
By 1880, Edgar had moved to Minnesota, where he worked as a hostler. That is, a person employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn.
On July 30, 1883, he married Caroline Asena Hansen Holden in Fargo, North Dakota, and then returned to Glyndon, Minnesota. The family speculates that they went to North Dakota to marry, since Caroline was only 16 years old at the time. They had eight children. The last two were twins who died in infancy.
On December 14, 1893, Edgar took out a 160-acre land claim in Clay County, Minnesota. However, this homestead was short-lived. By 1900, he was working as a teamster. That is, a person who drives a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules. Sometime after the 1900 census in Glyndon, Minnesota on June 25, 1900 and before the death of his twins in 1901, he moved to Manning, Washington County, Oregon with his family.
The birthdate on the headstone is incorrect. Edgar Crawford appears on the 1860 Louisville, St Lawrence, New York, USA census on June 14, 1860 as nearly 1 year old, so he was born September 21, 1859. This is why the listed birthdate doesn't match the headstone.
By 1880, Edgar had moved to Minnesota, where he worked as a hostler. That is, a person employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn.
On July 30, 1883, he married Caroline Asena Hansen Holden in Fargo, North Dakota, and then returned to Glyndon, Minnesota. The family speculates that they went to North Dakota to marry, since Caroline was only 16 years old at the time. They had eight children. The last two were twins who died in infancy.
On December 14, 1893, Edgar took out a 160-acre land claim in Clay County, Minnesota. However, this homestead was short-lived. By 1900, he was working as a teamster. That is, a person who drives a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules. Sometime after the 1900 census in Glyndon, Minnesota on June 25, 1900 and before the death of his twins in 1901, he moved to Manning, Washington County, Oregon with his family.
Son of John Crawford (1823-1903) and Climena Stone Crawford (1827-1902) of St. Lawrence County, New York.
The birthdate on the headstone is incorrect. Edgar Crawford appears on the 1860 Louisville, St Lawrence, New York, USA census on June 14, 1860 as nearly 1 year old, so he was born September 21, 1859. This is why the listed birthdate doesn't match the headstone.
By 1880, Edgar had moved to Minnesota, where he worked as a hostler. That is, a person employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn.
On July 30, 1883, he married Caroline Asena Hansen Holden in Fargo, North Dakota, and then returned to Glyndon, Minnesota. The family speculates that they went to North Dakota to marry, since Caroline was only 16 years old at the time. They had eight children. The last two were twins who died in infancy.
On December 14, 1893, Edgar took out a 160-acre land claim in Clay County, Minnesota. However, this homestead was short-lived. By 1900, he was working as a teamster. That is, a person who drives a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules. Sometime after the 1900 census in Glyndon, Minnesota on June 25, 1900 and before the death of his twins in 1901, he moved to Manning, Washington County, Oregon with his family.
The birthdate on the headstone is incorrect. Edgar Crawford appears on the 1860 Louisville, St Lawrence, New York, USA census on June 14, 1860 as nearly 1 year old, so he was born September 21, 1859. This is why the listed birthdate doesn't match the headstone.
By 1880, Edgar had moved to Minnesota, where he worked as a hostler. That is, a person employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn.
On July 30, 1883, he married Caroline Asena Hansen Holden in Fargo, North Dakota, and then returned to Glyndon, Minnesota. The family speculates that they went to North Dakota to marry, since Caroline was only 16 years old at the time. They had eight children. The last two were twins who died in infancy.
On December 14, 1893, Edgar took out a 160-acre land claim in Clay County, Minnesota. However, this homestead was short-lived. By 1900, he was working as a teamster. That is, a person who drives a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules. Sometime after the 1900 census in Glyndon, Minnesota on June 25, 1900 and before the death of his twins in 1901, he moved to Manning, Washington County, Oregon with his family.
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