When Nancy Crawford was born on 8 October 1827, in Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, her father, Samuel Crawford, was 17 and her mother, Grace George, was 18. She married James Chaney on 13 May 1851, in Columbiana, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Elkrun Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 10 May 1911, in Lafayette Township, Allen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Roanoke, Jackson Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States.
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The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
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Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places called Crawford, primarily the one in Lanarkshire (Scotland), and possibly also from the one in Lancashire. Both are named in Old English with crāwe ‘crow’ + ford ‘ford’.
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