Brief Life History of Samuel James
When Samuel James Crawford was born on 13 September 1856, in Greene, Indiana, United States, his father, Thomas A Crawford, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth A. Crawford, was 21. He married Elizabeth Leora "Lizzie" Alexander on 11 September 1878, in Taylor, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Taylor, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Dallas Township, Taylor, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. He died on 2 August 1921, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Memory Cemetery, Page Center, Page, Iowa, United States.
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- Saml J Crawford, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Samuel J. Crawford, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Samuel J Crofford, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
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’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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