When Joseph Harrison Crandall was born on 21 February 1836, in Prince George's, Maryland, United States, his father, William Crandall, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Chaulk, was 41. He married Martha Lillie Greer on 26 December 1854, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Montgomery, Maryland, United States in 1850 and District of Columbia, United States in 1870. He died on 31 October 1905, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
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