Jane Crawford

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Crawford was born on 10 October 1824, in Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States, her father, William Hardin Crawford Jr, was 21 and her mother, Malinda Ann Thompson, was 22. She married Leonidas Horney on 2 September 1840, in Schuyler, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Schuyler, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Littleton, Schuyler, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 20 February 1907, in Littleton Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Littleton Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leonidas Horney
1817–1863
Jane Crawford
1824–1907
Marriage: 2 September 1840
Celeste E. Horney
1842–1903
James Monroe Horney
1844–1851
Samuel Madison Horney
1844–1913
Malinda Horney
1845–1845
Leonidas Hardin Horney
1847–1909
William Jeffrey Horney
1849–1936
Mary Jane Horney
1851–1911
James Monroe Horney
1853–1854
Charles Murray Horney
1854–1856
Emelia Ann Horney
1857–1942
Adelia Horney
1860–1945

Sources (10)

  • Jane Horney in household of Leonidas Horney, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jane Crawford, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Jane Crawford Horney, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Schuyler, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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