Martha Narcissa Crawford

Brief Life History of Martha Narcissa

When Martha Narcissa Crawford was born on 28 April 1840, in Texas, United States, her father, Thomas Crawford, was 34 and her mother, Martha Reynolds, was 27. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Francis Marion George. She lived in Angelina, Texas, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 3, Erath, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 October 1926, in Erath, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Clairette, Erath, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Riley Burks
1841–1929
Martha Narcissa Crawford
1840–1926
Charles Wade Burks
1876–1893
Benjamin Preston Burks
1878–1961
John Thomas Burks
1881–1970

Sources (10)

  • Narcissa Crawford in household of Thomas Crawford, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Martha Narcissa Crawford Burks, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Narcissis Crawford in entry for John Thomas Burks, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Angelina, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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