Roy Carlton Crofoot

Brief Life History of Roy Carlton

When Roy Carlton Crofoot was born on 8 October 1885, in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, his father, Warren James Crofoot, was 37 and his mother, Fanny Adelaide Losinger, was 34. He married Itha Viola Minter on 15 June 1910, in Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Chouteau, Montana, United States in 1968. He died on 10 June 1968, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Big Sandy Cemetery, Big Sandy, Chouteau, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roy Carlton Crofoot
1885–1968
Itha Viola Minter
1891–1968
Marriage: 15 June 1910
Florence Montana Crofoot
1911–2001
Gordyn LeRoy Crofoot
1913–1994
Vivian Viola Crofoot
1915–1998

Sources (29)

  • Roy C Crowfoot, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Roy Carlton Crofoot, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
  • Roy Carlton Crofoot, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1886

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1897

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Minnie M Taylor BIRTH 6 Apr 1885 DEATH 18 May 1897 (aged 12) BURIAL Big Sandy Cemetery Big Sandy, Chouteau County, Montana, USA MEMORIAL ID 61129071 · View Source

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Crawford .

English: variant ofCrowfoot, a nickname for someone with splayed feet or someother deformity of the foot, from Old English crāwe ‘crow’ +fōt ‘foot’. In Middle English crou-fot also denotedthe buttercup, and it may be from this sense that the name arose,although the reason for its adoption is unclear.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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A Gathering of Memories/History of Big Sandy, Montana Communities

pg 126-7-added some from history that was given to me by Gordyn Crofoot Roy Carlton Crofoot was born 8 Oct 1885 to Warren and Fanny (Losinger) Crofoot who lived near Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota. In …

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