When Ulysses Simpson Crawford was born on 30 July 1863, in Gentryville, Gentry, Missouri, United States, his father, George Whitley Crawford, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Wheeler, was 29. He married Olive Sarah Trower on 14 November 1888, in Gentry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 1 March 1931, in Gentryville, Gentry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Gentryville, Gentry, Missouri, United States.
Do you know Ulysses Simpson? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+2 More Children
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.