William Andrew Crawford

Brief Life History of William Andrew

When William Andrew Crawford was born on 5 November 1871, in Canonsburg, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Bruce Langford Crawford, was 22 and his mother, Anna McNary, was 23. He died on 29 March 1929, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Canonsburg, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Bruce Langford Crawford
1849–1935
Anna McNary
1848–1915
William Andrew Crawford
1871–1929
Sarah Elizabeth Crawford
1873–1952
Robert Wilson Crawford
1876–1941
Martha Clarissa Crawford
1879–1950
John Weir Crawford
1881–1949
Mary Ella Crawford
1883–1884

Sources (7)

  • William A Crawford in household of Anna Crawford, "United States Census, 1910"
  • William Andrew Crawford, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ancestry Family Trees

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

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1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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