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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- William A Crawford in household of Anna Crawford, "United States Census, 1910"
- William Andrew Crawford, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ancestry Family Trees
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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