Monsie Crawford

Brief Life History of Monsie

When Monsie Crawford was born on 21 May 1910, in Beckville, Panola, Texas, United States, her father, James Craddick Crawford, was 43 and her mother, Senah Ophelia Daniels, was 37. She married James Weldon Reeves on 22 February 1927, in Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Panola, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 21 May 2008, in Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Weldon Reeves
1907–1979
Monsie Crawford
1910–2008
Marriage: 22 February 1927
James W Reeves
1928–2003
Betty June Reeves
1929–2018

Sources (10)

  • Morrsie Reeves in household of James W Reeves, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Not Named Crawford, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • Monsie Crawford Reeves, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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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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