NameJames William Crawford
BirthJan 1872, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Marriage27 Sep 1899, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMaude Green
BirthSep 1882, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Jul 1970, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialSlaty Point Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Notes for James William Crawford
The register of the U.S. Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, Register C, file 34308 records:
James W. Crawford, veteran of the Spanish American War, enlisted May 20, 1898 at Lexington, Ky, rank private, Company L, 3rd Ky Infantry, mustered out May 15, 1899 at Savannah, Ga, condition when admitted to home: Slight hemorrhoids, complains of pain in left hip, neurasthenia, general condition good. Born in Kentucky, age at admittance 37, height 5’6”, dark complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair, cannot read or write, religion Protestant, occupation Carpenter, residence Grange City, Ky, marital status single, nearest relative father, Alfred Crawford, Grange City, Ky.
History at home:
Admitted to M. B., 22 Feb 1910,
Transferred to C. B., 11 April 1910
Discharged, 4 Jan 1918
Readmitted to C.B., June 28, 1923
Discharged at request, 19 Dec 1924
Readmitted to C.B., 31 Mar 1925
Discharged at request 21 July 1925
Readmitted to C.B. 3 May 1926
Discharged at request, 21 Feb 1929
The register of the U.S. Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Marion, Grant Co., Indiana, Register C, file 10688 records all the above same personal information and military history, but with a much briefer admittance history (the same as the first entry in the Dayton records):
Admitted M.B. 22 Feb 1910
Transferred 11 Apr 1910 M.B. to C.B.
“M.B.” stands for Marion Branch, and “C.B.” for Central Branch.
Census
1900 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 4A as family #60/61:
Filson, William, 42, b. Feb 1858, widowed, farmer; Samuel T., son, 16, b. Nov 1883; James B., son, 11, b. Jan 1889; Ressie B., dau, 6, b. June 1893; William P., son, 4, b. June 1895. Crawford, James, servant, 28, b. Jan 1872, married 8/12, farm servant. All born Ky Ky Ky.
In 1910 he is recorded twice, at the two branches of the V.A. Hospital where he spent time in April 1910:
1920 census of Bath Co., Ky, Forge Hill precinct, enumerated 5 Jan, lists on p. 1B as household #16:
Crawford, James, 48, divorced, b. Ky Ky Ky, house carpenter.
Notes for Maude Green
The Kentucky death index lists Maude Switzer, age 87, died 17 July 1970 in Rowan Co., residence same.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 24 June, lists on p. 21B as family #375/379:
Green, Mary E., 40, b. Mar 1860, widowed, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Boon R., son, 19, b. Apr 1881; Charles W., son, 17, b. Aug 1882; Emma C., dau, 1, b. June 1899. Crawford, Maud, boarder, 17, b. Sep 1882, married 9/12, 0 children. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Mary is the widow of the George Green who was living next to Maude’s parents in the 1880 census. Emma is probably not really Mary’s daughter, since George died in 1885. Maude’s husband James Crawford is recorded in Fleming Co.
Notes for James William & Maude (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 3, p. 338, records the marriage on 27 Sep 1899 of James Crawford, age 26, occupation carpenter, born in and father born in Fleming Co, mother born in Carter Co., to Maude Green, age 17, born in and both parents born in Rowan Co., first marriage for both, to be near Slaty Point, at Mr. Ingle’s by H.C. Downey, witnesses Monroe Crawford and James Traylor.