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Millard F. and Corilla (Payne) Crawford, Yuma



MILLARD'S FAMILY

In 1860 Scotland County, Missouri, H. P. Crawford is 45, Margaret Crawford 40, James M. Crawford 21, Alzina J. Crawford 19, J. D. Crawford 17, Barton S. Crawford, Milton B. Crawford 13, Mary M. Crawford 12, and Millard F. Crawford 6 born in Illinois.

In 1870 Knox County, Missouri, Harrison Crawford is 56, Margaret Crawford 53, Milton Crawford 22, Mary Crawford 18, and Millard Crawford 14.

Harrison Perry Crawford BIRTH 23 Sep 1813 Ohio County, Kentucky, DEATH 12 Jan 1887 Scotland County, Missouri, BURIAL Greensburg Cemetery Greensburg, Knox County, Missouri, PLOT Row 3 NWQ MEMORIAL ID 118446362.

Margaret Crawford Crawford BIRTH 6 Dec 1816 Nicholas County, Kentucky, DEATH 17 Dec 1878 Greensburg, Missouri, BURIAL Greensburg Cemetery, PLOT Row 3 NWQ MEMORIAL ID 118446380.

CORILLA'S FAMILY

In 1870 Knox County, Missouri, Charles W. Payne is 36, Sarah J. Payne 28, C. Melissa Payne 11, Sarah E. Payne 9, Mabel Payne 7, William E. Payne 4, and Rural W. Payne .

Charles Walker Payne BIRTH 12 May 1834 DEATH 30 Oct 1908 BURIAL IOOF Cemetery Hurdland, Knox County, Missouri, MEMORIAL ID 38608276.

Sarah Jane Funk Payne BIRTH 24 Dec 1837 Tunnelton, Preston County, West Virginia, DEATH 5 Jan 1894 Knox County, Missouri, BURIAL IOOF Cemetery Hurdland, Missouri, MEMORIAL ID 119825748.

June 5, 1909 "The wedding of Elmer O. Bray of this city and Miss Dora J. Grimm of Longmont was quietly solemnized last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Payne, 1104 University avenue. The ceremony was performed by Rev. 1. B. Pulliam of the Methodist church. The bride is a native of Roca, Nebraska, and has been teaching school in Longmont for the past two years. Mr. Bray is the Boulder agent of the Fraternal Brotherhood of Los Angeles. He came to Boulder about three months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bray will be aj home at 1104 University avenue after June 29. — Boulder Herald."

In 1910 Boulder, William E. Payne is a jeweler, 44, Emma Payne 40 Wife, Henry C. Payne 17 Son, Hampertson H. Harrootunian 32 Lodger, and Mos Quick Lodger.

August 1911, Yuma "W. E. Payne arrived from Boulder Saturday afternoon for a visit with his sister, Mrs. M. F. Crawford."
"W. E. Payne and Miss Margaret Crawford went to Wray Sunday afternoon to visit Dr. C. C. Crawford and family. Little Millard Crawford returned home with Miss Crawford Monday evening." William Edward 'Will' Payne BIRTH May 1867 Missouri, DEATH May 1956 Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, BURIAL Manasota Memorial Park Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, MEMORIAL ID 54235102.

Walker Rural Payne, aged 53 years 5 months, died 5 Sep 1922, BURIAL Roselawn Cemetery Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, MEMORIAL ID 91660851.
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Shawnee, Oklahoma "E. O. Smiley received a message yesterday from Lakeland, Florida stating that Walker R. Payne had died there yesterday morning. Although Mr. Payne had been in ill health for some time it was not known by his Shawnee friends that his condition was serious and the news of his death was a great shock. Mr. Payne was for several years associated with Mr. Smiley in the grocery business here. The C. O. D. Grocery at that time being located on Main street. The message contained no details of the illness nor of the funeral arrangements."

Elma Payne Grubbs BIRTH 1861 DEATH 1939 BURIAL Mount Olivet Cemetery Marceline, Linn County, Missouri, MEMORIAL ID 130296199.

CORILLA AND MILLARD

Millard F. Crawford and Miss Lillie Payne married on 1 Sep 1881 in Knox County.

In 1900 Knox County, M. Crawford is 44, Corrilla W. Crawford 41 Wife, Claud C. Crawford 17 Son, Lillie Mae Crawford 15 Daughter, Sarah M. Crawford 9 Daughter, and Jenny Barnhill 24 Servant.



In 1910 Bourbon County, Kansas, Millard F. Crawford is 54, Corrilla Crawford 52 Wife, and Sarah M. Crawford 19 Daughter.

1912 Yuma

May 1913 Yuma "Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Crawford have decided to try the simple life this summer. They moved out to their homestead southwest of town last week, and are deep in the mysteries of farming and gardening."

July 1913 " Dr. M. F. Crawford had the misfortune to lose hia driving horse Wednesday. He drove in from his homestead in the morning and before noon the horse was found dead in the barn."

Millard proved up 240 acres in section 28, 1N 48W in 1914.

May 4, 1916 "With deep regret, we are called upon to chronicle the death of Dr. Millard F. Crawford, which occurred at his home in Wray. Colo. Sunday, April 30, 1916, at 6 a. m. The deceased had moved from Yuma to Wray some three months previous and contemplated assisting his son, Dr. C. C. Crawford in his practice, when he contracted a heavy cold, which resulted in pneumonia, and in the end death came to relieve the suffering.
Dr. Crawford was born in Hancock county, Illinois, November 21 1855 and when quite young came with his parents to Knox county, Missouri. He attended the Missouri State Normal at Kirksville, Missouri, then the Keokuk Medical College at Keokuk, Iowa, from which he graduated, received his diploma at the age of 21 to practice medicine.
He located at Hurdland. Missouri, where he met and married Miss Carilla M. Payne, September 1, 1881. For thirty years he continued his practice at this place, with great success, as after leaving for Colorado, numerous requests were sent for his return. It mny be truthfully said for Dr. Crawford that he never was called upon to do a kind act or favor to anyone but what he gladly did it. He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, a son, Dr. C. C. Crawford cf this place, Mrs. Wm. G. Engelhardt of Chillicothe, Missouri, and his youngest daughter, Margaret, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Atkinson of Berryville, Arkansas, who was at his bedside three weeks previous to his death.
He was an active and enthusiastic member of the Masonic and 1.0 O.F. 1odges. He with his family were members of the Christian church where they lived in Missouri, but there being no Christian church at Yuma they united with the M. E. church of which he was a member at the time of his death. Funeral sevrices were held from the home in Wray, Colorado, Tuesday, May 2, at 2:30 p. m.. Rev. Breckenridge of Yuma preached the sermon, and the Masonic and I.O.O.F. lodges conducting the services. The floral offerings were beautiful, showing the esteem in which he was held by all who knew him.
Thus, a life has gone out, which held as its motto, the upbuilding and moulding of a noble character as truthfulness and honesty were his great mottoes in life. He was nominated County Coroner on the Republicarn ticket two years ago and was elected to this office without even going out of his home town to solicit votes."

" Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Engelhardt expect to return to their home in Chillicothe, Mo., the first of the week. Mrs. Engelhard has been in Wray for the past two months helping care for her father, Dr. M. F. Crawford, during his last illness. Mr. Engelhardt was called to Wray Monday by the death of Dr. Crawford."

1917 Wray "Mrs. M.F. Crawford sold her town residence to Elijah Bohrer this week."

May 20, 1937
"Remains of Mrs. M. F. Crawford were brought to Wray on Wednesday of this week for burial beside her husband Dr. M. F. Crawford. She had lived in the old Shumaker property until 1916, the time of the death of her husband, when she left Wray to make her home with her two daughters at Chillicothe, Mo., where she died Saturday night, May 15th.
Had she lived until August 2, 1937, she would have been 80 years of age. Before her marriage to Dr. M. F. Crawford on September 2, 1880 her name was Corilla M. Payne. To this union was born three children, Dr. C. C. Crawford, of Bennett, Colo.; Mrs. W. G. Engelhardt and Mrs. J. D. Stewart of Chillicothe, Mo. The remains were accompanied to Wray by the daughters followed by their husbands by auto. C. C. Crawford and son Millard W. and daughter Sarah Margaret were also in Wray to attend the services.
Death was caused by a fall which broke her leg below the hip, followed by a parlytic stroke. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at Chillicothe, Mo., after which the remains were shipped to Wray. Services in Wray were conducted at the Hitchcock Funeral Home by Rev. P. W. Walthall at 3:00 in the afternoon. Interment was made at Grandview beside the husband. "
"Dr. C. C. Crawford of Bennett, a son Millard and daughter Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stewart, and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Engelhardt of Chillicothe, Mo., were here Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. M. F. Crawford, mother of Dr. Crawford and Mesdames Engelhardt and Stewart. The funeral service was held at the Hitchcock mortuary."

CLAUDE

June 1901 Wray

Martha C. Bowen of Golden, Colorado, married Claude C. Crawford in 1907.

August 1903 Wray "Wallace Grant went to Denver Monday morning to rustle brick layers for the court house."

March 1905

Ireene Bowen 24, married Wallace P. Grant on 29 Aug 1906 in Yuma County.

August 1909 Wray " Dr. Crawford of Helpler, Kansas, arrived Monday to visit his brothers-in-law, Jake Shumaker and W. P. Grant. He is accompanied bv Mrs. Crawford."

In 1910 Wray, Claude C. Crawford is 37, Martha B. Crawford 40 Wife, born in Missouri, Millard W. Crawford 10 Son, and Margaret S. Crawford 8 Daughter.

March 1914 "Mrs. Wallace P. Grant of Steamboat Springs arrived in Wray last Sunday and is visiting her sisters, Mrs. J. L. Shumaker and Mrs. C. C. Crawford, and other relatives and friends. This is Mrs. Grant's first visit here for several years and her many friends are glad to welcome her again."

May 1914 "Mrs. Wallace Grant left last Saturday for her new home at Roswell, New Mexico, where Mr. Grant has a position as foreman in a planing mill. Mrs. Grant had been visiting her two sisters, Mesdames J. L. Shumaker and C. C. Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Grant bad resided at Grand Junction, Colorado, since their removal from Wray a few years ago but are going to make their permanent home in Roswell."

January 6, 1916 "Word was received by Mesdames J. L. Shumaker and C. C. Crawford of the death of their brother, Frank Bowen, of Compton, California. The deceased had been in poor health and the end was not unexpected. Mrs. Shumaker was planning to start for California on Tuesday of this week until the word of the death was received. The Wray families have the sympathy of their friends in their bereavement."

November 1916 Wray " Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Crawford will entertain Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shumaker and Miss Gladys and Master Olin with a turkey dinner."

December 1921 " Dr. C. C. Crawford, recently from Wray, Colo., who has located in Golden, is a graduate of the Keokuk Medical College, Keokuk, Iowa 1906. After his graduation he located in Parsons, Kansas, where he practiced his profession for three years, moving from there to Wray, Colo., where where he has been in continuous practice for thirteen years.
Dr. Crawford took a postgraduate course on diseases of women and children and also specializes on nose and throat work. Mrs Crawford is a life time graduate of the State Teachers College at Greeley, and taught school in Golden some fifteen years ago, at which time she made her home with Mr. and Mrs. A B. Baird. She is now employed as teacher in the schools at Wray hut will join her husband in Golden as soon as her school term is out in the spring. Dr. Crawford has property in Wray which he expects to dispose of and buy or build a home in Golden. He is fitting up a suite of handsome offices in the room adjoining the post office where he will be comfortably located."


May 1924 Wray "Master Millard Crawford left last Thursday for Chillicothe, Mo., where he will spend the summer visiting his grandmother, Mrs. M. F. Crawford, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Englehart."

August 1924 " Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Grant of Denver were Sunday guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Crawford. Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Crawford are sisters."

July 1925 Aurora " W. D. McGinnis and wife and Wallace Grant and wife, of Denver, spent Sunday at the Dr. Crawford home."

In 1930 Aurora, Colorado, B. Martha Crawford is 50, born in Missouri, Willard Crawford 20 Son, S Margaret Crawford 19 Daughter, C. William Swope 39 Lodger, and George W. Cink 37 Lodger.

November 1933 "Dr. C. C. Crawford, a former Wray physician and who has more recently been practicing at Otis, has leased the Hesse residence where Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schwemley are now residing and will return to Wray to practice here again. Dr. Crawford left here several years ago, locating at Golden, Colo. For several years he had an office in Aurora before moving to Otis."

June 1935 " Dr. C. C. Crawford of Haigler, Nebr., physician, who formerly conducted general practice and medical office in this city from 1921 to 1925, moved back to Golden last week, and will again open an office in this city. Dr. Crawford and his wife who accompanied him here are now residing at the A. F. Owens home for the present. Dr. Crawford expects to open an office for general practice and maternity cases at the T. F. Willett home, 1111 Twelfth street. They moved their household furnishings and office equipment here to the Humphreville building this week. Their daughter, Miss Margaret Crawford, is a teacher at the Fairmount school."

July 1935 "Dr. C. C. Crawford, a former physician of Golden who left here about twelve years ago, has returned with Mrs. Crawford and will establish practice again in this community. Dr. and Mrs. Crawford come from Haigler, Neb. Dr. Crawford has leased the Mrs. J. F. Willett residence, 1111 12th street, where he will maintain his office and residence, and later establish a maternity hospital. Dr. and Mrs. Crawford have a host of old friends who welcome them back to this community."

June 1935 " Dr. C. C. Crawford and wife of Haigler, have moved to Golden, where Dr. Crawford will continue to practice medicine. The doctor has ordered The Rattler sent to his new address."

November 1935 "Dr. C. C. Crawford has directed this office to send his copy of The Rattler to Edgewater in the future."

September 23, 1943 "Dr. Claude Cecil Crawford, a practicing physician at Wray for many years who left here before 1920, died Thursday of last week at Brighton, where he had been residing.
He was 61 years and 21 days old at the time of his death. Funeral services were held at Brighton at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and the remains were brought to Wray Saturday afternoon for interment at Grandview cemetery. Accompanying the remains were his son and daughter, his son's wife and a sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stewart of Chillicothe, Missouri."

In 1950 Denver, Leonard Kramer is 35, Margaret Kramer 39 Wife, Leonard L. Kramer 9 Son, and Catherine J. Kramer 6 Daughter.

Margaret Sarah Crawford Kramer BIRTH 28 Feb 1911 Wray, Colorado, DEATH 15 Jun 1988 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, BURIAL Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Centennial, Colorado, PLOT Masonic Garden, Lot 409, Section C, Space 2 MEMORIAL ID 67880919.
"Services for Margaret C. Kramer of Aurora were held June 18 at Moore-Howard Memorial Chapel. Interment was at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Kramer, 77, died June 15 in Aurora. She was born February 28, 1911, in Wray. She received a bachelor's degree from the former Colorado Women's College, now Denver University. On June 5, 1937, she married Leonard F. Kramer in Chillicothe, Missouri. He is deceased. Mrs. Kramer was a teacher at Park Lane Elementary School in Aurora She was a member of Zeta Cheaper, Delta Kappa Gamma. Survivors include a son, Lee, Aurora; a daughter, Catherine Boyce, Seattle; a granddaughter, two grandsons and a great-granddaughter. "


May 27, 1937 "A marriage license was issued at the County Court House on May 19th to Millard W. Crawford, of Aurora, Colo., and Miss Betty Louise Haynes also of Aurora, Colo. Millard Crawford was a visitor in Wray on last week attending the funeral services of his grandmother, Mrs. M. F. Crawford. He is the son of Dr. C. C. Crawford of Bennett, Colo., a former local doctor who at one time practiced in Wray. He also attended the grades of the local schools."

August 1938 Aurora, Colorado "Mrs. Hancock, from Iowa, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Martha Crawford.
Mrs. H. K. Haynes and daughters, Betty (Mrs. Millard Crawford), Carol and Patricia, are visiting relatives in Illinois."

Millard Crawford, born 31 May 1909, Last Residence: Denver, Colorado, died Sep 1984.

LILLIAN

Lillian Mae Crawford Engelhardt BIRTH unknown DEATH Mar 1959 BURIAL Edgewood Cemetery Chillicothe, Missouri, PLOT Block 3 Lot 43 MEMORIAL ID 83970620.
May 5, 1955 " William G. Englehardt, a former Chillicothe merchant, died at 5:45 o'clock this morning in Oklahoma City. He was 78. Mr. Englehardt came to Chillicothe in 1901 as a traveling sales representative for the Huiskamp Shoe Company of Keokuk, Iowa, and made his home here until he and Mrs. Englehardt moved to Oklahoma City in 1944. He traveled for the shoe company a number of years, then purchased and operated the Sipple Men's Clothing Store on the north side of the square in quarters now occupied by Glore & Seidel and the Lee Meek stores. He was a charter member of the Chillicothe Kiwanis Club. In Oklahoma City, Mr. Englehardt was floor manager for the Halliburton Department Store.
He had been in failing health the last two years and retired a year ago.
He was born Feb. 13, 1877, at Keokuk. In June, 1907, he married Miss Lillian Mae Crawford, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Crawford, at Parsons, Kansas.
He was a member of the German Evangelical Church of Keokuk. Mr. Englehardt is survived by his wife; four sisters, Miss Dora Englehardt, Miss Kate Englehardt, Mrs. Frank Lindstrand and Mrs. David O'Bleness, all of Keokuk, and two nephews, Carl and Ralph O'Bleness of Keokuk. He was preceded in death by his parents, three children and a brother, Charles Englehardt.
Postmaster and Mrs. Joseph D. Stewart left at 8 o'clock this morning for Oklahoma City. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Englehardt are sisters.
The body will be brought to the Norman Home in Chillicothe. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Burial will be in the family lot in Edgewood cemetery."

MARGARET

Sarah Margaret CRAWFORD was born on 26 January 1891 in Hurdland, Knox, Missouri. She died on 30 August 1966 at the age of 75 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. She was buried on 1 September 1966 in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. She graduated from Chillicothe Business College. Parents: Dr. Millard F. CRAWFORD and Corrila Melissa PAYNE.
September 1911 Yuma "F. A. Young, the piano man from Wray, was in town Wednesday, and made arrangements to put in a branch of the Wray Music Company here, and will place Miss Margaret Crawford in charge."

Sarah Margaret CRAWFORD and Joseph Dain STEWART were married on 15 October 1921 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Chillicothe.

" A well known Chillicothe woman, Mrs. Margaret Stewart, died at 2:15 this morning, August 30, 1966 at the Chillicothe hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks. She was the wife of Joseph D. Stewart, Chillicothe postmaster for 27V4 years who retired Oct. 31 1961, and who is in the abstract and Insurance business. Mrs. Stewart had not been well for some time She underwent surgery in January at the K. U. Medical Center and returned there in March for treatment. She became seriously ill three weeks ago. She had made her home for nearly 45 years at the same address, 101 Jackson street Mrs. Stewart was a member of the First Christian Church, the Order of Eastern Star, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary and the DAR. She was a charter member of the two auxiliaries and served as regent of the DAR for three years. Margaret Crawford was born al Hurdland, Mo., the daughter of Dr. Millard F. and Gorilla Melissa (Payne) Crawford. She was a graduate of the Hurdland High School and the Chillicothe Business College. Following her graduation from the business school she was employed by the Gill & Ryan abstract firm until her marriage to Mr. Stewart in ChiUicothe on Oct. 15, 1921. She Is survived by her husbanc of the home; four nephews, Millard Crawford, Denver, Colo., Francis Stewart, jr., London, England Douglass Stewart, Westport, Conn., and Murray Stewart, Tulsa, Okla.; one niece, Mrs. Margaret Kramer, Denver; three sisters-in-law, Mrs, Martha Crawford, Denver, Miss Anne Stewart, Fnid, Okla., and Mrs. Francis Stewart, Muskogee, Okla.; one brother-in-law, Francis Stewart, Muskogee, and numerous cousins and great-nieces am nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Dr. Claude C. Crawford, and a sister, Mrs Wm. G. Engelhardt. The body is lying in state at the Norman Funeral Home. Funera arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later."

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