George B. Crawford household, 1940, Yuma County, Arizona

Located the 1940 census record of the George B. Crawford household in Yuma County, Arizona.  George was my maternal 6th cousin 3 times removed.  Our common ancestors were John Beals and Sarah Bowater.  George's parents were George Newton Crawford and Mary Elizabeth Birdwell.

1940 U.S. census, Yuma County, Arizona, population schedule, Yuma, enumeration district (ED) 14-8, SD 14-8, sheet 1B, 1011 7th Avenue, household 16, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 February 2017); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

At the time of the enumeration, George was living in the city of Yuma. The census states that George was renting his home for $10 per month.  George was 42 years old and was born in Texas.  His wife, Emma, was 37 years old and born in Texas.  Their residence in 1935 was the same place.

The record shows that both George and Emma had completed the 6th grade in education. George's occupation was listed as Track Works, S P Railroad [Southern Pacific], while Emma's occupation was listed as Housework in a private home.

Also living in the household were son Jack, age 19, born in Texas, working for Coca Cola delivery; son Elmer, age 17, born in Oklahoma, working as Messenger for Western Union; and son Wayne, age 15, born in Oklahoma, a student.

If you have any additional information or are related to this family, I'd love to hear from you.

On This Day : November 17

1694 - Thomas BROWN born.  Thomas was the son of William BROWN and Ann MERCER.

1724 - Benjamin HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Benjamin was the son of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.

1743 - Josiah PIERCE married Miriam COOK.  Josiah was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.

1763 - Cornelius ANTONIDES born.  Cornelius was the son of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.

1776 - Anna Catherine Louisa KAHRE died.   Anna was the daughter of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Maria Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.

1785 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.

1796 - Piety MAXSON married Jonathan DAVIS.  Piety was the daughter of Ephraim MAXSON and Elisabeth DAVIS.

1802 - Coleby CHEW born in New London, Connecticut.  Coleby was the son of Coleby CHEW and Frances LEARNED.

1823 - Samuel SWAFFORD born.  Samuel was the son of Thomas SWAFFORD and Nellie HOWARD.

1836 - Catherine JACOBS married Josiah Jeremiah KANAGY in Wayne County, Ohio.  Catherine was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.

1839 - Elsie Ann YOUNG born in Sandusky County, Ohio.  Elsie was the daughter of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.

1847 - Ruth Anne DUFFEY born in Logan, Hocking County, Ohio.  Ruth was the daughter of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE. Ruth was Eileen's 2x-great grandmother.

1850 - Ethan DAVIS died.  Ethan was the son of Joseph DAVIS and Dorcas ________.

1861 - Cordelia Jane BECKETT born in Humboldt County, California. Cordelia was the daughter of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

1894 - Ruby Alice POE born in Norton, Kansas. Ruby was the daughter of Curtis W. POE and Lillian S. PHEBUS.

1894 - Della Jane CRAWFORD born in Van Zandt, Texas.  Della was the daughter of George Newton CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.

1919 - James WARDLAW died in Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio.  James was the son of Henry WARDLAW and Mary L. PURDUM.

1953 - James Thomas CAMERON died in Cook County, Illinois.  James was the son of John Francis CAMERON and Rebecca LOUDERBACK.

1973 - Trena Katherine MINOR died in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Trena was the daughter of George Crawford BAER and Edith Alene MAXON.

1975 - John Henry SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  John was the son of James Wesley SWAFFORD and Emma SETH.

1980 - Alvin Edward SWAFFORD died in Ray County, Missouri.  Alvin was the son of Albert SWAFFORD and Della Mae BURGESS.

On This Day : September 4

1676 - Hannah FESSENDEN died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Hannah was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1706 - James CRANDALL born.  James was the son of Jeremiah CRANDALL and Priscilla WARNER.

1737 - Abigial PHILBRICK born in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  Abigail was the daughter of John PHILBRICK and Judith SANBORN.

1737 - Mary CRANDALL married Joseph ADAMS in South Kingston, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of Peter CRANDALL and Susannah TEFFT.

1783 - Joseph SMITH born in Frederick County, Virginia.  Joseph was the son of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.

1808 - Susannah WILLIAMS married Elijah ANDERSON.  Susannah was the daughter of Isaac WILLIAMS and Mary ARNOLD.

1815 - Mary Crawford WARLDAW born. Mary was the daughter of James WARDLAW and Eleanor IRWIN.

1818 - Atchinson BROWN born in London, Middlesex, England.  Atchinson was the son of George BROWN and Isabelle NEALE.

1837 - Ananias DAVIS born.  Ananias was the son of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.

1840 - Hiram NAUSLER married Susanna SIMMONS in Hendricks County, Indiana.  Hiram was the son of Bostin NOSLER and Sarah KIRK.

1851 - George G. LAMBERTSON married Harriett JONES in Butler County, Ohio. George was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1857 - Mary Francis DAVIS born in Long Run, Virginia.  Mary was the daughter of Zachariah DAVIS and Huldah DAVIS.

1858 - Franklin M. PATTERSON born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio.  Franklin was the son of James C. PATTERSON and Amanda Cassandra MAXON.

1859 - Robert Burrell BURCHFIEL born.  Robert was the son of Joseph Rmenia BURCHFIEL and Louisa LEE.

1862 - David W. BEVAN born.  David was the son of Stacy BEVAN and Sarah BEALS.

1873 - Chauncey YOUNG married Ellen HUSS.  Chauncey was the son of Noah YOUNG and Orlintha BROWN.

1884 - Myrtle Annie BURCHFIEL born in Georgiana, Florida.  Myrtle was the daughter of Robert Burrell BURCHFIEL and Julia Bell BRUNER.

1885 - Elijah CUMMINGS born in Tennessee.  Elijah was the son of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Melinda Ellen PACE.

1891 - Joel SHIRK died in Noble County, Indiana.  Joel was the son of Michael SHIRK and Barbara FLICKINGER.

1895 - Ella Maude LEE married John FIELDS.  Ella was the daughter of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

1900 - Dora Alice CRAWFORD born in Van Zandt, Texas.  Dora was the daughter of George Newton CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.

1903 - Rebecca A. COFFELT died in Hickory Hill, Cole County, Missouri.  Rebecca was the daughter of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.

1912 - Bessie Ethyle ALDERMAN married Leonard A.V. JOHNSON in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  Bessie was the daughter of James William ALDERMAN and Vashti KIMBRO.

1917 - Doty METZNER died in Elkhart County, Indiana.  Doty was the daughter of John W. METZNER.

On This Day : July 9

1755 - William WRIGHT died in the Ottis (Braddock's Defeat).  William was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1769 - Randall MAXSON born.  Randall was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1775 - Jonathan MAXSON married Mary MILLARD.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1798 - Ornon BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Ornon was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1843 - John CANADAY died.  John was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.


1850 - Zachary TAYLOR died in Washington, District of Columbia.  Zachary was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.


1852 - John BEALS died.  John was the son of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1890 - Benny CRAWFORD died in Bienville, Louisiana.  Benny was the son of George Newton CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.


1899 - George Roscoe KING born.  George was the son of Suman Douglas KING and Amanda Louisa FOX.


1912 - Elvin Cooper LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Elvin was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1973 - William Lee WRIGHT died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Virgil Lee WRIGHT and Edna Muriel PIERCE.  William was my grandfather.


1980 - Wilbur Roscoe DECKER died.  Wilbur was the son of Peter W. DECKER and Pansy DAVIS.

On This Day : May 19

1620 - Catherina SCHWARTZ died in Egenhausen, Württemberg. Catherina was my 11x-great grandmother.


1660 - Samuel PHILBRICK born in Hampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.  Samuel was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Anne KNAPP.  Samuel was my 8x-great grandfather.


1670 - John WEBB died.  John was the son of Richard WEBB and Grace WILSON. John was my 10x-great grandfather.


1676 - James BENNETT died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of Francis BENNETT and Alice ________. James was my 9x-great grandfather.


1721 - John BURDICK born.  John was the son of Hubbard BURDICK and Hannah MAXSON.


1721 - Amos CRANDALL died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Amos was the son of Peter CRANDALL and Mary BURDICK.


1736 - Samuel CRANDALL died in Tiverton, Rhode Island.  Samuel was the son of John CRANDALL.


1776 - Josiah WHITE died.  Josiah was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.


1777 - Sarah SULLIVAN born in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland.  Sarah was the daughter of Cornelius SULLIVAN and Susanna ________.  Sarah was my 4x-great grandmother.


1798 - Sophronia McPheeters LOGAN born.  Sophronia was the daughter of John LOGAN and Rachel McPHEETERS.


1832 - Rebecca GAMBLE died in Augusta County, Virginia.  Rebecca was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Rachel MOORE.


1853 - John SLADE married Eleanor FRITZ in Brown County, Ohio.  John was the son of Ezekial SLADE and Mary HODGKINS.


1855 - Francis Marion KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1855 - Matthias Asbury KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Matthais was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1858 - John Forsythe AILES born in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio.  John was the son of Alfred AILES and Melissa Jane YOUNG.


1903 - William Claude LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  William was the son of Elbert Pearl LEE and Lillie Mae HICKMAN.


1959 - Russell Emil ALDERMAN died.  Russell was the son of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.


1961 - Christopher C. COFFELT died in Everest, Kansas.  Christopher was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1996 - Mary Elizabeth CRAWFORD died in Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona.  Mary was the daughter of William Ezekiel BIRDWELL and Dora Alice FLANAGAN.

On This Day : May 4

1620 - Benjamin NYE born.  Benjamin was my 10x-great grandfather.


1767 - William STILLMAN born.  William was the son of Elisha STILLMAN and Mary DAVIS.


1776 - Benjamin MILLIKAN married Rebecca RUSH.  Benjamin was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1796 - Joseph Pannil TAYLOR born.  Joseph was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.


1801 - Ann HAWORTH born.  Ann was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.


1842 - Nancy Jane RUTHERFORD born.  Nancy was the daughter of Randolph Spicer RUTHERFORD and Christina Evalina HECK.


1862 - Barbara BARBER died.  Barbara was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.


1864 - George Washington BALES married Lucy Jane SPRADLIN.  George was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1880 - Henry C. WILDT born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Henry was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.


1897 - George Bennie CRAWFORD born in Willis Point, Van Zandt County, Texas.  George was the son of George Newton CRAWFORD and Mary Elizabeth BIRDWELL.

Will of George Wright (1853), Brown County, Ohio

Source : Brown County, Ohio Probate Court, Georgetown, Ohio, Will Book 3, page 99.


This day the last Will and Testament of George Wright late of Brown County Ohio deceased was produced in open Court and was duly proved by the oath of James Crawford one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and John J. Gregory and Joseph T. Gregory the other subscribing witnesses to said Will having departed this life their hand writing was duly proved by the oaths of William Tatman and James Crawford which testimony was reduced to writing and signed and it appearing from the Testimony that said Will was duly attested and executed and that said testator was at the time of executing the same of full age and of sound mind memory and sight and under no legal restraint it is ordered by the Court that said Will and Testimony be recorded. And Samuel P. Wright and Joseph Wright two of the Executors named in said Will declines to accept the trust of executing said Will and John Wright the other Executor having signified his acceptance of the trust of Executing the said Will. It is therefor ordered that Letters testamentary be issued to him on his giving bond in the sum of six hundred dollars, with Samuel P. Wright and Joshua Bratten his secure & conditioned according to law. The Court appoint Lewis Calvin, Noah Hite and Joseph McFadden appraisers of the personal estate of the said Testator.


Will: In the name of God, amen.
I George Wright of Washington Township Brown County Ohio being in health of body and sound mind and memory calling to memory calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and the possible suddenness of death do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I do recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the Earth and touching such worldly interest wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form first it is my will that my wife Elizabeth shall have possession of one of the rooms of the house that I now reside in so long as she remains my Widow also I bequeath unto her all the household furniture to dispose of as she thinks proper and shall also draw sufficient rent of my farm for her support during her natural life or so long as she shall remain my widow lest if she marry she shall relinquish her claim to the room and rent all lands that I possess at my death I give unto my two sons John Wright and Samuel P. Wright to be equally divided between them Samuel is to possess the house in which I now live and Samuel to own the wagon that I bought of James Higgins. I bequeath my two daughters all the personal property that I have at my death it is also my will that my two sons shall pay my daughter Susanna ten dollars a year for three years which will make her thirty dollars. It is also my will that my two sons shall pay my daughter Sarah ten dollars a year for two years which will make her twenty dollars. Lastly I constitute and appoint my two sons John and Samuel and my brother Joseph Wright Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke and disavow all former Wills by and made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal this 12th day of August A.D. 1845. George Wright


Signed and published and pronounced by the said George Wright as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have set our names
John J. Gregory
James Crawford, his mark
Joseph S. Gregory


Proof : State of Ohio Brown County:
This day came into open Court William Tatman who being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with John J. Gregory in his lifetime and that he departed this life in the month of December 1850. He states that he was and is acquainted with the handwriting of said Gregory both by seeing him write and from instruments of writing acknowledged to be the genuine hand writing of said Gregory and as a witness to the last Will and Testament of George Wright deceased and from his knowledge of the handwriting of said Gregory he believes the signature of said Gregory as a witness to said Will to be his proper and Genuine hand writing and further says not. Wm. Tatman


Sworn to and ascribed before me this the 22nd day of August 1853
John J. Higgins, Probate Judge


State of Ohio Brown County :
This day came into open Court James Crawford one of the subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of George Wright, deceased, who being duly sworn says that George Wright subscribed the paper writing purporting to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of this affiant and in the presence of John J. Gregory & Joseph S. Gregory the other subscribing witnesses thereto who are now both dead, that at the time he acknowledged the said papers writing to be his last Will and Testament, and was over twenty one years of age was of sound mind memory & judgement and under no restraint whatever and that this affiant and John J. Gregory and Joseph S. Gregory subscribed the said Will as witnesses thereto in the Presence of each other and in the presence of the said Testator and at his request James Crawford, his mark
Sworn to and ascribed before me this the 22nd day of August 1853
John J. Higgins, Probate Judge