Co F 166 O. V. I. s/o James & Amy (Elder) Crawford; h/o Ella Foskett, born Guilford Twp; died Westfield Twp.
They were married by J.V.K. Seeley, Minister. Porter served in the Civil War as a Corporal in the 166th Regt., Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The unit was stationed at various forts guarding Washington, D.C. Older members of the family recalled that "PW" or "Port" would give the speech at Mound Hill cemetery in Seville, Ohio each year on Memorial day. He was the last living Civil War veteran of Seville, Ohio.
Obituary - Medina Co. Gazette, 12 Jun 1932, Page 1
"VETERAN PASSES Porter Crawford Last Civil War Veteran of Seville Porter Crawford, last Seville veteran of the War of the Rebellion, passed away Saturday evening of the infirmities of age. He was in his 88th year.
Funeral services have been set for 3 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon in Seville Baptist church, with Rev E. F. Randall in charge of the final rites. Burial will be made in Mound Hill cemetery. Crawford is survived by his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Dowd, in whose home he died, another daughter, Mrs. D. D. Dowd, and a son, Claude Crawford of Wadsworth township. His wife and two children preceded him in death."
"1816 1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio"
p. 23
In 1835, Peter King built a grist mill at the site of the old Harry Houghton house, just across from the Seville Sewerage Disposal Plant, on County Road 147 ... it was razed about 1849 by Aaron Lelan and C. W. Hay, who built a new mill in its place. This was later owned by Pelton and Calbetzer, then used as a cider mill for a while by Porter Crawford.
They were married by J.V.K. Seeley, Minister. Porter served in the Civil War as a Corporal in the 166th Regt., Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The unit was stationed at various forts guarding Washington, D.C. Older members of the family recalled that "PW" or "Port" would give the speech at Mound Hill cemetery in Seville, Ohio each year on Memorial day. He was the last living Civil War veteran of Seville, Ohio.
Obituary - Medina Co. Gazette, 12 Jun 1932, Page 1
"VETERAN PASSES Porter Crawford Last Civil War Veteran of Seville Porter Crawford, last Seville veteran of the War of the Rebellion, passed away Saturday evening of the infirmities of age. He was in his 88th year.
Funeral services have been set for 3 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon in Seville Baptist church, with Rev E. F. Randall in charge of the final rites. Burial will be made in Mound Hill cemetery. Crawford is survived by his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Dowd, in whose home he died, another daughter, Mrs. D. D. Dowd, and a son, Claude Crawford of Wadsworth township. His wife and two children preceded him in death."
"1816 1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio"
p. 23
In 1835, Peter King built a grist mill at the site of the old Harry Houghton house, just across from the Seville Sewerage Disposal Plant, on County Road 147 ... it was razed about 1849 by Aaron Lelan and C. W. Hay, who built a new mill in its place. This was later owned by Pelton and Calbetzer, then used as a cider mill for a while by Porter Crawford.
Co F 166 O. V. I. s/o James & Amy (Elder) Crawford; h/o Ella Foskett, born Guilford Twp; died Westfield Twp.
They were married by J.V.K. Seeley, Minister. Porter served in the Civil War as a Corporal in the 166th Regt., Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The unit was stationed at various forts guarding Washington, D.C. Older members of the family recalled that "PW" or "Port" would give the speech at Mound Hill cemetery in Seville, Ohio each year on Memorial day. He was the last living Civil War veteran of Seville, Ohio.
Obituary - Medina Co. Gazette, 12 Jun 1932, Page 1
"VETERAN PASSES Porter Crawford Last Civil War Veteran of Seville Porter Crawford, last Seville veteran of the War of the Rebellion, passed away Saturday evening of the infirmities of age. He was in his 88th year.
Funeral services have been set for 3 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon in Seville Baptist church, with Rev E. F. Randall in charge of the final rites. Burial will be made in Mound Hill cemetery. Crawford is survived by his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Dowd, in whose home he died, another daughter, Mrs. D. D. Dowd, and a son, Claude Crawford of Wadsworth township. His wife and two children preceded him in death."
"1816 1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio"
p. 23
In 1835, Peter King built a grist mill at the site of the old Harry Houghton house, just across from the Seville Sewerage Disposal Plant, on County Road 147 ... it was razed about 1849 by Aaron Lelan and C. W. Hay, who built a new mill in its place. This was later owned by Pelton and Calbetzer, then used as a cider mill for a while by Porter Crawford.
They were married by J.V.K. Seeley, Minister. Porter served in the Civil War as a Corporal in the 166th Regt., Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The unit was stationed at various forts guarding Washington, D.C. Older members of the family recalled that "PW" or "Port" would give the speech at Mound Hill cemetery in Seville, Ohio each year on Memorial day. He was the last living Civil War veteran of Seville, Ohio.
Obituary - Medina Co. Gazette, 12 Jun 1932, Page 1
"VETERAN PASSES Porter Crawford Last Civil War Veteran of Seville Porter Crawford, last Seville veteran of the War of the Rebellion, passed away Saturday evening of the infirmities of age. He was in his 88th year.
Funeral services have been set for 3 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon in Seville Baptist church, with Rev E. F. Randall in charge of the final rites. Burial will be made in Mound Hill cemetery. Crawford is survived by his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Dowd, in whose home he died, another daughter, Mrs. D. D. Dowd, and a son, Claude Crawford of Wadsworth township. His wife and two children preceded him in death."
"1816 1966 A Book About Seville, Ohio"
p. 23
In 1835, Peter King built a grist mill at the site of the old Harry Houghton house, just across from the Seville Sewerage Disposal Plant, on County Road 147 ... it was razed about 1849 by Aaron Lelan and C. W. Hay, who built a new mill in its place. This was later owned by Pelton and Calbetzer, then used as a cider mill for a while by Porter Crawford.
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