Andrew Jackson Crawford was born the son of a veteran of the War of 1812, Sgt. James Lesley Crawford. His Crawford family stretches back through Tennessee to the Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina Colony where they were closely allied and married with the Hutchinson, Jackson, Lesley (Lisle), and White families of the Revolutionary War Era. His father James III served in the Western Tennessee Militia and was wounded in the Battle of Talladega taking a musket ball in the right shoulder. He re-enlisted 10 months later to rejoin General Andrew Jackson (1st cousin to his father Pvt. James Crawford II) and their victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
After his military service James III met and later married Berthenia OWENS Crawford on 22 Aug 1815 in Maury Co, TN. This is where young Andrew Jackson Crawford would grow up with his many siblings including:
1. Thomas Owen(s) Crawford b.1817
2. William White Crawford b.1820
3. Elizabeth Jane CRAWFORD Gray b.1822
- married Hubbard S. Gray
4. Archibald M. Crawford
5. James H. Crawford IV
6. Margaret Ann CRAWFORD Harris
7. John Casey Crawford b.1838
Of age in Tennessee, A.J. Crawford married Martha Ellen Thomas OLIVER Crawford. Her father Pvt. Thruston W. Oliver was also a veteran of the War of 1812. The young couple is first documented together in the 1850 US Census with daughter Rebecca, and living alongside A.J.'s father, mother, and siblings in Henderson Co, TN where his wife's Oliver family had first settled in the mid-1830's migrating west from Virginia.
Soon after, the larger Crawford family migrated south through Arkansas into Texas which had recently gained statehood in 1845. A.J., his older brother William, and their father James Lesley Crawford III purchased land just east of the new community of San Saba, TX (founded 1852) on the San Saba River at Brown's Branch in the year 1855. They would start a successful, multi-generational ranching operation there known as the Crawford Cattle Ranch. San Saba would later become a major stop and reliable watering hole (Colorado and San Saba Rivers) on the western branch of the Old Chisholm Trail bringing cattle out of the Hill Country and Central Texas up through Red River Station and onto the lots and rails at Abilene, KS. Soon after, A.J. Crawford was drafted into service during the American Civil War, 1861-1865 serving as a Private in the Texas Cavalry, 2nd Regiment, Arizona Brigade.
Thankfully A.J. returned home to his wife and family in San Saba County, TX where he and Ellen would raise a large family and enjoy the hard work of the Texas Cattle business. In their later years, A.J. and Ellen Crawford donated five acres of their land to local community leaders for the grounds of Harris Cemetery, today designated a Historic Texas Cemetery. He lived a big full life of 85+ years.
A.J. and Ellen's children are:
1. Rebecca CRAWFORD b.1849
2. William Franklin Crawford
3. Martha Jane CRAWFORD Bushong
4. Andrew Jackson Crawford, Jr.
5. Thomas J. Crawford (1859-1870)
6. Francis Cordelia CRAWFORD Truitt
7. Alice Grace CRAWFORD b.1865
8. Ruby Berthenia CRAWFORD Kendall
9. Ellen Thomas CRAWFORD Taff
10. Edward Enoch Crawford
11. Champion Travis "Pat" Crawford
After his military service James III met and later married Berthenia OWENS Crawford on 22 Aug 1815 in Maury Co, TN. This is where young Andrew Jackson Crawford would grow up with his many siblings including:
1. Thomas Owen(s) Crawford b.1817
2. William White Crawford b.1820
3. Elizabeth Jane CRAWFORD Gray b.1822
- married Hubbard S. Gray
4. Archibald M. Crawford
5. James H. Crawford IV
6. Margaret Ann CRAWFORD Harris
7. John Casey Crawford b.1838
Of age in Tennessee, A.J. Crawford married Martha Ellen Thomas OLIVER Crawford. Her father Pvt. Thruston W. Oliver was also a veteran of the War of 1812. The young couple is first documented together in the 1850 US Census with daughter Rebecca, and living alongside A.J.'s father, mother, and siblings in Henderson Co, TN where his wife's Oliver family had first settled in the mid-1830's migrating west from Virginia.
Soon after, the larger Crawford family migrated south through Arkansas into Texas which had recently gained statehood in 1845. A.J., his older brother William, and their father James Lesley Crawford III purchased land just east of the new community of San Saba, TX (founded 1852) on the San Saba River at Brown's Branch in the year 1855. They would start a successful, multi-generational ranching operation there known as the Crawford Cattle Ranch. San Saba would later become a major stop and reliable watering hole (Colorado and San Saba Rivers) on the western branch of the Old Chisholm Trail bringing cattle out of the Hill Country and Central Texas up through Red River Station and onto the lots and rails at Abilene, KS. Soon after, A.J. Crawford was drafted into service during the American Civil War, 1861-1865 serving as a Private in the Texas Cavalry, 2nd Regiment, Arizona Brigade.
Thankfully A.J. returned home to his wife and family in San Saba County, TX where he and Ellen would raise a large family and enjoy the hard work of the Texas Cattle business. In their later years, A.J. and Ellen Crawford donated five acres of their land to local community leaders for the grounds of Harris Cemetery, today designated a Historic Texas Cemetery. He lived a big full life of 85+ years.
A.J. and Ellen's children are:
1. Rebecca CRAWFORD b.1849
2. William Franklin Crawford
3. Martha Jane CRAWFORD Bushong
4. Andrew Jackson Crawford, Jr.
5. Thomas J. Crawford (1859-1870)
6. Francis Cordelia CRAWFORD Truitt
7. Alice Grace CRAWFORD b.1865
8. Ruby Berthenia CRAWFORD Kendall
9. Ellen Thomas CRAWFORD Taff
10. Edward Enoch Crawford
11. Champion Travis "Pat" Crawford
Andrew Jackson Crawford was born the son of a veteran of the War of 1812, Sgt. James Lesley Crawford. His Crawford family stretches back through Tennessee to the Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina Colony where they were closely allied and married with the Hutchinson, Jackson, Lesley (Lisle), and White families of the Revolutionary War Era. His father James III served in the Western Tennessee Militia and was wounded in the Battle of Talladega taking a musket ball in the right shoulder. He re-enlisted 10 months later to rejoin General Andrew Jackson (1st cousin to his father Pvt. James Crawford II) and their victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
After his military service James III met and later married Berthenia OWENS Crawford on 22 Aug 1815 in Maury Co, TN. This is where young Andrew Jackson Crawford would grow up with his many siblings including:
1. Thomas Owen(s) Crawford b.1817
2. William White Crawford b.1820
3. Elizabeth Jane CRAWFORD Gray b.1822
- married Hubbard S. Gray
4. Archibald M. Crawford
5. James H. Crawford IV
6. Margaret Ann CRAWFORD Harris
7. John Casey Crawford b.1838
Of age in Tennessee, A.J. Crawford married Martha Ellen Thomas OLIVER Crawford. Her father Pvt. Thruston W. Oliver was also a veteran of the War of 1812. The young couple is first documented together in the 1850 US Census with daughter Rebecca, and living alongside A.J.'s father, mother, and siblings in Henderson Co, TN where his wife's Oliver family had first settled in the mid-1830's migrating west from Virginia.
Soon after, the larger Crawford family migrated south through Arkansas into Texas which had recently gained statehood in 1845. A.J., his older brother William, and their father James Lesley Crawford III purchased land just east of the new community of San Saba, TX (founded 1852) on the San Saba River at Brown's Branch in the year 1855. They would start a successful, multi-generational ranching operation there known as the Crawford Cattle Ranch. San Saba would later become a major stop and reliable watering hole (Colorado and San Saba Rivers) on the western branch of the Old Chisholm Trail bringing cattle out of the Hill Country and Central Texas up through Red River Station and onto the lots and rails at Abilene, KS. Soon after, A.J. Crawford was drafted into service during the American Civil War, 1861-1865 serving as a Private in the Texas Cavalry, 2nd Regiment, Arizona Brigade.
Thankfully A.J. returned home to his wife and family in San Saba County, TX where he and Ellen would raise a large family and enjoy the hard work of the Texas Cattle business. In their later years, A.J. and Ellen Crawford donated five acres of their land to local community leaders for the grounds of Harris Cemetery, today designated a Historic Texas Cemetery. He lived a big full life of 85+ years.
A.J. and Ellen's children are:
1. Rebecca CRAWFORD b.1849
2. William Franklin Crawford
3. Martha Jane CRAWFORD Bushong
4. Andrew Jackson Crawford, Jr.
5. Thomas J. Crawford (1859-1870)
6. Francis Cordelia CRAWFORD Truitt
7. Alice Grace CRAWFORD b.1865
8. Ruby Berthenia CRAWFORD Kendall
9. Ellen Thomas CRAWFORD Taff
10. Edward Enoch Crawford
11. Champion Travis "Pat" Crawford
After his military service James III met and later married Berthenia OWENS Crawford on 22 Aug 1815 in Maury Co, TN. This is where young Andrew Jackson Crawford would grow up with his many siblings including:
1. Thomas Owen(s) Crawford b.1817
2. William White Crawford b.1820
3. Elizabeth Jane CRAWFORD Gray b.1822
- married Hubbard S. Gray
4. Archibald M. Crawford
5. James H. Crawford IV
6. Margaret Ann CRAWFORD Harris
7. John Casey Crawford b.1838
Of age in Tennessee, A.J. Crawford married Martha Ellen Thomas OLIVER Crawford. Her father Pvt. Thruston W. Oliver was also a veteran of the War of 1812. The young couple is first documented together in the 1850 US Census with daughter Rebecca, and living alongside A.J.'s father, mother, and siblings in Henderson Co, TN where his wife's Oliver family had first settled in the mid-1830's migrating west from Virginia.
Soon after, the larger Crawford family migrated south through Arkansas into Texas which had recently gained statehood in 1845. A.J., his older brother William, and their father James Lesley Crawford III purchased land just east of the new community of San Saba, TX (founded 1852) on the San Saba River at Brown's Branch in the year 1855. They would start a successful, multi-generational ranching operation there known as the Crawford Cattle Ranch. San Saba would later become a major stop and reliable watering hole (Colorado and San Saba Rivers) on the western branch of the Old Chisholm Trail bringing cattle out of the Hill Country and Central Texas up through Red River Station and onto the lots and rails at Abilene, KS. Soon after, A.J. Crawford was drafted into service during the American Civil War, 1861-1865 serving as a Private in the Texas Cavalry, 2nd Regiment, Arizona Brigade.
Thankfully A.J. returned home to his wife and family in San Saba County, TX where he and Ellen would raise a large family and enjoy the hard work of the Texas Cattle business. In their later years, A.J. and Ellen Crawford donated five acres of their land to local community leaders for the grounds of Harris Cemetery, today designated a Historic Texas Cemetery. He lived a big full life of 85+ years.
A.J. and Ellen's children are:
1. Rebecca CRAWFORD b.1849
2. William Franklin Crawford
3. Martha Jane CRAWFORD Bushong
4. Andrew Jackson Crawford, Jr.
5. Thomas J. Crawford (1859-1870)
6. Francis Cordelia CRAWFORD Truitt
7. Alice Grace CRAWFORD b.1865
8. Ruby Berthenia CRAWFORD Kendall
9. Ellen Thomas CRAWFORD Taff
10. Edward Enoch Crawford
11. Champion Travis "Pat" Crawford
Family Members
Siblings
Children
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William Franklin "Bill" Crawford
1850–1939
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Martha Jane Crawford Bushong
1854–1911
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Andrew Jackson "A.J." Crawford Jr
1856–1931
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Francis Cordelia Crawford Truitt
1861–1945
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Ruby Berthenia Crawford Kendall
1867–1937
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Ellen Thomas Crawford Taff
1870–1952
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Edward Enoch Crawford
1872–1953
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Champion Travis "Pat" Crawford
1876–1936
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