The birth year for Margaret Evaline Crawford shown on her tombstone cannot be correct. She is shown in the 1880 census for Franklin County, Illinois as being 5 years of age. (See 1880 Franklin County, Illinois census - Frankfort - page 17 - dwelling 476 - family 480.
Family name is listed as Curley. If she were truly born in 1880, she would have been 10 years of age when her first child, Sallie Crawford was born. I believe her correct date of birth to be January 23, 1875
which would have her as 20 years of age when she married Joel S. Crawford in Franklin County on August 8, 1895.
(Information from Richard H. Wilson (#48206311)
Margaret was the daughter of William S. & Nancy (Melvin) Kerley. She married Joel S. Crawford 08 Aug 1895 in Franklin County, IL.
Margaret was killed by the Tri-State Tornado that started at 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 1925 in Missouri and traveled through Southern Illinois & Southern Indiana. She was among the 695 fatalities which made this the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Name: Margarette Crawford
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1880
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 20 Mar 1925
Death Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1925
Burial Place: Logan, Franklin, IL
Cemetery Name: Joel Crawford Farm
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Logan, Franklin, IL
Father Name: Steve Kerley
Father Birth Place: TN
Mother Name: Nancy Melvin
Mother Birth Place: IL
Spouse Name: Joel Crawford
FHL Film Number: 1487772
Family name is listed as Curley. If she were truly born in 1880, she would have been 10 years of age when her first child, Sallie Crawford was born. I believe her correct date of birth to be January 23, 1875
which would have her as 20 years of age when she married Joel S. Crawford in Franklin County on August 8, 1895.
(Information from Richard H. Wilson (#48206311)
Margaret was the daughter of William S. & Nancy (Melvin) Kerley. She married Joel S. Crawford 08 Aug 1895 in Franklin County, IL.
Margaret was killed by the Tri-State Tornado that started at 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 1925 in Missouri and traveled through Southern Illinois & Southern Indiana. She was among the 695 fatalities which made this the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Name: Margarette Crawford
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1880
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 20 Mar 1925
Death Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1925
Burial Place: Logan, Franklin, IL
Cemetery Name: Joel Crawford Farm
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Logan, Franklin, IL
Father Name: Steve Kerley
Father Birth Place: TN
Mother Name: Nancy Melvin
Mother Birth Place: IL
Spouse Name: Joel Crawford
FHL Film Number: 1487772
The birth year for Margaret Evaline Crawford shown on her tombstone cannot be correct. She is shown in the 1880 census for Franklin County, Illinois as being 5 years of age. (See 1880 Franklin County, Illinois census - Frankfort - page 17 - dwelling 476 - family 480.
Family name is listed as Curley. If she were truly born in 1880, she would have been 10 years of age when her first child, Sallie Crawford was born. I believe her correct date of birth to be January 23, 1875
which would have her as 20 years of age when she married Joel S. Crawford in Franklin County on August 8, 1895.
(Information from Richard H. Wilson (#48206311)
Margaret was the daughter of William S. & Nancy (Melvin) Kerley. She married Joel S. Crawford 08 Aug 1895 in Franklin County, IL.
Margaret was killed by the Tri-State Tornado that started at 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 1925 in Missouri and traveled through Southern Illinois & Southern Indiana. She was among the 695 fatalities which made this the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Name: Margarette Crawford
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1880
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 20 Mar 1925
Death Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1925
Burial Place: Logan, Franklin, IL
Cemetery Name: Joel Crawford Farm
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Logan, Franklin, IL
Father Name: Steve Kerley
Father Birth Place: TN
Mother Name: Nancy Melvin
Mother Birth Place: IL
Spouse Name: Joel Crawford
FHL Film Number: 1487772
Family name is listed as Curley. If she were truly born in 1880, she would have been 10 years of age when her first child, Sallie Crawford was born. I believe her correct date of birth to be January 23, 1875
which would have her as 20 years of age when she married Joel S. Crawford in Franklin County on August 8, 1895.
(Information from Richard H. Wilson (#48206311)
Margaret was the daughter of William S. & Nancy (Melvin) Kerley. She married Joel S. Crawford 08 Aug 1895 in Franklin County, IL.
Margaret was killed by the Tri-State Tornado that started at 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 1925 in Missouri and traveled through Southern Illinois & Southern Indiana. She was among the 695 fatalities which made this the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Name: Margarette Crawford
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1880
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 20 Mar 1925
Death Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1925
Burial Place: Logan, Franklin, IL
Cemetery Name: Joel Crawford Farm
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Logan, Franklin, IL
Father Name: Steve Kerley
Father Birth Place: TN
Mother Name: Nancy Melvin
Mother Birth Place: IL
Spouse Name: Joel Crawford
FHL Film Number: 1487772
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