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William "Willie" Crawford

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	Henry W. Crawford 1832 - 5/1/1863	Jane Sofronia Brown 1834 - 1879

About William "Willie" Crawford

William "Willie" Crawford
1863 - 1905

William "Willie" Crawford was born about 1863 in Early County, Georgia and died about 1905 somewhere in Georgia. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 42 years old.

After the death of his parents he when to live with his Aunt and Uncle.

	Census	6/8/1880	1123 District GA (Calhoun County)	17 yrs old
	Click here to see a copy of the original document. #53 -- Sim D. Howard (age 36, a farmer born in AL, both parents born in GA) and his wife Polly (age 40, born in GA, both parents born in GA). Willie Crawford (16, born in GA), a nephew, is living with them and working as a farm laborer. #54 - Henry H. Crawford (21) and wife, Martha J. (16). both born in GA. Henry is a farm laborer. #56: Mary A. Howard (age 39, born in GA) is listed as head of household consisting of her sisters: Sarah J (age 34), Renea (age 27), Elizabeth (age 11), Sena B. (age 2, relationship stated as Mary's niece). All say they were born in AL, their father was born in GA and their mother was born in North Carolina. Sarah is a farm laborer and the rest are keeping house. note next door to Sim is Ann L. Ellis (1827 AL) she is the widow of William B. Ellis (1830 GA) -he maybe related to Sim's mother

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Age	Date	Event
7	1870	Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
12	1875	Oconee County formed.
42	1905	Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed.

Age	Date	Event
2	1865	Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
6	1869	Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
14	1877	Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
16	1879	Edison invents the electric light bulb.
26	1889	The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
32	1895	Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
34	1897	First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
37	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
37	1900	The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control.
38	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
39	1902	The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
40	1903	Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
41	1904	The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming

Age	Date	Event
19	1882	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
22	1885	NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.

Age	Date	Event
2	1865	American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
5	1868	An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
12	1875	Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
13	1876	The National League of Baseball is founded

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