Wilkinson Crawford

1807 - 1883  (76 years)

• Name	Wilkinson Crawford  [1]
  	Wilkerson and Wilkinson seem to be interchangeable in early records. It was likely a family surname of previous generations however I've been unable to determine the link yet.
  Born	1807	, Botetourt, VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Bef 1825	, Boone, MO
  	His father moved the family here before his daughter Jemima married Alexander Allison in 1825.
  Address	Bef 1829	, Ralls, MO
  	Presumably he and his family moved to Ralls County before he met and married Nancy Simms in Ralls County.
  Address	1833	, Ralls, MO   [3]
  	"On Route O, between New London and Hannibal, about 4 miles from Hannibal, stands a 2-story brick house. It was built in 1833 by Wilkinson Crawford and his wie, Nancy Sims Crawford. The well, dug by Crawford, is still in use by the occupants of the house."
  Life event	26 Feb 1833	, Ralls, MO   [4]
  	"Henry Simms and Nancy Simms his wife and Rhodum Simms and Margaret Simms his wife sold 80 acres to Wilkinson Crawford for $50.00 -- the same land sold them by Stark Simms... 'Henry and Nancy Simms his wife have and hold an undivided interest in said lands and that said lands are not to be divided until after the death of the said Rhodum Simms and Margaret his wife whose conveyance is herein made for all that part of said lands ...' This deed is signed by Hanry Sims, Nancy sims, Rhodum Sims, and Margaret Sims."
  Census	1850	, Ralls, MO   [1]
  Address	1860	Saverton Twp, Ralls, MO   [5, 6, 7]
  Died	12 May 1883	, Ralls, MO   [2]
  	Most likely died at home in Saverton Township. [7]
  Buried	Crawford Cemetery, New London, Spencer Twp, Ralls, MO   [2]
  Person ID	I140	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	James Crawford,   b. Between 1771 and 1775, , Botetourt, VA ,   d. Bef 20 Nov 1832, , Ralls, MO  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Jane McClellan,   b. 1778, , , VA ,   d. Aft 1841  (Age 64 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1799	, Botetourt, VA   [8]
  	William Patterson, security & witness [8]
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Simms,   b. 1813, , , TN ,   d. 1 Aug 1883  (Age 70 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1829	, Ralls, MO   [9]
  	Officiant: Stephen Glascock, Justice of the Peace [9]
  Children	+ 1. Amanda E Crawford,   b. 5 Jan 1831, , Ralls, MO ,   d. 18 Feb 1899  (Age 68 years)   2. Jane Paradise Crawford,   b. 23 Jan 1832, , Ralls, MO ,   d. 27 Mar 1919, Hannibal, Ralls, MO  (Age 87 years)   3. Jonathan Crawford,   b. 1834, , , MO ,   d. 1913  (Age 79 years)   4. Martha A. Crawford,   b. 30 Nov 1836, , , MO ,   d. 24 Sep 1871  (Age 34 years)   5. James Stark Crawford,   b. 25 Jan 1839, , , MO ,   d. 5 Feb 1920, Victoria, Victoria, TX  (Age 81 years)   6. Sarah M Crawford,   b. 16 Aug 1841,   d. 31 Aug 1846  (Age 5 years)   7. Mary Lucy Crawford,   b. Abt 1844, , , MO   8. William Newton Crawford,   b. 3 Jan 1847, , , MO ,   d. 13 Jan 1890, , Ralls, MO  (Age 43 years)   9. Joanna Crawford,   b. Abt 1849, , , MO   10. Elizabeth Crawford,   b. May 1852,   d. 28 Jul 1852  (Age ~ 0 years)   11. Alice Crawford,   b. 18 Sep 1854, , Ralls, MO ,   d. 20 Aug 1855, , Ralls, MO  (Age 0 years)   12. Scott Crawford,   b. 1857,   d. 12 Apr 1864  (Age 7 years)
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Wilkinson Crawford Place and date unknown

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1850 United States Census, Dist. 73, Ralls County, Missouri Wilkerson Crawford listed as head of household, which included wife Nancy, daughters Fanny J., Martha A., Mary L., and Joanna, and sons Jonathan, James S., and William (illegible middle initial), and niece Elizabeth J. Ellison, daughter of Alexander and Jemima Crawford Allison.
  		James Crawford, probate record, Ralls county, Missouri James Crawford died intestate. Charles Glascock, Clerk of the County Court, Ralls, Missouri, granted "full power and authority to James' son Wilkinson Crawford to "administer all and singular, the goods and chattles rights and credits, lands and tenements" and to settle all debts. 20 Nov 1832
  		1810 US Census, Botetourt County, Virginia Many Crawfords listed, in order: William Jr, Josiah Jr., Josiah Sr., Samuel Sr., Nimrod, Andrew, William Jr., William Sr., and James.

  
  

  Headstones

  James Wilkinson Crawford

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Brief History of Early Ralls County Missouri Ron Leake, President of the Ralls County Historical Society
  		Tracking Down Our Ancestors: James Crawford
  		Tracking Down Our Ancestors: Jane McClellan

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S5] Find A Grave. [S255] Ralls County, Missouri, Goldena Roland Howard, (New London, Missouri, 1980). [S344] The Simms Family of Stafford County Virginia, Hall, W K and Chappell, Wilma , (St Louis Missouri : William K Hall, MD, 1969). [S95] 1860 US Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S21] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S22] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S45] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S100] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Ancestry, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).